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2) The son
Author
Language
English
Description
"Part epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, this is a novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim. Spring, 1849. Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanches takes him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to life among the Comanches,...
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Guatemalan-American high school senior Millie Vargas struggles to balance her family's needs with her own ambitions, especially after her mother's employer, a Senate candidate, uses Millie as a poster child for 'deserving' immigrants"--
4) Starfish
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
In central Texas in 1899, eleven-year-old Callie Vee Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother, learns about love from the older three of her six brothers, and studies the natural world with her grandfather, the latter of which leads to an important discovery.
6) Poached
Author
Series
Funjungle volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Teddy Fitzroy is the prime suspect when FunJungle's newly-acquired koala goes missing, thanks to a prank staged by middle school bully Vance Jessup.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
189 p.: 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old girl keeps a journal of her family's and friends' difficult experiences in the Texas panhandle, part of the "Dust Bowl," during the Great Depression. Includes a historical note about life in America in 1935.
9) QB 1
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
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.
10) Vacation queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : col. illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Carter is getting a newspaper award in New York City, so Kylie Jean and her family set out across the country on a driving vacation.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A child dreams of a life without borders after he and his parents are forced to leave their home during the Mexican Repatriation."--
12) Fashion queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
104 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the beautiful dresses at the Academy Awards show, Kylie Jean decides to try her hand at fashion--and Lilly recruits her to model the dress she is making for a school fund raising auction.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
201 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the journal she receives for her twelfth birthday in 1835, Lucinda Lawrence describes the hardships her family and other residents of the "Texas colonies" endure when they decide to face the Mexicans in a fight for their freedom.
14) Soccer queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
103 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After watching a soccer game, Kylie Jean is eager to try out for a local team, but she is disappointed that her cousin Lucy does not want to join her.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In rural Texas in 1901, thirteen-year-old Callie nurses a butterfly with a broken wing and delivers a baby lamb, despite her mother's disapproval of Callie's "unladylike behavior."
16) Skunked!
Author
Series
Publisher
Square Fish, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Square Fish edition.
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Helping care for an abandoned baby skunk who has adapted well to sharing a home with humans, soft-hearted Travis is unable to resist offering help to the skunk's littermate, who proves to be less cooperative.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Calpurnia and her grandfather rescue a barn owl from the river and, with the help of Dr. Pritzker, dead mice, and some detective work, nurse it back to health.
18) Gymnastics queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Summer Olympics inspires Kylie Jean Carter to take gymnastics lessons, but even better than that is making a new friend, Abby, who is deaf, and starting to learn sign language.
19) Vacation queen
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Carter is getting a newspaper award in New York City, so Kylie Jean and her family set out across country on a driving vacation.
Author
Publisher
Disney - Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
While visiting her friend Mia in Texas and helping at Aunt Suze's bed and breakfast, Helicity Dunlap gets caught in a derecho and loses track of her older brother, Andy.
