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"Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a world of darkness, technology, and nightmares. When their lives suddenly become intertwined in strange ways, can they put aside their differences and work together to uncover the mysteries of their situation and save each other's communities from certain disaster? "--
4) The hero
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English
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"In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fundamental part of what makes us human. He demonstrates how hero stories continue to shape our world--arguing that we need them now more than ever. From the Stone Age to the Greek Tragedies, from Shakespeare to Robin Hood, we have always had our heroes. The hero...
5) Rowan of Rin
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Greenwillow Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Because only he can read the magical map, young, weak, and timid Rowan joins six other villagers to climb a mountain and try to restore their water supply, as fears of a dragon and other horrors threaten to drive them back.
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Strange the dreamer volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 24
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English
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From National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor comes an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past.
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared his dream chose poorly. Since he was just five years old, he's been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it....
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared his dream chose poorly. Since he was just five years old, he's been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it....
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Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Pays tribute to the sacrifices of Canadian men and women in the armed forces and their families, while highlighting the remarkable patriotism of the Canadian citizens who honour them.
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Greenwillow Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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When an ancient evil threatens to devastate Rin, overcoming its people with a fatal sleeping sickness, young Rowan, with help from a tribe called the Travelers, must decipher a rhyming riddle in order to save the land and its inhabitants.
10) The bad guys
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Bad guys (Aaron Blabey) volume 14
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The Bad Guys, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha, want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is free the 200 dogs in the city dog pound--but their plan soon goes awry.
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Greenwillow Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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After a flying lizard carries off his little sister, Rowan of Rin and three companions are guided by a rhyming riddle on a journey to the land of their old enemy, the Zebak, in order to rescue her.
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Aladdin
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Young women today crave strong, independent role models to look to for motivation. In the follow-up to the 2012 bestseller Girls Who Rocked the World, More Girls Who Rocked the World offers a fun and inspiring collection of influential stories with forty-five more movers and shakers who rocked the world before turning twenty. A variety of achievements, interests, and ethnic backgrounds are represented, from Annie Oakley and Cleopatra to Malala Yousafzai...
14) Blizzard
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Disney-Hyperion
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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After a massive blizzard, a boy becomes a hero when he manages to walk to the local store and bring supplies back to his neighborhood which has been snowed in for days. Based on the author's childhood experience.
15) Max
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Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird.
16) Max / Bob Graham
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Candlewick Press
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English
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Max, the young son of superheroes, is a late bloomer when it comes to flying, until he is inspired by the plight of a falling baby bird.
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