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21) The photograph
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"In a 1980s Amish community, three sisters face a time of transition in their family, and each searches for a way to define her own future"--Provided by publisher.
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Spiderwick chronicles volume 1
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.
23) The color purple
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IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
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Celie is a poor black woman whose letters tell the story of 20 years of her life, beginning at age 14 when she is being abused and raped by her father and attempting to protect her sister from the same fate, and continuing over the course of her marriage to "Mister," a brutal man who terrorizes her. Celie eventually learns that her abusive husband has been keeping her sister's letters from her and the rage she feels, combined with an example of love...
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Atlee Pine novels volume 2
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'My sister was abducted from here nearly thirty years ago. The person who took her was never found. And neither was she. Her abductor nearly killed me. So I'm back here now trying to find the truth.' Atlee Pine has spent most of her life trying to find out what happened that fateful night in Andersonville, Georgia. Her six-year-old twin sister, Mercy, was taken and Atlee was left for dead while their parents were apparently partying downstairs. One...
27) Arthur's baby
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Arthur is not sure he is happy about the new baby in the family, but when his sister asks for his help in handling the baby, Arthur feels much better.
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"After years spent following their father and his wanderlust, the three Gallatin sisters begin to fashion a life for themselves in the Montana wilds, operating a roadhouse at the crossroads of two stage lines. When their father is accidently killed, however, the oldest sister, Gwen, reasons that she's cursed. Death seems to haunt her every step. As the sisters work to maintain the roadhouse, an unexpected visitor arrives, sending Gwen into turmoil....
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Amgash novels volume 2
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Here are two sisters: One trades self-respect for a wealthy husband while the other finds in the pages of a book a kindred spirit who changes her life. The janitor at the local school has his faith tested in an encounter with an isolated man he has come to help; a grown daughter longs for mother love even as she comes to accept her mother's happiness in a foreign country; and the adult Lucy Barton (the heroine of the author's 2016 novel My name is...
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Underland chronicles volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
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Whe eleven-year-old Gregor follows his little sister through a gate in the laundry room he ends up the dark Underland beneath the city populated with humans living in an uneasy peace beside giant spiders, bats cockroaches and rats. He discovers a strange prophecy which fortells a role for him in Underland's future that will be the only way to solve the biggest mystery of his life and change him and Underland forever.
31) Rules
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IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
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Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, 12-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic. Includes discussion questions and activities.
32) Superfudge
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Fudge books volume 3
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IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 4
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Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother, Fudge.
33) The Nest
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Gathering to confront their older brother, who has recently been released from rehab after a drunk driving accident, the Plumb siblings watch as the trust fund left by their father rises and falls according to self-inflicted problems.
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Junie B. Jones series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her report of this news creates excitement and trouble in her kindergarten class.
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"At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril's son Danny, as he and his older...
36) Mystery ranch
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IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
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"The Aldens spend the summer on their aunt's ranch! The ranch is a beautiful place, but it's also the source of trouble between Aunt Jane and Grandfather. As the Boxcar Children explore the land, they make an amazing discovery. Will it help mend Aunt Jane and Grandfather's relationship?"--Publisher's description.
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Underland chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
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Eleven-year-old Gregor and his younger sister, Boots, return to the Underworld beneath New York City to find the cure for a terrible plague that threatens the life of their mother, as well as the lives of the people, bats, and rats who populate the underworld.
With two prophecies fulfilled, Gregor is now focused on the Prophecy of Blood, which calls for Gregor and "the princess," Boots, to return to the Underland to help ward off a plague. His mom...
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Underland chronicles volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
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In his second adventure, eleven-year-old Gregor returns to the world beneath New York City to rescue his kidnapped sister, Boots, and fulfill a prophecy that will restore peace to the people, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders who populate the underworld.
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Tales from Deckawoo Drive volume 3
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Baby Lincoln is tired of listening to her older sister telling her what to do, so she decides to set out on an impulsive adventure on her own"--