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1) Someone new
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When three children, Jesse, Jason, and Emma, are confronted with new classmates from different ethnic backgrounds, they strive to overcome their initial reactions, and to understand, accept, and welcome Maria, Jin, and Fatima." --
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Rick becomes friends with the popular new boy, Jake Garrett, football player and host of superlative parties, and in the process discovers the true nature of his schoolmates and uncovers the mystery of Jake's past.
Author
Language
English
Description
"As a preacher's daughter, Monique is expected to be an example at church although she hates its restrictive rules. When she discovers she physically cannot have sex, and after her boyfriend breaks up with her for that reason, two unexpected teens from church become her main supports as she desperately tries to break the rules against all the odds." --
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a new boy joins the class, everyone thinks he's a bit strange, but he's brilliant at football and loves crisps, and that's all that matters to Dan and Maxie. However, the truth about George is stranger than anyone could have imagined ... and more sinister, too. Can his new pals help him to become truly free?"--
8) They came
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"The arrival of a mysterious alien ship prompts panic in a small town, until a young boy's discovery changes everything." --
10) Swing
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As four very different letters arrive at the playground, each makes the next feel unwelcome, but once they begin to swing together, they have a wonderful time. --
14) Circle round
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From one child to ten, hands are extended in an ongoing invitation to welcome all kids into a circle of inclusion, friendship, and play"--
15) Geraldine
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Struggling to fit in as the only giraffe in a school of children, reluctant newcomer Geraldine meets fellow outcast Cassie and learns how to stand out by being herself, playing by her own rules, and staying true to her new friend." --
16) Neither
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Because Neither is unlike both the rabbits and birds of the Land of This and That, it sets out to find a new place where all kinds of creatures are welcome." --
18) Mixed me!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mom and Dad say I'm a blend of dark and light: 'We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right.' Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy! His parents love him. And Mike is a PERFECT blend of the two of them. Still, Mike has to answer LOTS of questions about being mixed. And he does, with LOTS of energy and joy in this charming story about a day in the life of a mixed-race child." --
Author
Publisher
Point, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
New Jersey girl Zora Emerson is attending her pre-college prep at Halstead University, where the incredibly wealthy and stuck-up students go, and after only a week she is feeling academically confident but socially out of place; then an awkward mix-up of cell phones brings her into closer contact with Owen Whittelsey (prince of a small European country) and his security guards--but it is when Owen asks her to be his date at his brother's royal wedding...
20) Be prepared
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with primitive plumbing, snobby tentmates, and boys-versus-girls competitions." --