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970L
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"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
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980L
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The sports world is full of epic comebacks, upsets, chokes, and clutch performances. The most memorable buzzer-beating baskets, double-digit comebacks, and unexpected meltdowns are all here alongside vivid photos and lively writing from award-winning sports author Matt Doeden. From racing legend Man o' War's only career loss in 1919 to the 2017 Super Bowl's incredible finish, sports fans will have plenty to digest. Doeden also writes about the science...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 6
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As the first female African-American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland has been breaking down all kinds of barriers in the world of dance. But when she first started dancing -- at the late age of thirteen -- no one would have guessed the shy, underprivileged girl would one day make history in her field. Her road to excellence was not easy -- a chaotic home life, with several siblings and a single mother, was a stark contrast...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Meet Moon! She's more than just a rock -- she's Earth's rock, her best friend she can always count on. Moon never turns her back on her friend (literally: she's always facing Earth with the same side!). These two will stick together forever.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
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The earliest sneakers debuted in the 1800s and weren't much more than a canvas upper and a flexible sole made of a crazy new material - rubber. For thousands of years, the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin of South America had been using latex made from the milky sap of hevea trees to protect their feet from rocks, sticks, and biting insects. Once Charles Goodyear figured out how to make the stuff more durable, sneakers were here to stay.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
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When basketball fans hear the words "Final Four," they probably think of the buzzer-beaters, Cinderella stories, and bracket-busters that have thrilled people for years. However, you don't need to be a die-hard fan to know that the NCAA men's basketball tournament is one of the most popular sports events in the United States.
8) Okinawa
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"This heartbreaking manga, by an award-winning cartoonist, examines the history of Okinawa and its military occupation. An essential manga classic presented in English for the first time."
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
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990L
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The World Cup is international soccer's championship tournament, and it rules the global sports stage. Award-winning author Matt Doeden explores the history of international soccer and covers the World Cup's greatest moments, from the Save of the Century to Diego Maradona's Hand of God goal to the United States Women's National Team's dominance. The most shocking goals, the greatest upsets, and the fun and fanfare of soccer's biggest event are all...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
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1010L
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The National Football League (NFL) is the biggest sports league in the United States, and the Super Bowl is its grandest stage. The incredible runs, the gutsy defensive plays, and the game-winning touchdown throws are all here.
11) Dinosaur empire!
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Earth before us volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
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Ms. Lernin, a retired paleontologist, helps fifth-grader Ronnie study for a quiz on dinosaurs by taking her on a guided tour of the Mesozoic Era.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 2
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In 2015, when Ohio State University took on the University of Oregon in the first College Football Playoff championship game, millions of sports fans tuned in. The game was the most-watched program in the history of cable television in the United States. But back in 1869, when Rutgers University and Princeton University played the first ever college football game, no one predicted the national spectacle that a college football championship game would...
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870L
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""You are to report to Station X at Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, in four days time....That is all you need to know." This was the terse telegram hundreds of young women throughout the British Isles received in the spring of 1941, as World War II raged. As they arrived at Station X, a sprawling mansion in a state of disrepair surrounded by Spartan-looking huts with little chimneys coughing out thick smoke-these young people had no idea what kind...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 5
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What happens when a person's reputation has been forever damaged? With archival photographs and text among other primary sources, this riveting biography of Mary Mallon by the Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Bartoletti looks beyond the tabloid scandal of Mary's controversial life. How she was treated by medical and legal officials reveals a lesser-known story of human and constitutional rights, entangled with the science of pathology...
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""In America, one of the first things done in a new State is to have the mail come." -Alexis de Toqueville, 1835 Who's Got Mail? is an intriguing and fact-filled look at how the mail has been delivered in the U.S. since the Constitution was signed. In the United States, the spread of the postal service went hand in hand with the spread of democracy and transportation. As settlement spread west, communication became even more important to let distant...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
940L
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In 2015, the U.S. Women's National Team won its first FIFA championship in sixteen years, culminating in an epic final game that featured a gutsy, brilliant performance by the midfielder Carli Lloyd. But there was a time when Carli almost quit sports. She had just been cut from the Under-21 team and told she wasn't working hard enough to be at this level. Carli was faced with a decision: should she give up or try again?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
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1010L
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Read about the incredible playoff games that basketball fans will never forget. Clutch performances and shocking finishes have helped make the NBAplayoffs one of the most thrilling spectacles in sports. The biggest moments, from buzzer-beaters to last-second defensive plays, are all here in vivid detail.
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