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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Should animals be kept in zoos? Is it okay to use animals for entertainment in circuses or rodeos? Every day, we hear arguments about animal issues in the media. This book gives readers the tools to make sense of and evaluate some of these arguments. Using three relatable and accessible animal-related examples, this book introduces readers to the parts of an effective argument and prompts them to use the knowledge they have gained to evaluate the...
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Maximum Ride volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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When millions of fish start dying off the coast of Hawaii and something is destroying hundreds of ships, the government enlists the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--to help get to the bottom of the disaster before it is too late.
4) Wind Rider
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Fern dreams of riding on a wild horse's back, as fleet as the wind. She makes pets of small animals and watches the bison herds as they pound over the endless grasses of the steppe. Chafing at the inequality of being female, she longs for the freedom her twin brother enjoys to run free in the wilderness. One day in early spring, Fern secretly rescues a young horse mired in the bog, names her Thunder, and tames her enough to ride. But the people of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Before there was Max, there was Mike. A true story much like the touching movie, Navy SEAL Dogs explores the incomparable relationship between trainer and military dog.
From the author of Team Dog, Trident K9 Warriors gave readers an inside look at the Navy SEAL teams' elite K9 warriors-who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake to save lives. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs...
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Fins volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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On Lily Sanderson's eighteenth birthday she'll become just a girl-still a mergirl, true, but signing the renunciation will ink Princess Waterlily of Thalassinia out of existence. That leaves plain old Lily living on land, dating the boy she loves, and trying to master this being-human thing once and for all. Now that Lily and Quince are together, mer bond or not, she's almost content to give up her place in the royal succession of Thalassinia. But...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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USA TODAY bestselling author Jeff Hirsch once again creates a futuristic world with stunning, dramatic realism.
A civil war rages between the Glorious Path--a militant religion based on the teachings of a former US soldier--and what's left of the US government. Fifteen-year-old Callum Roe and his younger brother, James, were captured and forced to convert six years ago. Cal has been working in the Path's dog kennels, and is very close to becoming...
8) Titans
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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In a heartstopping new novel from Fire & Flood author Victoria Scott, one girl bets her entire future on a race that she has no hope of winning.
How much can you rely on the family you're born into? What can't you accomplish with the family you make?Astrid Sullivan's family can't catch a break. Her grandfather played cards and her dad bet on the Titans -- half-horse, half-car that race around impossible tracks. They've lost their home, their savings,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Monster Calls comes a richly illustrated and lyrical tale, one that asks harrowing questions about power, loyalty, obsession, and the monsters we make of others.
With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt, fighting in the ongoing war against the world of men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the Abyss, they expect to find easy prey....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Quietly, without most people noticing, the population of giraffes in the wild has decreased by nearly 40 percent since 1985. Giraffes have disappeared entirely from seven countries where they used to live. Researchers believe fewer than 98,000 exist in the wild-fewer even than endangered African elephants. In 2016, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added giraffes to the organization's Red List of Threatened Species. What is causing...
11) Rotten
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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A troubled teen. A rescued Rottweiler. An unlikely friendship.
Jimmer "JD" Dobbs is back in town after spending the summer "upstate." No one believes his story about visiting his aunt, and it's pretty clear that he has something to hide. It's also pretty clear that his mom made a new friend while he was away---a rescued Rottweiler that JD immediately renames Johnny Rotten (yes, after that guy in the Sex Pistols). Both tough but damaged, JD and Johnny...
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Noor novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Miles Ferrell uses the rare and special gift he is given to break the curse of the Shriker, a murderous creature reportedly brought to Shalem Wood by his family's clan centuries before.
13) Just for Fins
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Fins volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Tera Lynn Childs brings a delightful mix of wit, romance, and fantasy to her books. Fins, her YA mermaid series, is a great pick for fans of Meg Cabot's humorous love stories. In Just for Fins, third in the series, half-human, half-mermaid Lily Sanderson has decided to remain Crown Princess Waterlily of the mermaid kingdom Thalassinia. She's made a promise to help to help Prince Tellin. Climate change and human pollution are causing suffering in his...
14) Firelight
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Firelight novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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The first book in an addictive, romantic trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan is perfect for fans of Laini Taylor, Tahereh Mafi, and Claudia Gray.
With her rare ability to breathe fire, Jacinda is special even among the draki-the descendants of dragons who can shift between human and dragon forms.
But when Jacinda's rebelliousness forces her family to flee into the human world, she struggles to adapt, even as her draki spirit...
15) Hidden
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Firelight novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Fans of Maggie Stiefvater and Colleen Houck will love this epic tale of forbidden romance and nail-biting action from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan.
In the climactic finale to the steamy Firelight trilogy, Jacinda must fight to save her life, her love, and all of her kind.
If Jacinda were to follow the wishes of her community, she'd happily settle down with Cassian, the prince of her pride. But she just can't. She's in love...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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When Scratch Murphy's flea bag full of dough goes missing, Ace Lacewing is on the case. With friends Xerces and Zito at his side, Ace searches Six Legs Park for clues. From the Termite Tower of Terror to Queenie Bee's Hive Rise Honey Stand, the place is crawling with suspects.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Sharks are in trouble. Fifty shark species are at high risk of extinction, and another sixty-three are threatened. Discover the work of scientists and conservationists as they study shark biology and morphology; research migration, feeding, and mating patterns; delve into human, climate, and other threats to shark habitat; and develop sophisticated technologies to aid sharks and shark research. See how scientists also educate the public about real...
18) Piece of Mind
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Emily the Strange graphic novellas volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Emily's Strange To-Do List: 1.) Lose (and regain) mind. 2.) Reprogram golem. 3.) Locate secret book vault. 4.) Commune with Dead Dark Aunts. 5.) Rescue Cousin Jakey. 6.) Redecorate souvenir kiosk. 7.) Thwart Thought Thief. 8.) Endure hero worship. 9.) Grant ancestral enemy's deepest wish. 10.) Save cat-napped kitty. 11.) Summon black rock. 12.) Defeat Shady Uncles. 13.) Guard family legacy & claim inheritance!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
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Born the runt of his litter and gambled away to a rusty old riverman, the Newfoundland pup Seaman doesn't imagine his life will be marked by any kind of glory-beyond chasing down rats. But when he meets Captain Meriwether Lewis, Seaman finds himself on a path that will make history. Lewis is just setting off on his landmark search for the Northwest Passage, and he takes Seaman along. Sharing the curiosity and strength of spirit of his new master,...
20) On the Rocks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Fourteen-year-old Dylan is sent to live with his estranged grandfather, Angus. Basically strangers, the two avoid each other as best they can. One day Dylan discovers a young orca stranded high up on the rocky beach. Dylan runs to tell his grandfather. There's nothing that can be done, says Angus. The sun is coming up, and soon the orca will die of exposure.
But Dylan knows he has to try to save the whale. He collects towels to cover the delicate...
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