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Language
English
Description
"A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars. Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes? Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp are two very different women. Nisha, 45, lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. She doesn't even...
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tractor Mac and his friends welcome a new vehicle to the farm, a small tractor named Daisy, helping her get started on her difficult work and encouraging her to keep at it, one small step at a time.
6) Rainmaker
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The Rambletown Rounders want to end their last season together with a fun-filled rafting trip and a championship win, but star pitcher Slingshot Slocum hits a slump, believing the drenching rains that threaten to ruin their adventure are his fault.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Zelly Fried wants a dog more than anything, so at the urging of her grandfather, during the summer before sixth grade she takes care of a "practice dog" made out of an orange juice jug to show her parents that she is ready for the responsibility, even though she is sometimes not entirely sure about the idea.
8) Mel Fell
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A Caldecott Honor Book and ALA Notable Book of the Year! An innovative and charming tale about a plucky little bird, from the award-winning author-illustrator of Fox the Tiger.
Readers will delight in turning their book sideways and upside down to follow Mel on her journey from downward fall to triumphant flight in this tale of self-confidence and taking a leap of faith. Please note: For the best
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Series
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Miri returns to Asland and calls upon all of her knowledge of rhetoric and other useful lessons learned at the Princess Academy when she and the other girls face strong opposition while working for a new, fair charter.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Beatrice is so well-known for never making a mistake that she is greeted each morning by fans and reporters, but a near-error on the day of the school talent show could change everything.
12) Princess Academy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.
13) All the answers
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Ava finds an old pencil in her family's junk drawer and discovers, during a math test, that it will answer factual questions, so she and her best friend Sophie have a great time--and Ava grows in self-confidence--until the pencil reveals a truth about her family that Ava would rather not know.
14) Wildoak
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Maggie's stutter causes her much heartache and only her menagerie of pets, whom she can speak with fluidly, provide her comfort, but when she finds Rumpus, an abandoned snow leopard, in a forest in Cornwall, their chance encounter will change their lives forever.
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books / Walden Media
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the first seventh-grader ever to make the varsity baseball team.
Reading level: Ages: 8-12
16) Be who you are
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Picture book encouraging kids to be proud of what makes them unique, where they come from, and how they express themselves and see the world.
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture.
19) Wing ding
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When star shortstop for the Rambletown Rounders, Stump Plumwhiff, comes down with a bad case of the "yips," his teammates try to help him regain his self-confidence before the All-Star game.
20) Wild pitch
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Robbie Hammond, the Dulaney Orioles' pitcher, has to persevere through a losing season"
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