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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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Description
When fourteen-year-old baseball player Hutch feels threatened by the arrival of a new teammate named Darryl, he tries to work through his insecurities about both Darryl and his remote and silent father, who was once a great ballplayer too.
2) Stick kid
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A stick figure boy grows up, eventually leaving home and starting a stick family of his own.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Tired of the frequent moves that he and his father must make, twelve-year-old Beekman begins to make connections with neighbors and classmates after settling in a small, unusual New York City neighborhood.
4) Crackback
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 5
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Description
Miles barely recalls when football was fun after being sidelined by a new coach, constantly criticized by his father, and pressured by his best friend to take performance-enhancing drugs.
5) Cosmic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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Description
Frequently mistaken for an adult because of his mature appearance, 12-year-old Liam tires of the few benefits he's been able to take advantage of as a result and cons his way onto a spaceship for civilians by pretending to be an adult chaperone, a situation that lands him between worlds far from home.
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Series
Martin Bridge volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Martin's back in two more stories. His first overnight camping trip with the Junior Badgers brings a mixed blessing as he shares a cabin room with his friend Alex. The second story, is about a familiar family conflict, watching TV or helping dad? See how Martin learns that spending time with Dad is more special that his favorite TV show.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
"Whether it's jumping in puddles with Tata in the rain, greeting the neighborhood cat on the quiet back streets with Gogo, or holding hands with Mama while rushing to make the bell, walking to school with family is the best. But nothing is better than walking to school with Papa. From high above, resting on Papa's shoulders, all of the town is in perfect view, and Papa always says 'I love you' when he says goodbye. A sweet ode to fatherhood and the...
9) All shook up
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Formats
Description
When thirteen-year-old Josh goes to stay with his father in Chicago for a few months, he discovers--to his horror--that his dad has become an Elvis impersonator.
10) Above all else
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Teen
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
770L
Description
"Eighteen-year-olds Rose and Tate are best friends and climbing buddies, and now they are embarking on the greatest climb of all--Mount Everest; but as the climbers encounter physical and emotional challenges the higher they go, the expedition starts to slide toward disaster, testing the teens' courage, determination, and their feelings for each other"--Provided by the publisher.
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