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This is a collection of seven short stories by Louisa May Alcott, an American novelist best known as author of the novel 'Little Women.' In the mid-1860s, Alcott wrote passionate, fiery novels and sensational stories. She also produced wholesome stories for children, and after their positive reception, she did not generally return to creating works for adults. Alcott continued to write until her death. "These stories were written for my own amusement...
2) Dear killer
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IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
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"Kit, a seventeen-year-old moral nihilist serial killer, chooses who to kill based on anonymous letters left in a secret mailbox, while simultaneously maintaining a close relationship with the young detective in charge of the murder cases"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
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740L
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The visit of the traveling Preacher Man to his small North Carolina town gives new impetus to thirteen-year-old Peter's struggle to reconcile his own deeply felt religious belief with the beliefs and non-beliefs of his family and friends.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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When Emily sees her developmentally disabled classmate Belinda being attacked, she does nothing at all. Belinda, however, manages to save herself. When their high school finds out what happened, Emily and Lucas, a football player who was also there that night, are required to perform community service at a center for disabled people. But can they do anything that will actually help the one person they hurt the most?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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I may be in trouble...but there's more to my story.
School has never been fun for Chace. Because of his huge jaw and crooked teeth, he rarely gets through a day of classes without bullies like Ivan taunting him. Things worsen when Chace's mom starts dating an Iranian man and Ivan's harassment takes a racist turn.
Chace has had enough and decides to retaliate. But when Chace's Internet threats backfire, the result is a suspension from school....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Do the crime, do the time behind bars. But once you've been in, it can be tough to stay out. Alejandro has served six months for trumped-up charges after a brutal encounter with police. Now that he's out, he's determined to break ties with his gang and forge a new path. But it won't be simple. When Alejandro sees a video of a local girl...
7) Beaten
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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HL 590L
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Paige Robinson is thrilled when she starts dating Ty, the football team's star running back, but when Ty hits her out of anger and is arrested for assault, Paige realizes their relationship is not perfect and that if Ty really loved her he would not hurt her.
8) Plan B
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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Lucy has her life mapped out, thinking she will join her boyfriend Luke at college, become a Spanish teacher, get married, and live happily ever after, but when Lucy learns she is pregnant, she is forced to make the most difficult decision of her life.
9) Benito runs
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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Benito's father, Xavier, returns from Iraq after more than a year suffering from PTSD--post-traumatic stress disorder--and yells constantly. He causes such a scene at a school function that Benny is embarrased to go back to Southside High. Benny can't handle seeing his dad so crazy, so he decides to run away. Will Benny find a new life, or will he learn how to deal with his dad--through good times and bad?
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2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Drawing from historical journals and letters, New York Times bestselling author Laura Elliot weaves a richly detailed tale about the extraordinary Peggy Schuyler and her revolutionary friendship with Alexander Hamilton. Perfect for fans of the smash musical sensation Hamilton.
Peggy Schuyler has always felt like she's existed in the shadows of her beloved sisters: the fiery, intelligent Angelica and beautiful, sweet
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
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When Kai sneaks into a classroom to look at an upcoming exam, he discovers his math teacher is altering standardized test results. But when he shares this information, he's accused of lying. Can he prove he's telling the truth?
12) Recruited
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
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Kadeem Jones is a star quarterback for Southside High. He is thrilled when college scouts seek him out. His visit to Teller College is amazing, but then NCAA officials accuse Teller's staff of illegally recruiting top talent. Will Kadeem decide to help their investigation, even though it means the end of the good times? What will it do to his chances of playing college football?
13) One-eyed cat
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1000L
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English
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An eleven-year-old shoots a stray cat with his new air rifle, subsequently suffers from guilt, and eventually assumes responsibility for it.
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Athena Protocol volume 1
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English
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Jessie Archer is a member of the Athena Protocol, an elite organization of female spies who enact vigilante justice around the world. Athena operatives are never supposed to shoot to kill--so when Jessie can't stop herself from pulling the trigger, she gets kicked out of the organization, right before a huge mission to take down a human trafficker in Belgrade. Jessie needs to right her wrong and prove herself, so she starts her own investigation into...
15) To the point
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
690L
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English
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On the basketball court, Randy makes up for what he lacks in skill with hard work and hustle, but his high standards are challenged when he discovers some players are cheating in school.
16) Shattered star
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Cassie dreams of being a famous singer, and when she hears about auditions for a television show, she thinks she has found her chance, but when a talent agent approaches her at the auditions, Cassie is pulled into a dangerous world that could ruin her chance at fame.
17) The Confessional
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
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I may be in trouble...but there's more to my story. All Jenny Vang wants to do is fit in. Not be popular. Not be cool. Just fit in. After changing schools more than once, she's an expert at it. The way to fit in at Monona High is to talk trash or make boasts on The Confessional, the school's unofficial gossip site. So of course Jenny joins in. But when Jenny lies about hooking up with a teacher, she's slammed with a two-month suspension. She's guilty....
18) A brutal justice
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Protect the weak. Safety for all. Power without virtue is tyranny. Nedé has a new Apprentice, and now Reina Pierce must come to grips with what she sacrificed to secure Matriarch Teera's favor. As secrets unfold and danger mounts, Reina will test the bounds of trust and be forced to answer the question that has haunted her since her first night in the jungle: Which is better--Gentle or Brute? And how far will she go to ensure tyranny is eradicated...
19) My flawless life
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"At the most elite private school in Washington, DC., whenever anyone has a problem that they need to go away, they hire Hana Yang Lerner. Hana is a fixer. She knows who to call, what to say, and how to make sure secrets stay where they belong--buried. She can fix anything. Except her own life, which was destroyed when her father, senator Skip Lerner, was arrested for an accident that left one woman nearly dead. Now Hana's reputation is ruined and...
20) Over the Tracks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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When a serious illness strikes her mother, Lucy must grow up quickly. As money gets tighter, Lucy becomes desperate and starts selling her mom's medical marijuana-and gets caught. Will Lucy ever be able to make it up to her mom?
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