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Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Superheroes Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy use their superpowers--laser vision and sense of optimism, respectively--to defend their forest home against aliens, mutants and cyborgs.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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"When Patrick takes a trip alone in the Imagination Station for science project research, things get a little explosive. First, his cousin Beth gets angry that she was left behind. Second, Eugene Meltsner sees red when he realizes that Patrick went to Pompeii in 79 A.D. a day before Mount Vesuvius erupts! It doesn't help that the Imagination Station is on the blink and Whit has gone missing.As Beth and Eugene frantically try to find a way fix the...
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English
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"Here comes kindergarten! A new classroom is exciting -- and also a little scary. Whether your little readers are gearing up for the first day or making their way through the school year, K is for Kindergarten will guide them through all the new experiences, from new teachers and friends to new rules. Silly rhymes and fun activities from A to Z help your kinder kid have the best year ever."--Jacket.
5) Farmer boy
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Series
Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Almanzo lives with his family on a big farm in New York State at the end of the nineteenth century. He raises his own two calves, helps cut ice and shear sheep, and longs for the day he can have his own colt.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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When Ted inherits his uncle's apartment "and all the treasure within," he realizes the apartment is set up like a real-life video game and must solve the puzzles with his friends to discover the treasure.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Having a new baby in the house brings about a range of emotions in an older sibling, from excitement to joy to jealousy. In Henry is a Big Brother, Capucilli and Stott employ straightforward text and eye-catching illustration to explore all of these feelings through a child's eyes. Starting on the big day when the baby arrives home from the hospital, Henry will hold the tiny new bundle, count fingers and toes, try to figure out why the baby is crying,...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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When the Imagination Station sends time-traveling cousins Patrick and Beth to a ship that is captured by the British during the Revolutionary War, they are befriended by James Forten, a free Black of Philadelphia, and help save the life of an imprisoned boy dying of scurvy. Includes a secret word puzzle.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"In this simple but substantial picture book by Lana Button, shy, quiet Willow silently wishes she could find a way to say no to her bossy classmate Kristabelle's demands, but the words never seem to come when she needs them. That is, until Kristabelle starts using the powerful threat of un-inviting children from her "fantastic" birthday party to keep them in line, and Willow decides she's finally had enough. Surprising everyone, even herself, Willow...
11) El Deafo
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
Physical Disabilities Books for Children
Resolution YOU: Middle Grade
Physical Disabilities Books for Children
Resolution YOU: Middle Grade
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"Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles her hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a very powerful--and very awkward--hearing aid. The Phonic Ear gives Cece the ability to hear--sometimes...
12) The hiding place
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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The account of a Dutch girl growing up in Nazi-occupied Holland and her family who helped hide Jewish people. The account of a Dutch girl growing up in Nazi-occupied Holland & her family who helped hide Jewish people. Corrie Ten Boom stood naked with her older sister Betsie, watching a concentration camp matron beating a prisoner."Oh, the poor woman," Corrie cried."Yes. May God forgive her," Betsie replied. And, once again, Corrie realized that it...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Carli Lloyd is the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team captain who helped win a FIFA championship in 2015 with a hat trick in the first sixteen minutes of the final game. Yet she nearly quit the sport in 2003. Here is the inspirational story of how she rose from near defeat to the ultimate triumph.
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Magical reality of Nadia volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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From Bassem Youssef, a.k.a. The Jon Stewart of the Arab World, comes a hilarious and heartfelt story about prejudice, friendship, empathy, and courage. Nadia loves fun facts. Here are a few about her: - She collects bobbleheads -- she has 77 so far. - She moved from Egypt to America when she was six years old. - The hippo amulet she wears is ancient...as in it's literally from ancient Egypt. - She's going to win the contest to design a new exhibit...
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
We all have a mixture of fun and not-so fun feelings. And everyone feels worried sometimes. But too much anxiety can get in the way. So this book is here to help you identify your anxiety, understand why it's just part of that thing we call life, and equip you with all the tools you need to find calm again. Playfully presented, packed with fun and helpful illustrations, and expertly vetted, author-artist Rachel Brian (co-creator of the viral "Tea...
16) Good as gold
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Series
Whatever after volume 14
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
The magic mirror has a crack and it sends Abby, Jonah, and Prince into the mixed up tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and they soon find that Goldy is in need of a lot of gold to get her father out of jail, and so they find themselves negotiating between the Bears, who want honey, and Rumpelstiltskin, who just wants a friend or two--but King Ned is just plain greedy and somehow the children and Goldy's father have to escape from the king's jail,...
17) Hollow chest
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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When his brother Theo returns home from World War II cold and distant, Charlie soon discovers that Theo's heart has been consumed by a war wolf, which lives off of grief, and must get Theo's heart back before it's too late.
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P.I. Penguin volume 2
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English
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"Can P.I. find him before night falls? When a baby penguin goes missing at Perth Zoo, P.I. Penguin is there to help his friends. Join P.I. Penguin as he solves crimes and mysteries for his animal friends while trying to discover the truth of the mystery that set him on his path, that of his missing parents."--
19) Bigfoot crossing
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, while on a camping trip, a young teen starts to suspect that he and his family are being followed by a Bigfoot."--
"His dad loves hunting for Bigfoot, but searching for a mythical creature in the dark isn't Jay's idea of fun. Especially because he always gets stuck looking out for his little sister while his dad plays with the cool gear, like night-vision goggles. But while out on a camping...
20) Applesauce day
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English
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Maria and her family visit an apple orchard and pick apples. Then it's time to turn the apples into applesauce! Every year they use the special pot that has been in the family for generations to make applesauce. First they wash the apples. Then Grandma cuts them into quarters. Follow each step in the process as everyone helps to make delicious applesauce!
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