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Series
Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 124
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stacey is baby-sitting for the Brooke family, who are new in town, and she thinks their single father would be a perfect for her single mother. But neither the Brooke kids nor Stacey's mom are so sure about her matchmaking plans.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
From the award-winning author of Finding Mighty, a moving middle-grade novel about finding your place by following your heart
Karthik Raghavan is good at remembering things. Like his bike routes. Or all the reasons he likes Juhi Shahâeven if she doesnât even know he exists. It doesn't help that she seems to have a crush on his arch nemesis, Jacob Donnell, whose only job is to humiliate Karthik (and get his name wrong). Then
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes growing up as the hearing son of two deaf parents during the Depression, the challenges of straddling the world of the deaf and the hearing, and his occasional resentment of the burdens of his role as an interpreter.
Author
Publisher
ParentMagic, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (96 pages)
Language
English
Description
"By presenting the popular 1-2-3 Magic parenting program from a child's point of view, this innovative guide provides kids with a thorough understanding of the disciplinary system-from the counting and time-out methods parents will be using to how better behavior benefits the entire family and leaves more time for play. Storytelling portions are coupled with copious illustrations to help describe the basic tenets of 1-2-3 Magic-such as positive reinforcement,...
Author
Series
Keeper of the lost cities volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.
Author
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (108 pages)
Language
English
Description
And bigger than all of that, I knew that sometimes you had to do the impossible like eat oysters or go shopping even when you could hardly breathe because that is what people did when they truly loved one another and it had nothing to do with freckles or anklebones or lipstick." Dave is dying. Chrissie, Mum, Nan and Badger are going to be left behind. Because sometimes life is like that. "painted love letters" ... a story of the heart. --Provided...
Author
Publisher
Tracks Publishing
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (224 pages)
Language
English
Description
"Exploring the role of coaches and parents, this book emphasizes the importance of team identity and a team mindset and presents the necessary foot skills and tactics to help young soccer players both perform better and have more fun. As youth soccer becomes increasingly popular, coaches often gloss over individual improvement in order to win, relying on rigid systems and a few elite players to carry a team. This impairs player development and kills...
9) Lisdalia
Author
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (104 pages)
Language
English
Description
It's bad enough being the smartest kid in the school, but when you're a girl, and when your father still thinks it's a man's world, and when you never learned to back down from an argument, it's even worse. Lisdalia has all these problems . and more. Of course, it helps if you have a couple of really good friends, like Mike and Tanja, and a teacher who cares, but in the end, when things get serious, it's who you are inside that counts. Who ever said...
10) Talk Under Water
Author
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (336 pages)
Language
English
Description
A page-turning and inspirational story which celebrates and embraces difference, courage and friendship.Will and Summer meet online and strike up a friendship based on coincidence. Summer lives in Will's old hometown, Kettering, a small Tasmanian coastal community. Summer isn't telling the whole truth about herself, but figures it doesn't matter if they never see each other in person, right? When Will returns to Kettering, the two finally meet and...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (211 pages)
Language
English
Description
"This book focuses on the emotional, physical, and often financial upheaval that many young people experience when parents divorce. The book addresses such issues as money concerns, self-blame, getting caught in the middle, living in a stepfamily, and depression. With an emphasis on how teens can cope with parental divorce, the book includes informational sidebars as well as a list of resources."--
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Series
Language
English
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Description
Discusses unemployment and its effects on the family, including reasons why people lose their jobs and cannot find another, the emotional and economic effects of unemployment, and coping strategies, and provides a story about a girl whose father loses his job.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Bunny? Bunny! It's time to convince Bunny to get to bed, but somehow, bedtime keeps taking longer and longer. Let the kids take charge in this book make sure Bunny goes to sleep. Features 24 full-color illustrations and simple text. Perfect for bedtime routines, beginning readers and toddlers."--
15) Secrets We Keep
Author
Series
Secrets we keep volume 1
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (232 pages)
Language
English
Description
A beautifully written and insightful new novel sensitively uncovering the effects of trauma on the mind of an eleven-year-old girl.I don't know if you've ever seen a house burn, but it's not like anything else . . .Clem Timmins has lost it all - her house, possessions and clothes. Now living in a tiny flat with her dad, she has to go to a new school far from what she knows.On her first day, Clem meets Ellie. To fit in, Clem reveals a secret and immediately...
16) Elephant
Author
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (180 pages)
Language
English
Description
An exquisite first novel from acclaimed picture book author and illustrator Peter Carnavas about Olive, Dad and his elephant. 'An elephant?' Arthur gasped. 'In your house? But... is it real?' Olive leaned a little closer and lowered her voice. 'Well, that's the thing...' Olive's father has a sadness so big that she imagines it as a large grey elephant following him around. With the help of her cheery grandfather and her best friend, Arthur, Olive...
17) My Family
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every family is different. That's why it's so much fun to spend time with different people and learn how they live. Beginning readers will love getting a look at what this family does on a day-to-day basis. From making dinner with the grandparents or taking a family walk, accessible text and color photographs show an active and healthy family enjoying the time they spend together. Readers will also, learn about interpersonal relationships between...
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Series
Language
Español
Description
Every family is different. That's why it's so much fun to spend time with different people and learn how they live. Beginning readers will love getting a look at what this family does on a day-to-day basis. From making dinner with the grandparents or taking a family walk, accessible text and color photographs show an active and healthy family enjoying the time they spend together. Readers will also learn about interpersonal relationships between parents,...
19) Hammer and nails
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After her play date is cancelled, a young girl and her dad have a fun day tackling their to-do lists together"--
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