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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor-winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg's life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, and she's forced to grapple with both her family's prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences, as she defines her own beliefs. Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg's life feels like the moment after the final guest leaves the party. Her family's Jewish bakery runs...
6) Shadow
Author
Series
The puppy place volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
71 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Charles and Lizzie Peterson are a foster family for young dogs and they are trying to find the right home for Shadow, a black Labrador retriever.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
217 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the mid-1970s Sunny Lewin is back, star of her personal show, facing the prospect of Middle School, and dealing with the problems of her somewhat dysfunctional family--in particular her older brother, Dale, who has been sent off to a military academy because of his delinquent behavior.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
See that dogs, bunnies, and elephants have families just like you. And, just like you, these families eat when they are hungry and go to sleep when it is bedtime. Join all the families in this touching and comforting story from the hidden treasures of Margaret Wise Brown, author of the children's classics Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny.
10) Blackout
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
13) Ava and Taco Cat
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
c2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
215 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Ava writes in her diary about her family, losing her best friend to a new girl, and adopting an injured, skittish, and very special cat.
Author
Series
Publisher
Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
My First-Generation Family is the story of a normal day in Manny's life. When classmate Lenny visits his home, he discovers Manny's family moved here from Mexico. Who picks up Manny from school in a taxi? Papa! Who brings home dinner from her restaurant job? Mama! Who reads Manny's bedtime story? Mama and Papa! Lenny realizes love makes a family.
15) Ava and Pip
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
211 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When ten-year-old Ava uses her writing talents to help her older sister overcome her shyness, both girls learn the impact their words and stories can have on the world around them.
18) Birdie
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
197 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Still grieving for her father, twelve-year-old Birdie struggles to adjust to many changes, including when her grandmother, her mother, and her best friends all begin dating.
20) The big rain
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a three-day rainstorm, twins Carlos and Carmen go out to play in their wet and muddy backyard--and soon their parents join in the fun.