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1) The giver
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Children's Awards: Newbery Medal for Distinguished Literature
Children's New Books: September 2021 e-Books
Children's Special Topics: Comics or Graphic Adaptations of Well Known Books
Children's New Books: September 2021 e-Books
Children's Special Topics: Comics or Graphic Adaptations of Well Known Books
Description
"Jonas' life assignment is as the Receiver of Memory, where he will apprentice the Giver and become a storehouse of all the things humanity left behind when it entered utopia: color, emotion, and even more complicated secrets."--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Classics: Abridged
Children's Classics: Chapter Books
Children's Classics: for Middle School Students
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Children's Classics: Chapter Books
Children's Classics: for Middle School Students
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Description
"Siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert were planning to adopt an orphaned boy to help out around their farm, Green Gables - instead, they got Anne Shirley. A plucky redheaded girl with a vibrant imagination, Anne turns first Green Gables and then the rest of Prince Edward Island on its ear."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
"Locked doors. Unseen magic. The most contrary of friends. Ten-year-old Mary Lennox arrives at her uncle's secluded estate on the Yorkshire moors with a scowl and a chip on her shoulder. But as she begins to explore her new home alongside ragtag companions--a cocky robin redbreast, a sour-faced gardener, and a boy who can talk to animals--Mary uncovers long-buried family secrets and learns that even the loneliest of hearts can grow roots in rocky...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. But then comes shocking news: A massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the Jersey Shore, not far from where Chet is staying. Fear is in the air. So when Chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination running wild. It's impossible he's about to come...
Author
Series
I survived volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm. At first, Katrina doesn't seem to be as bad as predicted. But overnight the levees break, and Barry's world is literally torn apart. He's swept away by the floodwaters, away from his family. Can he survive the storm of the century -- alone?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Recommended: Graphic Novels for 3rd & 4th Grades
Children's Special Topics: Short Story Collections
Children's Special Topics: Short Story Collections
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"Four short stories set in a hutong, or residential alleyway, of Beijing, China. Yu'er, her grandfather, and their eccentric neighbors experience the magic of everyday life."--
7) The witches
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Witches are real, and they are very, very dangerous. They wear ordinary clothes and have ordinary jobs, living in ordinary towns all across the world -- and there's nothing they despise more than children. When an eight-year-old boy and his grandmother come face-to-face with the Grand High Witch herself, they may be the only ones who can stop the witches' latest plot to stamp out every last child in the country!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Children's Awards: Newbery Medal for Distinguished Literature
Children's Read Alikes: Series of Unfortunate Events
Children's Special Topics: Comics or Graphic Adaptations of Well Known Books
Children's Read Alikes: Series of Unfortunate Events
Children's Special Topics: Comics or Graphic Adaptations of Well Known Books
Description
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack -- who has already killed Bod's family.
Author
Series
I survived volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When Lucas decides to skip school because he wants to discuss football with a firefighter friend of his father, he finds himself caught up in the terrorist attacks on New York City."
Author
Series
I survived volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Oscar Starling never wanted to come to Chicago. But then Oscar finds himself not just in the heart of the big city but in the middle of a terrible fire! No one knows exactly how it began, but one thing is clear: Chicago is like a giant powder keg about to explode. An army of firemen is trying to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in its path, including Oscar! Will Oscar survive one of the most famous and devastating...
Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's New Books: Featured New Books for January 2022
Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Children's Special Topics: New e-Books November 2021
Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Children's Special Topics: New e-Books November 2021
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It's summer and Sunny is bored. Most of her friends are out of town. Her mom wants her to babysit way more than Sunny wants to babysit. There's nothing good on TV. The only cool place that's cool is the community pool. Sunny loves going there - and loves it even more when she's offered a job at the snack shack. Soon she's flinging fries and serving frozen ice cream treats - with the assistance of the very sweet boy who works with her. Life is best...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
"They say that a ghost witch lives in the woods, up on Brewster's Hill. They say her companion, Bloody Bones, has a pig skull for a face and stands taller than a man, his skeleton gleaming white in the moonlight. They say that the witch takes young girls, and no one ever sees them again. Daniel doesn't believe the stories about the witch or her beast. He figures the kids on the bus are just trying to scare him, since he's new. But when his sister,...
13) School trip
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
"Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can't wait to see all the amazing art in the famous City of Lights. But when their trusted faculty guides are replaced at the last minute, the school trip takes an unexpected--and hilarious--turn. Especially when trying to find their way around a foreign city ends up being almost as tricky...
Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Children's Special Topics: School Related Graphic Novels
Children's Special Topics: School Related Graphic Novels
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Description
"Sunny's just made it to middle school . . . and it's making her life very confusing. All her best friend Deb wants to talk about is fashion, boys, makeup, boys, and being cool. Sunny's not against any of these things, but she also doesn't understand why suddenly everything revolves around them. She's much more comfortable when she's in her basement, playing Dungeons & Dragons with a bunch of new friends. Because when you're swordfighting and spider-slaying,...
15) Miss Quinces
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Awards: Pura Belpre Honor for Latino Literature
Children's New Books: 2022 Recent Graphic Novels and Comics Additions
Children's New Books: October 2022 Graphic Novels and Comics
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Children's New Books: 2022 Recent Graphic Novels and Comics Additions
Children's New Books: October 2022 Graphic Novels and Comics
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"Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceañera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can't imagine...
16) Roller girl
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Description
"A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart"--
17) The crossover
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Children's Awards: C. S. King Honor for Afr. Amer. Author/Illustrator
Children's Awards: Newbery Medal for Distinguished Literature
Children's Recommended: 7th and 8th Grade
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Children's Awards: Newbery Medal for Distinguished Literature
Children's Recommended: 7th and 8th Grade
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Description
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Author
Series
I survived volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier National Park before ... until tonight. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every year. Mel loves it here -- the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. But this year is different. With Mom gone, every moment in the park is a reminder of the past. Then Mel comes face-to-face with a mighty grizzly. She knows basic bear safety: Don't turn your...
19) Absolutely Nat
Author
Series
Nat enough volume 3
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's New Books: 2022 Recent Graphic Novels and Comics Additions
Children's New Books: November 2021 Graphic Novels and Comics
Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Children's New Books: November 2021 Graphic Novels and Comics
Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Formats
Description
"Natalie has just arrived at summer camp and soon realizes it isn't anything like the brochure. Instead of spending the summer with her best friends, Zoe and Flo, Natalie is stuck with her ex-BFF, Lily, and someone even more annoying than the endless mosquitoes: Millie Flatbottom. Even worse, she's constantly pushed out of her comfort zone and forced to come face-to-face with some of her greatest fears. Although summer camp isn't at all what Natalie...
20) Camp
Author
Series
Click volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's New Books: September 2020 eBooks and eAudiobooks
Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Children's Popular: Graphic Novels with Girl Main Character
Formats
Description
"Olive and Willow are happy campers! Or are they? Olive is sure she'll have the best time at summer camp with her friend Willow - but while Olive makes quick friends with the other campers, Willow struggles to form connections and latches on to the only person she knows - Olive. It's s'more than Olive can handle! The stress of being Willow's living security blanket begins to wear on Olive and before long ... the girls aren't just fighting, they may...
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