Angela Johnson
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"[A] rallying cry for girls to reject limitations others might place on them and their dreams."—starred,The Horn Book Magazine
"Once I dreamed I swam / the ocean / and saw everything deep,
cool / and was part of the waves. / I swam on by the people / onshore /
hollering, / 'A girl like you needs to / stay out of the water / and be dry /
like everyone else.'"
Empower young readers to embrace their individuality, reject societal limitations, and follow...
Author
Publisher
Cedar Fort, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Arranged Marriage with a mystery
Phillip Watson, Earl of Arundel is a lover of literature and music. Anyone viewing his family from the outside would think he lived a privileged life. But privilege comes with expectations, and Phillip finds himself engaged to a woman he never considered a match. Accepting his duty, Phillip agrees to the engagement until he nearly dies in an ill-fated accident and is left with amnesia.
Finding himself in an unfamiliar...
4) Bird
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Bird, a thirteen-year-old girl with a mission, has run away in pursuit of her stepfather. She's sure she'll be able to convince him to return home—to fill the hole he left in their family. And while she hides near his sister's farmhouse, she becomes entwined in the lives of three people who also have holes to fill: Ethan, whose heart troubles have kept him too sheltered from kids his own age; Jay, whose brother has died unexpectedly; and Mrs....
5) Heaven
Author
Series
Heaven trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Heaven is the perfect name for the small Ohio town where 14-year-old Marley lives. Or at least she thought so until the fateful day when the mysterious letter arrived. Now her life has been turned upside down. Twelve years ago Momma chose to live in Heaven because she liked the name of the town and the white picket fences and the little schoolhouse by the river. Pops agreed that it was a good place after he made sure it had a Western Union office....
6) Wind flyers
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy's love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies of Europe. Introduces young readers to the contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth.
10) Julius
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[New edition]
Language
English
Description
"Maya and Julius, the pig her grandfather brings her from Alaska, learn about fun and sharing together"--
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A holistic and powerful framework for accepting and liberating our bodies, and ourselves.
Have you ever felt uncomfortable or not “at home” in your body? In this book, the founders of Body Trust, licensed therapist Hilary Kinavey and registered dietician Dana Sturtevant, invite readers to break free from the status quo and reject a diet culture that has taken advantage and profited from trauma, stigma, and disembodiment, and...
Have you ever felt uncomfortable or not “at home” in your body? In this book, the founders of Body Trust, licensed therapist Hilary Kinavey and registered dietician Dana Sturtevant, invite readers to break free from the status quo and reject a diet culture that has taken advantage and profited from trauma, stigma, and disembodiment, and...