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1) Animal farm
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In his story of downtrodden society of overworked, mistreated animals and their quest to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality, George Orwell gave us one of the most scathing satiric fables every written. As ferociously fresh as it was more than a half century ago, Animal Farm is a parable about would-be liberators everywhere. As we witness the rise and bloody fall of the revolutionary animals through the lens of our own history, we...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart from the weight of the work and the loneliness. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning, it is gone - but they find a young, blonde-haired girl who calls herself Faina, and seems to be a child of the woods ...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Mickey Haller (of "The Lincoln Lawyer" fame) inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next. Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
For the first nineteen months of her life, Helen Keller is a normal child who laughs and plays and explores her surroundings. But a high fever robs Helen of her sight and hearing, leaving her alone in a dark, silent world. Until the day Anne Sullivan comes into her life, Helen's only means of communication are crude signs and gestures.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with an unforgettable love story between a writer and his unexpected muse. Fallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day before her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon's last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
"In early nineteenth-century England, Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters are expected to secure their future by a suitable marriage. The family's modest assets, however, make that a challenging prospect. Though the new neighbor Mr. Bingley would be a good match, his haughty friend Mr. Darcy does not hold the Bennets in high regard. Societal expectations and romantic aspirations collide and make finding an appropriate spouse a dramatic endeavor"--Back...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Documents the true story of the legendary samurai who was raised in the household of the enemies who killed his father before being sent to live in a monastery where, against the odds, he learned and perfected his fighting skills. --Publisher's description.
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Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Drawing on journal entries, letters, and song lyrics to evoke the courage and spirit of female pioneers, a collection of portraits traces the lives of such individuals as Amelia Stewart Knight, Miriam Colt, and Clara Brown.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller is a Lincoln lawyer, a criminal defense attorney who operates out of his Lincoln Town Car. He regularly represents lowlifes of every kind. For him, the law is rarely about guilt or innocence--it's about negotiation and manipulation. Sometimes it's even about justice.
12) The lucky one
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Is there really such a thing as a lucky charm? The hero of Nicholas Sparks' novel believes he's found one in the form of a photograph of a smiling woman he's never met, but who he comes to believe holds the key to his destiny. The chain of events that leads to him possessing the photograph and finding the woman pictured in it is the stuff of love stories.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years are known today as the Great Irish Famine, a time when one million people died from starvation and disease and two million more fled their homeland. Black Potatoes is the compelling story of...
14) The great alone
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Lenora Allbright is 13 when her father convinces her mother, Cora, to forgo their inauspicious existence in Seattle and move to Kaneq, AK. It's 1974, and the former Vietnam POW sees a better future away from the noise and nightmares that plague him. Having been left a homestead by a buddy who died in the war, Ernt is secure in his beliefs, but never was a family less prepared for the reality of Alaska, the long, cold winters and isolation. Locals...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Frederick Joseph call up race-related anecdotes from his past, explaining why they were hurtful and how he might handle things now. Each chapter features the voice of at least one artist or activist, including Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give; April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite; Jemele Hill, sports journalist and podcast host; and eleven others. Touching on everything from cultural appropriation to power dynamics, "reverse racism" to white...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales brings together an unforgettable group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, pilgrims who came from all ranks of society, from the crusading Knight and burly Miller to the worldly Monk and the famously lusty Wife of Bath. Their tales are as various as the tellers, including romance, bawdy comedy, beast fable, learned debate, parable, and Eastern adventure. The resulting collection gives us a set of characters so vivid...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
"They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life--steady boyfriend, close family--who has never been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex-Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after a motorcycle accident. Will has always lived a huge life--big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel--and now...
20) Dear John
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
John, a high school dropout, enlists in the Army not knowing what else to do with his life. While in the Army he meets Savannah, they fall in love and she awaits his return from the Army. After 9/11 John feels it's his duty to re-enlist. During their long separation Savannah falls in love and marries someone else.
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