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1) Scythe
Author
Series
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed (gleaned) by professional reapers (scythes). Citra and Rowan are teenagers who have been selected to be scythe's apprentices, and despite wanting nothing to do with the vocation they must learn the art of killing and come to understand the necessity of what they do. Only one of them will be chosen as a scythe's apprentice. And when it becomes clear that the...
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 16
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
217 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look...
3) Boxitects
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meg goes to Maker School to hone her talent for building with boxes, but when Simone, another boxitect, arrives they become so competitive they nearly fail in the annual Maker Match.
Author
Series
J.D. the kid barber volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old J.D. has a big problem--its the night before the start of third grade and his mom has just given him his first and worst home haircut. When the steady stream of insults from the entire student body of Douglass Elementary becomes too much for J.D., he takes matters into his own hands and discovers that, unlike his mom, hes a genius with the clippers. His work makes him the talk of the town and brings him enough hair business to open...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Liz Lighty has always done her best to avoid the spotlight in her small, wealthy, and prom-obsessed midwestern high school, after all, her family is black and rather poor, especially since her mother died; instead she has concentrated on her grades and her musical ability in the hopes that it will win her a scholarship to elite Pennington College and their famous orchestra where she plans to study medicine--but when that scholarship falls through...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Patryk and Jurek are as much friends as rivals in the small Russian-occupied Polish village where they live. When, in August 1914, Patryk finds an old button on the forest floor, Jurek becomes wildly jealous. Not long after, World War I comes to Poland, bringing one invading army after another to the village. Jurek devises an exciting dare among the seven boys in their pack: whoever steals the best military button will be Button King. The boys agree....
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2020.
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
267 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Best friends Matt and Eric are hatching a plan for one big final adventure together before Eric moves away: during the marching band competition at a Giant Amusement Park, they will sneak away to a nearby comics convention and meet their idol--a famous comic creator. Without cell phones. Or transportation. Or permission. Of course, their final adventure together is more than just that-really, it's a way for the boys to celebrate their friendship,...
9) I'm on it!
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Frog and Goat turn a simple game into an all-out competition, things get out of hand...until finally, they're over it" -- Provided by publisher.
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Chipmunk singing sensations Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are back for an encore in this hilarious 'squeakquel' packed with more action and more nutty fun for the whole family. When a concert mishap lands Dave in the hospital, the Chipmunks take a break from superstardom and enroll in school to fit in with kids their age. But they soon face some stiff competition when they meet the Chipettes, a beautiful, talented trio of chipmunks.
12) Dividing Eden
Author
Series
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Twins Carys and Andreus were never destined to rule Eden. With their older brother next in line to inherit the crown, the future of the kingdom was secure. But appearances--and rivals for the throne--can be deceiving. When Eden's king and crown prince are killed by assassins, Eden desperately needs a monarch, but the line of succession is no longer clear. With a ruling council scheming to gain power, Carys and Andreus are faced with only one option--to...
13) Dino-Boarding
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Meat-eating and vegetarian dinosaurs compete in surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding events.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is Gracie's first time at the Pig Jubilee with her synchronized swimming team, the Water Sprites, and she is the youngest pig with a chance to win a gold medal--the trouble is that she keeps getting distracted and missing her solo part, a triple spin dive.
15) Shark vs. train
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 470L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing hide-and-seek, and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
466 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Nadia, as payment to enter the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal--kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia's freedom. But Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated; her court threatens mutiny;...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"Sister Bear has made it to the school spelling bee! Papa Bear is very proud and excited to help her practice...and practice...and practice.... But will all of this p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e take all of the f-u-n out of spelling for Sister?"--p. [4] of cover.
20) I am the shark
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
What makes the great white shark (one of) the greatest fish in the sea? FIN-d out in this hilarious fish-out-of-water story that's perfect for Shark Week and all year-round!