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Author
Series
Clementine volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister.
4) Stardust
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A girl who is always outshone by her older sister is comforted by her grandfather, who reminds her that everything and everyone is made of stardust that shines in all different ways.
Author
Series
Second favorite daughters club volume 1
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Tired of playing second fiddle, new friends Santana and Casey start a club whose mission is to become their parents' favorite child by undermining their love-hoarding siblings.
Author
Series
Pain and the Great One volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Revisits the sometimes challenging relationship between a six-year-old (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The Great One) through seven chapters featuring such events as learning to ride a bicycle, having a birthday party, and dog-sitting.
Author
Publisher
POW!
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Although Little Brother and Big Brother have fun playing together in the climbing tree, Little Brother is disappointed that Big Brother always gets to go higher than him and play the most important parts in their make-believe world. Will the two ever be able to share the same space?
Author
Series
Saddlehill Academy volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Seventh grader Abby St. Clair is eager to start another season with her elite riding team at Saddlehill Academy boarding school, competing against her new stepsister--until she starts getting anonymous messages threatening to expose the secret she is desperate to hide.
12) Go, Jade, go!
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Jade does well in a track meet, her entire family is excited except Justin, who later confesses to their older brother Jordan that he wishes he were good at something for which people would cheer.
Author
Series
Awesome Man volume 2
Publisher
Quill Tree Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Awesome Man's secret identity has stayed safe, and he's still the coolest superhero around. He loves protecting the people of Awesome City from evildoers, like the giant Plutonian octolizard, with his trusty sidekick, Moskowitz. But there have been reports that a new hero is coming to town soon. What if the people of Awesome City no longer need Awesome Man?"--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Toby is eager to be considered "big" and do things on his own, but being a big boy is not quite as exciting as Toby thought it would be when he realizes it comes at the expense of mommy's attention, now devoted to his baby sister.
Author
Series
House on Sunrise Lagoon volume 1
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Sam, who lives with her siblings and mothers in a house on Sunrise Lagoon, tries to come up with a plan to save the family's charter boat business before the summer is over"--
Author
Series
House on Sunrise Lagoon volume 2
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
On a quest to become someone's favorite Ali-O'Connor, ten-year-old middle child Marina enlists Boom, her new neighbor, to help make a documentary about her, but when things do not go according to plan, Marina begins to wonder if she will ever feel like she belongs.
17) Under pressure
Author
Series
B.E.S.T. world volume 2
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Told through the alternating perspectives of Leo (they/them) and Jayla (she/her), the boxmates from the B.E.S.T. Academy are lost at sea and their best friend, Grayson Bix, is missing. Their hoverpod is busted, their stomachs are empty, and their hopes are crushed. When a mysterious vessel approaches, Ace, Leo, and Jayla are certain they'll be carted back to the Tower of Power, with their punishments for escaping awaiting. But a twist: The crew is...
18) The magic mirror
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Ice Princess's magic mirror is broken, one piece is missing, and without it the Enchanted Kingdom is locked in a terrible, unseasonable, heat wave (even the palace is melting); two children, Kara and Zed, are determined to help, but first they must figure out whether the break is the result of the sibling rivalry between the Ice Princess and her sister the Sun Princess--or did the monkey do it?
20) The Twin dogs
Author
Publisher
Tate Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
* A funny, mischievous and sweet story about sibling rivalry * Brilliant, mono printed illustrations * Debut picture book from Japanese author and illustrator, Chihiro Inoue The twin dogs are very happy, living in their house with their owners and getting up to anything they want. When they aren't arguing over which of them is the oldest, they like to take their family out for walks, drink milk in the mornings, play catch and get pet whenever they...
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