Joanne Levy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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After being hit by lightning, twelve-year-old Lilah, who has a crush on classmate Andrew Finkel, discovers that she can communicate with dead people, including her grandmother who wants Lilah to find a new wife for Lilah's divorced father.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Evie's family runs a Jewish funeral home and she enjoys helping out. She doesn't normally interact with the grieving family, but one day she befriends Oren, a boy overwhelmed by grief after an awful accident. Oren hasn't spoken a word since, but Evie is set on helping him deal with his loss and discover his voice again.
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English
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The Sun Will Come Out is a funny and heartwarming account of a shy girl's first summer away from home, where she learns she really can do anything and that silver linings can be found just about anywhere.
Twelve-year-old Bea Gelman and her best friend Frankie are planning the BEST SUMMER EVER at Camp Shalom—a sleep-away camp. But at the last minute, Frankie bows out, leaving painfully shy Bea on her own. Just talking
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Victoria Adelman is lonely. Her best friend has moved away, leaving her to spend the summer alone. One day, on her way home from a bat mitzvah, she meets Jazzy, her next-door neighbors' granddaughter. Tori hopes her friendless status is about to change.
Later, in her garden, she meets Jazzy again, but Jazzy doesn't recognize the filthy, smelly girl as the one she met earlier. In a moment of insecurity, Tori tells Jazzy that the girl she met before...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Elsie Rose-Miller loves celebrating the Purim holiday and can't wait for the annual costume party at her local synagogue.
Elsie plans to dress up as the fierce and smart Queen Esther, who saved all the Jewish people. But when financial hardship and a terrible incident of hate-inspired vandalism threaten not only the party but the synagogue too, Elsie, like Queen Esther, takes action to bring her entire community-Jewish and non-Jewish alike-together....
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English
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Lilah Bloom is getting used to her new life as a medium-a person who can communicate with ghosts. Sort of. It's not the voices in her head that are the issue, it's that they never seem to leave her alone! Everyone wants something from her. And how do you tell your new dead best friend that you can't help them? Especially when that new dead best friend is like the older sister you always wanted, full of advice and helpful suggestions about life and...
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Français
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Fishel (Fish) Rosner, douze ans, n'aime pas les activités qui plaisent généralement aux garçons.
Il déteste les sports et préfère lire ou faire du bricolage plutt que de grimper aux arbres ou de faire du vélo de montagne avec ses amis. Il aime aussi danser.
Tout ce qu'il aime est considéré comme des passe-temps de « filles », mais Fish ne comprend pas pourquoi ce serait une mauvaise chose. Il s'intéresse simplement à des activités...
9) Bird Brain
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English
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Even though Arden always wanted a pet, taking care of her uncle's parrot, Ludwig, was NOT what she had in mind. But as Arden gets to know Ludwig, she realizes he is not only incredibly smart but loyal-and the best pet she could have asked for. Arden just wanted a normal pet.
A bird and a BFF
Arden Sachs has always wanted a pet: a purring kitten or an adorable puppy, or even a fuzzy guinea pig. But living in a cramped condo with her mom and siblings...