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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
HL 680L
Language
English
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Description
Zélie and Amari have succeeded in bringing magic back to the land of Orïsha, but the ritual was more powerful than they could've imagined. It has reignited the powers of not only the maji, but of nobles with magic ancestry, too. Now Zélie struggles to unite the maji in an Orïsha where the enemy is just as powerful as they are. But when the monarchy and military unite to keep control of Orïsha, Zélie must fight to secure Amari's right to the...
82) Dinosaur trouble
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First American edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
118 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Young dinosaurs Nosy, a pterodactyl, and Banty, an apatosaurus, become friends, despite their parents' prejudices.
83) Beso de vida
Author
Series
Generation Dead volume 2
Publisher
RBA, Editorial Molino
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
410 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Adam's return from death has made Phoebe's love life even weirder. Now she has to choose between two zombie boys. She knows how Adam needs her, but she still has feelings for Tommy. Meanwhile, the zombie population of Oakville, Conn., continues to grow. As their numbers rise, the undead community is becoming increasingly divided.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When the path to eight-year-old Allison's Catholic school goes through hostile Protestant territory in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Allison finds she is not alone in her loathing of the situation.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
218 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Eleven-year-old Nellie Lee Love records in her diary the events of 1919, when her family moves from Tennessee to Chicago, hoping to leave the racism and hatred of the South behind.
Author
Series
Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
After discussing the police shooting of a local Black man with their families, Emma and Josh know how to treat a new student who looks and speaks differently than his classmates. Includes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers that provides general guidance about addressing racism with children, child-friendly vocabulary definitions, conversation guides, and a link to additional online resources for parents and teachers.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
73 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
When Oy and her Thai American family move to a new neighborhood, her third-grade classmates tease and exclude her because she is different.
89) Generation dead
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Disney/Hyperion paperback ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
392 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When dead teenagers who have come back to life start showing up at her high school, Phoebe, a goth girl, becomes interested in the phenomenon, and when she starts dating a "living impaired" boy, they encounter prejudice, fear, and hatred.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When Mr. Lincoln, "the coolest principal in the whole world," discovers that Eugene, the school bully, knows a lot about birds, he uses this interest to help Eugene overcome his intolerance.
91) Brotherhood
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
359 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The year is 1867, and the South has lost the Civil War. Those on the lowest rungs, like Shad's family, fear that the freed slaves will take the few jobs available. In this climate of despair and fear, a group has formed. Today we know it as the KKK"--
92) The star fisher
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
viii, 150 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Joan Lee and her family find the adjustment hard when they move from Ohio to West Virginia in the 1920s
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books/Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
On a faraway planet, the EGGerson family is visited by relatives from a nearby country, MEGGxico, and although some of their shells are brown and some are white, the cousins soon discover that they have much in common.
94) True son
Author
Series
Psi chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Republik prepares to mount another attack when Taemon's deception is revealed, a situation that further strains his bond with archon unit leader Gevri.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Lazlo, who has just moved to the United States from Hungary, is ostracized at school until two girls have the courage to befriend him.
96) Freakling
Author
Series
Psi chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a traumatic accident removes his telekinetic ability, or psy, twelve-year-old Taemon is exiled to the "dud farm," where he is surprised to find kind, open people who enjoy using their hands but there are also mysteries at the colony and when Taemon unwittingly leaks one of the secrets he must find the courage to repair the damage, even if it means returning to the city from which he was banished.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
39 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1774 Williamsburg, Virginia, Felicity helps the irritable Mrs. Burnie do laundry and learns a secret that seems to explain her behavior. Includes notes on the history of eyeglasses and instructions for making a pair of lorgnettes, glass lenses attached to elegant handles.
Author
Publisher
Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
308 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Overweight, self-assured, high school senior Jamie Carcaterra writes in the school newspaper about her own attitude to being fat, her boyfriend's bariatric surgery, and her struggles to be taken seriously in a very thin world.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
While riding his new bicycle Desmond is hurt by the mean word yelled at him by a group of boys, but he soon learns that hurting back will not make him feel any better.
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