Carol Matas
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English
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In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, thirteen-year-old Zevi uses his psychic abilities to save a famous actor's life on a movie set. Zevi is famous-for the wrong reason!
Can Zevi use his psychic powers to save the life of a famous movie star?
Sudden fame throws thirteen-year-old Zevi into the spotlight when the media discovers his secret abilities-and it's ruining his life! He wants fame as an actor, not as a psychic....
2) Whirlwind
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Orca Book Publishers
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English
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Ben flees Nazi Germany only to find himself in a battle for his life and his soul.
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English
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Daniel barely remembers leading a normal life before the Nazis came to power in 1933. He can still picture once being happy and safe, but memories of those days are fading as he and his family face the dangers threatening Jews in Hitler's Germany in the late 1930s. No longer able to practice their religion, vote, own property, or even work, Daniel's family is forced from their home in Frankfurt and sent on a long and dangerous journey, first to the...
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English
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In this nonfiction picture book, a young girl and her baby sister's outdoor adventure (hiking through the forest, picnicking in the grass and swimming in the ocean) is overseen by the local fauna. Through clever illustrations and scientific prose, we are reminded that while we may see things differently, we all share this life together on planet Earth.
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Ghosthunters (Carol Matas) volume 1
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Key Porter Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Ghosthunters (Carol Matas) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
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English
11) The whirlwind
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Orca Book Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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In 1941, fourteen-year-old Ben flees Nazi Germany with his family, hoping to find stability in Seattle, but when his new friend John, a Japanese American, is sent to an internment camp, he does not feel safe anywhere.