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81) What Janie found
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
While still adjusting to the reality of having two families, her birth family and the family into which she was kidnapped as a small child, seventeen-year-old Janie makes a shocking discovery about her long-gone kidnapper.
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Young & Hungry: Your Complete Guide to a Delicious Life features recipes along with advice about dating, friendships, entertaining, and health. This book is a girls' guide to being young, single, short on cash, and passionate about food." -- Amazon.com.
86) Boost
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
HL 600L
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Savvy's dreams of starting for her elite basketball team are in danger when she is accused of taking steroids.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
1250L
Language
English
Description
"This book, edited for young readers, is a call to action. McGhee examines how damaging racism is not only to people of color but also to white people. She offers hope and real solutions so that we can all prosper. An expert in economic policy, Heath McGhee draws lessons from her work running a think tank and her travels around the country talking to everyday Americans who are coming together to fight for a more just and inclusive society. The people...
Language
English
Description
"Edited by The Bronx Is Reading founder Saraciea J. Fennell and featuring an all-star cast of Latinx contributors, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is a ground-breaking anthology that will spark dialogue and inspire hope. In Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed, bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. These fifteen original pieces delve into everything from...
Author
Publisher
Ten Spreed Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Computers are everywhere and have impacted our lives in so many ways. But who created them, and why? How have they transformed the way that we interact with our surroundings and each other? Packed with accessible information, fun facts, and discussion starters, this charming and art-filled book takes you from the ancient world to the modern day, focusing on important inventions, from the earliest known counting systems to the sophisticated algorithms...
93) Houses and homes
Author
Language
English
Description
A simple discussion of different kinds of houses and what makes them homes.
Publisher
Beacham Pub
Pub. Date
c1989-<c2001>
Language
English
Description
A multi-volume compilation of more than 200 analytical essays on and study activities for fictional and biographical works written for young adults. Includes a short biography for the author of each analyzed work. Students, teachers and librarians will welcome this excellent set, which surveys and analyzes out-standing books for young adult readers. Among the more than 600 titles (novels, short story collections, nonfiction works, and biographies)...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Now that laws promoting racial equality exist, some people argue that racism as a whole has been eradicated despite evidence to the contrary; highly publicized racist incidents are generally dismissed as the exception rather than the rule. Readers discover that this mindset ignores covert, or hidden, racism, which often deals with hurtful generalizations. In-depth sidebars and detailed photographs augment the engaging text as it discusses the history...
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Explore the points where gender, race, class, ability, sexuality, and culture meet. Learn from author Jamia Wilsonᱠlived experience, read the statistics, and gain strength in quotes from feminist firebrands and activists. Along the way, respond to calls to action and form your own views on the ◆߷ord. Discover the history and meaning of the feminist movement through 15 reasons why feminism improves life for everyone. By exploring who has been...
