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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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It's the Chinese year of the dog! When Pacy's mom tells her that this is a good year for friends, family, and "finding herself," Pacy begins searching right away. As the year goes on, she struggles to find her talent, deals with disappointment, makes a new best friend, and discovers just why the year of the dog is a lucky one for her after all.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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This book about the tree-killing Asian longhorned beetle reveals how the help of everyday people, their neighborhoods, teams of beetle-sniffing dogs, and a nationwide effort from bug scientists to tree doctors are working to eradicate this invasive pest.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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When thirteen-year-old San Lee moves to a new town and school for the umpteenth time, he is looking for a way to stand out when his knowledge of Zen Buddhism, gained in his previous school, provides the answer--and the need to quickly become a convincing Zen master.
4) The comeback
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen dreams of being a figure skating champion, but a remarkably talented new girl at the arena and a racist classmate at school test her resolve.
5) Dragon Pearl
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Rick Riordan Presents Yoon Ha Lee's space opera about thirteen-year-old Min, who comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you'd never know it by looking at her. To keep the family safe, Min's mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic, such as Charm or shape-shifting. They must appear human at all times. Min feels hemmed in by the household rules and resents the endless chores, the cousins who crowd her, and the aunties who judge her. She...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Graci Kim's thrilling debut about an adopted Korean-American girl who discovers her heritage and her magic on a perilous journey to save her witch clan family.
Riley Oh can't wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful lineage of Korean healing witches their family has belonged to for generations. Her sister, Hattie, will earn her Gi bracelet and finally be able to cast spells without...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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An eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl joins her performing arts school's J-Pop club, where the members form an imitation band of their favorite girl group, coming together from different corners of the school to help and support one another along the way.
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2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling author Stacey Lee's modern reimagining of a classic Chinese folktale-replete with magic, boba, and lots of trash talking. Twelve-year-old Winston Chu is supposed to learn impulse control at the cooking academy his mom enrolled him in. But learning to think before he acts won't happen overnight. While skateboarding home with a pie in hand, Winston inadvertently stops a robbery at Mr. Pang's Whimsies,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the second book in Graci Kim's magical and mysterious Gifted Clans trilogy. "Graci Kim does such an amazing job of blending Korean mythology into the modern world, I am now wondering how I ever lived without knowing all this cool information."-- New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan For Riley Oh, life as the Godrealm's last fallen star is not all it's cracked up to be. Her new divine heritage...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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A Malaysian folk tale comes to life in this emotionally layered, chilling middle grade debut, perfect for fans of The Book of Boy and The Jumbies.
I am a dark spirit, the ghost announced grandly. I am your inheritance, your grandmother’s legacy. I am yours to command.
Suraya is delighted when her witch grandmother gifts her a pelesit. She names her ghostly companion Pink, and the two quickly become inseparable.
But Suraya doesn’t know that...
11) Sugar and Spite
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Can a bully be defeated by a magical love potion?
Jolina can't take Claudine's bullying any longer! The taunts and teasing are too much. Though Jolina knows she's still in-training to use her grandfather's arbularyo magic, she sneaks into his potions lab to get her revenge. Jolina brews a batch of gayuma, a powerful love potion. And, it works. The love potion conquers Claudine's hateful nature. In fact, Claudine doesn't just stop bullying Jolina-now...
12) Spirit hunters
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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"Harper doesn't trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family's new house is haunted. Harper isn't sure she believes those rumors, until her younger brother, Michael, starts acting strangely. She knows that the memories she's blocking will help make sense of her brother's behavior and the strange and threatening sensations she feels in this house, but will she be able to put the pieces together in time?"--Provided...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Aru Shah and her sisters-including one who also claims to be the Sleeper's daughter-must find their mentors Hanuman and Urvashi in Lanka, the city of gold, before war breaks out between the devas and asuras.
Aru has just made a wish on the tree of wishes, but she can't remember what it was. She's pretty sure she didn't wish for a new sister, one who looks strangely familiar and claims to be the Sleeper's daughter, like her.
Aru also isn't sure she...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Sikander Aziz has to team up with the hero Gilgamesh in order to stop Nergal, the ancient god of plagues, from wiping out the population of Manhattan in this adventure based on Mesopotamian mythology.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the breathtaking conclusion to Roshani Chokshi's New York Times best-selling Pandava quintet. Will the Sleeper gain immortality or be stopped once and for all? *"Chokshi spins a fantastical narrative that seamlessly intertwines Hindu cosmology and folklore, feminism, and witty dialogue for an uproarious novel."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred review of Aru Shah and the End of Time) The Pandavas only have until the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Lori M. Lee's middle grade debut about a lonely Hmong girl, who discovers she's a powerful shaman warrior in this fantasy inspired by Southeast Asian mythology.
Pahua Moua has a bit of a reputation for being a weirdo. A lonely eleven-year-old Hmong girl with the unique ability to see spirits, she spends her summer days babysitting her little brother and playing with her best friend, a cat spirit no one else...
17) Tiger Honor
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Yoon Ha Lee's companion to the best-selling and award-winning DRAGON PEARL, another space opera inspired by Korean mythology, this time told from the point of view of a nonbinary tiger spirit.
Sebin, a young tiger spirit from the Juhwang Clan, wants nothing more than to join the Thousand World Space Forces and, like their Uncle Hwan, captain a battle cruiser someday. But when Sebin's acceptance letter finally...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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After fourteen-year-old Aru Shah and her friends fail to keep a prophecy from the Sleeper, they undergo a rebranding campaign to prove the Pandavas's trustworthiness, but Aru believes they need to focus on finding the Tree of Wishes before the Sleeper and stopping war between the devas and the demons.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Nowadays, teens' favorite YouTubers are as beloved as musicians, athletes, actors, and other entertainers. Ryan Higa, one of YouTube's most popular and pioneering content creators, came aboard early and is still going strong. The Hawaiian-born comedian, sketch player, producer, and musician has come a long way since his first uploads in 2006. This biography's lively narrative and vivid images will captivate dedicated fans and casual readers alike...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Immigration from China to the United States coincided with the California gold rush. Attracted by the riches "Gold Mountain" had to offer, Chinese immigrants in search of a better life left China in droves in the mid-to-late 19th century. Readers will learn what hardships and successes Chinese immigrants faced when they arrived in the United States through a detailed examination of the push/pull factors that caused thousands of Chinese to leave their...
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