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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Publisher Annotation: Country music legend Dolly Parton's rural upbringing in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee provides the backdrop for this special picture book. Using lyrics from her classic song Coat of Many Colors, the book tells the story of a young girl in need of a warm winter coat. When her mother sews her a coat made of rags, the girl is mocked by classmates for being poor. But Parton's trademark positivity carries through to the end as...
2) Gearhead
Author
Series
Cap central volume 4
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Hector Turcio loves the Lexus that lets him take Jacleen Thompson, one of the most attractive girls at his Washington, D.C. high school, wherever she wants to go, but he worries that working for unsavory Dez Marley may be too high a price.
Author
Series
Make lemonade trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Formats
Description
Living in the inner city amidst guns and poverty, fifteen-year-old LaVaughn learns from old and new friends, and inspiring mentors, that life is what you make it--an occasion to rise to.
6) Belle Teal
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Belle Teal Harper's entrance into fifth-grade in the early 1960s brings many changes and challenges as her Gran's memory begins to slip, her mom spends long hours away at work, and her class gets two new students, including an African-American boy who is caught in the middle of the fight over desegregation.
7) Saint Iggy
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Iggy Corso, who lives in city public housing, is caught physically and spiritually between good and bad when he is kicked out of high school, goes searching for his missing mother, and causes his friend to get involved with the same dangerous drug dealer who deals to his parents.
9) Tyrell
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Fifteen-year-old Tyrell, who is living in a Bronx homeless shelter with his spaced-out mother and his younger brother, tries to avoid temptation so he does not end up in jail like his father.
11) Christmas soup
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When the Beenes, a family so poor that they have nothing but watery soup for their Christmas dinner, share their food with a homeless woman and child, they are all transformed by the selfless act.
Author
Series
American horse tales volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"A young girl named Ginny and her family must leave their farm in Oklahoma and travel west to California. In order to survive, the family must sell their horse, and Ginny's best friend, Thimble. But Ginny will do anything in order to find a way for them to stay together"--
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Tells the story of a princess and a pauper who were worlds apart in lifestyles, yet identical in looks. When chance brings them together, it becomes the beginning of a great adventure and a friendship that will last a lifetieme. When Anneliese is captured, Erika must pretend to be the princess to help find out what has happened and to save the real princess. In the end, the magic of love and friendship triumphs and the kingdom is saved.
16) Season one
Author
Series
Wizenard series volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"Reggie has never felt destined for greatness. He dreams about basketball brilliance all day and night, but the hard truth is that he’s a benchwarmer for the West Bottom Badgers the worst team in the league. Even their mysterious new coach, Rolabi Wizenard, can’t seem to help them end their losing streak. Reggie is willing to train tirelessly to improve his game, but the gym itself seems to be working against him in magical ways. Before Reggie...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is being threatened by severe water shortages and thieves, who steal this precious commodity--an act Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she started to work, water streams out of every faucet; there's even a rooftop swimming pool! Minni...