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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This vibrant picture book sets the story of a same-sex couple struggling to gain acceptance against the colorful backdrop of an Indian wedding. Ayesha is excited to attend her cousin Ritu's wedding. She can't wait to dance at the baraat ceremony! But not everyone is happy that Ritu is marrying her girlfriend Chandni. Some have even vowed to stop the celebrations. Will Ayesha be able to save her cousin's big day? Centering Ayesha's love for her cousin...
Author
Series
Tales of magic volume 2
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four cousins, Roger, Ann, Eliza, and Jack, have an extraordinary summer when, after an old toy soldier comes to life, they find themselves transported back to the days of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe.
Author
Series
Secret life of squirrels volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mr. Peanuts, a most unusual squirrel, is lonely as Valentine's Day nears but he meets Rosie in the bookstore and soon they are nuts about each other.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Lester's mysterious cousin Clara comes to stay with his family she insists on knitting him ugly sweaters and Lester must figure out how to accept the unwanted gifts without hurting his cousin's feelings.
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Multiple
Description
Cousins are friends and rivals. Cousins are funny and frustrating. But the most important thing is that cousins are family. We are Cousins / Somos primos celebrates the joy of this special family bond.
Los primos son amigos y rivales. Los primos son divertidos y frustrantes. Pero lo m̀s importante es que los primos son familia. Somos primos / Somos primos celebra la alegr̕a de este v̕nculo familiar especial.
8) First snow
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Pedro comes from far away to visit his cousins, who are eager to introduce him to snow, all Pedro can think about at first is how much he dislikes cold.
Author
Series
Legendary Alston Boys adventure volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When adventurous cousins Otto and Sheed Alston accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they find the secrets between the unmoving seconds are not as much fun as they expected.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Two mismatched cousins from estranged branches of a family spend an adventure-filled summer together in Florida, completing a list of "Good Ideas for Summertime" as recommended by their eccentric late grandmother.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From their homes in New York and New Zealand, cousins Noah and Nora have a competition to decide who can have the world's best Hanukkah, winter or summer, but as the eight nights of Hanukkah go on, they realize they have more in common than they thought.
Author
Series
Imagination station volume 8
Publisher
Tyndale
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Cousins Patrick and Beth are separated when they travel to Fiji to preach to the cannibals.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Reina's cousin Andrés comes for a visit, it's not as much fun as she'd imagined it would be, but their friendship soon blossoms when Reina shares her city with Andrés.
Author
Series
World between blinks volume 2
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Jake and Marisol return unexpectedly to the World Between Blinks, they find that nothing is as they left it ... With rebels like Amelia Earhart and Queen Nefertiti facing the threat of their hourglasses of memories being flipped, Jake and Marisol ... must locate a mysterious item known as the Rocket. This unknown object is their only chance to defeat the Administrator-before everything that makes the World wonderful is lost"--
Author
Series
Phantom thief Red volume 1
Publisher
JY
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Asuka Kouzuki is just a normal twelve-year-old girl on spring break -- until she learns she's from a long line of phantom thieves! For generations, her family has been stealing from bad guys and helping others, and her dad has been secretly teaching her the skills for the job her whole life. Now that she's about to turn thirteen, it's time for her to take on the role alongside her cousin Kei, a genius with an IQ of 200. Thanks to her superhuman athletic...
16) Cyclone
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Blaming herself when the cousin she dragged onto a roller coaster falls into a coma, Nora struggles with unendurable guilt and tries to help when her cousin awakens with challenging disabilities.
Nora's looking forward to riding the Cyclone, the world famous Coney Island rollercoaster, and drags her cousin Riley on the ride despite her heart condition. After they disembark, Riley falls to the ground... and doesn't get up. When Riley comes out of...
Author
Series
Feylawn chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Rufus Takada Collins discovers feylings on his grandfather's farm and it is up to him and his cousin Abigail to find the magical train cars that will carry them safely home.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Due to an ancient falling out, thirteen-year-old Clementine's family can only harnesses their powers each October, and after a disastrous attempt to recover their lost magic, Clemmie and her cousin summon their courage to resolve a long family feud and get their magic back.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"In this exciting launch of the Maisy's Planet series, everyone's favorite mouse learns all about the bees in her garden--and why they're so important to our natural world. Did you know that bees use their tongues to eat sweet nectar from flowers, then carry dusty pollen on their bodies to spread it from flower to flower? Or that they need lots of flowers, water, and a dry place to live? Through Lucy Cousins's familiar bold, inviting artwork and cheery...
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