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When the renowned poet Fiona Skinner is asked about the inspiration behind her iconic work, The Love Poem, she tells her audience a story about her family and a betrayal that reverberates through time. It begins in a big yellow house with a funeral, an iron poker, and a brief variation forever known as the Pause: a free and feral summer in a middle-class Connecticut town. Caught between the predictable life they once led and an uncertain future that...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
680L
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English
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"A magic show, card tricks, and a disappearing rabbit named Professor Hoffman--the Treski kids are at it again as they try to put on a show in the face of an approaching hurricane. But nothing prepares them for what blows into town next: their long-lost dad."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
630L
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English
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"The decaying mansion is known as the old Willis place, even though no one named Willis has lived there for years. Diana and her little brother, Georgie, know every inch of its extensive grounds. They climb trees and swim in the pond. And they can do whatever they want, even stay up all night. They don't have to change their clothes, brush their hair, or go to school. They have total freedom--as long as they don't leave the old Willis place. ...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Five months ago, Liv's big brother, Jonah, shot himself. It was an accident. He didn't know that the gun was loaded. But the damage was done. Now he won't ever be leaving their small mill town like he planned. Jonah can't speak, can't walk, can't take care of himself at all. Their house is full of machines and nurses working around the clock to keep Jonah alive. Liv's mom is struggling to cope with the aftermath, so Liv ends up being the one to soothe...
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"A propulsive contemporary women's fiction debut with dark humor and messy yet warm-hearted family dynamics, perfect for fans of Claire Lombardo's The Most Fun We Ever Had and Emma Straub's All Adults Here. All families are messy. Some are disasters. Natalie Walker is the reason her older brother and sister went to prison over 15 years ago. She fled California shortly after that fateful night and hasn't spoken to anyone in her family since. Ten years...
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Spiderwick chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
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English
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As if being attacked by goblins weren't enough, Jared is now being targeted by Thimble tack. Simon is keeping an injured griffin hidden in the carriage house. And Mallory is convinced the way to get things back to normal is to get rid of the Guide. But that doesn't seem to be an option. With more creatures popping up, the Guide seems to be the only protection the Grace kids have. But why do the faeries want it so badly? There's only one person to...
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"One September afternoon in 1999, teenagers Matthew, Zoe, and Duncan Lang are walking home from school when they discover a boy lying in a field, bloody and unconscious. Thanks to their intervention, the boy's life is saved. In the aftermath, all three siblings are irrevocably changed. Matthew, the oldest, becomes obsessed with tracking down the assailant, secretly searching the local town with the victim's brother. Zoe wanders the streets of Oxford,...
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"In 1978, Lizzie Morgan and Ritchie Schneider embark on a whirlwind romance on the bright beaches and glamorous yachts of Long Island. Over the years, their relationship has its share of ups and downs, including a nine-month hiatus that ends with a stunning eleven-carat ring--one that looks just like the diamond Richard Burton gifted Liz Taylor after their own separation. Like the famous couple, despite the drama that would unfold throughout the Schneiders...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Dubbing his new triplet sisters "the Trips," nine-year-old Jacob studies them for a science project by watching them grow and realizes they aren't just "the Trips" anymore, but individuals he has come to love"--WorldCat.
10) Eva and Baby Mo
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Owl diaries volume 10
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
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English
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Eva offers to babysit for little brother Baby Mo so her parents can go to a sky-dancing competition, and she enlists a couple of her friends to help--unfortunately Mo proves to be a handful, eating too much candy, making a big mess, and throwing a tantrum, and she and her friends have to clean up fast before her parents get home.
11) Vanishing girls
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
890L
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English
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"Two sisters inexorably altered by a terrible accident, a missing nine-year-old girl, and the shocking connection between them"--Provided by publisher.
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"Having left the military, Dakota Jones is at a crossroads in his life. With his elder brother and youngest sister happily settled in Sullivan's Crossing, he shows up hoping to clear his head before moving on to his next adventure. But, like every visitor to the Crossing, he's immediately drawn to the down-to-earth people and the seemingly simple way of life. Dakota is unprepared for how quickly things get complicated. As a newcomer, he is on everyone's...
13) A Grimm warning
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Land of stories (Chapter books) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
830L
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English
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Conner Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adventures are behind him--until he discovers a mysterious clue left by the famous Brothers Grimm. With help from his classmate Bree and the outlandish Mother Goose, Conner sets off on a mission across Europe to crack a two-hundred-year-old code. Meanwhile, Alex Bailey is training to become the next Fairy Godmother ... but her attempts at granting wishes never go as planned. Will she ever be truly ready to lead...
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Wingfeather saga volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
860L
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English
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Adventure. Peril. Lost jewels. And the fearsome toothy cows of Skree. Andrew Peterson spins a riveting tale for all ages, following Janner, Tink, and Leeli Igiby, and their trusty dog, Nugget, as they escape from the vicious Fangs of Dang who seek the lost Jewels of Anniera. Quirky characters and their world of wonders -- from the edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness to the deadly Glipwood Forest and beyond -- set the stage for this epic adventure that...
15) Rubylicious
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Pinkalicious volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When she and her brother uncover a magic rock that will grant them one wish, Pinkalicious and Peter must think long and hard about what they want most in the whole wide world.
16) The Egg Tree
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
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English
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"Katy and Carl spent a wonderful Easter on a Pennsylvania farm with their cousins and Grandmom. They took part in their first Easter Egg hunt which turned out to be the most exciting when Katy found something special in the attic. What Katy finds, and what grandmother does about it, makes a charming story" --
17) A summer to die
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
860L
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Meg envys her sister's beauty and popularity. Her feelings don't make it any easier for her to cope with Molly's strange illness and eventful death.
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Underland chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
690L
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English
Description
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
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2023.
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"Ken and Abby Gardner lost their mother when they were small and they have been haunted by her absence ever since. Their father, Adam, a brilliant oceanographer, raised them mostly on his own in his remote home on Cape Cod, where the attachment between Ken and Abby deepened into something complicated--and as adults their relationship is strained. Now, years later, the siblings' lives are still deeply entwined. Ken is a successful businessman with...
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