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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
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When unrest hits the streets of Havana, Cuba, Julian's parents must make the heartbreaking decision to send him and his two brothers away to Miami via the Pedro Pan operation. But when the boys get to Miami, they are thrust into a world where bullies seem to run rampant and it's not always clear how best to protect themselves.
Author
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
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Davico lives with his family above La Casita - the Little House - in Guatemala City in the early 1950s, which is also the family restaurant! The restaurant provides plenty of distraction and adventure for Davico and his older brother, Felipe. The mean cook, Augusto, and the always-late waiter, Otto, love to play tricks on Davico. There's the endless fascination of the glass tank of live lobsters - including the king of them all, Genghis Khan, who...
3) Isabel's war
Author
Series
Lizzie Skurnick original volume 16
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Isabel has no interest in the war in Europe until her family welcomes Helga, a German war refugee, into their home in the Bronx.
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