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Norvelt books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
930L
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After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the founder of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack accompanies his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on a cross-country run as she pursues the oddest of outlaws.
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Jack Henry books volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
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Moving with his unbearable sister to Miami, Florida, Jack tries to break some of his bad habits but finds himself irresistibly drawn to things disgusting, gross, and weird.
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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.
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Joey Pigza books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
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Joey, who lives with his eccentric grandmother, is mystified by his uncontrollable manic behavior until it is found he has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). "They say I'm wired bad, or wired sad, but there's no doubt about it -- I'm wired." Joey Pigza's got heart, he's got a mom who loves him, and he's got "dud meds," which is what he calls the Ritalin pills that are supposed to even out his wild mood swings. Sometimes Joey makes bad...
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