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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.
Author
Series
Harry Potter volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in an atmosphere of uncertainty, as the magical world begins to face the fact that the evil wizard Voldemort is alive and active once again.
Author
Series
Harry Potter volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 34
Language
English
Description
Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemortś remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himself the strength to complete the task he has been given. He must leave the warmth, safety, and companionship of The Burrow and follow without fear or hesitation the inexorable path laid out for him. Harry...
4) Okay for now
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer, a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
280 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In a small, Virginia town, sixth-grader Jessie Lou Ferguson has a crush on the hugely popular Conrad Parker Smith, and when he suddenly develops a medical problem and the teacher asks Jessie Lou to help him, they become friends, to her surprise.
Author
Publisher
Yonder/Restless Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
236 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fred and her math-teacher mom are always on the move, and Fred is getting sick of it ... On the eve of turning thirteen, Fred sees something strange in the living room: her mother, dressed for a party, standing in front of an enormous paper lantern--which she steps into and disappears. Fred follows her and finds herself in the Land of Impossibility ... With her new friends, Fred sets off in search of her mom, braving dungeons, Insult Fish, Fearsome...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
244 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1940, thirteen-year-old Evvy Hoffmeister and her newfound friends struggle to get well at Loon Lake Sanatorium, where they are being treated for tuberculosis.
Author
Series
Aristotle and Dante volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
Author
Series
Simon Snow volume 3
Publisher
Wednesday Books, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
579 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simon, Baz, Penelope, and Agatha return to England, back to the Watford School of Magicks, and back to their families for a final adventure.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fifteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz is torn between two worlds, passing for white while living in Harlem, being called Jewish while attending her mother's Baptist church, and experiencing first love while watching her parents' marriage crumble.
11) Luca
Publisher
Disney/Pixar
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Set in a seaside town on the Italian Riviera, a young boy experiences an unforgettable summer. Luca shares his amazing adventures with his newfound friend Alberto, but their fun is threatened by a deeply held secret: they're sea monsters from another world just below the water's surface.
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A delinquent teenage girl with a dysfunctional family befriends a surly children's magician who helps her navigate her inner demons and dysfunctional family with sleight of hand magic. A coming-of-age comedy that touches on unlikely friendships, grief, and finding hope int the darkest moments.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
294 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Alejandra Kim doesn't feel like she belongs anywhere. At her wealthy Manhattan high school, her super Spanish name and super Korean face do not compute to her mostly white "woke" classmates and teachers. In her Jackson Heights neighborhood, she's not Latinx enough. Even at home, Ale feels unwelcome. And things at home have only gotten worse since Papi's body was discovered on the subway tracks. Ale wants nothing more than to escape the city for...
14) Turning red
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Introduces Mei Lee, a confident, dorky 13-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. Her protective, if not slightly overbearing mother, Ming, is never far from her daughter--an unfortunate reality for the teenager. And as if changes to her interests, relationships and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited, she "poofs" into a giant red panda!
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