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"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"This is the first in a series of four books that explore unexpected animal bonds. In this book you'll meet four unlikely pairings, including Billy and Lilly. Billy the boxer adopted Lilly the goat when she was abandoned by her mother. Billy and Lilly are rarely apart since Billy has taken on the role of Lilly's protector, caretaker, and constant companion. This and the other stories in this book will enchant readers and empower them to devour the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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1410L
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"A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: We are still here!"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway"--
8) Texas
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker book 30
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Track the facts about the Alamo, the Galveston hurricane, and the great state of Texas! When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #30: Hurricane Heroes in Texas, they had lots of questions. Why is Texas called the Lone Star State? What was the Alamo? When was the Galveston hurricane? Why was it so terrible? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about Texas. Filled with up-to-date...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Nonfiction picture book explores the form, color, pattern, and nature of frogs.
"Caldecott Honor-winning team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page explore form, color, and pattern, and capture the very unique nature of frogs in this brilliantly illustrated picture book. Perfect for fans of The Beetle Book, and young readers looking for nonfiction about this perennially fascinating animal. Long legs, sticky tongues, big round eyes, and other dazzling features--what's...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Describes the life of Fiona, a baby hippopotamus who was born prematurely and raised by humans at the Cincinnati Zoo, and details how the hippo became a worldwide Internet sensation. Includes general information about hippos as a species.
12) LeBron James
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English
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This series introduces readers to some of today's most famous and most dominant athletes. Each title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary.
13) Whippets
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Young readers learn about whippets, including their temperment, appearance and care --
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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RENEE: I was ten years old then, and my sister was eight. The responsibility was on me to warn everyone when the soldiers were coming because my sister and both my parents were deaf.
I was my family's ears.
Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable — together. This is their true story.
As Jews living in 1940s Czechoslovakia, Renee, Herta, and their parents were in immediate
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid most of her life, she transformed herself into a living work of art. As famous for her self-portraits and haunting imagery as she was for her marriage to another famous artist, Diego Rivera, this strong and courageous painter was inspired by the ancient culture and history of her beloved...
16) Hershey
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What a sweet treat! This title is packed with the history of The Hersey Company through narrative nonfiction, informative sidebars, Fun Facts, and more.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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"The monumental bestseller Quiet has been recast in a new edition that empowers introverted kids and teens Susan Cain sparked a worldwide conversation when she published Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. With her inspiring book, she permanently changed the way we see introverts and the way introverts see themselves. The original book focused on the workplace, and Susan realized that a version for and about kids...
18) Wolves
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In dramatic pictures and simple text, readers are shown the terrifying teeth, powerful packs, and basic senses that make Wolves some of the most fearsome on Earth. Quotes from victim encounters, as well as scientific facts, bring added information to readers in short, easy-to-read bursts.
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From the enormous whale shark to the legendary great white to the enigmatic goblin shark to the small cookie-cutter shark, Slickety Quick is a delightful frenzy of shark mayhem. Mysterious species such as the camouflaged wobbegong and the elusive frilled shark share the waters with better-known blue and nurse sharks, each commemorated in a poem by Skila Brown and illustrated by Bob Kolar. Sneaky shark facts ripple through each spread to further inform...
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