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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
"One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy Sanchez that Yaqui Delgado hates her and wants to kick her ass. Piddy doesn't even know who Yaqui is, never mind what she's done to piss her off. Word is that Yaqui thinks Piddy is stuck-up, shakes her stuff when she walks, and isn't Latin enough with her white skin, good grades, and no accent. And Yaqui isn't kidding around, so Piddy better watch her back. At first Piddy is more concerned with trying...
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Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Driver's Ed and a first crush should be what Alex Winchester is stressed out about in high school, and she is--but what's really on her mind is her mother. ... When did she stop being Mom and start being Amelia Earhart?"--Container.
6) Horizon
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Aluna and Hoku, Kampii from the City of Shifting Tides, and their friends, Equian Dash and winged Aviar Calli, are determined to stop a war. The maniacal ex-scientist Karl Strand is planning to conquer the world with his enormous army of tech-enhanced soldiers-- unless the four friends can get to Strand first. Aluna's plan is dangerous: pose as Upgraders and infiltrate the army. But the enemy isn't what they expected and the strategy begins to crumble....
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In a post-apocalyptic world, Ashala Wolf must lead her Tribe in their fight for freedom and justice. But first she must survive an interrogation at the hands of the authorities who are determined to destroy her and everything she stands for. The world has ended, and the society which emerged from the ruins of environmental catastrophe is obsessed with maintaining "the Balance": preserving harmony between humans and nature. But there is one problem....
8) Subway love
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
p2014.
Language
English
Description
If her parents had never divorced, Laura wouldn't have to live in the shadow of Bruce, her mom's unpredictable boyfriend. Aand Laura wouldn't panic every weekend on the way to Dad's Manhattan apartment. But when Laura spots a boy on a facing platform, lifting a camera to his face, looking right at her, Laura feels anything but afraid, and she can't forget him. Jonas, meanwhile, thinks nonstop about the pretty hippie girl he glimpsed on the platform,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this extraordinary debut novel with its deft nod to Dickensian heroes and rogues, Mira Bartók tells the story of Arthur, a shy, fox-like foundling with only one ear and a desperate desire to belong, as he seeks his destiny.
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