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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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"After an entire summer trying to figure out how to go back to being the person she was before her depression and anxiety diagnosis, twelve-year-old Pluto finds out--with the help of the Hayden Planetarium hotline, a new tutor, and a new friend--that there is no old or new Pluto, there's just Pluto, growing up"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On a visit to Cincinnati from rural Kentucky during the Great Depression, Aunt Millie impresses Kit with her money-saving cleverness. Includes information on life in America during the Great Depression.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Finley Hart is sent to her grandparents' house for the summer, but her anxiety and overwhelmingly sad days continue until she escapes into her writings which soon turn mysteriously real and she realizes she must save this magical world in order to save herself.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
How do you grow a miracle? For the record, this is not the question Mr. Neely is looking for when he says everyone in class must answer an important question using the scientific process. But Natalie's botanist mother is suffering from depression, so this is The Question that's important to Natalie. When Mr. Neely suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, Natalie has hope. Eggs are breakable. Hope is not. Natalie has a secret plan for the prize...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The growing mental health crisis cannot be ignored. Medical experts warn that doing so would cost countries trillions of dollars and more importantly, millions of lives. Showcasing activists and leaders who are fighting to address mental health issues and overcome the stigmas associated with them, this informative book explains what the mental health crisis is and what can be done about it. Young readers will gain a deeper understanding of mental...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rates of mental health conditions are climbing among all age groups. However, young people who are already grappling with developmental changes may find navigating mental health problems particularly challenging. This important title is here to help. The explanatory text breaks down key ideas behind the causes of mental health problems. It also offers tips for finding comfort and support. This unique title features engaging illustrated characters...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
The acclaimed author of Where the Watermelons Grow is back with a story perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hunt and Ali Benjamin, about finding friendship after a tragic loss.
It's been eighty-three days since Annie Lee's daddy died, but she still sees reminders of him everywhere. His record player mysteriously plays his favorite songs, there's shaving cream in the sink every morning, and the TV keeps flipping to the Duke basketball games he loved.
She...
12) Strawberry Hill
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Ten-year-old Allie's family moves from urban New Haven to rural Stamford, Connecticut, in the midst of the Great Depression.
13) Hurricane season
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
For Fig's dad, hurricane season brings the music.
For Fig, hurricane season brings the possibility of disaster.
Fig, a sixth grader, loves her dad and the home they share in a beachside town. She does not love the long months of hurricane season. Her father, a once-renowned piano player, sometimes goes looking for the music in the middle of a storm. Hurricane months bring unpredictable good and bad days. More than anything, Fig wants to see...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Brian and Ezra's story continues in the moving sequel to Thanks a Lot, Universe, which New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone called "a glorious ode to the beauty of preteen friendship."
Brian knows that anxiety and depression aren't things that are magically fixed overnight, but he still doesn't understand why it's all hitting him so hard right now. Sure, his dad is still in prison and middle school is still stressful, but he's seeing a...
16) Buster
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Buster's a therapy dog who needs to take matters into his own paws to help a boy understand his own anxiety...even if it means breaking a few rules.
Buster's in big trouble. He's been dragged to Dog Court for breaking one of the most sacred of all dog rules: Never, ever talk to a human, or let a human know how smart you really are. But, he swears he had a good reason! The boy he's been taking care of, Tonio, needed his help in a big way. You see,...
17) Macaroni boy
Author
Publisher
Dell Yearling
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In Pittsburgh in 1933, sixth-grader Mike Costa notices a connection between several strange occurrences, but the only way he can find out the truth about what's happening is to be nice to the class bully. Includes historical facts.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
A beautifully tangled story of friendship, fairy tales, and family secrets. For those who loved Pax and The War That Saved My Life.
A Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2017An Amazon Best Book of 2017A 2018 Bank Street College Best Book of the Year A Telegraph Top 50 Book of the YearEveryone is too busy to pay attention to Henrietta and the things she sees -- or thinks she sees -- in the shadows of their new home, Hope House. Mama is ill. Father has...
19) One jar of magic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
"Magic is like a dream. Delightful. Terrifying. Unreal. Rose Alice Anders is Little Luck. Lucky to be born into the Anders family. Lucky to be just as special and magical as the most revered man in town--her father. The whole town has been waiting for Rose to turn twelve, when she can join them in their annual capturing of magic on New Year's Day and become the person she was born to be. But when that special day finally comes, Rose barely captures...
20) Eventown
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The world tilted for Elodee this year, and now it's impossible for her to be the same as she was before. Not when her feelings have such a strong grip on her heart. Not when she and her twin sister, Naomi, seem to be drifting apart. So when Elodee's mom gets a new job in Eventown, moving seems like it might just fix everything.
Indeed, life in Eventown is comforting and exciting all at once. Their kitchen comes with a box of recipes for Elodee...
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