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Author
Language
English
Description
In this blend of fiction, allegory, and inspiration, Andrews tells the story of Jones--a mysterious man who shows up when things look the darkest for the people of Orange Beach, Alabama, and whose unique gift of noticing things that others miss helps us understand why things happen and what we can do about it.
2) Whereabouts
Author
Language
English
Description
"A marvelous new novel from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Lowland and Interpreter of Maladies--her first in nearly a decade. Exuberance and dread, attachment and estrangement: in this novel, Jhumpa Lahiri stretches her themes to the limit. The woman at the center wavers between stasis and movement, between the need to belong and the refusal to form lasting ties. The city she calls home, an engaging backdrop to her days, acts as a confidant:...
3) Just because
Author
Lexile measure
AD 350L
Language
English
Description
From worrying when excited to forgiving while still hurting, children experience everyday paradoxes as they embrace their full potential.
4) Inside Cat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 320L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Told in rhyming text, Inside Cat views the world through many windows, watching the birds, squirrels, and people go by--but when the door opens it discovers a whole new view"--Verso page.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Penelope Giraffe and Gus Penguin are at home on two different sides of the same world. When something looks upside down to Penelope, it looks right-side up to Gus! As they explore their opposite points of view, will the twosome ever see eye-to-eye? This side-splitting, one-of-kind story will have you standing on your head...which wouldn't look silly to Gus at all"--
10) The mythmakers
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Sal Cannon's relationship is crumbling, and her career in journalism hits a low point after it's revealed that her profile of a playwright is full of inaccuracies. When she reads a short story by Martin Keller-- a much older author she met at a literary event years ago-- she discovers the story is about her and the moment they met. When Sal learns the story is excerpted from his unpublished novel, she reaches out to the story's editor, and learns...
Author
Series
Iggy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From Iggy's point of view, his plan was genius, pure genius. From Iggy's point of view, he's saved (a) his candy, (b) his family, and (c) the toaster. From Iggy's point of view, he should get a trophy. And respect. And more candy. So what if Rudy Heckie disagrees? Rudy Heckie has been wrong before and he'll be wrong again. Rudy has a scar now, and scars are cool! He should be happy. So should Mr. Heckie. So should Iggy's mom and dad. Everyone should...
13) Look up!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
190L
Language
English
Description
A girl in a wheelchair looks down from her balcony and calls to passersby below: "Look up!" Dog walkers, a bike rider, a kite flier, and dozens of commuters walk by without taking any notice. Then a boy stops and looks up.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
HL 740L
Language
English
Description
Relates how one boy--who had friends, enjoyed reading, playing saxophone in the band, and had never been in trouble before--became a monster capable of entering his high school with a loaded gun and firing on his classmates, as told from the viewpoints of several victims. Each perspective is written by a different writer of young adult fiction.
16) Love by Sophia
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Language
English
Description
Encouraged by her teacher to approach her art assignment from new points of view, Sophia produces a piece she is proud of, but can she persuade her hard-to-impress family to take a chance on a different perspective?
18) I'm not small
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A young boy can feel small in a world made up of big, big things, but when he takes a closer look, he discovers that he is big, too."--
19) In the dark
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
AD 420L
Language
English
Description
"They came in the dark, and took the narrow path that only witches used. Everyone said that's what they were . . .But what if everyone was wrong? Watch what happens when one girl steps into the woods and gets to know these newcomers. The spooky black cat? Meet Mingus! The broomsticks and cloaks? Cloth and wooden handles. And those shadows in the sky? Handmade kites, fluttering in the breeze. When the breeze becomes a blustery storm, everything changes...including...
20) Luci soars
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Luci has never cast a shadow, but she discovers that what sets her apart is her superpower.
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