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2) Rebound
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Description
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
Author
Series
Princess Posey books volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Posey is excited that Gramps and her neighbor, Mrs. Romero, are getting married, but unhappy that Mrs. Romero and her dog will move away.
Author
Series
Dreadful tale of Prosper Redding volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
A modern New England boy must rid himself of the ancient demon inhabiting his body and break his family's curse.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself"--
Author
Series
Gaither sisters volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
"Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible" --
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
When his family's restaurant and Cuban American neighborhood in Miami are threatened by a greedy land developer, thirteen-year-old Arturo, joined by Carmen, a cute poetry enthusiast, fight back, discovering the power of poetry and protest through untold family stories and the work of José Martí.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"Austin Szerba narrates the end of humanity as he and his best friend Robby accidentally unleash an army of giant, unstoppable bugs and uncover the secrets of a decades-old experiment gone terribly wrong"--
11) A pho love story
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
High school seniors Bao and Linh, whose feuding families own competing Vietnamese restaurants, conceal their budding romance, as well as Linh's desire to become an artist.
13) Mañanaland
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
U.S. edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Tilly Pages and her friend Oskar journey to Washington, D.C., where she wanders inside the books at the Library of Congress and they try to stop a nefarious plan with some powerful help.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
A novel inspired by Navajo culture follows the experiences of a boy whose summer at his grandmother's reservation home is shaped by his uncle's addictions and an encounter with a sacred being from the Navajo creation story.
16) Clean getaway
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself. 1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country's...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Attempting to fulfill her dying grandfather's dying wish, seventeen-year-old Francine enlists Ollie Tran to act as his honorary male, but the mounting lies and romantic feelings they develop complicate their plan.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
From basketball dreams and family fiascos to first crushes and new neighborhoods, this anthology, written by award-winning children's authors, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.
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