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6381) Silhouetted by the blue
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Description
After the death of her mother in an automobile accident, seventh-grader Serena, who has gotten the lead in her middle school play, is left to handle the day-to-day challenges of caring for herself and her younger brother when their father cannot pull himself out of his depression.
6382) We'll never be apart
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe is in a mental ward when, with support from fellow patient Chase, she begins to confront hidden truths in a journal, including that the only person she trusts may be telling her only half of the story.
6383) When Winter Robeson came
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
In August 1965, twelve-year-old Eden's older cousin from Mississippi comes to visit her in Los Angeles, and while the Watts Riots erupt around them, they continue their investigation of the disappearance of Winter's father ten years ago.
6386) One speck of truth
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"Alma yearns for the truth about her dead birth father, and a trip to his birthplace might provide the answers she desperately seeks"--
6387) Sneaks
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"When Ben Harp sees his teacher's watch crawling across the hallway, he thinks he must be dreaming. But no, he's just seen his first Sneak--an interdimensional mischief-maker that can borrow the form of any ordinary object. He figured this school year would be bad ... and he's stuck doing a group project with two similarly friendless girls, Charlotte and Akemi ... Now Ben, Charlotte, and Akemi are trying to understand a book that seems to contain...
6388) On the line
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"In Jackson Moore’s small town, his family is known for producing hockey heroes - but he worries that he’ll never measure up to their amazing skills. On the ice he feels like a potato on skates, and his teammates begin to wonder if he really is a Moore. Then, when a shortage of equipment puts his team at risk of losing their spot in the Winterfest Tournament, Jackson makes a game plan of his own and realizes that his problem-solving and stewardship...
6389) Finding my place
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Description
After moving to an affluent suburb of Denver in 1975, ninth-grader Tiphanie feels lonely at her nearly all-white high school until she befriends another "outsider" and discovers that prejudice exists in many forms.
6390) Sometimes I cry
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Sometimes it's the sting from a fall that brings tears to your eyes, but other times it's laughing so hard from a tickle fight that you start to cry. Follow a young boy as he explores the wide range of emotions that cause him to cry - from joy to disappointment, from laughter to pain, from love to grief. Through moving and lyrical prose, this work offers a gentle, necessary affirmation of the emotional complexity of growing up, particularly for a...
6391) Sleepaway champs
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
Shark and Bot, the two most unlikely friends, are back for more hilarious and epic adventures! It's Summer vacation and Shark and Bot have a new adventure-- at sleepaway camp! Shark (always a nervous nelly!) quickly starts feeling homesick. Can he make it through the week? Will Bot short circuit at the lake? Find out in this hilarious new installment.
6392) Screaming at the ump
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Twelve-year-old Casey lives with his father and grandfather at their family-run umpire school, and as he deals with middle school and his mother's unwelcome return, he stumbles on a sensational story that has him questioning his dream of becoming a journalist.
6393) Love is kind
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Little Owl is on a quest to buy his grammy the perfect gift for her birthday -- a heart-shaped box of chocolates. But several things go wrong along the way. Will Little Owl discover the true meaning of love isn't found in a box ... even one filled with chocolate?
6394) I'm not a girl
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Based on a true transgender identity journey, follows a boy who is determined to be himself.
6395) The kingdom over the sea
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
When twelve-year-old Yara's mother passes away, she leaves behind a letter and a strange set of instructions. Yara must travel from the home she has always known to a place that is not on any map, Zehaira, a world of sorcerers, alchemists and simmering magic. But Zehaira is not the land it used to be. The practice of magic has been outlawed, the Sultan's alchemists are plotting a sinister scheme, and the answers Yara is searching for seem to be out...
6396) Mr. Walker Steps Out
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Mr. Walker, the human-shaped figure who lives in the traffic signal box and tells pedestrians when it is safe to cross the street, decides to leave his post and experience all that he has been missing, in this sweet and satisfying tale about finding one's place in the world.
Mr. Walker works hard. Every day, he stands in the window of his boxy little house on the corner of Broadway and Main, letting people know when it's safe to cross the street....
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Sofía Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the United States.
6398) Churro and the magician
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"Churro is a bunny with a big imagination. And sometimes, it gets Churro in trouble. After missing the school bus one day, Churro discovers a magic wand that a magician left behind. Now Churro's bad day just got a little more fun. But not for everyone in town! With the help of new friends, Churro must learn to use creativity and the magician's wand to help fix the town's magical new problems. Filled with colorful illustrations and featuring the hilarious...
6399) Operation Photobomb
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
When Monkey finds a camera, Chameleon discovers that he loves to photobomb everyone! But, Chameleon's photobombing starts to drive the other animals bananas. Can they find a way to stop his wild antics?