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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
A classic tale of an orphan growing up in the 1800's of England. Intimately rooted in the author's own biography and written as a first-person narrative, "David Copperfield" charts a young man's progress through a difficult childhood in Victorian England to ultimate success as a novelist, finding true love along the way. Jeremy Tambling's provocative Introduction reveals subtle themes relevant today in Dickens' favorite work.
2) Old Yeller
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
When a novel like Huckleberry Finn, or The Yearling, comes along it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the respouse it evokes in the reader. Such a book, we submit, is Old Yeller; to read this eloquently simple story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country is an unforgettable and deeply moving experience. Set in the rough wilderness of early frontier Texas, "Old Yeller" is a timeless coming-of-age tale. Travis is left to...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 10
Description
"With the help of her two best friends, Carla and Finn, and her little sister, Millie, Lina sets off to go viral. Except there’s a lot more to social media than Lina ever imagined, like:
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2023, 2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Wen Zhou is a first-generation daughter of Chinese migrant parents. Her parents have high expectations for her -- especially her father, whose strict rules leave her feeling trapped. Wen dreams of creating a future more satisfying that the one her parents want her to lead.
8) Lord Sunday
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 11
Description
As Arthur Penhaligon seeks to find the seventh key, complete his quest to save the Kingdom to which he is heir, and learn his true identity, he discovers that he has a greater purpose than he could have imagined.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
Description
"Her search takes Henna away from Earth's End for the first time and all the way to St. Basil's Conservatory on the capital island -- a strange botanical boarding school rumored to keep a seed of every plant ever grown in the Gardenias. Studying there should be a dream for a gardener like Henna, surrounded not only by rare and incredible plants but also, for the first time, by other kids. Especially interesting are her new roommates: wise-cracking...
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Harry Potter volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 44
Description
As Harry faces his upcoming fifth year at Hogwarts Academy, there are increasing rumors of dark times coming and of Lord Voldemort's return to power, and a secret anti-Voldemort society, The Order of the Phoenix, begins meeting again.
12) Stepping stones
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Series
Peapod farm volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Jen moves out to the country and has to put up with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, as well as his kids. Suddenly part of a larger family in a new place, Jen isn't sure there is a place for her in this different world."--
13) Zora and me
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Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
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Description
A fictionalized account of Zora Neale Hurston's childhood with her best friend Carrie, in Eatonville, Florida, as they learn about life, death, and the differences between truth, lies, and pretending. Includes an annotated bibliography of the works of Zora Neale Hurston, a short biography of the author, and information about Eatonville, Florida.
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