Brittany Pressley
1) Wishing day
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Wishing day trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Three sisters in the town of Willow Hill participate in a fabled tradition of making three wishes and find out what they really want only after their wishes come true.
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"Every town has its secrets... In idyllic Alara Cove, a California beach town known for its sunny charm and chill surfer vibe, it's graduation day. The students at the elite Thornton Academy are the worldly and overindulged children who live in gated enclaves with spectacular views. But the class valedictorian is Nikki Graziola, a surfer's daughter who is there on scholarship. To the shock of everyone in the audience, Nikki veers off script while...
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"Maggie, Eliza, and Tricia Sweeney grew up as a happy threesome in the idyllic seaside town of Southport, Connecticut. But their mother's death from cancer fifteen years ago tarnished their golden-hued memories, and the sisters drifted apart. Their one touchstone is their father, Bill Sweeney, an internationally famous literary lion and college professor universally adored by critics, publishers, and book lovers. When Bill dies unexpectedly one June...
4) Moo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Follows the efforts of twelve-year-old Reena, who has recently moved to rural Maine, to adjust to a new environment while unexpectedly bonding with an ornery cow.
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In this darkly comic and surreal collection from celebrated author Alissa Nutting, misfit women scramble for agency in a series of uncanny circumstances
Throughout these breathtakingly creative seventeen stories spread across time, space, and differing planes of reality, we encounter a host of women and girls in a wide range of unusual jobs. A space cargo deliverywoman enlists the help of her cybersex partner to release her mother from cryogenic...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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A charming, classic middle grade debut perfect for fans of Three Times Lucky and Because of Winn-Dixie with the most lovable pig since Wilbur in Charlotte's Web.
June Sparrow and her best friend-a miniature pig named Indigo Bunting-have always been just fine on their own. June is a wealthy orphan who's lived in New York City her whole life. But on June's twelfth birthday, she suddenly loses her fortune and is forced to move in with an aunt she's...
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The Bear and the Nightingale meets Frostblood in this lushly romantic and intensely imaginative historical fantasy from the author of Beyond a Darkened Shore!
When Katya loses control of her power to freeze, her villagers banish her to the palace of the terrifying Prince Sasha in Kiev. Expecting punishment, she is surprised to find instead that Sasha is just like her-with the ability to summon fire. Sasha offers Katya friendship and the chance to...
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Love and Other Theories is a fast-paced twist on the coming-of-age novel and the romantic comedy that Kirkus Reviews called "careful, subtle, and aching" in a starred review. Aubrey and her best friends made a pact to play by the guys' rules when it comes to dating. They're hoping the rules will keep them from experiencing high school heartbreak-they don't realize that these rules could just as easily keep them from opening their hearts and minds....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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"Alix and her older sister, Jools, have never been to the ocean. When their parents take them to spend a week by the shore, Alix is nervous about leaving home--but excited, too. At the beach, the sisters make friends, go exploring, and have adventures big and small"-- Provided by publisher.
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"The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes is a page-turning peek inside the glamour and brutality of life as a pop star. Sloan takes us on a wild ride through the world of music video shoots, expensive hotels, and arena tours-showing us the darkness that threatens just below the surface." -Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones and The Six
"I didn't know I was waiting for a smart, literary writer to craft a novel about the...
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A tender and fantastical adventure story perfect for fans of Coraline.
After Cecelia Dahl's little brother, Celadon, dies tragically, his soul goes where all souls go: the Land of Yesterday-and Cecelia is left behind in a fractured world without him.
Her beloved house's spirit is crumbling beyond repair, her father is imprisoned by sorrow, and worst of all, her grief-stricken mother abandons the land of the living to follow Celadon into Yesterday.
It's...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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It's a piece of cake!
Amelia Bedelia + Good Friends = Superfun Stories to Read and Share
The third book in a new arc in the New York Times–bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends!
Amelia Bedelia and her friends are studying all about the Middle Ages in school. They're building catapults, creating illuminated manuscripts, and visiting a medieval fair-in costume! Plus, there's a class-wide...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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The first book in a new arc in the New York Times–bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends!
It's a piece of cake!
Amelia Bedelia + Good Friends = Super Fun Stories to Read and Share
The big day is finally here-Amelia Bedelia's school, Oak Tree Elementary, is 100 years old, and the whole town is throwing a party. Best of all, a secret time capsule that has been buried for an entire century...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Amelia Bedelia + Good Friends = Superfun Stories to Read and Share
Amelia Bedelia and her friends are at a school event when they accidentally hurt the feelings of Candy, the new girl in their class. To save their annual ice cream party, Amelia Bedelia and her friends must learn (and practice!) a thing or two about manners, kindness, being polite and being a good friend. But with Amelia Bedelia involved, there are guaranteed to be a few funny mix-ups...
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This captivating, breakout novel-told in alternating viewpoints-brings readers from the skies of World War II to the present day, where a woman is prepared to tell her secrets at last.
Estranged from her family since just after World War II, Mary Browning has spent her entire adult life hiding from her past. Now eighty-seven years old and a widow, she is still haunted by secrets and fading memories of the family she left behind. Her one outlet is...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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It's a piece of cake!
Amelia Bedelia + Good Friends = Super Fun Stories to Read and Share
The second book in a new arc in the bestselling Amelia Bedelia chapter book series featuring young Amelia Bedelia and her friends! Are Amelia Bedelia and her friends barking up the wrong tree? Recess just got super exciting. Amelia Bedelia and her friends are on the playground when they hear a strange noise coming from a nearby tree. It's a tiny kitten stuck...
17) The Last Laugh
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Series
Initial insult volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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In the dark and stunning sequel to The Initial Insult, award-winning author Mindy McGinnis concludes this suspenseful YA duology as long-held family secrets finally come to light . . . changing Amontillado forevermore. Perfect for fans of Truly Devious and Sadie!
Tress Montor murdered Felicity Turnado—but she might not have to live with the guilt for long. With an infected arm held together by duct tape, the panther
...19) Divided Fire
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In a rich fantasy world where Songs literally move heaven and earth, one sister must use magic and the other must rely on strength to reunite when pirates, greed, and war tear them away from each other.
Miren has never allowed jealousy of her sister's magic keep her from taking care of Kesia, and Kesia has always depended on her big sister. When Kesia is kidnapped, Miren will do anything to get her back-even team up with her sister's aristocratic...
20) Monstrous
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Reminiscent of Frankenstein and tales by the Brothers Grimm, this debut novel stands out as a compelling, original story that has the feel of a classic.
The city of Bryre suffers under the magic of an evil wizard. Because of his curse, girls sicken and disappear without a trace, and all live in fear. No one is allowed outside after dark. Night is when Kymera comes to the city, with a cloak disguising her wings, the bolts in her neck, and her spiky...