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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savanna to Ivan and Bob.
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Percy Jackson's hope for a normal senior year is shattered as the gods present him with three quests, beginning with the retrieval of Zeus's goblet, in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation for college.
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Wild robot volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and...
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Harry Potter (Original series) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 44
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English
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Children's New Books: September 2020 eBooks and eAudiobooks
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile 900 to 999
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile 900 to 999
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As Harry faces his upcoming fifth year at Hogwarts Academy, there are increasing rumors of dark times coming and of Lord Voldemort's return to power, and a secret anti-Voldemort society, The Order of the Phoenix, begins meeting again.
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Nico di Angelo adventures volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
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As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life-literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the two demigods can overcome any obstacle or foe. At least, that's been the case so far ... Now Nico is being plagued by a voice calling...
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Norendy tales volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room...
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Front desk volume 5
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"Mia Tang is at the top of her game! She's spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story--one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune. But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco... 1. Mia's camp is full of older kids, with famous relatives, fancy laptops, and major connections!...
9) Wrecker
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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"Valdez Jones VIII calls himself Wrecker because his great-great-great-great-great-grandfather salvaged shipwrecks for a living. So is it destiny, irony, or just bad luck when Wrecker comes across a speedboat that has run hard aground on a sand flat? The men in the boat don't want Wrecker to call for help--in fact, they'll pay him to forget he ever saw them. Wrecker would be happy to forget, but he keeps seeing these men all over Key West--at the...
10) Tagging freedom
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Set in the early days of the Syrian Civil War, cousins Kareem and Samira living in Massachusetts navigate the growing conflict in Syria, new friendships, and the use of art to express themselves.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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"Herc Beal knows who he's named after--a mythical hero--but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod, and not a single Hydra in sight. Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn't working all the time, Herc...
12) School trip
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New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"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...
13) Hidden truths
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"Dani and Eric have been best friends since Dani moved next door in second grade. They bond over donuts, comic books, and camping on the Cape. Until one summer when everything changes. Did Eric cause the accident that leaves Dani unable to do the one thing in the world she most cares about? The question plagues him, and he will do anything to get answers about the explosion that injured her. But Dani is hurting too much to want Eric to pursue the...
14) Remember us
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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2023 Winter Kit Reading List - Middle School
Children's New Books: November 2023 Chapter Books
Children's Special Topics: Black History Month 2024
Children's New Books: November 2023 Chapter Books
Children's Special Topics: Black History Month 2024
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"It seems like Sage's whole world is on fire the summer before she starts seventh grade. As house after house burns down, her Bushwick neighborhood gets referred to as "The Matchbox" in the local newspaper. And while Sage prefers to spend her time shooting hoops with the guys, she's also still trying to figure out her place inside the circle of girls she's known since childhood. A group that each day feels further and further away from her. But it's...
15) Dear Mothman
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Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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2023 Winter Kit Reading List - Middle School
Children's New Books: October 2023 Chapter Books
Children's Special Topics: Novels in Verse
Children's Special Topics: Novels in Verse for Middle Schoolers
Children's New Books: October 2023 Chapter Books
Children's Special Topics: Novels in Verse
Children's Special Topics: Novels in Verse for Middle Schoolers
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After the death of his best friend and the only other trans boy at school, Noah starts writing letters expressing his feelings to the humanoid creature Mothman and risks everything when he treks into the woods to prove Mothman's existence.
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Series
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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While bumbling PI Percival Smidgely tries to find missing pig Mercy Watson, a trio of clever neighborhood sleuths follow a trail of hoof prints - and a delicious aroma - to recover their porcine wonder, in this uproariously funny, extra-special series finale.
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Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Twelve-year-old Barana and Abby come together to solve a sea turtle egg poaching mystery plaguing Barana's Honduran coastal village, and learn the true meaning of friendship, courage, and community along the way.
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Children's Awards: C. S. King Honor for Afr. Amer. Author/Illustrator
Children's Book Awards: 2024 Winners and Honors
Children's New Books: March 2024 Chapter Books
Children's Special Topics: Novels in Verse
Children's Book Awards: 2024 Winners and Honors
Children's New Books: March 2024 Chapter Books
Children's Special Topics: Novels in Verse
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A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.
19) Once there was
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Publisher
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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AUSD Book Battles 2024: 8th Grade
Children's Awards: Odyssey Award for Audiobook Recording
Children's Book Awards: 2024 Winners and Honors
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Children's Awards: Odyssey Award for Audiobook Recording
Children's Book Awards: 2024 Winners and Honors
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When fifteen-year-old Iranian American Marjan discovers her murdered father was secretly a veterinarian to magical creatures, she realizes she must take up his mantle, despite the many dangers.
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Children's Book Awards: 2024 Winners and Honors
Children's Book Awards: Schneider Family Book Award
Children's New Books: March 2024 Chapter Books
Children's Book Awards: Schneider Family Book Award
Children's New Books: March 2024 Chapter Books
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Follows thirteen-year-old neurodivergent Maudie during an eventful summer in California with her father, where she struggles with whether to share a terrible secret about life with her mom and stepdad. Text contains bullying and violence.
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