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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick
The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the twentieth century.
From the moment she entered the world, Francie Nolan needed to be made of stern stuff, for the often harsh life of Williamsburg demanded fortitude, precocity, and strength of spirit. Often scorned by neighbors for her family’s erratic
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef." --
Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago has been doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. She dreams of working as a chef after...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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“This gorgeously rendered graphic-novel version provides a new perspective for old fans but also acts as an immersive introduction for youngsters as well as any adult who somehow missed out on the iconic story set in Maycomb, Alabama.”--USA TodayA beautifully crafted graphic novel adaptation of Harper Lee’s beloved, Pulitzer Prize–winning American classic, voted America's best-loved novel in PBS's Great American Read. "Shoot all the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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"Running into a long-ago friend sets memory from the 1970s in motion for August, transporting her to a time and a place where friendship was everything--until it wasn't. For August and her girls, sharing confidences as they ambled through neighborhood streets, Brooklyn was a place where they believed that they were beautiful, talented, brilliant--a part of a future that belonged to them. But beneath the hopeful veneer, there was another Brooklyn,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 25
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English
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Miss Rachel Vinrace, aged twenty-four and previously interested only in music, is on a voyage both literal and metaphorical. An ocean cruise with her father leaves her for the summer at her Aunt’s villa in an unnamed South American country, where she meets the English inhabitants of the local town’s hotel. As the season progresses she starts to become entangled in their own lives and passions, and through those burgeoning acquaintances and friendships...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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An old woman becomes young again and a man regains his severed leg. Two boys watch as strange things happen when a carnival comes to town. They will soon discover the show's awful mystery. It is a mystery that will alter the life of everyone it touches.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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The Bean Trees is bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver's first novel, now widely regarded as a modern classic. It is the charming, engrossing tale of rural Kentucky native Taylor Greer, who only wants to get away from her roots and avoid getting pregnant. She succeeds, but inherits a 3-year-old native-American little girl named Turtle along the way, and together, from Oklahoma to Tucson, Arizona, half-Cherokee Taylor and her charge search for a new...
8) Where I Live
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Included on Bustle's list of the 27 Most Anticipated YA Contemporary Books Hitting Shelves in 2018"! Fans of Jennifer Niven and Nicola Yoon will enjoy this realistic debut novel, which brings to light heavy topics of homelessness and abuse.- School Library Journal Where I Live is hard-hitting and real and filled with hope. It makes you want to find your voice, find your people, and tell your story.-Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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In this sequel to the New York Times bestseller 99 Days , perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson, Molly Barlow finds herself in Europe on her summer vacation, desperately trying to forget everything that happened a year ago. But over the course of nine days and nine nights, her whole life will be turned upside down once more. . Molly Barlow isn't that girl anymore. A business major at her college in Boston, she's reinvented herself after...
10) Girls of July
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Told from separate perspectives, four girls, Britta, Meredith, Kate, and Spider, only two of whom had met before, spending an unforgettable July with Spider's aunt in the Adirondacks.
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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"Cynthia Hand is the master of pulling at your heartstrings. The How & the Why tells both sides of an adoption story with love, compassion, and care." -Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of Letters to the Lost
A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind, from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand.
Cassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for; they've given Cass a life she wouldn't trade for the...
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Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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"A PopSugar Best Book of June! "An absolute joy to read. I completely demolished it one sitting." -- Alethea Kontis, NPR.org A social media influencer is shipped off to a digital detox summer camp in this funny coming-of-age story, perfect for fans of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty and Love and Gelato. Sunny Song's Big Summer Goals: 1) Make Rafael Kim my boyfriend (finally!) 2) Hit 100K followers (almost there... ) 3) Have the best last summer...
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Publisher
Harlequin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
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Heartbreakingly real ... a remarkable novel about the power of first love and the courage it takes to face your fears. -- Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling author From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a riveting story about friendship, survival and finding your voice. Growing up, Mallory Dodge learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it's been four years since her nightmare...
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