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1) Wonder
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
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Kids - Disabilities and Special Needs
Kids - Realistic Fiction
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Description
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
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Judy Moody volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Judy is excited about becoming a doctor, especially when Class 3T starts a new unit on the human body, but she learns more about being a patient when she catches tonsillitis from her little brother, Stink.
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English
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Modern medicine has transformed the dangers of childbirth, injury, and infectious disease from harrowing to manageable. But in the face of our inevitable aging and death, what it can do often runs counter to what it should do. Now Atul Gawande reveals the suffering this has produced. He examines the profession's limitations and failures as life draws to a close, and he shows how the ultimate goal is not a good death, but a good life -- until the very...
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English
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Emotions are like a rainbow--there is a color for every one we feel. And when the angry feeling starts to take over the rainbow, it's time for The Red Book! Simple activities, tips, and tricks help young readers whose angry red shines brightest in the rainbows of their colorful minds. They can turn the pages from front to back or back to front. They can use every single page or open the book to just one random page. Soon, the other colors of their...
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Stink Moody volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.
10) You are brave
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English
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Describes situations that call for a child to be brave, such as meeting new people, trying new foods, and sleeping in a dark room.
11) Charlie & Mouse
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Series
Charlie and Mouse volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Charlie and Mouse, two young brothers, enjoy a day out together, attending an imaginary party and collecting rocks.
13) This book is gay
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English
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Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU. There's a long-running joke that, after "coming out," a lesbian, gay guy, bisexual, or trans person should receive a membership card and instruction manual. THIS IS THAT INSTRUCTION MANUAL. You're welcome. Inside you'll find the answers to all...
15) Feed
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Teens - Dystopian Fiction
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Teens - High Tech Sci-Fi
Teens - Science Fiction
Teens - The Best of the Best Teen Books
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In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.
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My weird school volume 18
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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As the new computer lab teacher tries to bring Ella Mentry School into the twenty-first century with her peculiar inventions, second-grader A.J. struggles to survive without sugary snacks when Principal Klutz bans junk food.
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English
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"Feeling mindful is feeling good! You know when you're having a bad day, you have that wobbly feeling inside and nothing seems to go right? Find a quiet place, sit down, and meditate! In this daily companion, kids of any age will learn simple exercises to help manage stress and emotions, find focus, and face challenges. They'll discover how to feel safe when scared, relax when anxious, spread kindness, and calm anger when frustrated. Simple, secular,...
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