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1) Divergent
Author
Series
Divergent volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomoly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
2) Crusader
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
After a violent virtual-reality game arrives at the mall arcade where she works, fifteen-year-old Roberta finds the courage to search out the person who murdered her mother.
4) Brave Irene
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a firece snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball.
5) Little Quack
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
One by one, four ducklings find the courage to jump into the pond and paddle with Mama Duck, until only Little Quack is left in the nest, trying to be brave.
9) Wringer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While on a camping trip with Uncle Louie, two young mice named Angelina and Henry become lost in the woods until the "fit and fearless" Angelina saves the day. This newest title in the Angelina Ballerina series begins as Angelina and Henry leave to go camping with Uncle Louie. They love exploring the Big Cat Mountains, but when they wander too far from camp, their fun turns to fear. Full-color illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Invites the reader to join the adoring fans who watch a preschooler performs such daring stunts as eating broccoli, dressing himself, and going to bed without checking for monsters.
15) Brave Molly
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this story without words, Molly must overcome her fear of the shadowy monsters that only she can see in order to return a lost book, and so make a new friend.
16) Pájaro sin hogar
Author
Series
Publisher
Everest
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
Español
Description
When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's tradition or find the courage to oppose it.
Author
Language
English
Description
How could two hardworking people do everything right in life, a woman asks, and end up destitute? Willa Knox and her husband followed all the rules as responsible parents and professionals, and have nothing to show for it but debts and an inherited brick house that is falling apart. The magazine where Willa worked has folded; the college where her husband had tenure has closed. Their dubious shelter is also the only option for a disabled father-in-law...
20) Jabari jumps
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
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