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Tristan Strong volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
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680L
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"Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it, and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a...
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Tristan Strong volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
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The Strong family is having a reunion in New Orleans, and twelve-year-old Tristan is supposed to be keeping an eye on his younger cousin Terrance when several things happen at once: he sees his archenemy, King Cotton, and a mysterious girl grabs his magic cellphone--her name is Seraphine, and she seems to know everything about Tristan and the god Anansi (currently inhabiting the cellphone), and she has a mission for Tristan, one that is going lead...
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Maya and the rising dark volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
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"In the thrilling third and final book in the acclaimed Maya and the Rising Dark trilogy that Kirkus calls truly #BlackGirlMagic, Maya must face off with the Lord of Shadows to save the human world from impending war with the Dark."--
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Maya and the rising dark volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
720L
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English
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"A twelve-year-old girl discovers her father is the keeper of the gateway between our world and The Dark, and when he goes missing she'll need to unlock her own powers and fight a horde of spooky creatures set on starting a war."--
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Can the mighty lion come to know his true power? Does the forest stand a chance without unity?
The forest will be changed forever and the mighty lion must make a decision for himself.
Come along with us in this captivating fable that teaches us, without unity, we cannot stand.
Perfect for all ages! Ideal for grades K-6th.
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The evil and lazy hunter steals the Cheetah's two cubs, intending to train them to hunt for him. Cheetah is devastated by the loss of her two cubs and cries so many tears that they stain her face. An old man asks Cheetah why she is crying and upon hearing of her loss tells the village chieftain what the hunter has done. But can the village chieftain re-unite the tearful cheetah with her two cubs? A myth from Africa.
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The Great Power invented darkness because there was only light and the inhabitants of the Earth found it difficult to sleep in the light. The Great Power packaged the darkness in a box and assigned Bat to take it to the Moon. On the way to the Moon Bat stopped in the forest to rest and seek food and left the package of darkness next to a pathway. While Bat was away a curious mouse opened the package and the darkness escaped just as Bat returned. In...
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El rinoceronte Gustavo Áticus, en el ocaso de sus días, recuerda las grandes aventuras vividas en su juventud. Conoceremos al león Arkan, al hipopótamo Grómoll, al águila Fidias y a muchos otros. Pero, sobre todo, nos adentraremos en el mundo de FÁBULA, un lugar maravilloso y mágico cuya existencia se verá amenazada por la aparición de una vieja bruja, llamada Szoza, y sus dos dragones. Solo la amistad de los animales y un dragón blanco...
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It was not until my second season's hunting with Koenraad du Plessis that I heard of Verloren Vlei, a place I am never likely to forget. Du Plessis was a Transvaal Boer, descended, as his name implies, from that good Huguenot stock which, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, made its way to the Cape to replenish the Dutch settlers. The French language quickly died out in South Africa, mainly from a stern repression, yet here and there, all...
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Había una vez un hombre que tenía un viejo asno con el que había llevado los sacos de harina al molino durante años. Un día el hombre lo miró pensando: "estás cansado, asno mío: mañana me desharé de ti." Pero los burros son inteligentes, y cuando el asno vio aquella mirada, no esperó al amanecer...
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas...
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Había una vez una cigarra que, sentada tranquilamente sobre una hoja, disfrutando del sol del verano, cantaba todo el día. Si veía pasar una pareja de ratoncitos buscando semillas, la cigarra cantaba: ¡Ay, ratoncito, cuanto afán por querer todo el año trabajar! ¡Cuanto afán, ratoncita: la fatiga te marchita!
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por...
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Hace mucho tiempo, un campesino llamado Rechoncho vivía con su esposa Piñota en una casita a la ladera de un monte, cultivando un pequeño campo. No tenían hijos, porque los hijos siempre tienen hambre y hay que darles de comer, y los dos campesinos solo tenían comida para ellos.
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de artistas...
14) Gravebooks
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Nightbooks volume 02
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
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"Alex again has to write stories to survive, this time learning to finish discarded ideas and overcome writer's block, after he's held hostage in his dreams by fear vampire Simeon, working alongside evil witch Natacha in a story graveyard" --
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
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In this sequel to The Young Prince, T'Challa heads back to America to visit his friends, but finds his summer vacation turning into a nightmare when the small town falls under the sway of a charismatic politician.
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A fun, fresh and fast-paced series based on African mythology, YOMI is an adventure full of heart and humour.
Yomi and her younger brother Kayode are supposed to be on the trip of a lifetime visiting The Gambia with their Uncle Olu. Instead, their uncle's work has made this the most boring holiday ever! But when Yomi witnesses the Dragon King, Ninki Nanka, being kidnapped from the sky, things get a lot more exciting. Determined to save him, Yomi...
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When a draught leaves all the animals hungry, one by one they try to discover the name of the magical tree that will give them its fruit if asked by name-but only one animal will succeed. This illustrated chapter book retelling of folktale from Zambia is available individually and as part of the Stories from around the World: 4 Tales of Persistence & Grit set.
Lari Don was born in Chile and brought up in Scotland. She has worked in politics and...
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In the enchanting realm of Ethereal Springs, where the sun painted the sky in hues of gold and the fragrant blossoms swayed to melodies played by the wind, lived two extraordinary brothers: Natur'EL Mystic and his younger sibling, Zakir Joseph. Natur'EL, at the tender age of four, possessed wisdom far beyond his years, while his two-year-old brother, Zakir, radiated boundless energy and an innate sense of kindness. Unbeknownst to the world, these...
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