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1) Ludie's life
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2
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Cynthia Rylant returns to her home state of West Virginia with this powerful and evocative collection of poems. In a heartbreaking narrative that flows like a novel, we follow Ludie from childhood to falling in love and getting married, through the birth of her own children, and on into old age. This is the story of one woman's experiences in a hard-scrabble coal-mining town, a story that brims with universal themes about life, love, and family-and...
2) Boris
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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A series of poems describes a pet cat, Boris, and the companionship between Boris and his owner.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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A collection of seventy-two poems written especially for girls ages twelve and up by the much-honored and beloved poet Naomi Shihab Nye. First love, friendship, school, family, community, having a crush, loving your mother and hating your mother, sense of self, body image, hopes and dreams . . . these seventy-two poems by Naomi Shihab Nye-written expressly for this collection-will speak to girls of all ages. An honest, insightful, inspirational, and...
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Henry Holt
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Juan Francisco Manzano was born in 1797 into the household of wealthy slaveowners in Cuba. He spent his early years at the side of his owner's wife, entertaining her friends. His poetry was his outlet, reflecting the beauty and cruelty of his world. Written in verse.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 2
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In free verse, evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical notes, excerpts from her writings, biographical information, and source notes.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
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As a child, Laura Ingalls Wilder traveled across the prairie in a covered wagon. Her daughter, Rose, thought those stories might make a good book, and the two created the beloved Little House series. Sarah Breedlove, the daughter of former slaves, wanted everything to be different for her own daughter, A'Lelia. Together they built a million-dollar beauty empire for women of color. Marie Curie became the first person in history to win two Nobel prizes...
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HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"Fifty years after Where the Wild Things Are was published comes the last book Maurice Sendak completed before his death in May 2012, My Brother's Book. With influences from Shakespeare and William Blake, Sendak pays homage to his late brother, Jack, whom he credited for his passion for writing and drawing. Pairing Sendak's poignant poetry with his exquisite and dramatic artwork, this book redefines what mature readers expect from Maurice Sendak while...
8) Hard hit
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Scholastic Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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A rising high school baseball star faces his most difficult challenge when his father is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
10) Amber & Clay
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
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"In a warlike land of wind and sunlight, "ringed by a restless sea," live Rhaskos and Melisto, spiritual twins with little in common beyond the violent and mysterious forces that dictate their lives. A Thracian slave in a Greek household, Rhaskos is as common as clay, a stable boy worth less than a donkey, much less a horse. Wrenched from his mother at a tender age, he nurtures in secret, aided by Socrates, his passions for art and philosophy. Melisto...
11) Beanball
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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Relates, from diverse points of view, events surrounding the critical injury of popular and talented high school athlete, Luke "Wizard" Wallace, when he is hit in the face by a fastball.
13) Eb & Flow
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
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A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't miss this poignant novel in verse from the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero.
Two kids. One fight. No one thinks they’re wrong.
Flow
I don’t even hit girls . . . is what I’m thinking.
I roll my eyes, turn them to my shoes.
Shoes I’ma...
Two kids. One fight. No one thinks they’re wrong.
Flow
I don’t even hit girls . . . is what I’m thinking.
I roll my eyes, turn them to my shoes.
Shoes I’ma...
14) House arrest
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
While under house arrest for one year for stealing a wallet, young Timothy keeps free-verse notes on his life in a court-ordered journal as he deals with having a sick brother and tries to stay out of trouble.
15) Solo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Seventeen-year-old Blade endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past and navigate the challenges of his former rockstar father's addictions, scathing tabloid rumors, and a protected secret that threatens his own identity.
16) Audacity
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
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"A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early 20th century in New York"--Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
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"Seventh grade is going to be Iveliz's year. She's going to make a new friend and help her abuela Mimi get setlled after moving from Puerto Rico. And she is not going to get into any more trouble at school... Except is that what happens? Of course not. Because no matter how hard Iveliz tries, sometimes people say things that just make her so mad. And worse, Mimi keeps saying Iveliz's medicine is unnecessary - even though it helps Iveliz feel less...
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Series
Door of no return volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
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Description
"A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century"--
11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets… Kofi has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, in the village where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father’s...
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