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Handmaid's tale volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the...
2) Dracula
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Dracula opens the door to the unknown. Do all superstitions have a basis in reality, or are they just folklore? Bram Stoker's Dracula is one of the most feared and most loved tales in literature. From Transylvania to London, the reader explores the dark side of mystery and intrigue riding on the coattails of Dracula's cape, changing from wolf to bat, and living only in the nighttime. Do vampires really exist? Read Dracula and decide for yourself.
3) Frankenstein
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant scientist, tries to create life in his laboratory, the result in an ugly monster. Instantly feared by all who see him, the hated monster is driven into the countryside. Never given a change at friendship or human companionship, the monster plots a terrible revenge!
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American gods volume 1
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English
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Shadow spent three years in prison, keeping his head down, doing his time. All he wanted was to get back to the loving arms of his wife and to stay out of trouble for the rest of his life. But days before his scheduled release, he learns that his wife has been killed in an accident, and his world becomes a colder place. On the plane ride home to the funeral, Shadow meets a grizzled man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday. A self-styled grifter and rogue,...
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Wolf in underpants volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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After living in fear of the wolf with crazy eyes and fangs like ice picks, a forest community is stunned when he shows up looking calm and wearing striped underpants, leaving them wondering why they were so afraid of him.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Romeo and Juliet has become Shakespeare's most well-known love story. See how true love can blossom, even in an unfriendly setting of hatred and feuding. Read along and find out how their innocence enables them to overlook the fighting between their families. Romeo and Juliet are betrayed by the very families they care about, forcing them to take their lives instead of being separated. In the end, through the pain of losing their children, the families...
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The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.
9) New kid
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New kid volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...
10) The crossover
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
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Miles morales volume 3
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English
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Spider-Man no more? None of Miles Morales' incredible powers could prevent his mother's death, or spare his father from a life-changing injury in a brutal fight against Venom. Miles is convinced that he caused the tragedy - so in an emotion-filled decision, he has put away the costume, swearing never to fight as Spider-Man again! But when two new super-powered teenagers, Cloak and Dagger, emerge and the Taskmaster breaks up their fight with the juvenile...
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2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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National bestseller
2017 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist
ABA Indies Introduce Winter / Spring 2017 Selection
Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Spring 2017 Selection
ALA 2018 Notable Books Selection
An intimate and poignant graphic novel portraying one family's journey from war-torn Vietnam, from debut author Thi Bui.
This beautifully illustrated and emotional story is
13) Calamity Jack
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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In this graphic novel interpretation of "Jack and the beanstalk," Jack is a born schemer who climbs a magical beanstalk in the hope of exacting justice from a mean giant and gaining a fortune for his widowed mother, aided by some friends.
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Español
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"Defred recuerda los años previos a la instauración de Gilead, cuando ella era una mujer independiente con empleo, una familia y un nombre propio. Ahora, sus recuerdos y su voluntad de supervivencia se consideran actos de rebelión" -- Page 4 of cover.
"In the Republic of Gilead, a Handmaid named Offred lives in the home of the Commander, to the purpose that she become pregnant with his child. Stripped of her most basic freedoms (work, property,...
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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"A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an icon in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love."--
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"Is hydro-fracking really safe? Is climate change real? Did the moon landing really happen? How about evolution: fact or fiction? Author-illustrator Darryl Cunningham looks at these and other hot-button science topics and presents a fact-based, visual assessment of current thinking and research on eight different issues everybody's arguing about. His lively storytelling approach incorporates comics, photographs, and diagrams to create substantive...
17) Fish Girl
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IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Fish Girl, a young mermaid living in a boardwalk aquarium, has never interacted with anyone beyond the walls of her tank until a chance encounter with an ordinary girl, Livia. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl's longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank.
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Drawing instructor and graphic novelist Mark Crilley brings his easy-to-follow artistic instruction to aspiring artists in the form of a comic book. In The Drawing Lesson, you'll meet David, a young boy who wants nothing more than to learn how to draw. Luckily for David, he's just met Becky, his helpful drawing mentor. Page by page, Becky teaches David (and you!) about the essential fundamentals that artists need in order to master drawing, all in...
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A powerful tale of forbidden love, shame, and revenge comes to life in Manga Classics: The Scarlet Letter. Faithfully adapted by Crystal Chan from the original novel, this new edition features stunning artwork by SunNeko Lee which will give old and new readers alike a fresh insight into the Nathaniel Hawthorne's tragic saga of Puritan America.
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Into the spider-verse - spider-men volume 1
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English
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When original Spider-Man Peter Parker journeys to the Ultimate Universe, he encounters another Aunt May, a young Gwen Stacy, and an all-new web-slinger--Miles Morales! Collects "Spider-Men" #4-5, "Web Warriors" #6, and material from "Spider-Ham 25th Anniversary Special."l."
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