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1) The giver
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"It's always been Malak, Kees, and Jenna against the world. Since childhood, under the watchful eyes of their parents, aunties and uncles, they've learned to live their own lives alongside the expectations of being good Muslim women...With growing older and the stakes of love and life growing higher, the delicate balancing act between rebellion and religion is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate. As their lives begin to take different paths,...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Cocoa, tan, rose, and almond--people come in lots of shades. Even in the same family there are differences. With vibrant photographs of children and a short but astute text, this charming book will inspire young readers to take notice--and look beyond the obvious."-- Amazon.
9) People
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c1980
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Emphasizes the differences among the four billion people on earth.
Author
Series
Tacky the penguin books volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tacky the penguin adds his own unique touch to his team's routine at the Penguin Cheering Contest, with surprising results.
12) Mostly monsterly
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On the outside, Bernadette is a lot like the other monsters in her class but when she shows that she can be sweet, her classmates reject her until she finds a way to fit in again.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and brief text describe all kinds of differences that are "okay," such as "It's Okay to be a different color," "It's Okay to need some help," "It's Okay to be adopted," and "It's Okay to have a different nose."
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lemmings all look alike, sound alike, and act alike, except for Larry who uses his independent mind to teach the other group how to use their brains and stop making terrible group decisions.
17) Sloppy Joe
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sloppy Joe determines to do everything he can to surprise his family by becoming Neat Joe.
19) Froodle
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
One day, amidst the usual chirps, tweets, and caws, a little brown bird decides to try singing a new song and sets off an interesting reaction.
20) Larf
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces Larf the Sasquatch, who, having thought he was the only Sasquatch in existence, travels to Hunderfitz when he learns that another of his kind is scheduled to make an appearance there.
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