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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.
2) Legendborn
Author
Series
Legendborn volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
To discover the truth behind her mother's mysterious death, a teen girl infiltrates a magical secret society claiming to be the descendants of King Arthur and his knights.
Author
Series
Ryan Hart novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, but no matter what, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
While playing in a crucial basketball game on the very court where his best friend was murdered, Mackey tries to come to terms with his own part in that murder and decide whether to maintain his silence or tell J.R.'s father and the police what really happened.
Author
Series
Door of no return volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When his brother represents his village in a festival contest, resulting in the unthinkable, 11-year-old Kofi finds himself fighting for his life, which sends him on a dangerous journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 29
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jack and Annie use the magic tree house to travel back in time to 1947 Brooklyn, New York, where they pretend to be batboys at Jackie Robinson's first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves.
Author
Series
Midnight series (Sister Souljah) volume 2
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 35
Language
English
Description
Midnight's efforts to rescue his wife trigger unexpected consequences that mark his journey into adulthood.
12) Sparrow
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fourteen-year-old Sparrow Cooke struggles with emotional issues and suicidal feelings following the death of her school librarian, who was the only person who seemed to understand her.
Author
Series
Ryan Hart novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the summer before fifth grade, Ryan Hart continues to grow through changes and challenges, such as waiting for a new baby sister to be born, a summer camp trip, and more.
14) Like Vanessa
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
15) Peekaboo morning
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2008, c2002
Language
English
Description
A toddler plays peek-a-boo throughout the day.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When their formidably strong-willed eldest sister is arrested, abruptly transitioning their family from respectability to disgrace, two younger sisters confront complicated dynamics in their family and identities to uncover what really happened.
17) I love my hair!
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young African American girl describes the different, wonderful ways she can wear her hair.
19) This Jazz Man
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Presents an introduction to jazz music and nine well-known jazz musicians, set to the rhythm of the traditional song, "This Old Man." Includes brief facts about each musician.
20) Wedgie & Gizmo
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Wedgie, a Corgi superhero.
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