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3) Windswept
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Years after her sisters venture Outside and vanish in a snow squall, thirteen-year-old Tag sets out to rescue the lost Youngers, accompanied by an unlikely crew--Boots, who can climb anything; Ant, who will eat anything; and Ren, who will say anything. Includes author's note.
4) Sister Wish
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A playful look at sibling love that celebrates the special bond of sisters
A little sister envies her big sister: for being so tall, for having all her grown-up teeth, for swinging so high at the playground.
But it turns out her big sister admires her just as much: for being so funny, for doing her famous wiggle dance, for being her little sister!
In this heartwarming and playful story of mutual sibling appreciation, Giselle Potter perfectly reflects...
5) The Follower
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A spine-tingling YA thriller, based on a still-unfolding true story.
Instagram-famous triplets Cecily, Amber, and Rudy-the children of home renovation superstars-are ready for a perfect summer. They've just moved into the site of their parents' latest renovation project when they begin to receive chilling messages from someone called The Follower. It soon becomes clear that this anonymous threat is more than a simple Internet troll, and he can't...
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This follow-up to Big Bear, Little Bear features Little Bear, his baby sibling, and their kid- and baby-sized things
This simple and sweet board book celebrates the little and even littler everyday objects-socks, snacks, and toys-Little Bear and new sibling Baby Bear use in their lives together.
7) Copydog
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From the hilarious mind of bestselling creator Zachariah OHora comes this charmingly offbeat and true-to-life tale of sibling conflict, with a fresh twist on the "copycat"
Elise and her younger sister, Rosemont, get along well-most of the time.
But there's one thing about her sister that drives Elise bananas . . .
Rosemont copies everything her sister does!
Relatable to anyone who's ever been frustrated by a copycat-er, copydog-this...
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Two sisters come to terms with their extraordinary powers in a new middle grade fantasy from Supergirl's Melissa Benoist and her sister, the writer Jessica Benoist, with the New York Times bestselling author, Mariko Tamaki
Ellie McFadden has intuitive gifts. She can sense what other living things are feeling. She can even talk to animals! Too bad she can't connect with her twin sister, Parker. Parker McFadden has kinetic gifts. She can cause shocks...
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Lydia and her younger sister Penny make a pact to avoid boy drama for the summer-but Lydia can't help looking for a loophole when she falls for a cute girl
Lydia Jones and her younger sister Penny have had it with boy drama. Last year was marred by relationship disasters for both of them, threatening Lydia's standing with her school's theater tech club and Penny's perfect GPA. Penny has, naturally, diagnosed the problem and prescribed a drastic...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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At the end of My Life in Pink & Green, Lucy Desberg had just won the grant that would save her family's pharmacy-and turn it into a modern eco-spa. Now it's summer, and the work has begun in earnest. Lucy figures that with the spa opening and her sister, Claudia, home, she'll have a great summer. But her sister brings a new boyfriend, and their investor brings his extremely irritating daughter, Bevin. Plus there's a new spa coordinator in charge of...
11) Look No Further
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The Parent Trap meets The Vanishing Half in this gripping YA novel about estranged siblings who meet for the first time at art camp and confront their differing experiences of race and identity
When seventeen-year-old Niko and fifteen-year-old Aili meet at Ogilvy Summer Art Institute, a selective camp for art students in New York City, they seem like complete opposites. Aili comes across as standoffish to Niko, while usually laid-back Niko feels...
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A lyrical picture book biography about American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay's childhood and the two sisters who inspired her
Good things come in threes, like peas like wishes like sisters.
Vincent-American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay-began writing and publishing poetry as a child. She grew up in coastal Maine with her two sisters and plenty of books, music, and nature, but often without parents-her father left home when they were young,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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There are times we all feel we need more than one heart to get through. When Briana's father dies, she imagines she has a new heart growing inside her. It speaks to her in her Dad's voice. Some of its commands are mysterious.
Find Her! it says. Be Your Own!
How can Briana 'be her own' when her grieving mother needs her to take care of her demanding little brother all the time? When all her grandpa can do is tell stories instead of being the 'rock'...
14) The Jolly Regina
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
Description
In the spirit of A Series of Unfortunate Events and the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series, The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters will captivate middle-grade readers looking for humor, hijinks, and a swashbuckling good time. Meet Jaundice and Kale Bland, two sisters who avoid excitement at any cost. Together, they patiently await the return of their parents, who left on an errand years ago and have never returned.
One day,...
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Time out of time volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
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In book two of the Time out of Time series, the excitement and mystery continue as Timothy; his sister, Sarah; and their friend, Jessica, journey to Edinburgh, Scotland, where they seek the Four Treasures, especially the Telling Stone. They must keep the treasures from falling into the hands of Balor, who will use them to deprive the world of good. The children pass through Time out of Time as they undertake their quest, encountering mythic and folkloric...
16) Brobot Bedtime
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The Brobots have had a long day, and it is time to recharge and enter sleep mode. Buzz and Crash have no problem falling asleep, but Beep's got a case of the flick-ups. Luckily, Buzz knows just the trick: scare Beep with a monster mask! Does it work? Affirmative. No more flick-ups. But Beep still can't sleep. He's afraid of monsters! Plan of action: turn on the lights. Problem solved? Negative. Now it's too bright. Block the light with blankets? Too...
17) Along the Indigo
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The town of Glory is famous for two things: businesses that front for seedy, if not illegal, enterprises and the suicides that happen along the Indigo River. Marsden is desperate to escape the 'bed-and-breakfast' where her mother works as a prostitute-and where her own fate has been decided-and she wants to give her little sister a better life. But escape means money, which leads Mars to skimming the bodies that show up along the Indigo River. It's...
18) Naming Ceremony
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A sweet sibling story all about making family traditions your own-perfect for fans of Alma and How She Got Her Name and Welcome to the Party
Today's the day! It's Baby Sister's naming ceremony, and big sister Amira could not be more excited. She has the perfect name picked out . . . or, at least, she hopes it's the perfect name.
One by one, friends and family arrive. As Amira greets them, she asks what name they have brought to give to Baby...
19) Useless Bay
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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On Whidbey Island, the Gray quintuplets are the stuff of legend. Pixie and her brothers have always been bigger and blonder than their neighbors, as if they were birthed from the island itself. Together, they serve as an unofficial search-and-rescue team for the island, saving tourists and locals alike from the forces of wind and sea. But, when a young boy goes missing, the mysteries start to pile up. While searching for him, they find his mother's...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Holland Delviss wants to be known for her talent as a hockey player, not a hockey player who happens to be a girl. But when her school team is selected to be featured and televised as part of HockeyFest, her status as the only girl on the boys' team makes her the lead story. Not everyone is thrilled with Holland's new fame, but there's one person who fiercely supports her, and it's the last person she expects (and definitely the last person she should...
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