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85) Petra
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little rock who believes she is a mountain has her perspective changed by a series of movements, including a dog playing fetch, a bird's nest, a pond, and a little girl.
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Discovering that her veterinarian husband has cheated on her, Neelie Sterling tries to win him back by accompanying him on a journey to Zimbabwe to rescue a badly abused elephant, and as she struggles to help it heal, she stumbles upon other family secrets.
Author
Publisher
Sounds True
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From our earliest years, we all acquire blind spots in the way we perceive, feel, and think. Driven by our biology, life experiences, cultural messages, and physical environment, they profoundly affect us throughout our lives. This informative and practical guide invites us to understand: how we get them, how to bring them to light, and how to work with that newfound awareness to improve our lives.
91) Saint Anything
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Sydney's charismatic older brother, Peyton, has always been the center of attention in the family but when he is sent to jail, Sydney struggles to find her place at home and the world until she meets the Chathams, including gentle, protective Mac, who makes her feel seen for the first time.
92) The sacrifice
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
When her father's death leaves her orphaned and an outcast among her Apsaalooka (Crow) people, a fifteen-year-old girl sets out to avenge his death and prove that she, not her dead twin brother, is destined to be the Great One.
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Every morning, while Mom styles Scarlett's hair, they repeat their daily affirmations in front of the mirror: I am beautiful. I am strong. I am brave. I am kind. But sometimes Scarlett doesn't feel strong, or brave, or like being very kind to others. In those moments, she remembers her affirmations and the words give her the power to be her true, amazing self. Soon, others discover they can also change their thinking and do amazing things too!"--...
94) Among friends
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Six high school juniors discover surprising, often painful, things about themselves and their relationships with the people around them in the diaries they are asked to keep as a three-month English assignment.
Series
Research in race and ethnic relations volume 15
Publisher
Emerald JAI
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
100) Zink
Author
Publisher
Dell Yearling
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
With the help of a trio of zebras from the Serengeti, sixth-grader Becky faces her battle with leukemia, her family's fears for her, her competition with a hypocritical classmate, and the possibility that she might die.