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Magic tree house. Original series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Jack and his younger sister take a trip in their tree house back to ancient Egypt, where they help a queen's mummy continue her voyage to the Next Life.
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Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.
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First cat in space volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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2023-2024 Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees
Keller Battle of the Books Elementary 2023-24
Little Maverick Graphic Novels 2023
Keller Battle of the Books Elementary 2023-24
Little Maverick Graphic Novels 2023
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Publisher Annotation: Something terrible is happening in the skies! Rats are eating the MOON! There's only ONE hero for the job, a bold and fearsome beast bioengineered in a secret lab to be the moon's savior and Earth's last hope! And that hero is . . . a cat. A cat who will be blasted into space! Accompanied by the imperious Moon Queen and LOZ 4000, a toenail clipping robot, the First Cat in Space journeys across a fantastic lunar landscape in a...
6) Twins
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Series
Twins volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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#ownvoices - Black Books for Kids
2022-2023 Bluebonnet Award Nominees
African American Authors
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2022-2023 Bluebonnet Award Nominees
African American Authors
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"Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey's Extraordinary Words, from political leader Stacey Abrams and artist Kitt Thomas. Stacey's favorite day of the week is Thursday, when the whole class goes to the library and she gets to lose herself in her beloved books. On one of these special days, Stacey discovers that a new student named Julie has trouble reading in English, so they begin sharing books and...
8) 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...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Publisher Annotation: A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes and long lashes. She realizes that her eyes are like her mother's, her grandmother's, and her little sister's. They have eyes that kiss in the corners and glow like warm tea, crinkle into crescent moons, and are filled with stories of the past and hope for the future. Drawing from the strength of these powerful women in her life,...
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English
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Pinkalicious can't wait to have a kindergarten buddy. But, what if her buddy doesn't like kindergarten? Will Pinkalicious be able to show her how pinkatastic it can be?
Young readers in kindergarten now or getting ready for it will relate to Pinkalicious's hopes and be reassured by her friendship success.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When she is chosen to compete in the local spelling bee, Stacey learns that, win or lose, her words are powerful, and sometimes perseverance is the most important word of all, in this debut picture book from the iconic voting rights advocate.
12) The bridge home
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Life is harsh in Chennai's teeming streets, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim. Very quickly, eleven-year-old Viji discovers how vulnerable they are in this uncaring, dangerous world. Fortunately, the girls find shelter--and friendship--on an abandoned bridge. With two homeless boys, Muthi and Arul, the group forms a family of sorts. And while making a living scavenging the city's trash heaps is the pits, the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: Facing a world dually altered by climate change and those who profit from it, Yolanda Ciceron will have to fight to save the last known beehive from extinction in this stirring new adventure by award-winning author Pablo Cartaya.
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Two dogs in a trench coat volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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"Sassy and Waldo are good dogs. Sassy and Waldo spend their day keeping the house safe. Has a squirrel ever gotten inside? No! But every day their boy, Stewart, leaves for a scary place: School! Sassy and Waldo need to save Stewart. But they don't let dogs into school. Not even the really good ones. Sassy and Waldo put on a trench coat. Now everyone at Bea Arthur Elementary thinks they are a new student. Everyone except Stewart"--Page [4] of cover....
15) Wonder
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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#OwnVoices - Latinx Books for Kids
10 to Try for Kids-Page to Screen
Be Thankful - ages 8 to 12
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10 to Try for Kids-Page to Screen
Be Thankful - ages 8 to 12
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Description
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Pete the Cat earns and saves money to buy a supercool toy in this Level 1 I Can Read from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean.
Pete the Cat wants a supercool Sharkbot toy, but he doesn't have enough money in his piggy bank. He takes on odd jobs, from shoveling snow to selling lemonade and more, and saves every penny. How long will it take for him to earn enough money to buy the toy?
Find out in this Level 1 I Can Read book...
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English
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Illustrations by a lettering artist and easy-to-read text reveal ways to be helpful, patient, gentle, honest, generous, grateful, and especially kind. This book is a reminder to all readers, young and old, that the smallest kind gesture can make the biggest difference in the world -- we just have to remember to be kind to one another.
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Classroom 13 volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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"Unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse wins the lottery and shares her winnings with her class. The students fulfill their dreams with their newfound wealth, but they soon learn that winning the lottery is not all that lucky"--
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English
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Pete the Cat searches for the bright spots during a not so groovy day in this Level 1 I Can Read from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean!
Pete the Cat is having a bad day: his best shirt is dirty, he left his crayons at home, and he’s late for school. What will it take for Pete to turn his not so groovy day into a cool one after all?
Find out in this Level I Can Read book complete with original illustrations from the creators...
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