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Pig the pug volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Told in rhyming text, Pig is a greedy pug, who insists on always winning, and throws a tantrum if anything thwarts him--until one day he swallows not only all his food, but his bowl as well and when his friend Trevor saves him he learns a valuable lesson on sharing.
7) Pollyanna
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Description
An abridged version of the tale of orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna, who comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, bringing happiness to her aunt and other members of the community through her philosophy of gladness. Pollyanna knows the secret to finding a smile -- even when really bad things happen. From the moment she arrives in Beldingsville, she shares her Glad Game with everyone around her. But the person who needs Pollyanna's help...
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Shadow children volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
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In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system.
9) Crash
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
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Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.
10) The cool bean
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean . . . Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done.
11) What Katy did
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8
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Twelve-year-old Katie, living with her father, aunt, and five siblings in a small town in the 1870's, constantly makes and breaks resolutions to be a kind and generous person like her invalid Cousin Helen, but when she herself is bedridden after an accident, Katie finds her cousin's example very hard to follow.
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Luxe series (Anna Godbersen) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 14
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Two months after Elizabeth Holland's dramatic return to Manhattan she still hasn't reunited with her sister Diana, the newlyweds Henry and Penelope Schoonmaker are the toast of the town but privately despise each other, and the social-climbing heiress Carolina Broad finds both her fortune and her position in danger.
13) A boy like you
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Encourages every boy to embrace all of the things that make him unique, and to be curious, brave, kind, thoughtful, and more.
14) Sparrow's prayer
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When Sparrow cannot find the words to pray, he discovers new ways to connect with God without words.
16) Wish
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
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Charlie Reese is sent to live with a family she barely knows, but with the help of a skinny stray dog who captures her heart and a neighbor boy named Howard, she learns what the real meaning of family may be.
18) The good egg
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.
19) Me, too!
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"This funny, honest picture book by Annika Dunklee perfectly captures the rhythms of youngsters' friendships and emotions, while also reminding them that there's always room for new people in their lives"--Publisher.
20) Unplugged
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
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Relates, in multiple voices, the adventures of a group of youngsters at an electronics-free wellness camp where wealthy, spoiled Jett, leads other campers in trying to stop a criminal.