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Pub. Date
2020
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The death of a child is a tragedy. When the cause is suicide, the tragedy is compounded. It’s not easy to read about, or talk about, and yet it is so crucial that young adults who feel the world closing in know that ending their lives is not the answer. There are people who can help. There are people who care. A thirteen year old should be enjoying life, planning her future, anticipating the joys to come. Instead, and sadly for all who knew her,...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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"In his essential writing guide, This Year You Write Your Novel, Walter Mosley supplied aspiring writers with the basic tools and practical advice needed to write a novel in a single year. In this complementary follow up, Mosley guides the reader through the fundamental building blocks of fiction to deliver a master class on the writer's craft. In a series of conversational and instructive chapters, Mosley breaks down the art of fiction to its most...
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Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
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When Cammie Morgan arrives at her friend Macey's five-star hotel for the Democratic National Convention, where Macey's father is about to receive the vice presidential nomination, she thinks she's in for an exciting end to her summer break. But if you're a Gallagher Girl, 'exciting' and 'deadly' are never far apart.
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My hero academia. Main series volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Without any special power, middle school student Izuku Midoriya has no chance of getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, but an encounter with the great hero All Might gives him an opportunity to change his destiny.
9) The plot
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Pub. Date
2021.
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"Jean Hanff Korelitz's The Plot is a psychologically suspenseful novel about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it. Jacob Finch Bonner was once a promising young novelist with a respectably published first book. Today, he's teaching in a third-rate MFA program and struggling to maintain what's left of his self-respect; he hasn't written-let alone published-anything decent in years. When Evan Parker, his most arrogant student,...
11) Winter's tale
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"One winter night, Peter Lake--master mechanic and second-story man--attempts to rob a fortress-like mansion on the Upper West Side. Though he thinks it is empty , the daughter of the house is home. Thus begins the affair between a middle-aged Irish burglar and Beverly Penn, a young girl dying of consumption. It is a love so powerful that Peter Lake, a simple and uneducated man, will be driven to stop time and bring back the dead."--
12) Ninja rella
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Cinderella's stepmother and two stepsisters treat her like dirt. But each night, in secret and in shadows, Cinderella trains to be a Ninja! More than anything, Cinderelaa yearns to become the prince's personal bodyguard. But howcan she meet him if her stepmother won't ever lrt her leave?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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The Bad Guys have strangely acquired SUPERPOWERS! But their powers might be, well, defective. They can only do things like blow their own pants off in public. Not exactly what you'd call hero-caliber skills. Defective or not, the Bad Guys have a job to do. With Dr. Marmalade ready to destroy the world, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, and Mr. Shark finally have their chance to be (super)heroes! And this time, they may just get some help...
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"It's been a long time since Kitty has had a play date. So, her owners decide it's about time she interacts with some friends. But the play date takes a turn when Kitty and her friend, Strange Kitty, don their armor and become--Supercat and Captain Fantasticat! Together, they must go on a scavenger hunt across the world (their house and yard) and recover the Orbs of Destiny (some dog balls) in order to prevent the 92 universes from being turned into...
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Pub. Date
c2022.
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"In Turning Red, Mei Lee is a confident, dorky thirteen-year-old torn between staying her mother's dutiful daughter and the chaos of adolescence. And as if changes to her interests, relationships, and body weren't enough, whenever she gets too excited (which for a teenager is practically ALWAYS), she "poofs" into a giant red panda!"--Provided by publisher.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Jessi recently moved to Stoneybrook and is one of the newest members of The Baby-sitters Club. She's getting ready to start regularly sitting for the BSC's newest charge, Matt Braddock. Matt has been deaf since birth and uses sign language to communicate, so Jessi has to use it, too. It's a secret language! Soon all the neighbourhood kids want to learn how to sign, which keeps the BSC busy. Jessi's the busiest of all-she's preparing for her dance...
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Series
Bots (Russ Bolts) volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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When cameras sent from Earth finally arrive at the end of the universe, they discover big-hearted best friends Joe Bot and Rob Ot, as well as their nemesis, Tinny.
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I survived (Graphic novels) volume 6
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"[In this graphic novel adaptation,] 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...