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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Recounts the achievements of photojournalism pioneers Robert Capa and Gerda Taro as they captured the tragedies of the Spanish Civil War and documented the fight against Fascism.
"Robert Capa and Gerda Taro were young Jewish refugees, idealistic and in love. As photographers in the 1930s, they set off to capture their generation's most important struggle--the fight against fascism. Among the first to depict modern warfare, Capa, Taro, and their friend...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When shy Jenny Cooper goes to stay with her cousin Jane Austen, she knows nothing of the world of beautiful dresses, dances, secrets, gossip, and romance that Jane inhabits. At fifteen, Jane is already a sharp observer of the customs of courtship. So when Jenny falls utterly in love with Captain Thomas Williams, who better than Jane to help her win the heart of this dashing man?
But is that even possible? After all, Jenny’s been...
But is that even possible? After all, Jenny’s been...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
They Wish They Were Us meets The Queen's Gambit in this "stunning...unforgettable" (Publishers Weekly) thriller set in the world of competitive Scrabble, where a teen girl is forced to investigate the mysterious death of her best friend when her Instagram comes back to life with cryptic posts and messages.
CATALYST
13 points
noun: a substance that speeds up a reaction without itself changing
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CATALYST
13 points
noun: a substance that speeds up a reaction without itself changing
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4) Wild Ride
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Swindle meets Adventures in Babysitting in this action-filled comedy!
Charley Decker is about to have the wildest night of her life! With her mom on a romantic weekend getaway, Charley has plans to spend her free time watching bad movies with older brother Greg, and friends Wade and Oona (if Charley can get Wade and Oona to stop fighting long enough to pay attention.) But then, Greg ditches Charley for a date night downtown, borrows their mom's boyfriend's...
5) Venturess
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
“A companion to Mechanica, this work continues the fractured Cinderella, steampunk, and faerie mash-up” from the New York Times bestselling author (School Library Journal).
The young inventor Nicolette Lampton is living her own fairy-tale happy ending. She’s free of her horrible stepfamily, running a successful business, and is uninterested in marrying the handsome prince,...
The young inventor Nicolette Lampton is living her own fairy-tale happy ending. She’s free of her horrible stepfamily, running a successful business, and is uninterested in marrying the handsome prince,...
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Chronicles of Kazam volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In an alternate United Kingdom, King Snodd aims to control the world by controlling magic, and only sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange, acting manager of an employment agency for sorcerers, stands between Snodd and his plans.
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Series
Chronicles of Kazam volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
In the good old days, magic was indispensable; it could both save a kingdom and clear a clogged drain. But now magic is fading. Drain cleaner is cheaper than a spell, and magic carpets have been reduced to pizza delivery. Fifteen-year-old foundling Jennifer Strange runs Kazam Mystical Arts Management, an employment agency for magicians - but its hard to stay in business when magic is drying up. And then the visions start, predicting the death of the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The life of a book isn't easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this narrator should know--it's the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets irritated when readers bend its pages back, and it finds authors quite annoying. But it does have a story to tell. Through witty direct address and charming illustrations, readers meet a book that has never been read, with a...
9) Jinx
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Jean "Jinx" Honeychurch, the descendant of a witch, must leave Iowa to live with relatives in Manhattan after the first spell she casts goes awry, but she will have to improve her skills to stop her cousin from practicing black magic that endangers them and the boy they both like.
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Chronicles of Kazam volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Jennifer Strange faces the impossible when the mighty Shandar emerges from his preserved state and presents her with a task that sends her and her companions on a journey from which they may never return.
11) Always Emily
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Young Emily and Charlotte Brontë solve a mystery.
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