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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Norbert Riddle lives in the United State of Earth, where normal means following the rules, never standing out, and being exactly the same as everyone else, down to the plain gray jumpsuits he wears everyday. He's been normal his whole life, until a moment of temporary hilarity when he does a funny impression of their dictator, and gets caught. Now, Norbert's been arrested and banished to planet Zorquat Three in the Orion Nebula, where kids who defy...
Author
Series
City of R volume 1
Publisher
Undercats, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In the city of R., nothing bad ever happens--which makes it a perfect destination for moms Isabella and Dominique, and their three children, Manuel, Camila, and Shonda, when they're forced to flee their home country just before Christmas to keep their family together. Crammed into a tiny apartment at 10 Roomy Chimneys Road, the family does its best to make friends with new neighbors--only to discover that the reason that nothing bad ever happens...
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Millie Fleur La Fae is new in Garden Glen, and she plans to plant her garden of strange and sometimes dangerous plants, but the town garden club does not approve of her and wants to tear it down.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When the lemmings encounter a bear, they are determined to help him be more "distinguished'--just like they are--but little do they realize this bear could be exactly what they need to save them from themselves.--
5) Eventown
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The world tilted for Elodee this year, and now it's impossible for her to be the same as she was before. Not when her feelings have such a strong grip on her heart. Not when she and her twin sister, Naomi, seem to be drifting apart. So when Elodee's mom gets a new job in Eventown, moving seems like it might just fix everything. Indeed, life in Eventown is comforting and exciting all at once. Their kitchen comes with a box of recipes for Elodee to...
Author
Publisher
Tommy Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"What if dreams were dangerous? What if your strongest abilities made you a fugitive? Tweens and middle grade readers who enjoy dystopian and fantasy fiction will be pulled into a world of secrets, control, and power in this novel from Jerel Law, the author of the Jonah Stone: Son of Angels series."--
7) Swing
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Debut author/illustrator Audrey Meeker playfully explores complicated friendships, gender norms, and navigating other people's expectations in this charming middle grade graphic novel. Marcus McCalister wants to fit in. So much so that he’s still playing on a soccer team with his childhood friend Ted, despite not liking soccer—or Ted—all that much. Izzy Briggs wants to stand out. Being labeled the “weird kid” for her bold fashion choices...
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