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Life of a cactus volume 1
Language
English
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New friends and a mystery help Aden, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges.
Author
Series
Greenglass House volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Welcome back to the irresistible world of Greenglass House where thirteen-year-old Milo is, once again, spending the winter holidays stuck in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem. There are fresh clues to uncover as friends old and new join in his search for a mysterious map and a famous smuggler's lost haul. This exciting sequel to a beloved book that was praised in a starred review as "an enchanting, empowering read" is sure...
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Series
Greenglass House volume 1
Language
English
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Description
At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing but soon guests are arriving with strange stories about the house sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure.
4) Son
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 4
Language
English
Description
Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jaden, an emotionally damaged adopted boy fascinated by electricity, feels a connection to a small, weak toddler with special needs in Kazakhstan, where Jaden's family is trying to adopt a "normal" baby.
Author
Series
Anna Wang books volume 3
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Anna takes a trip to China and learns more about herself and her Chinese heritage.
Author
Language
English
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2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 4 & 5
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Fantasy [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: LGBTQIA+ [Middle School]
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Fantasy [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: LGBTQIA+ [Middle School]
Description
"After eleven-year-old David Bravo wishes for a do-over of a disastrous day of middle school, he and a shapeshifting spirit guide try to right a wrong in his past"--
Author
Series
Anna Wang books volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Anna is concerned that her baby sister Kaylee, adopted from China three months ago, is not thriving so she and her best friends, Laura and Camille, create a science project that may save the day.
11) Gizmo
Author
Series
The puppy place. Main series volume 32
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
After taking in Gizmo the Sheltie puppy, the Petersons learn this little puppy must have something to do before his energy destroys everything in Charles and Lizzie's house.
Author
Series
Critter club volume 9
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
As Christmas nears, Amy and her friends in the Critter Club try to find a home for two adorable guinea pigs.
13) Jake
Author
Series
The puppy place. Main series volume 47
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home.
Author
Language
English
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Dara Palmer dreams of being an actress, but when she does not get a part in the school play she wonders if it is because of her different looks as an adopted girl from Cambodia, so Dara becomes determined not to let prejudice stop her from being in the spotlight.
17) Duchess
Author
Series
Kitty corner volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When Mia discovers that Duchess's owner is moving, she offers to help. But it won't be easy finding someone who will want to spoil the pretty white Persian.
18) Soar
Author
Publisher
Viking, published by Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach.
19) Edward
Author
Series
The puppy place. Main series volume 49
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This puppy is quite a handful. He doesn't listen, he's obsessed with his toy sheep, and he can't ride in the car without...um...getting sick. Has Lizzie met her match, or will she be able to train this pugnacious pug?
Author
Series
Comeback kids volume 3
Language
English
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Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the first seventh-grader ever to make the varsity baseball team.
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