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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Young, bright Taylor Greer leaves her poverty-stricken life in Kentucky and heads west, picking up an abandoned Native American baby girl whom she names Turtle and finds a new home in Tucson with Mattie, an old woman who takes in Central American refugees
4) Pollyanna
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Language
English
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When orphaned eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
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Series of unfortunate events volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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The Baudelaire orphans disguise themselves as employees of the Hotel Denoument and find themselves pursued by the evil Count Olaf and by others.
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Patchwork family volume 1
Language
English
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Many consider Evangeline Hamilton cursed. Orphaned at a young age and possessing a pair of mismatched eyes--one bright blue, the other dark brown--Eva has fought to find her way in a world that constantly rejects her. Yet the support of even one person can help overcome the world's judgments, and Eva has two--Seth and Zach, two former orphans she now counts as brothers. Seeking justice against the man who stole his birthright and destroyed his family,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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In futuristic Satellite City, fourteen-year-old Cosmo Hill escapes from his abusive orphanage and teams up with three other people who share his unusual ability to see supernatural creatures, and together they determine the nature and purpose of the swarming blue Parasites that are invisible to most humans.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.
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Series of unfortunate events volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esme Squalor's seventy-one bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune.
11) The grim grotto
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Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Still pursued by the evil Count Olaf, the Baudelaire orphans attempt to reach a very important VFD meeting, but first they must travel in a rattletrap submarine to the Gorgonian Grotto, a dangerous underwater cave, in search of the sugar bowl.
12) Isola
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Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A shocking story, made all the more stunning by the fact that it has its roots in true history.”—Jodi Picoult, author of By Any Other Name
“A new generation of survival story . . . an extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of the most delicate psychological and historical fiction.”—Vogue...
“A new generation of survival story . . . an extraordinary book that reads like a thriller, written with the care of the most delicate psychological and historical fiction.”—Vogue...
13) With you always
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Orphan train volume 1
Language
English
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When a financial crisis in 1850s New York leaves three orphaned sisters nearly destitute, the oldest, Elise Neumann, knows she must take action. She's had experience as a seamstress, and the New York Children's Aid Society has established a special service: placing out seamstresses and trade girls. Even though Elise doesn't want to leave her sisters for a job in Illinois, she realizes this may be their last chance. The son of one of New York City's...
14) Point blank
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Fourteen-year-old Alex continues his work as a spy for the British MI6, investigating an exclusive school for boys in the French Alps.
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English
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"I love Emily."—Madeleine L'Engle
Featuring one of L.M. Montgomery's most beloved characters, Emily Starr moves to New Moon Farm after the death of father, lost. But as she gets to know the people of New Moon she thinks she may end up finding a place to belong.
Orphaned after her father's death, thirteen-year-old Emily Starr is sent to live with her snobbish relatives at New Moon Farm. At first, Emily's miserable
...16) Starters
Author
Series
Starters volume 1
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
To support herself and her younger brother in a world decimated by a viral outbreak , sixteen-year-old Callie hires her body out to seniors who want to experience being young again, and she lives a fairy-tale life until she learns that her body will commit murder, unless her mind can stop it.
Author
Series
Series of unfortunate events volume 9
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.
19) The cruel prince
Author
Series
Folk of the Air volume 1
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
"Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for a decade." -- (Source of summary not specified)
"Jude was seven years old when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of...
20) Eight cousins
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Orphaned Rose Campbell finds it difficult to fit in when she goes to live with her six aunts and seven mischievous boy cousins.
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