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Author
Series
Twice upon a time volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Struggling with looks that she thinks do not reflect her name, Beauty meets a gangly youth who lives in the shadow of his older brother and who a witch enchants to assume the form of a beast until a girl willingly dances with him.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
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The graphic novel adaptations of the #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series continue to set the world on fire!
Daring mission... or deadly mistake?
Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, Icicle, runs away from Jade Mountain Academy, fleeing terrible crimes and possibly planning to commit more, Winter knows that they both need a second chance to make things
...3) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Life in Middle School
One World, Many Stories 6th - 8th
Read-Alikes for Angie Thomas
Summer Olympics for Children & Teens
One World, Many Stories 6th - 8th
Read-Alikes for Angie Thomas
Summer Olympics for Children & Teens
Description
"Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of a brand-new series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning author Jason Reynolds. Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team-a team that...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
Looks at the painful topic of rejection from a Christian perspective, counseling readers to release the self-destructive or controlling urges that often come from perceived rejection in order to embrace faith-based methods of dealing with the pain.
Author
Series
Hagenheim volume 7
Language
English
Description
In 1384 England, seventeen-year-old Evangeline, ward and cousin of King Richard II, tries to escape from an arranged marriage, dreaming of a life outside Berkhamsted Castle, where she might be free to marry for love and not politics, but when she runs away and joins a small band of servants on their way back to their home village, she finds herself embroiled in a tangled web that threatens England's monarch.
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English
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His birth ended his mother's life in Tennessee. Scrawny and wiry, he runs away at the age of 14. As he makes his way westward, the impoverished and illiterate youth finds trouble at every turn. Then he's recruited by Army irregulars, lured by the promise of spoils and bound for Mexico. Churning a dusty path toward destiny, he witnesses unknown horrors and suffering--and yet, as if shielded by the almighty hand of God, he survives to breathe another...
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Series
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English
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"A missing woman, a shocking pregnancy, a dash of international intrigue, and a bottle or two of good Bergerac: it's another case for Bruno, Chief of Police. When a British tourist fails to turn up for a luxurious cooking vacation in Bruno's usually idyllic Dordogne village of St. Denis, the worried hostess is quick to call on Bruno for help. Monica Felder is nowhere to be found, and her husband, a retired British major, is unreachable. And not long...
8) Less is lost
Author
Series
Arthur Less novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
In the follow-up to the "bedazzling, bewitching, and be-wonderful" (New York Times) best-selling and Pulitzer Prize-winning Less: A Novel, the awkward and lovable Arthur Less returns in an unforgettable road trip across America. "Go get lost somewhere, it always does you good." For Arthur Less, life is going surprisingly well: he is a moderately accomplished novelist in a steady relationship with his partner, Freddy Pelu. But nothing lasts: the...
9) Wait for it
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Language
English
Description
"A woman looking for a new lease on life moves to Arizona where she rents a guest house on a gorgeous property with a mysterious owner-a man who teaches her about resilience, courage, and ultimately true love, in this funny, bighearted novel about hope and healing. Stuck in a dreary Boston winter, Annabelle Martin would like nothing more than to run away from her current life. She's not even thirty years old, twice-divorced, and has just dodged a...
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Series
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English
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Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter may be the daughter of a humble sheep farmer in the far north end of the kingdom, but she dreams of so much more. After refusing her father’s orders to do the sensible thing and marry the pig farmer down the road, Paks, runs away to join a band of mercenaries, dreaming of daring deeds and military glory. But life in the army is different than she imagined, and her daydreams at first seem to be turning to nightmares. But...
11) Crust no one
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Series
Language
English
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Business is booming at Yeast of Eden. But with a deadly mystery taking over the seaside town of Santa Sofia, the Mexican bread shop cant possibly leaven a killers appetite . . . For once, Ivy Culpepper feels fulfilled. An apprenticeship at Yeast of Eden has opened her world to time-honored baking techniques under owner Olaya Soliss guidanceas well as the freshest small-town gossip, courtesy of chatty regulars known as the Blackbird Ladies. Ivy even...
15) The Thief Lord
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice's "Thief Lord."
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Max has an active imagination, who will throw a fit if others don't go along with what he wants. Following an incident with his sister Claire and her friends, Max throws a tantrum when his mother pays more attention to her boyfriend than to him - runs away from home. Wearing his wolf costume at the time, Max not only runs away physically, but runs toward a world in his imagination. This world, an ocean away, is inhabited by large wild beasts, including...
17) UnSouled
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the destruction of the Graveyard, Connor and Lev are on the run, seeking a woman who may be the key to bringing down unwinding forever while Cam, the rewound boy, tries to prove his love for Risa by bringing Proactive Citizenry to its knees.
18) Winter turning
Author
Series
Wings of fire. Original series volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, Icicle, runs away from Jade Mountain Academy to flee terrible crimes, Winter knows they both need a second chance to make things right. But that will happen only if he can find her. His new clawmates, Moon, Qibli, and Kinkajou, won't let him make the dangerous journey alone... -- From book jacket.
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Although Marigold is excited to meet her new snail sister, Daisy, she becomes envious of the attention everyone gives her, but when Marigold reaches her breaking point and decides to run away, she discovers that Daisy may come in handy after all.
Series
Carmen Sandiego volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Carmen heads to India to stop VILE from perpetrating a crime in Mumbai, where she must stop Paperstar from running away with the Magna Carta.
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