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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Teenager Viola Li and her sister Roz are selling bean buns at a science fiction gathering in Seattle when she suddenly collapses--she wakes up in the hospital to find that somehow she has developed an extreme case of photosensitivity (so bad that even ordinary lights can cause blisters), and somehow, in her senior year of high school, she has to craft a new life that will still include journalism school, activism, and the new guy who caught her as...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"At Great Rapscott School for Girls of Busy Parents, Ms. Rapscott teaches her students How to Get Lost on Purpose, resulting in a series of fantastical adventures that makes each learn a little something about courage, strength, bravery, and teamwork"--
3) Focused
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twelve-year-old Clea wants to do her homework, follow instructions, pay attention in school, and play chess on the school team, but somehow she cannot focus on whatever is in front of her, and the other kids at school are starting to notice and make fun of her; when her worried parents take her to be tested she finds out that she has ADHD (only without the hyperactivity)--and with help from the psychiatrist who seems to really understand her she...
4) Carpe diem
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year-old Vassar Spore's detailed plans for the next twenty years of her life are derailed when her bohemian grandmother insists that she join her in Southeast Asia for the summer, but as she writes a novel about her experiences, Vassar discovers new possibilities.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Willa lives on the upper West Side of Manhattan with her divorced father and her younger brother and attends fifth grade with her best friend Ruby, and she likes things to be a certain way, because it makes life manageable even with her Sensory Processing Disorder; she certainly does not like surprises, and her father has just thrown her a big one: he has been dating Ruby's mother, and suddenly Willa's life seems to be spiraling out of her control--and...
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books/Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Marcus plans to become a professional basketball player, but when he, his twin sister, and their classmates meet a real star on a school field trip, they learn the importance of dreaming more than one career dream.
Author
Publisher
Little Pickle Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Oh no! Science Fair! The biggest day of the year for Morecaster School is filled with ideas, hard work, and pressure! Like many kids, Dylan is caught between doing his project on his own, and accepting help from his enthusiastic parents! He learns what is important in the end ..." --
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"In their second term at Great Rapscott School for Girls of Busy Parents, Ms. Rapscott teaches her students that the path to The Top starts at the Bottom of the Barrel and other silly lessons"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Everyone knows that unicorns are perfect, and Kevin is definitely a unicorn. So how is it possible that Kevin is having anything less than a perfect day? This hilarious story about a day that goes from bad to worse is a helpful reminder that perfection is overrated." --
Author
Publisher
Morrow Circle Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A small cardinal, Rainier, becomes discouraged with his job and quits. He goes around the forest trying to find a new job. Finally, he finds a small child and uses the skills he learned from his past jobs to make the boy a toy. He realizes that this makes him happy." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Laila's birthday party, perfectly planned with her autism in mind, goes awry due to a change in weather and an accident with her cake, but with the help of her mom and her service dog, Laila knows she can handle this"-- Provided by publisher.