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141) Terciel & Elinor
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
This prequel to the Old Kingdom series tells the story of how Sabriel's parents, Terciel and Elinor, met
In the Old Kingdom, a land of ancient and often terrible magics, orphan Terciel learns the art of necromancy from his great-aunt Tizanael. He is the Abhorsen-in-Waiting, and Tizanael is the Abhorsen, the latest in a long line of people whose task it is to make sure the Dead do not return to Life. Across the Wall in Ancelstierre, Elinor's only...
142) Listen to this
Author
Language
English
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Description
Told from two perspectives, Lily and Will deal with the tumult of seventh grade including secrets, rumors, shifting friendships, overbearing parents, and a first dance
Author
Series
Silver sisters volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Silver sisters return to Cape Cod in this sequel to The Forget-Me-Not Summer.Wedding bells are ringing on the Cape! Its summer again, and Marigold, Zinnia, and Lily are heading back to their beloved Pruet to help bride-to-be Aunt Sunny plan her big day. But cake and decorations are not the only items on the girls agenda this summer. Marigold cant wait to escape the embarrassment of being cut from one of Hollywoods biggest blockbustersespecially...
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in exotic Brazil in 1910, Maia endures many hardships before fulfilling her dream of exploring the Amazon River
"Maia, an orphan, is sent from England to live with unfamiliar cousins on a rubber plantation in South America. The brave, curious girl and her fierce but kind governess arrive in their new home, each with secret hopes of adventure. These are immediately quashed by the Carters,...
Author
Series
Serwa Boateng volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a lifetime of fighting creatures of black magic, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng has just learned a devastating secret: she herself is half vampire! Now not only is she dealing with vampire puberty, she's on the run from the organization of Slayers she trained her whole life to join. Serwa's only ally is her aunt Boahinmaa, an obayifo who urges Serwa to embrace her vampire side. Boahinmaa and her underlings are on the hunt for the Midnight Drum,...
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"When the world is ending, what matters most to you? Seventeen-year-old Aisha hasn't seen her sister June for two years. She has no idea where she is, but that hasn't stopped her from thinking about her every day and hoping she's okay. But now that a calamity is about to end the world in nine months' time, she and her mother decide that it's time to track her down and mend the hurts of the past. They don't have any time to spare - if they don't resolve...
148) Not your idol: 01
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After that day, she stopped being a girl. In the wake of an assault, Nina Kamiyama, a former idol in the group Pure Club, shuns her femininity and starts dressing as a boy. At high school, she keeps to herself, but fellow student Hikaru Horiuchi realizes who she is. What secrets is she keeping? The shocking drama starts
149) Meet cute
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A collection of short stories exploring the moment when a couple meets for the first time--from an African American girl in upstate New York who simultaneously finds a prom dress and a date to a transgender girl who confronts the student blocking her right to use the school restroom
150) Take
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Reader
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In search of her missing father, Cara and her ex-boyfriend Nat venture into the Cascade Mountains, up a harrowing rock face, and navigate through time as they explore the impact of Pearl Harbor and its Japanese Incarceration Camps, Cara's family, and each other
Cara doesn't want to go to college; she wants different kinds of challenges. She is growing distant from her friends and hasn't spoken to her father in eons. And her ex-boyfriend and fellow...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As the clock ticks forward to midnight during Wendy Davis's historic filibuster of the abortion bill HB2 in June 2013, an Austin teen grapples with his past mistakes, the complex issue of abortion, and the kind of person he wants to be"--
It's been a rough year for Alex Collins. In the past twelve months, he's lost his best friend, become the target of the two biggest bullies at school, and been sentenced to community service. But on June 25, 2013,...
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 28
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Aspiring to win the science fair with a project that proves that cupcakes are good for you, Alexis finds her ambitions challenged by her crush's association with another girl and a cupcake order for a mean girl's sweet sixteen
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A valentine is all about sweetness and gooey love, but this book is about all the things you might give someone that are not exactly gifts, but that show that you care for them and for what they think--but is not that a kind of love?
154) Better together
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In a city where Fire, Water, Earth, and Air people reside together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they have in common"--
155) A family's dream
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Can Ember make her Fire family's dream come true? Or will she follow her own path?"--
156) Milo and Monty
Author
Publisher
Child's Play Inc
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Milo and Monty are very different dogs. Monty enjoys hugs and noisy playtimes, but Milo prefers to avoid people and hide in a cosy, quiet space. One day, during a family reunion, Milo finds cousin Henry is hiding in his special space. Like Milo, Henry finds hugs uncomfortable, dislikes loud noises, and has a favourite toy that he takes everywhere. A heartwarming story about family and the small changes we can make to accommodate the needs of others."...
157) Biggest secret ever!
Author
Series
Middle school and other disasters volume 3
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"When her new friend at Broomsfield Academy, popular girl Isabelle, shares a huge secret and makes her promise to keep it, witch-in-training Heidi Heckelbeck finds it difficult to keep her word, especially with a nosy classmate snooping around"--
Author
Series
Stella Batts volume 4
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
""Everyone is invited to a birthday party at her parent's candy store, except Stella Batts. She needs to figure out to be a pleasant hostess when she's not on the guest list"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mary Anne should never have thrown away that chain letter she got in the mail. Ever since she did, bad things have been happening to everyone in the Baby-sitters Club. With Halloween coming up, Mary Anne's even more worried -- what kind of spooky thing will happen next? Then Mary Anne finds a new note in her mailbox: Wear this bad-luck charm, it says. OR ELSE. Mary Anne has to follow the note's instructions. But who sent the charm? And why did they...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
During a class trip to DC, twelve-year-old Tally and her best friends, Sonnet and Caleb (a.k.a. Spider) are less than thrilled when they are assigned roommates and are paired with kids who are essentially their sworn enemies. For Tally, rooming with "clonegirl" Ava Seely feels like punishment, rather than potential for fun. But the trip is full of surprises. Despite a pact to stick together as much as they can, Sonnet pulls away, and Spider befriends...
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