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Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie use the magic treehouse to travel back to the Middle Ages, where they explore a castle and are helped by a mysterious knight.
3) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Chip, then kick it in the air Take off like a Belgian hare Shoot it left, but watch it curve All he can do is observe"-- cover page 4.
"Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read."-- provided by publisher....
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English
Description
"Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships. She serves in the household of the Commander and his wife, and under the new social order she has only one purpose: once a month, she must lie on her back and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if they are fertile. But Offred remembers...
Author
Series
Dog Man volume 8
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Petey the Cat is out of jail, and he has a brand-new lease on life. While Petey's reevaluated what matters most, Li'l Petey is struggling to find the good in the world. Can Petey and Dog Man stop fighting like cats and dogs long enough to put their paws together and work as a team? They need each other now more than ever -- Li'l Petey (and the world) is counting on them!
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
As a young, black woman living in 1930s Georgia, Celie faces constant violence and oppression. She survives the brutality of incest before being married off to "Mr.," who routinely abuses her both physically and emotionally. Eventually, Celie develops a deep bond with her husband's mistress Shug, and it is through this relationship that she understands she is a woman capable of being loved and respected.
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English
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"If you want to lose weight, if you want to be fitter and stronger than ever before, The 22 Day Revolution is the answer! Founded on the principle that it takes 21 days to make or break a habit--"with 22 Days, you've found the way," as Jay-Z puts it--The 22 Day Revolution is an accessible plan for anyone seeking a healthier lifestyle, to lose weight, or to reverse serious health concerns. The benefits of a vegan diet cannot be understated, as it has...
11) The crossover
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In this game of life your family is the court and the ball is your heart. JB and I are almost thirteen. Twins. Tow basketball goals at opposite ends of the court. Identical. Its easy to tell us apart though. Im an inch taller, with dreads to my neck. He gets his head shaved once a month. I want to go to Duke. He flaunts Carolina blue. If we didnt love each other, wed hate each other.
12) Drama
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Author
Series
School for Good and Evil volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Best friends Sophie and Agatha are going to the School for Good and Evil.
Author
Series
How to catch-- volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thanksgiving time is here again, but there's a turkey on the run! Can you catch this tricky bird before the school play has begun?
15) Dog Man
Author
Series
Dog Man volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
George and Harold create a new comic book hero in Dog Man, a crimefighter with the head of a police dog and the body of a policeman, who faces off against his archnemesis Petey the cat.
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Language
English
Description
In this uproarious collection of travel essays, Chelsea Handler sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most absurd and hilarious stories ever.
On safari in Africa, it's anyone's guess as to what's more dangerous: the wildlife or Chelsea. But whether she's fumbling the seduction of a guide by not knowing where tigers live (Asia, duh) or wearing a bathrobe into the bush because her clothes stopped fitting seven margaritas...
On safari in Africa, it's anyone's guess as to what's more dangerous: the wildlife or Chelsea. But whether she's fumbling the seduction of a guide by not knowing where tigers live (Asia, duh) or wearing a bathrobe into the bush because her clothes stopped fitting seven margaritas...
17) Captain Underpants and the preposterous plight of the purple potty people: the eighth epic novel
Author
Series
Captain Underpants volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Harold and George's time-traveling Purple Potty lands them in an alternate universe where everything seems delightful, but evil lurks just beneath the surface, and leads to a battle between Captain Underpants and his own evil twin.
Author
Series
Life in the wild volume 5
Publisher
Kids Can Press Ltd
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
One day, the three friends, a bear, a moose and a beaver, who loved adventure set off to climb a mountain together. But on the way there, they decide to make it more exciting by turning the climb into a race to the top. It's only after being sidelined by a series of mishaps -- a boulder tumbling down the path, the moose hanging off the side of the cliff, the bear hanging off the moose hanging off the side of the cliff -- that the three friends realize...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Teen activist and trailblazer Jazz Jennings--named one of "The 25 most influential teens" of the year by Time--shares her very public transgender journey, as she inspires people to accept the differences in others while they embrace their own truths.
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