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Lexile measure
820L
Description
Although Jeff and Tad, encouraged by a new friend, Lindsey, make a deal to help one another overcome aftereffects of their cancer treatments in preparation for eighth-grade graduation, Jeff still craves advice from his older brother Stephen, who is studying drums in Africa.
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Lyle the crocodile (Bernard Waber) volume 1
Lexile measure
AD 770L
Description
A family moving into a new house discovers in their bathtub a talented crocodile named Lyle, who soon becomes an important part of the family.
3) Olivetti
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Pub. Date
2024.
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"Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and recently replaced by a computer, Olivetti has been forgotten by the Brindle family-the family he's lived with for years. The Brindles are busy humans, apart from 12-year-old Ernest, who would rather be left alone with his collection of Oxford English Dictionaries. The least they could do was remember Olivetti once in a while, since he remembers every...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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Description
"Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 1942.
Emmy has the voice of an angel but hasn’t sung a note since a family tragedy. With war looming, her father plans to ship her off to a singing school in England for safety. But all Emmy wants to do is stay in Batavia with her best friend, Bakti, even if it means putting up with her snooty classmate, Violet. Then the Japanese army invades―and as war erupts in the Dutch East Indies, Emmy’s world falls apart.
When...
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Deltora quest volume 1
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After the land of Deltora falls to the Shadow Lord when the gems from its magical protective belt are scattered, young Lief and his companion set out for the Forests of Silence to find the missing jewels and the heir to the throne.
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Nest for Celeste volume 1
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Celeste, a mouse longing for a real home, becomes a source of inspiration to teenaged Joseph, assistant to the artist and naturalist John James Audubon, at a New Orleans, Louisiana, plantation in 1821.
12) Summer at Squee
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Tween Phoenny Fang attends a Chinese cultural overnight camp where she explores new friendships and first crushes and discovers a deeper understanding of her community.
13) Gut reaction
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Tess Medina is dealing with the loss of her beloved father, a new school, and the troubling fact that the thing she enjoys most in life, baking, seems to be making her increasingly ill--something she is trying to hide from everybody.
15) The donkey egg
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After fast-talking Fox leaves him with a large, green egg, Bear spends minutes, hours, days, and weeks lovingly caring for it with the help of his neighbor Hare.
16) This is my town
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Little Critter invites readers to explore his town and discover where everyone works and plays.
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Magic Shop (Kate Egan) volume 2
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Mike attempts to convince his parents that he is responsible enough to be allowed to ride his bicycle to the magic shop all by himself.
18) The Queen's hat
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A sudden gust of wind takes the Queen's favorite hat and blows it all over London, as the Queen's men give chase.
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