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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
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Ever since her troubled mother abandoned her, Trix McCabe has preferred to stay on the move. But when she lands with her long-lost relatives, she finds out that the McCabe women have talents like her own that defy explanation: pies that cure all ills, palm-reading that never misses the mark, knowledge of secrets that have never been told. Before long, Trix feels like she might finally have found somewhere she belongs. But when her past comes back...
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Series
Willoughbys volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
4) Extra credit
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
830L
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Description
When Abby's first letter arrives at a small school in Afghanistan, Sadeed Bayat is chosen to be her pen pal ... well, kind of. He is the best writer, but he is also a boy, and in his village it is not appropriate for a boy to correspond with a girl. So his younger sister dictates and signs the letter, until Sadeed decides what his sister is telling Abby isn't what he'd like Abby to know. As letters go back and forth between Illinois and Afghanistan,...
5) Fancy Nancy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.
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Series
Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
When Olivia learns that there will be no band at the evening's fireworks display, she decides to form one of her own, with herself as the only musician and some rather unusual instruments.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Description
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
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Description
It is 1946, and Dewey Kerrigan is now living near the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico with the Gordon family. Dewey and her "sister," Suze, share secrets, art, and science as they adjust to high school in an isolated desert town. Then, Dewey's long-lost mother, Rita Gallucci, reappears in their lives.
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Series
Binny Cornwallis volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Binny struggles to cope with her father's death and the loss of her beloved dog while she adjusts to a new home that might be haunted by her horrible Aunt Violet.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
With a new baby sister and a stepfather, the life of eleven-year-old Jake is full of change, but nothing prepares him for his relationship with an enigmatic girl, her large family, and the tragedy that strikes them all.
11) Buttermilk Hill
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Description
When Piper's parents divorce and gradually begin to make new lives for themselves she finds all the changes difficult, but in time she starts to find her own way.
13) Football Hero
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Series
Football genius novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
When twelve-year-old Ty's brother Thane is recruited out of college to play for the New York Jets, their Uncle Gus uses Ty to get insider information for his gambling ring, landing Ty and Thane in trouble with the mafia.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Not all cats are the playful pets we pamper; meet the wild cats. Wild cats have fascinated mankind for thousands of years. Each species has its own tale--from being worshiped to being feared as a ravaging monster. What is fiction and what is fact about these furry animals?
Author
Series
Sophie Hartley books volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
A girl in a large family is looking forward to her first "double digit" birthday, but soon discovers that growing up brings some unwanted changes.
18) To the beach!
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A family keeps forgetting the things they need to take to the beach.
Author
Series
Sophie Hartley books volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
"Sophie, 10, doesn't want to turn into a moody teenager like her older brother and sister, and she certainly doesn't want to see The Movie (about gross adolescent body changes) at school. On the other hand, she doesn't want to be considered immature by her classmates"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the organ, instead, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her workaholic mother, her jittery father, and her school social life.
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