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41) Ray
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Description
Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven. Inspired by his mother who insisted he make his own way, he found his calling at the keyboard. 'Ray' follows as he overcomes drug addiction while becoming one of the country's most beloved performers.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely.
"A Hazel y a Gus les gustaria tener vidas mas corrientes. Algunos dirian que no han nacido con estrella, que su mundo es injusto. Hazel y Gus son...
43) 1984
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 17
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Description
A dictatorship called Big Brother rules the people in a collectivist society where Winston Smith works in the Ministry of Truth. Winston joins the underground where he becomes involved in a forbidden love affair.
45) Holes
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Young Stanley Yelnats finds himself at Camp Green Lake, where digging a hole a day keeps the warden at bay and "builds character". An ancient family curse still dogs Stanley and he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life. Stanley and his campmates will have to forge fast friendships to unearth the mystery of what's really going on in the desert.
47) ¡Es Navidad!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Presents an introduction to the Christmas holiday and discusses its traditions, including decorating, exchanging presents, caroling, and attending church.
48) First Knight
Description
This is a new vision of King Arthur's Camelot. A vision of breathtaking battles, heart-pounding courage, of the undeniable love that brought an entire kingdom to its knees ... and the undying passion that made it live forever.
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Pub. Date
2016
Description
"Will Grayson tiene dos reglas en la vida: guardar silencio y no implicarse en nada. Sin embargo, su mejor amigo, Tiny Cooper, est d̀ecidido a buscarle novia y a montar su musical autobiogrf̀ico: Tiny Dancer. Muy cerca de ľ hay otro Will Grayson: un chico melancl̤ico que no tiene nada bueno a lo que agarrarse. Lo n͠ico que hace que su vida merezca la pena es su relacin̤ online con Isaac, al que nunca ha visto en persona. Una fra̕ noche de invierno,...
Description
Toula is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, crazy Greek family. Working in her father's restaurant, she hides behind her family and keeps the world at a distance. One day at the restaurant she finds herself pouring coffee for a man who inspires her to change her life, and the way she sees the world ... forever.
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other. Based on the best-selling books by Beverly Cleary.
54) La metamorfosis
Author
Series
Cls̀icos volume 15
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Al despertar Gregorio Samsa una maąna, tras un sueǫ intranquilo, se encontra en su cama convertido en un monstruoso insecto.
A tale of family and alienation featuring a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, who awakens in his family home one morning to find himself turned into a giant bug.
56) Opuestos
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Series
Pub. Date
2004
Description
A selection of opposites--beginning with big and small--is presented by a group of animal characters.
Author
Pub. Date
[c1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Based on a true story about the author's great-great-grandfather.
Say Curtis describe su encuentro con Pinkus Aylee, un soldado negro, durante la Guerra Civil, y su captura por las Tropas Sureñas. Basada en una historia verdadera del tatarabuelo de la autora.
60) You know my name
Description
The fact-based story of Bill Tilghman, a lawman and former partner of Wyatt Earp, who confronts a new era when outlaws run whiskey instead of cattle and are as likely to tote a tommy gun as a six-gun. Tilghman makes a moving picture of his Old West exploits and the success of that silent film, "The Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws," spreads his reputation like a brushfire. But that reputation may mean nothing to a thug who hides behind a badge.