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Dutton Children's Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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"From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler expereinced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction...
2) Bruiser
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Inexplicable events start to occur when sixteen-year-old twins Tennyson and Bront ︠befriend a troubled and misunderstood outcast, aptly nicknamed Bruiser, and his little brother, Cody.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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A boy named Seth drowns, losing his life as the pounding sea claims him. But then he wakes. He is naked, thirsty, starving. But alive. How is that possible? He remembers dying. So how is he here? And where is this place? It looks like the suburban English town where he lived as a child, before an unthinkable tragedy happened and his family moved to America. But the neighborhood around his old house is overgrown, covered in dust, and completely abandoned....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Since eighth-grader Gabriel Ashe moved into his grandmother's house he has been spending a lot of time playing in the woods with his new friend Seth, but the games Seth invents involve a child-eating monster called the Hunter, and Gabriel is not sure how much is imagination and how much is real.
5) Rebound
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Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
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Lost Art mysteries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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"When a young boy is discovered in Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art without any recollection of who he is, he must piece together the disjointed clues of his origins while using his limited knowledge to stop one of the greatest art frauds ever attempted"--
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Series
Dauntless path volume 1
Language
English
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When her friend's sister is the latest victim in the child-snatchings plaguing her region, Amraeya ni Ansarim makes the journey to the royal court despite the mental and physical pain her malformed foot causes her, because she dares hope the rulers will help. She finds unexpected allies in the city, from the foreign princess to a street thief, but as the mystery unravels, it's possible the answers she seeks could endanger the entire kingdom.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Kira Bennett's earliest memories are of living alone and wild in the woods. She has no idea how long she was on her own or what she had to do to survive, but she remembers the moment that Cady Bennett and one of her search-and-rescue dogs found her. Adopted into the Bennett family, Kira still struggles with human interaction years later, but she excels at the family business: search and rescue. Together with Cady's son, Jude, and their neighbor, Free,...
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Charlie Thorne volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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The CIA forces twelve-year-old Charlotte "Charlie" Thorne, a rebellious genius, to use her code-breaking skills on an epic global chase to locate Einstein's last equation before dangerous agents discover it and unlock the solution to harnessing energy.--
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Coyote Sunrise volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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"Five years. That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation. It's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash. Coyote hasn|t been home in all that time, but when she learns that the park in her old neighborhood is being demolished--the very same park where she, her mom, and her sisters buried a treasured memory box|she devises an elaborate plan to get her dad...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"Last year Rachel Riley was one of the most popular girls at East Middle School. This year she has become a social outcast. Anna Hunt is new at the school, and as a die-hard podcast enthusiast she knows there's always more to a story than meets the eye. Putting her fact-seeking skills to the test, Anna creates her own to find out what happened to Rachel Riley. With the entire eighth grade working against her, Anna dives headfirst into the evidence....
12) Cursed
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Series
Gilded duology volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
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"Serilda and Gild attempt to break the curses that tether their spirits to Adalheid's haunted castle before the Endless Moon, when the Erlking means to capture one of the seven gods and make a wish to return his lover, Perchta, from the underworld. But as the story progresses, it becomes clear he doesn't want just one god-he wants to capture all seven, and force them to bring down the veil that keeps the Dark Ones separate from the land of the mortals....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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While salvaging and rebuilding in the aftermath of the Galveston flood of 1900, sixteen-year-old Seth proves himself in a way that his previous efforts never could, but he still must face his father man-to-man.
14) Out of my heart
Author
Series
Out of my mind volume 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Because she loves horses but is scared of them, Melody wants to conquer her fears, so she hopes a summer camp will be the place to welcome someone with cerebral palsy who wants to learn to ride.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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When an asteroid has an 84.7% chance of colliding with the Earth in four days, eleven-year-old Kemi, who loves scientific facts and probability, assembles a time capsule to capture her family's truth as she tries to come to terms with saying goodbye.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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"11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets... Kofi has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, in the village where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. Some say he moves like a minnow, not just...
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