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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Ana Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world. Ana's parents died while on a scientific expedition two years ago, and the only family's she's got left is her older brother, Dev, also a student at HP. Ana's freshman year culminates with the class's weekend trial at sea, the details of which have been kept secret....
2) Strider
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school.
3) Okay for now
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
5) The big game
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade football season to his recently-deceased father, an NFL legend, but the pressure to succeed is magnified by his inability to read.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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"The sequel to the critically acclaimed Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus follows Aven Green as she confronts yet another challenge: high school. Just as Aven starts to feel comfortable in Stagecoach Pass, with her friends and schoolmates accustomed to her lack of "armage," everything changes once again. She's about to begin high school...with 2,300 new kids to stare at her. And no matter how much Aven tries to play it cool, nothing prepares...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Desi Bascomb is in over her head with school and landing the role of Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and while her job as a substitute princess is more glamorous than ever, a secret she learns about Facade's magic could make everything simpler--or more complicated.
8) QB 1
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Jake Cullen, fourteen, lives in the shadows of his father and older brother until he becomes the starting quarterback for the high school football team and finally has his chance to shine.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Ninth-grader Kyle has always been the heavyweight on his junior high school wrestling team, but when a new kid shows up he loses the challenge and finds himself relegated to the B-team--until a girl on the squad suggests he move down a weight class.
10) The sixth man
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Series
The triple threat volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"New kid Max Bellotti has the talent to lead The Lions basketball team straight to victory, but Max he also has a secret that could disrupt their winning streak once it's exposed"--
13) The walk on
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Series
Triple threat volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
After moving to a new town his freshman year in high school, Alex Myers is happy to win a spot on the varsity team as a quarterback but must deal with idea of not playing for two years since the first-string quarterback is not only a local hero, he is also the son of the corrupt head coach.
14) Bound for danger
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When new team members are being kidnapped and threatened, Frank and Joe join the basketball team at the request of their principal to uncover the culprits.
16) Pie in the Sky
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"Abby Lovitt is put in charge of training the expensive and haughty horse Pie in the Sky when his owner refuses. While trying to get a hold on him, she must deal with the new challenges, both good and bad, that come with being a freshman in high school in 1970's Northern California"--
17) Hoop hustle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Brian Worth Jr. plans on trying out for his middle school's basketball team, but the trouble is he has always relied on his height to give him an advantage and that is no longer enough--but at the local senior center, where he reluctantly volunteers, he discovers a friend in George, a former player, who sets out to teach him some of the skills he is missing.
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