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1) Wishtree
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"―people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this "wishtree" watches over the neighborhood. You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experiences as a wishtree are more important than ever.
2) Peace train
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"Hop aboard the Peace Train in this picture book adaptation of Cat Stevens's ... anthem of unity and harmony in time for the song's 50th anniversary"--Publisher marketing.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Zak has autism, so he sometimes responds to the world around him in unconventional ways. As he describes his point of view, young readers gain a better understanding of his behaviors and learn valuable lessons about patience, tolerance, and understanding.--Publisher.
Author
Series
TBH volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
Told entirely in text messages, emails, and notes, best friends Prianka, Gabby, and Cecily find their friendship tested by busily planning a spring fair, bullying, and boys.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Millie is different from the other cows on the farm: she wears polka dots instead of spots and she definitely stands out from the herd; the other cows make fun of her, but Millie does not care, instead she flaunts her differences--and when the other farm animals respect and imitate her the other cows wonder if they should be more tolerant of Millie's uniqueness.
10) Candy shop
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
When a boy and his aunt find that a bigot has written something on the sidewalk outside the candy shop owned by a new immigrant from Taiwan, they set out to comfort the owner.
11) Fade to black
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 5
Formats
Description
An HIV-positive high school student hospitalized after being attacked, the bigot accused of the crime, and the only witness, a classmate with Down Syndrome, reveal how the assault has changed their lives as they tell of its aftermath.
12) Half bad
Author
Series
Half bad trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
Formats
Description
In modern-day England, where witches live alongside humans, Nathan, son of a White witch and the most powerful Black witch, must escape captivity before his seventeenth birthday and receive the gifts that will determine his future.
Author
Series
Frederik Sandwich volume 1
Formats
Description
A completely implausible earthquake sets Frederik Sandwich and Pernille, a mysterious stranger, on an adventure through secret and forbidden places in their small town.
Author
Formats
Description
Set during WWII and told in alternating voices, Nellie, a young Oregonian and survivor of a balloon bomb sent over by the Japanese, strives to understand how the war has torn her community apart and created prejudice against Japanese-Americans, while across the ocean, as part of her nationalist duty, Tamiko helps create the balloon bombs, but in her struggle to survive hunger and starvation, Tamiko muddles her way through her anger against the United...
18) The big umbrella
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A spacious umbrella welcomes anyone and everyone who needs shelter from the rain.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The story of a lonely bunny, Marlon Bundo, who lives with his Grampa, Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States, and the very special day when he met another boy bunny named Wesley that changed his life forever.