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To Christina Olson, the entire world was her familys remote farm in the small coastal town of Cushing, Maine. Born in the home her family had lived in for generations, and increasingly incapacitated by illness, Christina seemed destined for a small life. Instead, for more than twenty years, she was host and inspiration for the artist Andrew Wyeth, and became the subject of one of the best known American paintings of the twentieth century. Author Christina...
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Circus Mirandus volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
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"When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life"--Provided by publisher.
4) Plague
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Gone novels volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 15
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A deadly, flu-like epidemic and a plague of flesh-eating creatures threaten the lives of the children at Perdido Beach while Sam, Astrid, Caine, and Diana each struggle with doubts and uncertainties.
5) Broken
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
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Attending high school for the first time, chronically ill Scarlet, with the help of her new friends, faces down bullies, endures her school-nurse mother's smothering over protectiveness, and eventually discovers the truth behind her illness--a truth thatputs much more than her life at risk.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
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"Zoe thought that being cut from her ballet program was the worst thing that could happen, but when her best friend Olivia is diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, Zoe quickly learns that not being able to dance is the least of her problems" --
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2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
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Thirteen-year-old Tyson sneaks off with his roughneck, but ill, grandpa to go on his first elk hunt, amid reports of a stalking man-eating grizzly.
"Thirteen-year-old Tyson loves spending time with his roughneck grandpa, Gene, who's a lot more fun than Tyson's ex-best friend, Bright. These days, Bright just wants to hang out with the cool kids, who make fun of Tyson's Taylor Swift obsession and dorky ways. When Gene moves to a nursing home that can...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
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Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being...
9) Magonia
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Magonia novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
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Aza Ray Boyle's life has been defined by a unique lung disease and her evolving friendship with Jason, but just before her sixteenth birthday, she is swept up into the sky-bound world of Magonia and discovers her true identity.