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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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When an Israeli family moves in next door to the Shapiros, Sammy Spider and Josh learn about the Jewish mitzvah of welcoming guests. In the process, they each make a new friend and learn some Hebrew words.
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The first day of school can be scary enough as it is without a bully stealing your lunch! And that's just what happens to poor George when he runs into Big Mike, the sixth-grade bully, on the walk to school. Every day George is tormented-not to mention hungry-and too afraid to tell anyone, until his good friend Harriet steps in and helps George give Big Mike a taste of his own medicine.
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A 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection
A 2018 New York Public Library Best Book for Teens
Macy's school officially classifies her as "disturbed," but Macy isn't interested in how others define her. She's got more pressing problems: her mom can't move off the couch, her dad's in prison, her brother's been kidnapped by Child Protective Services, and now her best friend isn't speaking to her. Writing in a dictionary format, Macy explains...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Henry likes kindergarten. He gets to paint pictures, sing songs, and learn his letters and numbers. But there's one thing Henry doesn't like: show and tell! His legs get all shaky and he's too shy to speak. Just in time, Henry's kind teacher, Ms. Bradley, comes to the rescue with a great plan for helping him overcome his fears.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Niko loves drawing his world: the ring-a-ling of an ice cream truck, the warmth of the sun. But no one appreciates his abstract art. This tender story explores the creative process, friendship, and the universal desire to feel understood.
11) The Truth Is
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Named one of the best YA Latinx books of 2019 by Remezcla and HipLatina. A Bustle Book Club Selection A powerful exploration of love, identity, and self-worth through the eyes of a fierce, questioning Puerto Rican teen. Fifteen-year-old Verdad doesn't think she has time for love. She's still struggling to process the recent death of her best friend, Blanca; dealing with the high expectations of her hardworking Puerto Rican mother and the absence of...
12) Clumpety Bump
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Wally Wobblebottom likes to bring gifts to his friends. But his horse, Clumpety Bump, is not always helpful. Children will delight in reading this charming tale with leveled text.
"This is a good early reader series for students who like silly words and sounds, friendly characters, and a slightly longer plot."-School Library...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Everybody barfs. Dogs, cats, chickens, alligators, and even you. It happens to everyone, and sometimes it even happens . . . at school. With her characteristic humor and compassion, Nancy Carlson helps young readers through what is often a scary and embarrassing rite of passage. Sometimes you barf. But it's OK. You get better!
14) Mitzvah Pizza
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Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life! Missy loves Saturdays with her dad. Every week they do something special together. Usually, Dad brings the funds and Missy brings the fun, but this week, it's Missy's turn to treat with her own allowance-until she and her dad stop for pizza, and Missy discovers a special way to do a mitzvah.
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Friendship comes in all sizes. At the carnival, Bear wants to win a teddy bear as big as she is. Instead, she gets a fish. A very little fish. Bear is so very big and Fish is so very small that Bear worries they have nothing in common. With the help of Fish, Bear learns that although she and Fish are different, they are also...
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Mallory McDonald books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Summer is over and that can only mean one thing for eight-year-old Mallory McDonald (like the restaurant, but no relation)-she has to go back to school. But not just any school, a new school with all new kids in it. To make matters worse, her mom is going, too! She's the new music teacher, and Mallory can't think of anything that could...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience!
Duck doesn't duck when someone yells, "Duck!" Friends come up with a creative solution. Then siblings can't decide what color their room should be. Reading is fun in these illustrated and leveled texts.
18) The Fight
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
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"Was he . . . you know?" Bella doesn't know if Dominic was gay or not, but she knows he was bullied. And she knows the adults who could have helped didn't because of some stupid policy. Now Dominic's dead. It's never been Bella's thing to stand up for a cause, but for some reason, this fight has become her fight.
19) The Alliance
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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"One Down . . . You're Next." Or so said the note Carmen Mendoza found in her locker. Carmen is out, loud, and proud, so the threat doesn't faze her . . . much. Jamie was Scott King's best friend. Jamie was also gay. Scott never imagined Jamie would kill himself. If Carmen and Scott can figure out how to get along, they'll be an unstoppable alliance.
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Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life!
When Sarah accidentally breaks Bubbe's blue glass bowl, she sets a heart-shaped piece of blue glass on an adventure, touching the lives of children around the world, until it finally-remarkably-finds its way back home.
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