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Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 5
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of Abrams
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Collects the diaries of middle-schooler Greg Heffley as he faces the challenges of school, deals with his annoying older brother, and misses the comforts and conveniences of modern life when his town voluntarily goes electronics-free.
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Grace is desperate for a puppy. All she wants is someone to love--and to love her back. Someone who won't disappear on her like her dad did. Someone who'll make her new stepfather's house feel like home. Christmas morning, Grace springs out of bed hopeful that her dreams are about to come true. But the present that awaits her isn't soft and furry. It doesn't have padded paws. And instead of a dark, wet nose, there's a flat, pink nose...
Author
Series
Marya Khan volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Marya loves fall. Every year, her family goes to the town's fall festival and picks out the best pumpkin. But this year, after she sees her frenemy Alexa winning a big, cool pumpkin-shaped trophy, Marya knows she's got to win a trophy for something. It just so happens that her school is going to hold its own fall festival, with games and food and even a hayride. All the ticket sales will go to an animal shelter, and the person who sells the most...
Author
Series
Mallory volume 28
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
After having an awful Halloween, Mallory organizes a Thanksgiving food drive at her school, but it is harder than she expects and she has to consider whether she is doing it for the right reasons.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethlehem Books
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, ten-year-old Joris and his older brother Dirk Jan become involved in the resistance movement and, with the help of their parents, help conceal a British airman.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Poppy will do anything to realize her dream of becoming a baker, although her parents insist she attend Ruthersfield, the exclusive girls school for witchcraft, where she excels despite her dislike of magic. Includes baking tips and recipes.
11) Prairie whispers
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
Only twelve-year-old Colleen knows that her baby sister died just after she was born and that Colleen put another baby in her place, until the baby's father shows up and makes trouble for her and her family on the South Dakota prairie in the 1860s.
12) Breaking news
Author
Series
Frankie and friends volume 1
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In a charming new chapter-book series by a social-change advocate, young Frankie emulates her journalist mama by reporting on household news with the help of her sister and an unlikely news crew.
13) Dead to you
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
HL 620L
Language
English
Description
Having been abducted at age seven, abandoned, a foster child, and homeless, Ethan, now sixteen, is happy to be home until his brother's suspicion and his own inability to remember something unspeakable from his early childhood begin to tear the family apart.
14) The spice box
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Because his grandmother is arriving from India, Rishi wants to cook curry alongside his dad using the flavors from his family's special spice box, but when he drops the box that holds the family's heart and history, he draws courage and meaning from their treasured past to set things right.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Noura can't wait for the sun to go down. The month of Ramadan is almost over, and she and Mama and Papa are headed for the hills for a moonsighting picnic. It would be truly special if Noura's first fast ended with a glimpse of a silvery crescent in the night sky. If the moon stays hidden, that means one more long day before Noura gets to put on her sparkly new dress and the joyful Eid celebrations begin!" -- Jacket flap
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids, Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An extraordinary book that celebrates skateboarding, family, and community. Every day, a little boy watches kids pass by on skateboards, and dreams of joining them. One day, his mother brings a surprise: her old skateboard, just for him! haw ̊kwa! Let's go! Together, they practice on the sidewalk, at the park, in Auntie's yard--everywhere. But when it comes time to try the skatepark, the skateboarders crash down like a waterfall. Can he find the...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
For Hương, life in Saigon, Vietnam is mostly normal--at least, as normal as it can be while a war is going on. But when her family decides to take the last flight out of the country to build a new life in America, Hương worries about missing her home. Through new friends and old traditions, Hương learns that no matter where we go, the smell of home and the taste of love can be found anywhere, as long as we have our family. In this timely and...
18) Lucky brat
Author
Series
Sisters volume 7
Publisher
Papercutz
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Maureen and Wendy are sisters, and just like all sisters, they have their moments when they get along and other moments when they are like oil and water, which is a lot of fun to witness. Little sister Maureen has a new mission in life: to find a real life four leaf clover. Maureen has also taken up a new habit of fibbing. When she tells everyone about her fake cousin from Canada who lives in a castle and her other fake cousin who works with pop...
19) Alicia and the hurricane: a story of Puerto Rico = Alicia y el huracán : un cuento de Puerto Rico
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
A young girl's love of the coquíes' nightly song helps her survive a destructive hurricane with her family. Includes author's note and a glossary of terms.
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