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81) The Contender
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A Harlem high school dropout escapes from a gang of punks into a boxing gym, where he learns that being a contender is hard and often discouraging work, but that you don't know anything until you try.
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English
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Pi Patel, having spent an idyllic childhood in Pondicherry, India, as the son of a zookeeper, sets off with his family at the age of sixteen to start anew in Canada, but his life takes a marvelous turn when their ship sinks in the Pacific, leaving him adrift on a raft with a 450-pound Bengal tiger for company.
83) Swindle
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Series
Swindle volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palamino cons him out of a valuable baseball card he found in an old house, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palomino's heavily guarded store and steal the card back, planning to use the money to finance his father's failing invention, the SmartPick fruit picker.
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English
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Prince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted ... if he can must survive cruelty, chains, and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea. Born with only one good hand, in a world where a strong arm and a cold heart rule, Yarvi cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so he must sharpen his mind to a deadly edge. He gathers a strange fellowship of the outcast and the lost, who help him become the man he needs to be. But even with loyal friends...
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English
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Big trouble is brewing for Theodore Boone. While all of Strattenburg anxiously awaits the new trial of infamous murder suspect Pete Duffy, problems arise for their own kid lawyer. There's been a robbery and Theo is the accused. His reputation is on the line, and with the evidence building against him and dangerous threats looming, Theo will do whatever it takes to prove his innocence even if it means breaking a few rules.
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English
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"Raymond Jaffe feels like he doesn't belong. Not with his mother's new family. Not as a weekend guest with his father and his father's wife. Not at school, where he's an outcast. After his best friend moves away, Raymond has only two real connections: to the feral cat he's tamed and to a blind ninety-two-year-old woman in his building who's introduced herself with a curious question: Have you seen Luis Velez? Mildred Gutermann, a German Jew who narrowly...
87) Scream All Night
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Language
English
Description
Dario Heyward never wants to go back to Moldavia Studios, the iconic castle that served as the set, studio, and home to the cast and crew of dozens of cult classic B-horror movies. It's been three years since Dario has even seen the place, after getting legally emancipated from his father, the infamous director of Moldavia's creature features. But then Dario's estranged brother invites him home to a mysterious ceremony involving his father and a tribute...
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The last apprentice volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Apprentice Tom and the Spook for whom he works flee to Ireland, where a powerful witch has joined forces with the dark mages trying to call forth ancient powers to destroy Tom.
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Series
Black Heart volume 1
Language
English
Description
Delinquent or Prophet? Whichever one he is, Josh Driscoll may be the Station's only hope for survival.
The Station is a city buried deep beneath the surface of a frozen, lifeless earth, its origins lost in the mists of time. Josh's frequent rule-breaking exploits are focused on a single question - how did we get here, and where are we going?
But Josh goes too far when he steals a space-suit and travels to the surface to explore.
As punishment,...
90) Felix y Calcita
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Language
Español
Description
La nueva serie de comic infantil de Artur Laperla, creador de Superpatata. Epico! Una trol se ha colado en la habitacion de Felix! Y... puaaaj! Huele como a... queso podrido! Se llama Calcita, ha llegado a traves del baul de los juguetes y come piedras, si, si, piedras! Felix descubrira que su casa conecta con el mundo de los troles, viajara hasta alli con Calcita y descubrira que llevan anos peleados con los gnomos. Conseguira Felix que troles y...
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Language
Español
Description
"Fail total! Felix ha mirado por todos los rincones de la casa y ha puesto patas arriba su cuarto y... confirmado! Robocan ha desaparecido y su mando a distancia no da senal. Normal, el juguete preferido de Felix esta perdido en el pais de los gigantes, donde viven enormes y peludos monstruos rojos. Por suerte, Calcita lo acompanara en esta mision de rescate y demostrara sus habilidades de trol. Seran capaces de encontrar a Robocan? Y... volvera Felix...
92) Monster and Boy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
"When Monster (who lives under the bed) meets Boy (who sleeps in the bed), Boy starts to scream--and Monster promptly swallows him. It's the beginning of a beautiful friendship!--Page 4 of cover.
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Series
Megaman volume 8
Language
English
Description
SearchMan, believing that MegaMan wiped out his whole battalion, comes to DenTech city looking for revenge. Unable either to defend himself or to convince SearchMan of his innocence, MegaMan seeks the help of two unlikely allies--two brothers living in the junkyard named SpoutMan and BubbleMan.
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English
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"Visit the doctor with the characters from Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol in an all-new storybook that includes stickers!A trip to the doctor's office can be scary. Luckily, Marshall and the rest of Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol are here to explain what happens during a checkup and why there's nothing to worry about. Girls and boys ages 3 to 7 will love this full-color storybook, which includes more than 30 stickers." --
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Nate Wright has a nose (and a penchant) for trouble. So he's not one to be surprised by a pop quiz popping up.
Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip and a favorite middle-grade book character. Nate is 11 years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth grade Renaissance Man. Nate, who lives with
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English
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"Meet Clive -- and his imagination! Clive loves his collection of bags, and each one suggests a different adventure. He enjoys playing with them, and sharing them with his friends. A gentle, affectionate book, celebrating diversity and challenging gender stereotypes"--Page 4 of cover.
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Series
Total mayhem volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
"Dash and his friends Rob and Greta are used to unusual things happening at their school, Swedhump Elementary. But even they pay attention when their invisible principal, Mrs. Rosebank, announces that they have a special guest: Ms. Aqualine, the owner of the new Aqualina Water Park. Most elementary students don't get to spend time on waterslides during the school day. But soon Dash, Rob, and Greta are slipping and sliding...right into a mystery! It...
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