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Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"On the Mighty Mountain Road Crew, the trucks come in one size: BIG. That is, until the little snowplow joins the crew. None of the other trucks think that the little snowplow can handle the big storms, but he knows that he can do it--and just to be sure, he trains hard, pushing loads of gravel, pulling blocks of concrete, and doing plow lifts to get ready. But when a blizzard arrives, will the little snowplow's training be enough to clear the streets...
Author
Series
Questioneers volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.
5) Mud city
Author
Series
Breadwinner series volume 3
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
This final book in the trilogy begun in "The Breadwinner" and "Parvana's Journey" paints a devastating portrait of life in refugee camps and shows the resourcefulness of children who endure great suffering there.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Description
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever. Puffin is proud to publish...
10) Red is best
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A small girl tells why red is her favorite color.
12) The second sky
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
From the moment he is hatched, Gilbert the penguin dreams of flying one day and, despite being discouraged by family members, finally finds a way to do just that.
Author
Series
Calliope Day adventures volume 1
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Determined to get back the pink fangs which her teacher took from her in school one day, nine-year-old Calliope needs first of all to win over the "witch" next door.
14) Gravity
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
Description
Sixteen-year-old Gravity Delgado has been breaking records and competitors since she started boxing with a legendary coach at age twelve, and now will reach the Olympics if her home life and romance do not distract her.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"In 1931 England, Astra Davies--after her parents die, leaving her with mountain of debt--must make her own way and embarks on a journey that tests her brains, wit and mettle as never before, making her even more determined to prove that she's no ordinary Bright Young Thing"--
16) Final season
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"With two all-star college football players for brothers and a former Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman for a father, it is only natural for sixth-grade quarterback Benjamin Redd to follow in their footsteps. However, after his dad receives a heartbreaking ALS diagnosis--connected to all those hard hits and tackles he took on the field--Ben's mom becomes more determined than ever to get Ben to quit football. Ben isn't playing just for himself though....
19) Cindy Moo
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
After hearing the famous nursery rhyme, the Diddle herd decides it is impossible for a cow to jump over the moon, but Cindy Moo is determined to discover how it can be done.
20) Dancing princess
Author
Series
Description
Poppy is one of the youngest in Miss Coralie's class, and she is always worrying that she's not as good as the rest. So when two visitors arrive to search for a dancing princess to star in a show poppy is determined to practice as hard as she can.