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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Bastian, an awkward, unhappy boy whose mother has died and whose father neglects him, steals a book and is drawn into its "Neverending story" in which he embarks on many adventures in an effort to save the land of Fantasiana.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
GN 530L
Language
English
Description
A National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl.
Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So...
Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Famously feisty Tasmanian devils and perpetually ravenous hyenas may not seem to have a lot in common. However, both carnivores are ready to kill at a moment's notice. For those who wonder what would happen if one beast was pitted against another, this lively volume has the answers. It breaks down each hunter's adaptations that have helped it survive in its wild habitat, such as the Tasmanian devil's brawny bite and the hyena's staggering stamina....
5) El Deafo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
#1 New York Times Bestseller!
Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series!
Winner, John Newbery Medal
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What does it take for a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid to become a superhero!!?!?
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Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Ceceâs class was deaf. Here, sheâs different. Sheâs...
Now an Apple+ Animated TV Series!
Winner, John Newbery Medal
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What does it take for a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid to become a superhero!!?!?
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Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Ceceâs class was deaf. Here, sheâs different. Sheâs...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind. Describes their society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification.
8) Rascal
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
Skunks, woodchucks, a crow named Poe, an 18-foot, half-finished canoe in the living room...welcome to the North home! Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home to loin the menagerie, but soon raccoon and boy are best friends.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1050L
Language
English
Description
Discover the Earth's most explosive volcanoes and what it's like to experience an earthquake. This book tells you everything you need to know about the Earth's most extraordinary natural forces--from active volcanoes, including Kilanea in Hawaii and Etna in Italy, to devastating earthquakes that have hit San Francisco and Japan. Discover how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius devastated the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, but left in its wake remarkably...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children are spending the summer in an enormous New England farmhouse. There's an old woodshed near the house that holds a surprising secret--a secret that dates from the Revolutionary War. Suddenly their summer becomes an adventure.
12) Strega Nona
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 730L
Language
English
Description
Now the very youngest readers can enjoy this beloved story about the Italian "Grandma Witch" and her magic pasta-making pot.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Charlie Mackesy's beloved The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse has been adapted into an Academy Award® winning animated short film, now available to stream on Apple TV+
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER · USA TODAY BESTSELLER
"The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is not only a thought-provoking, discussion-worthy
...Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Language
English
Description
"Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days"--WorldCat.
15) Cat
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1010L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Explore the world of the cat, discovering the wonders of both wild cats and domesticated breeds. Find out about fearsome feline predators, super-sharp senses, and common cat characteristics."--
16) Rapunzel
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note that traces the Italian, French, and German origins of the story, and discusses the author's decision to mimic the style of Italian Renaissance art in his illustrations.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Description
In late nineteenth-century London, fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, turns to Florence Nightingale for help when her investigation into the disappearance of a Crimean War widow grows cold.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Kit Tyler must leave behind shimmering Caribbean islands to join the stern Puritan community of her relatives. She soon feels caged, until she meets the old woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond. But when their friendship is discovered, Kit herself is accused of witchcraft!
19) The borrowers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
The Borrowers live underneath the kitchen floor, whenever the Clocks need they simply "borrow" from the "human beans" who live above them. Only Pod ventures into the house above, Borrowers who are seen by humans are never seen again. But, Arrietty is seen, suddenly it seems everyone in the household is after the Borrowers, but have to put their trust in one human bean.
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