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"A persuasive wake-up call."—People
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the award-winning journalist Paul Tough, a provocative and profound examination of childhood success and character—an insightful study that reveals the power to transform young people's lives.
Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes...
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the award-winning journalist Paul Tough, a provocative and profound examination of childhood success and character—an insightful study that reveals the power to transform young people's lives.
Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"Esther Wojcicki--"Woj" to her many friends and admirers--is famous for three things: teaching a high school class that has changed the lives of thousands of kids, inspiring Silicon Valley legends like Steve Jobs, and raising three daughters who have each become famously successful. What do these three accomplishments have in common? They're the result of TRICK, Woj's secret to raising successful people: Trust, Respect, Independence, Collaboration,...
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Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their fears, concerns, and questions about the world seriously. The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story...
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My weird school specials volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"For A. J. and the gang from Ella Mentry School, a night of regular trick-or-treating turns into the weirdest Halloween in the history of the universe"--Provided by publisher.
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Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When summer vacation is interrupted by a tropical storm, Andrea and A.J. are sent to a camp in order to prepare them for school, but once they rally the other Ella Mentry school students, they have an ending to the summer they will never forget.
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My weird school specials volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"A. J. and his friends have the weirdest Easter in the history of the world when Mayor Hubble hosts an egg hunt at the mayor's mansion"--Provided by publisher.
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Montague siblings volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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Henry "Monty" Montague was bred to be a gentleman. His passions for gambling halls, late nights spent with a bottle of spirits, or waking up in the arms of women or men, have earned the disapproval of his father. His quest for pleasures and vices have led to one last hedonistic hurrah as Monty, his best friend and crush Percy, and Monty's sister Felicity begin a Grand Tour of Europe. When a reckless decision turns their trip abroad into a harrowing...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Loving their gifted teacher, three boys are dismayed when the teacher falls ill and leaves for the rest of the school year, a situation that compels them to share their stories while cutting class and journeying across town together on a fateful day.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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January 1988. Martin Pistorius, aged twelve, fell inexplicably sick. First he lost his voice and stopped eating. Then he slept constantly and shunned human contact. Doctors were mystified. Within eighteen months he was mute and wheelchair-bound. Martin's parents were told an unknown degenerative disease left him with the mind of a baby and less than two years to live. Martin was moved to care centers for severely disabled children. The stress and...
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My weird school specials volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"A. J. and his friends from Ella Mentry School are in for a weird Christmas surprise when they head to the local mall to see Santa Claus"--Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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When Springville residents--at least the ones still alive--are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation . . . Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She...
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"Ramsey offers a bold, no-nonsense approach to money matters, providing not only the how-to but also a grounded and uplifting hope for getting out of debt and achieving total financial health. Ramsey debunks the many myths of money (exposing the dangers of cash advance, rent-to-own, debt consolidation) and attacks the illusions and downright deceptions of the American dream, which encourages nothing but overspending and massive amounts of debt. "Don't...
16) Riley's ghost
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Locked in the science closet after hours by the cool girls who have rejected her, Riley escapes to discover that all the school doors are locked, the phones are dead, and the lights aren't working, and as she roams through the building seeking a way out, she starts to suspect that she isn't alone.
17) Posted
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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When cell phones are banned at their school, students start communicating through sticky notes left all over the school, triggering a wave of bullying activities in the wake of a new girl's arrival.
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Truly Devious volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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After another death, Stevie must navigate mysterious riddles and track down a missing David at the same time a massive storm forces her to confront a killer.
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My weird school specials volume 5
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Prepare for weirdness when Ella Mentry School gets a French foreign exchange student just in time for Valentine's Day!"--Provided by publisher.
20) Brave the Page
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Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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The official NaNoWriMo handbook that inspires young people to tackle audacious goals and complete their creative projects.
Partly a how-to guide on the nitty-gritty of writing, partly a collection of inspiration to set (and meet) ambitious goals, Brave the Page is the go-to resource for middle-grade writers. Narrated in a fun, refreshingly kid-friendly voice, it champions NaNoWriMo's central mission that everyone's...
Partly a how-to guide on the nitty-gritty of writing, partly a collection of inspiration to set (and meet) ambitious goals, Brave the Page is the go-to resource for middle-grade writers. Narrated in a fun, refreshingly kid-friendly voice, it champions NaNoWriMo's central mission that everyone's...
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