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1921) Gallowgate
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
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Sixth-grader Sebastian Wight is cursed with the ability to see the dead, but now a nasty spirit, the shadowman, is determined to claim him for the dead--and this brings him to Gallowgate Academy for Ætheric Arts, where he can learn to control his abilties.
1922) One last job
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Michael has been getting into trouble lately. As a consequence, his mom is making him look after his grandfather for the summer. The thing is, Gramps isn’t your average senior citizen: he’s a retired burglar with a lifetime of criminal knowledge. When a thief breaks into Gramps' apartment and steals a necklace with great sentimental value, the unlikely pair team up, combining old-school planning and modern tech to track down the necklace―and...
1923) The Scroll of Chaos
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
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Join Astrid Xu in this action-packed adventure as she ventures into the world of mythological China in order to save her mother -- and the world! Perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings!
When Astrid Xu stumbles upon a magic Chinese scroll, she can't help but wonder if it holds the key to helping her mom's depression. What Astrid doesn't expect is to be transported along with her little sister, Marilla, to...
1925) Tight
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Nancy Paulsen Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
600L
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Tight: Lately Bryan's been feeling it in all kinds of ways... Bryan knows what's tight for him - reading comics, drawing superheroes, and hanging out with no drama. But drama is every day where he's from, and that gets him tight, wound up. And now Bryan's friend Mike pressures him with ideas of fun that are crazy risky. At first, it's a rush following Mike, hopping turnstiles, subway surfing, and getting into all kinds of trouble. But Bryan never...
1926) Bad sister
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First Second
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"Meet Charise. She's energetic, helpful, a model pet owner and full of inventions. But she's also a bad sister. When she goes too far and breaks little brother Daniel's tooth, can she redeem herself? Is an accident really an accident if you could have stopped it? But most importantly... What does it mean to be a good sister?"--Back cover.
1927) Bats in the band
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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When the weather warms up, bats take advantage of an empty theater to stage a concert.
1930) Dead end in Norvelt
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
920L
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In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.
1931) The deep blue between
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In 1890s West Africa, when a brutal raid leaves their home in ruins, twin sisters Hassana and Husseina are kidnapped, sold into slavery, and separated, remaining connected through shared dreams of water, but will their fates ever draw them back together?
1932) Jellicoe Road
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
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Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother at the age of eleven, high school student Taylor Markham struggles with her identity and family history at a boarding school in Australia.
1933) Wild Ride
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
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Swindle meets Adventures in Babysitting in this action-filled comedy!
Charley Decker is about to have the wildest night of her life! With her mom on a romantic weekend getaway, Charley has plans to spend her free time watching bad movies with older brother Greg, and friends Wade and Oona (if Charley can get Wade and Oona to stop fighting long enough to pay attention.) But then, Greg ditches Charley for a date night downtown, borrows their mom's boyfriend's...
1934) Nissa's place
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
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Uncertain of where she really belongs, thirteen-year-old Nissa leaves her Louisiana home where she lives with her father and her new stepmother and goes to stay with her eccentric mother in Chicago.
1935) Off I go!
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Acorn/Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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Told in rhyming text, Princess Truly uses her super powers to explore the world, whether it is visiting penguins with her brother in Antarctica, or taking her timid pug Sir Noodles on a vacation in a rain forest.
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First Second
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 2
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"A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents...
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"When Misty was six years old her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch where they were subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse and extreme physical violence. Their step-father kept a loaded rifle by the door at all times to make sure the young girls were too terrified to try to escape. They also knew that no rescue would ever come because only a couple of people...
1938) Three strike summer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
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"Dust Bowl refugee Gloria Mae Willard finds herself uprooted and working on a California peach orchard, where she tries to join the secret, all-boys baseball team that she's desperate to play on"--
1939) My kingdom of darkness
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Branches/Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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For Ember, a rescue Chihuahua and the newest pet in the Chin family, the first step in fulfilling his destiny to rule the world is to defeat the evil neighborhood squirrel, Masher.
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A playful and comforting bedtime book that imagines all the wonderful ways a child might give and receive a hug. Whether it’s a big bear, gasp for air, knock over a chair hug or a wet and drippy, slimy, slippy fish hug, children will giggle their way through all the imaginative examples. Cooney’s sweet, whimsical rhymes encourage playful interaction between parent and child and ultimately help them wind down before they snuggle into bed and drift...
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