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1) Wonder
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThis tenth-anniversary edition of the game-changing #1 New York Times bestseller features a new foreword and new tools to make the work your own.
For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a special place in our hearts as a gifted mapmaker and a fellow traveler. She is both a social scientist and a kitchen-table friend whom you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and, on occasion, cry...
For over a decade, Brené Brown has found a special place in our hearts as a gifted mapmaker and a fellow traveler. She is both a social scientist and a kitchen-table friend whom you can always count on to tell the truth, make you laugh, and, on occasion, cry...
4) Carnivores
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Lion, Great White Shark, and Timberwolf are troubled by their bad reputations with the other animals, but as Great Horned Owl reminds them, they are carnivores and eating meat is just what they do.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
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English
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Norman is thrilled to discover he grew a pair of wings overnight, but his excitement turns to doubt when he realizes he is now different from everyone else, causing him to question whether there is such thing as perfectly normal.
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"An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding...
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Out of nowhere, like a cool breeze in a marketplace crowded with advice, comes Byron Katie and “The Work.”
In the midst of a normal life, Katie became increasingly depressed, and over a ten-year period sank further into rage, despair, and thoughts of suicide. Then one morning, she woke up in a state of absolute joy, filled with the realization of how her own suffering had ended. The freedom of that realization has never left...
In the midst of a normal life, Katie became increasingly depressed, and over a ten-year period sank further into rage, despair, and thoughts of suicide. Then one morning, she woke up in a state of absolute joy, filled with the realization of how her own suffering had ended. The freedom of that realization has never left...
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Aven Green volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
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Eight-year-old Aven Green is despondent when she does not master the piano in one day, but with new inspiration from guitarist Mr. Tom, who is armless like her, along with a special gift from her great-grandma, Aven learns she does not need to be perfect to perform.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Author Joanna Gaines follows up her #1 New York Times bestselling We Are the Gardeners with The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be. This children's book, beautifully illustrated by Julianna Swaney, celebrates how creativity and acceptance can come together in a bright and beautiful adventure"--
12) Sulwe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
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One of the most beloved and trusted mindfulness teachers in America offers a lifeline for difficult times: the RAIN meditation, which awakens our courage and heart
Tara Brach is an in-the-trenches teacher whose work counters today's ever-increasing onslaught of news, conflict, demands, and anxieties--stresses that leave us rushing around on auto-pilot and cut off from the presence and creativity that give our lives meaning.
In this heartfelt and...
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English
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Picture-perfect storybook romances don't exist in real life. Couples fight. Feelings of love wax and wane through the years. And the stress and tedium of everyday life and work can often drive a wedge between even the most devoted couples. So, how can you reignite passion and intimacy in your relationship, cultivate greater understanding and compassion between yourself and your partner, and bring the joy back to your love life? In this fully revised...
15) Chrysanthemum
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A little mouse thinks her name is absolutely perfect until she starts school and all the kids make fun of her.
Awards: Gold Medal, The New York Festivals; CINE Golden Eagle; Gold Award, Worldfest-Flagstaff; ALA Notable Audio; "Children's Favorite," Aspen Shortsfest; Honor Title, Storytelling World
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All sin, many repent, but few really forgive themselves and find peace. Latter- day Saints believe in becoming better-- we work hard at it-- but we're also among the most self- critical people. Too often we fail to fully claim the "amazing grace" of the Atonement. How can we help our loved ones-- and ourselves-- let go of past mistakes? Wendy Ulrich, an experienced psychologist, maps the journey from self blame to self- forgiveness. She shows how...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Fourteen-year-old Mike, whose father is a brilliant mathematician but who has no math aptitude himself, spends the summer in rural Pennsylvania with his elderly and eccentric relatives Moo and Poppy, helping the townspeople raise money to adopt a Romanian orphan.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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"Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined. She's never crashed a party, never stayed out too late. She's never even been kissed. And it's not just because she's gay. So when her two best friends suggest crashing a party, Codi is highly skeptical. Those parties aren't for kids like them. They're for cool kids. Straight kids. But then Codi stumbles upon one of those cool kids, Ricky, kissing another boy in the dark, and an unexpected friendship...
20) Big
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
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