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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Experiencing her world through the evocative sounds she collects, 11-year-old Maybelle becomes convinced that a new radio DJ is her absent father before entering a singing contest that the DJ will be judging in Nashville.
63) Gold
Author
Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Who belongs and who doesn't? Do members of the same family all look the same? This wordless picture book plays with our assumptions about family. Is the little girl making food an uninvited guest, taking advantage of the bear family's open door? Or is she someone else entirely?
64) Leeva at last
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answer to the question "what are people for?"--setting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Stuck at the lake in the middle of a Wisconsin winter, Drew and his younger sister and brother struggle to stay together after their manipulative, con artist mother dies, which they can only do if they can keep her death a secret.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Japanese American Mika is the newest member of the Lotus Lane Girls, with her very own new diary, but she is still troubled by tensions between her different friends, and worried about her project for the school newspaper.
67) Hold fast
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
On a cold winter day in Chicago, Early's father disappeared, and now she, her mother and her brother have been forced to flee their apartment and join the ranks of the homeless--and it is up to Early to hold her family together and solve the mystery surrounding her father.
69) Honest June
Author
Series
Honest June volume 1
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old June Jackson has always been good at making the people around her happy, even if that means avoiding telling them what you really think, but as she starts middle school her fairy godmother puts a spell on her that forces her to speak only the truth--even to her friends and family.
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 78
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Arriving in Brazil while dealing with squabbling family members, Geronimo Stilton must help his friend Isabela find a mysterious emerald.
Author
Series
Disney before the story volume 2
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Elsa cannot wait to spend time at her family's summer home and test her icy powers. But after a series of magical mishaps, Elsa begins to wonder if she has what it takes to one day become queen of Arendelle, or if her powers might be a curse after all.
Author
Series
Agents of H.E.A.R.T volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When she accidentally summons a rescue squad of fairytale princesses instead of realizing her wish of helping out at her parents’ new café, Evie finds herself busy fending off their well-meaning attempts to “rescue” her.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Why? distills the conversations many children and adults are having about race, injustice, and anger in communities throughout our country, and gives them context that young readers can connect with." --
74) Halal hot dogs
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Every Friday Musa's family takes turns picking out a Jummah treat which they use to try all different foods, but when it is Musa's turn he sticks to his favorite halal hot dogs to share.
Author
Series
Anzu the Great Kaiju volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"All great kaiju are born with a super power to strike fear in the heart of the city. But Anzu is different. Instead of mayhem, he likes May flowers. Instead of striking fear, he prefers to be sincere. Can Anzu find a way to make his family proud and stay true to his kind self?"--
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Excitedly joining her family for an outdoor camping trip in a state park, Fatima Khazi helps set up a tent, build a fire, and fend off a daddy longlegs before settling down to sleep surrounded by the sounds of the forest.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Mia wakes up on Valentine's Day, it looks like just another morning in the rickety old house. But over the course of the day, her home is transformed into the House of Love. Mia and her mama festoon the halls, build a gumdrop tree, bake cupcakes, and most importantly, make valentines for all six of her siblings. But when Mia doesn't receive her own valentine, she wonders if Mama could have forgotten her.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Born to be a star, Etta prepares for her big performance in her school's talent show, but when she gets pre-show jitters, her loving family helps her through it so she can shine in the spotlight.
79) The 9:09 project
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Jamison Deever discovered a love of photography through his mother, who taught him to understand the difference between a snapshot and a work of art. Two years after her death, Jamison, his dad, and his younger sister seem to be coping-- but in separate ways. He takes photos of random people who cross his path on the street, turns it into a school project-- and then into something more. -- adapted from book jacket.
80) Come November
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Senior year at high school is going to be hard enough for Rooney Harris, desperate to get into a good college and away from her small town, but things get tougher when she ends up as the sole support for herself and her younger brother because of their mother's obsession with the Next World Society, a cult that believes they will be whisked away to a new world paradise on November 17.
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