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1341) Sparrow
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Fourteen-year-old Sparrow Cooke of Brooklyn has always been the kind of child who prefers reading books to playing with friends (not that she has many of those), and since fifth grade the one person who seemed to understand her was the school librarian. So when Mrs. Wexler was killed in an accident Sparrow's world came apart, and when she was found on the edge of the school roof everyone assumed that it was a suicide attempt, which Sparrow denies,...
1342) Juba!: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
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Description
In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba; includes historical note.
1343) Zevi takes the spotlight
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, thirteen-year-old Zevi uses his psychic abilities to save a famous actor's life on a movie set"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow a family through five generations as each is inspired by the song written in 1900 to honor Abraham Lincoln. Includes author's note on the history of the song and its meaning in her family.
1345) Tango Red Riding Hood
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"In this modern interpretation of a classic fairytale, readers tango along with Moni as she sways to the music that follows her through the woods. In a clearing, Moni stumbles upon Lobo . . . playing a bandoneón? Moni can't help from tap-tap-tapping to the tune, but when the music ends, Moni's pace turns from tango to milonga after Lobo says he ate Abuela. Readers are certain to be both surprised and relieved when they learn Abuela is alive and well,...
Author
Series
Sprinkle Sundays volume 9
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Sierra is tired of being known as "the sweetest girl in the ice cream shop," but she still wants everybody to like her! Can she spice up her personality (and learn to say no occasionally), and still keep all her friends? Sierra decides to pour her feelings into an original song--and through music, she's able to find her voice. --from Amazon.
1349) Love disguised
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
After a mixed-up courtship with the Hathaway sisters ends badly, eighteen-year-old Will Shakespeare jumps at the chance to go to London, where he can pursue his dream of becoming an actor and where he is about to meet the girl who will change his life forever.
1350) The Disenchantments
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Colby's post-high school plans have long been that he and his best friend Beth would tour with her band, then spend a year in Europe, but when she announces that she will start college just after the tour, Colby struggles to understand why she changed her mind and what losing her means for his future.
1351) Costume craziness
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Sara finds the mystical pencil on the sidewalk where Alex dropped it and brings it to school on costume design day--and before Alex can explain the danger the school is full of flying pigs and barnyard animals.
1352) Entangled
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Seventeen-year-old Cade, a fierce survivor, feels alone in the universe until she learns that she was created in a lab in 3112 and entangled at a quantum level with a boy named Xan, sending her on a galaxy-spanning journey toward a real connection.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Growing up in the projects, Jeezy learned early how to hustle to get what he needed and took those lessons into adulthood. It wasn't easy, but he did what he had to do to be successful. Now, he wants to share what he learns with those coming up behind them so they don't have the make the same mistakes he did"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Description
Encouraged by his father, Santiago dreams big about becoming a star and finds he has the confidence, passion, and dedication to do anything he wants.
El mayor sueño de Santiago es actuar en un escenario. Pero cuando no consigue el papel principal en la obra de la escuela, pone en duda su habilidad. Animado por las palabras inspiradoras de su papá, Santiago recobra la confianza en sí mismo y descubre que con amor y dedicación se pueden lograr...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Sofía Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the United States.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Go behind the scenes of seven of today's most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative. Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab, Planet Money, Snap Judgment, Serial, Invisibilia and other narrative radio shows. Using personal stories to breathe life into complex ideas and issues, these beloved programs help us to understand...