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361) Like Vanessa
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.
362) Icebreaker
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Mickey James III is following in his father's (and grandfather's) skates by playing hockey at Hartland University, but he is not enjoying the situation: for one thing he is seriously depressed, unsure of anything, even whether he can make it as a hockey player (or wants to); more troubling his rival, Jaysen Caulfield, is also on the team and seems to bitterly resent him--and Mickey actually finds Jaysen very attractive and does not know how to deal...
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Hefty Smurf wants to get the Smurfs excited about exercising, so he organizes the first-ever Smurf Championship Games. Weakling Smurf trains very hardbut he is very weak. Can he find the confidence he needs to win?"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Teased for his fair coloring, eleven-year-old Jimmy McClean travels with his maternal grandfather, Nyles High Eagle, to learn about his Lakota heritage while visiting places significant in the life of Crazy Horse, the nineteenth-century Lakota leader and warrior, in a tale that weaves the past with the present. Includes historical note and glossary.
367) Buzzy the bumblebee
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When he reads in a book that bumblebees cannot fly, Buzzy suddenly doubts himself and forgets how.
368) You can do it!
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Two alligators challenge each other and themselves as they compete in a race.
Author
Publisher
Sky Pony Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A shy unicorn has a hard time making friends. In his sadness, his colors start to fade away until they are gone completely. Worrying that he may never get back his colors or make true friends, the unicorn finds himself lost and alone. It is not until he comes across a group of spunky crayons that his world changes. The crayons band together to help their new friend get back his colors, and in the process play and have fun. The crayons helping generosity...
370) Wee little chick
Author
Series
Wee little volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the other barnyard animals comment on how tiny the littlest chick is, the proud little one peeps louder, stands taller, and runs faster than any of them.
371) Stanley's secret
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The award-winning author of Kitten and the Night Watchman is back with an inspiring and poignant picture book about a boy learning the self-confidence to fulfill his dream of dancing in front of his peers. The only audience shy, quiet Stanley dances in front is his pet mice, Squeaker and Nibbles. He also practices when he’s alone in empty classrooms or the gym when he helps the janitor after school, tap dancing shuffle, tippy-tap, tippy-tap. But...
372) The practice of groundedness: a transformative path to success that feeds-not crushes-your soul
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Join thousands of readers and learn about the foundations of sustainable excellence and concrete habits for peak performance and a more genuine kind of success. "A thoughtful, actionable book for pursuing more excellence with less angst." --Adam Grant, author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife "Ambitious, far-reaching, and impactful" -- David Epstein, author of Range "This book taps into something that so many of us feel but...
373) Maya and the Beast
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Young Maya is shy and often feels fragile and scared because of her asthma, except when she's in the water—it's the one place where she feels strong. While everyone else in her town is scared of "the Beast," the giant wave heard all around the world as it crashes into the shoreline, Maya finds the noise comforting, the curves of the wave soothing. If she could only tame it, then everyone could see all the beauty it has to offer. With a pink surfboard...
374) Pony trouble
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Amy envies her cousin Rebecca's skill at gymnastics and swimming, not knowing that Rebecca wishes she had Amy's way with animals.
376) Side effects
Author
Publisher
Seismic Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It's Hannah's first year away at college, the first time she's been away from home, without a support network. Within the first month, the combination of classes and socializing and adjusting to college life sends her into a full-on breakdown. Fortunately, her roommate finds her, Hannah goes to campus mental health, and they prescribe her therapy and meds, though with every new medication, you've got to watch out for unexpected side effects" --
"HANNAH...
377) The good hair day
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A boy dreams of long hair in this sweet story about self-expression and embracing our most authentic selves Noah has a special day coming up, and he has a very long wish list. But there’s one thing missing from it, the thing he wants more than anything else in the world: long, beautiful, wavy hair. Noah understands that his hair will grow if he just doesn’t get a haircut. But almost all the boys that Noah knows have short hair, and he’s heard...
379) The Gentleman Bug
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Teased because he likes to spend all of his time reading, the Gentleman Bug decides to change in order to catch the eye of the new Lady Bug in the garden, but she is not impressed until he goes back to being himself.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Jennifer Cohen, a superstar motivational coach, illuminates how to get the life you want by being bold, resilient, and creating specific goals and habits. I know what it takes to get what you want in life. It’s a habit anyone can learn, a skill you can develop, a gift you don’t need to be born with. The more experience you get, the more confident you’ll be. Even when you fail, you’ll feel stronger with each try you make. At work, at home,...
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