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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Martin lives in a perfect world.
Every year a new generation of genetically-engineered children is shipped out to meet their parents. Every spring the residents of his town take down the snow they've stuck to their windows and put up flowers. Every morning his family gathers around their television and votes, like everyone else, for whatever matter of national importance the president has on the table. Today, it is the color of his drapes. It's...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
A soaring novel by the critically acclaimed author of The Half Life of Molly Pierce and The Lost & Found, perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven and Rainbow Rowell.
Part mysterious adventure, part love letter to the power of books, this is a brilliantly woven novel about loving, reading, writing, grieving, and finding the strength to take a leap.
Lottie Reaves is not a risk taker. But she's about to take a leap into the unknown...When Lottie's beloved...
3) On the Rocks
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the vein of When You Trap a Tiger and Shouting at the Rain, this is the story of the journey one girl undertakes to find herself.
After Breda Moriarity gets caught stealing one too many times, Breda's mom sends her to Ireland, a place she has never been, to live with the grandfather she has never met.
While Breda doesn’t want to be in this strange land, she finally gets to meet Granda, her mom’s father. He’s a grumpy farmer who is also...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Sarah Zorn intends to spend the Wisconsin summer with her "boyfriend" Curtis, waiting for a dead calf named Boris to decompose in time for the science fair. Her plans upend, however, when her fake-boyfriend strategy goes seriously awry just as her hippie Grandma Z invites her on a last-minute Roman holiday. As Sarah explores Italy's ancient wonders, she can't stop "boy-liking" Curtis... or puzzling over her grandmother's odd behavior....
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a freak accident on the track ruins star runner Leon's future, he feels hopeless, but his luck seems to change when he meets Casey, who gets Leon running again, but Casey is keeping secrets that threaten their friendship.
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