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Author
Pub. Date
1986
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 450L
Description
In this lap-size board book edition of a beloved tale from children's book legend Eric Carle, a father will move heaven and earth to delight his daughter. Monica wants to play with the moon, but she can't quite seem to reach it. This story literally unfolds as the pages extend both outward and upward, and readers will empathize with Monica's longing for the moon as well as be reassured by her father's willingness to try to make her dream come true....
Author
Series
Cilla Lee-Jenkins volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"Pricilla "Cilla" Lee-Jenkins has already written a "Bestseller" and a "Classic"--now it's time for her to write an Epic Story. Epics are all about brave heroes overcoming Struggles to save the world, and this year, Cilla is facing her toughest struggles yet: Cilla is in fifth grade and, unlike her classmates, not at all ready to start middle school. Her beloved grandfather YeYe has had a stroke and forgotten his English, and it's up to Cilla to help...
8) Kai Havertz
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
At just 20 years old, Kai Havertz became the youngest player to score thirty Bundesliga goals. The attacking midfielder quickly made a name for himself with German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, before switching to the Premier League with Chelsea. Already a Champions League winner with the Blues, as well as a regular starter for the German national team, Kai is only just getting started on his journey to soccer stardom.
10) Going places
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
480L
Description
Rafael has looked forward to the Going Places contest and builds his go-cart from a kit in record time, but his neighbor, Maya, has a much more interesting and creative idea for her entry and Rafael decides to help.
13) Nests
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Through simple text and cool photographs, this title gives a brief introduction to what a nest is and the animals, like eagles and sea turtles, that lay their eggs in one"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Appears on list
Description
"Based on a true story, the author humorously recounts the time his grandfather got stranded with a friend on Surtsey, a brand new volcanic island in Iceland. The adventurers face epic challenges like molten lava, melted eyeglasses and scant supplies before finally getting rescued. Graphic novel-like layouts and spirited text invite readers to search for the one thing that's not actually true in this thrilling yet light-hearted tale of adventure....
16) Wilma Mankiller
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022
Description
The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child. As she got older and learned more about the injustices her people had faced, she dedicated her life to instilling pride in Native heritage and reclaiming Native rights. She went on to become the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Formats
Description
From fourteen-year-old author Brayden Harrington, the young boy who electrified the nation when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2020, comes a fictional middle grade contemporary story about a boy named Jayson who stutters and the challenges he faces and the obstacles he must overcome as he campaigns for student-body president.
Eighth grader Jayson Linden has had a stutter his whole life. Though his fellow classmates can sometimes...
Author
Series
Wishing day trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Most people in Willow Hill think Darya is the prickliest of the Blok sisters. What they don’t realize is that on the inside, Darya is soft and gooey from feeling everything, all the time. When Darya turns thirteen, the goo gets stickier -- and as Darya’s Wishing Day approaches, all she wants is to forget the silly tradition ever existed. Except... she can’t. Ten years ago, a wish made by Darya’s mother splintered their family into pieces....
20) Suffer Love
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Hadley St. Clair's life changed the day she came home to a front door covered in slips of paper, each of them revealing the ugly truth about her father. Now as her family falls apart in the wake of his year-long affair, Hadley wants everyone-her dad most of all-to leave her alone
Then she meets Sam Bennett, a cute new boy who inexplicably "feels like home" to Hadley. Hadley and Sam's connection is undeniable, but Sam has a secret about his family...