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4) Off the wall
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Missing the city life, a young girl starts to feel a sense of belonging in her new town when she discovers vibrant graffiti splashed throughout the neighborhoods, proving street art can be found everywhere--as well as a sense of home."--
Author
Series
Heaven trilogy ; 03
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Sweet leaves her family and goes to live in a cabin in the woods with the quiet but understanding Curtis, to whom she feels intensely connected, just as he is called back to serve again in Iraq.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"In the dead of night, a truck arrives in Slaughterville, a small town curiously named after its windowless slaughterhouse. Seven mysterious kids with suitcases step out of the vehicle and into an abandoned home on a dead-end street, looking over their shoulders to make sure they aren't noticed. But Ravani Foster covertly witnesses their arrival from his bedroom window. Timid and lonely, Ravani is eager to learn everything he can about his new neighbors:...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Introduces scenes of hospitality and the word for "welcome" in more than twelve languages and cultures. Includes a pronunciation guide and information about the languages featured in the book."--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Peijing and her family are adapting to their new life in Australia, but when cracks in her family life start to appear, she must find a way to cope with the uncertainties of her own little world and figure out where she fits in."--
Author
Publisher
One Elm Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Jeremiah arrives in Minneapolis to spend the summer with his Dad, everything feels odd. His dad's fiancé, Michael, is deep into wedding plans. Jeremiah feels out of place. Never one to make new friends easily, he starts volunteering in an English class for refugees. Here, Jeremiah finds unexpected friendship. [This book] is about exploring your place in the world and the tangled ways we connect"--
12) Wildflower
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When little Daisy finds herself blooming in a garden she is happy to stretch her petals to the sky. How lovely it feels to be a flower in bloom! Until, Rose tells her that she doesn't belong in the garden. Daisy is a weed, and just gets in the way. Other flowering plants and herbs in the garden agree with Rose, but some of the other garden inhabitants don't. They suggest that Daisy is actually a wildflower, that can grow within or outside of gardens...
13) Fault lines
Author
Publisher
RP Teens
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In rural West Virginia, anti-fracking teen Viv discovers an ability to sense forests' energy, a power that becomes heightened the more she interacts with Dex, the new boy in town.
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A new hotel for bugs has just opened, and the local bugs are so excited! When the doors open, they marvel at the decorations, check out the buffet, and lounge by the pool and spa. Soon, a slug enters the building and asks for a room, but the manager tells him that the hotel is only for bugs. The sad slug leaves, and the bugs point out to the manager that even the bugs are all different--and even stranger than the slug! Some of the bugs have ears...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
"In 1948, 12-year-old Amil, who is both Muslim and Hindu, struggles to find his place in Bombay, India, until his twin sister suggests he tell his story through drawings meant for their late mother as he tries to find hope and a sense of belonging in a chaotic world"--