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Author
Series
Tokyo Ever After volume 1
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life--complete with designer clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her handsome but stoic bodyguard--is a tough fit for the outspoken and irreverant eighteen-year-old from northern California.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Knowing very little English, eleven-year-old Jingwen feels like an alien when his family immigrates to Australia, but copes with loneliness and the loss of his father by baking elaborate cakes.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First US edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
286 pages : 1 illustration ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby, and cursed with unusual size and strength, twelve-year-old Yanka the bear has never felt she belonged in the small village where she grew up; the Snow Forest seems to call to her and when she wakes up one day with her legs transformed into bear legs she flees the village, and embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover clues to her mysterious origin and identity.
5) Off the wall
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Missing the city life, a young girl starts to feel a sense of belonging in her new town when she discovers vibrant graffiti splashed throughout the neighborhoods, proving street art can be found everywhere--as well as a sense of home.
Author
Publisher
Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Calvin has lived in many houses that never felt like home, but Maggie, his new foster mother, helps him deal with his emotions when he misbehaves, and still offers hugs.--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When lonely Ravani Foster discovers his new friend Virginia and her six mysterious runaway companions are in danger, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him.
8) Be a bridge
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages ; color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Upbeat rhyming verse and colorful illustrations of a diverse group of students invite readers to "be a bridge" by taking actions that foster inclusivity, respect, and connection"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
215 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sunny's just made it to middle school . . . and it's making her life very confusing. All her best friend Deb wants to talk about is fashion, boys, makeup, boys, and being cool. Sunny's not against any of these things, but she also doesn't understand why suddenly everything revolves around them. She's much more comfortable when she's in her basement, playing Dungeons & Dragons with a bunch of new friends. Because when you're swordfighting and spider-slaying,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Catherine Raven finished her PhD in biology, she built herself a tiny cottage on an isolated plot of land in Montana. She was as emotionally isolated as she was physically, but she viewed the house as a way station, a temporary rest stop where she could gather her nerves and fill out applications for what she hoped would be a real job that would help her fit into society. In the meantime, she taught remotely and led field classes in nearby Yellowstone...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
405 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Hanako and her family, reeling from their confinement in an internment camp, renounce their American citizenship to move to Hiroshima, a city devastated by the atomic bomb dropped by Americans.