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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Description
"What happens when a person's reputation has been forever damaged? With archival photographs and text among other primary sources, this riveting biography of Mary Mallon by the Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Bartoletti looks beyond the tabloid scandal of Mary's controversial life. How she was treated by medical and legal officials reveals a lesser-known story of human and constitutional rights, entangled with the science of pathology...
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Oliver is a homeless kitten who roams the streets of New York City. There, he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
"Told that they would have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind"--Title verso page.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
HL 570L
Language
English
Description
After meeting at their private school in New York, fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black and whose parents are separated, and Ellie, who is white and whose mother has twice abandoned her, fall in love and then try to cope with people's reactions.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
As Bridge makes her way through seventh grade on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her best friends, curvacious Em, crusader Tab, and a curious new friend--or more than friend--Sherm, she finds the answer she has been seeking since she barely survived an accident at age eight: "What is my purpose?"
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
aFifteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz is torn between two worlds, passing for white while living in Harlem, being called Jewish while attending her mother's Baptist church, and experiencing first love while watching her parents' marriage crumble.
aNevaeh Levitz never thought much about her biracial roots, but when her Black mom and Jewish dad split up, she relocates to her mom's family home in Harlem. There she is forced to confront her identity for the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
"In 1960s New York, fifth-grader Ruthie, a Cuban-Jewish immigrant, must rely on books, art, family, and friends in her multicultural neighborhood when an accident puts her in a body cast"--Title verso page.
Author
Series
Shadowshaper cypher volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 670L
Language
English
Description
Sierra and Shadowhouse have been thrust into an ancient struggle with enemies old and new -- a struggle they didn't want, but are determined to win. Revolution is brewing in the real world as well, as the shadowshapers lead the fight against systems that oppress their community. To protect her family and friends in every sphere, Sierra must take down the Hound and master the Deck of Worlds . . . or else she could lose all the things that matter most....
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
One hilarious Harlem family is on a mission to find the perfect way to celebrate their Papa's fortieth birthday while discovering more about their mysterious grandparents in this heartfelt romp and latest installment to the New York Times best-selling series, perfect for fans of the Penderwicks. It's summer on 141st Street, and the Vanderbeekers are looking forward to Papa's surprise fortieth birthday party. But then Papa must leave town to help his...
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
"When autumn arrives on 141st Street, the Vanderbeekers are busy helping Mr. Beiderman get ready for the New York City Marathon and making sure the mysterious person sleeping in the community garden gets enough to eat. But when they discover the true identity of the person making a home in the community garden's shed, their world turns upside down as they learn what it means to care for someone in an impossible situation."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The music, literature, and culture that came out of the Harlem Renaissance is still celebrated today--and continues to influence art around the world. This book explores the people and places that made the era so important. The Racial Justice in America: Excellence and Achievement series celebrates Black achievement and culture, while exploring racism in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate,...
13) Shadowshaper
Author
Series
Shadowshaper cypher volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
HL 690L
Language
English
Description
When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her, Sierra Santiago realizes that something strange is going on--then she discovers her Puerto Rican family are shadowshapers and finds herself in a battle with an evil anthropologist for the lives of her family and friends.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Everyone knows her story, but do you know the REAL history behind the story of Typhoid Mary? History has never been so juicy! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, timeline, glossary...
16) Looking like me
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jeremy sets out to discover all of the different "people" that make him who he is, including brother, son, writer, and runner.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the late 1800s, newsboys-or "newsies"-were a critical part of the newspaper industry. They bought stacks of papers from newspaper publishers and then sold them on city streets for a small profit. But in 1898, William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's New York World raised the cost of 100 papers by 10 cents. The price increase cut into the newsboys' profits, and by the summer of 1899 their frustration boiled over. They banded...
18) The red bandanna
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Formats
Description
One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red handkerchief for his back pocket. Welles kept it with him that day, and just about every day to come; it became a fixture and his signature. Welles became a volunteer with the local fire department in New York. When the Twin Towers fell, Welles's parents had no idea what happened to him. In the unbearable days that followed, they came to accept that he...
20) Ground Zero
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
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