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Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
374 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Aniana Del Mar belongs in the water like a dolphin belongs to the sea. But she and Papi keep her swim practices and meets hidden from Mami, who has never recovered from losing someone she loves to the water years ago. Until the Ani's stiffness and swollen joints mean she can no longer get out of bed, and Ani is forced to reveal just how important swimming is to her. Mami forbids her from returning to the water, but Ani and her doctor believe that...
2) Best Wishes
Author
Series
Best Wishes volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition ;
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
171 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Becca Singer is having the Worst Day Ever. Her best friend, Harper, dumped her, and Becca is totally friendless and alone. The the box arrives in the mail. Inside the box? One bracelet, plus a mysterious note telling Becca to make a wish. So Becca puts on the bracelet--why not, right?--and wishes to have friends. Lots of friends. So many friends.
And just like that, the magic works. Suddenly, EVERYONE wants to be Becca's BFF, from all the kids at...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
298 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Archie's life--and the whole world--is turned upside down by COVID-19.
Suddenly there are no more Friday-night dinners out, no more leaving for school, no more hanging out with friends... no leaving the house at all.
Even though he's inside with his family all day every day, Archie feels more alone than ever. While everyone else seems to be adapting to their new normal just fine, it's like Archie is permanently on mute, unable to find the words...
Author
Publisher
Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
232 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Deena’s never given a name to the familiar knot in her stomach that appears when her parents argue about money, when it’s time to go to school, or when she struggles to find the right words. She manages to make it through each day with the help of her friends and the art she loves to make.
While her parents’ money troubles cause more and more stress, Deena wonders if she can use her artistic talents to ease their burden. She creates a logo and...
5) Ferris
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a ghost shows up at the threshold to Ferris's grandmother Charisse's room, Ferris worries that she's there to take Charisse to the Great Beyond. But Charisse says that the ghost has something else in mind--something unpredictable, a task that's impractical and illuminating. But how can Ferris focus on completing an assignment for a ghost when her little sister is terrorizing the town, her uncle keeps sending her to spy on her aunt, and the house...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Herc Beal knows who he's named after--a mythical hero--but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod--and not a single Hydra in sight.
Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn't working all the time, Herc...
7) Bounce Back
Author
Series
Bounce Back volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
261 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lilico's life in Japan is going well. She has great friends and is the captain of the school's basketball team. She's happy! Then comes her parents' news: they're moving to America! Before she knows it, Lilico finds herself forced to start all over. And that won't be easy with her closest friends thousands of miles away and a school bully who immediately dislikes her.
Luckily, anime-loving Nala and Henry eventually befriend Lilico. With help from...
Author
Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
231 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Maya J. Jenkins is bursting with questions: will she get the MVP award at this year's soccer banquet? Who will win the big Grill-Off between Daddy and Uncle J? When will she pass the swim test and get a green bracelet?
For answers and a dose of good luck, twelve-year-old Maya turns to her Wheel of Fortunes, a cardboard circle covered with the small slips of wisdom she's collected from fortune cookies.
But can the fortunes answer her deep-down questions?...