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Author
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Joey navigates family, friendships, and her first crush, while looking for answers to why she feels so angry sometimes and by searching for the donor her moms chose
Joey is angry-- all the time. And she doesn't understand why. She has two loving moms, a supportive older half brother, and, as a triplet, she is never without company. But there was the time she threw a soccer ball-- hard-- at a boy in gym class and bruised his collarbone....
Author
Series
Family Fletcher novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year and deal with a grumpy new neighbor
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When Winnie's parents get divorced, her frustration at their constant fighting starts to grow until it's as big as a tree itself. By the end of fifth grade, Winnie decides that the only way to change things is to barricade herself in her treehouse until her parents come to their senses--and her friends decide to join. It's kids vs. grown-ups, and no one wants to back down first. But with ten kids in one treehouse, all with their own demands, things...
7) Everblaze
Author
Series
Keeper of the lost cities volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Sophie's talents are getting stronger and, with the elusive Black Swan group ignoring her calls for help, she is determined to find her kidnappers but a daring mistake pushes her world to the edge of war, and soon she has exposed a major conspiracy that could threaten all she loves
Author
Series
Forgotten five volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"The Forgotten Five become spies to uncover the corrupt President's schemes and bring the world one step closer to justice for all supernaturals"--
12) Honestly Elliott
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest
13) Just a girl
Author
Language
English
Description
When her divorced parents start living together again, Rianne finds herself questioning her future, her relationship with Luke, and why she's gotten stuck with an "easy girl" reputation for doing the same exact things as guys without any judgment
14) Dream on, Amber
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Amber's Japanese father left when she was little, and her sister Bella was just a baby, so now she fills in the frustrating gap in her life with imagined conversations, and writes letters to Bella that seem to come from their father
15) Map of flames
Author
Series
Forgotten five volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Five children who are the offspring of supernatural criminals and who have special abilities of their own leave their isolated tropical home and head to the city of Estero, where they hope to find their parents and the treasure they hid years ago
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Jeremy is not excited about the prospect of spending the summer with his dad and his uncle in a seaside cabin in Oregon. It's the first summer after his parents' divorce, and he hasn't exactly been seeking alone time with his dad. He doesn't have a choice, though, so he goes . . . and on his first day takes a walk on the beach and finds himself intrigued by a boy his age running by. Eventually, he and Runner Boy (Evan) meet--and what starts out as...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Patrick has been desperate for a dog of his own for as long as he can remember, and this summer, with his father away, he longs for a canine friend more than ever. Meanwhile, in his short doggy life, Oz has suffered at the hands of bad people. Somewhere out there, he believes, is an awesome boy - his boy. And maybe, when they find each other, Oz will learn to bark again
19) Weekend dad
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
""This home is home because my dad is here, and it's nothing like home because my mom isn't here," thinks the boy in this story when he enters his dad's new apartment for the first time. His dad moved out on Monday and now it's Friday night, the start of his weekend with his dad. The boy and his dad follow their normal weekend routine -- they eat eggs for breakfast, play cards and spend time at the park. And then they do the same things on Sunday....
20) Nightfall
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Description
"Sophie must uncover the truth about the Lost Cities' insidious past, before it repeats itself and changes reality"--
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