Amielynn Abellera
1) I Am That
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English
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A nun's eight-day adventure to resolve questions of doubt unites her with a gentle teenager and a handsome drifter who will affect her heart and future as she makes a pilgrimage to the site of her sister's death.
2) You Go First
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Charlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school
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Spirit hunters volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Harper doesn't trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family's new house is haunted. Harper isn't sure she believes those rumors, until her younger brother, Michael, starts acting strangely. She knows that the memories she's blocking will help make sense of her brother's behavior and the strange and threatening sensations she feels in this house, but will she be able to put the pieces together in time?...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Virgil feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia is deaf, smart, and loves everything about nature. Kaori is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so that he can concentrate on basketball. They aren't friends. But when Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well, Kaori, Gen, and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast and Dancing with the Stars favorite Laurie Hernandez shares her story in her own words in this debut book for fans of all ages. At sixteen years old, Laurie Hernandez has already made many of her dreams come true--and yet it's only the beginning for this highly accomplished athlete. A Latina Jersey girl, Laurie saw her life take a dramatic turn last summer when she was chosen to be a part of the 2016 US Olympic gymnastics...
7) I, Claudia
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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"Over the course of her high school years, awkward Claudia McCarthy finds herself unwittingly drawn into the dark side of her school's student government, with dire consequences"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"Marisol Rainey's two least-favorite things are radishes and gym class. She avoids radishes with very little trouble, but gym is another story--especially when Coach Decker announces that they will be learning to play kickball. There are so many things that can go wrong in kickball. What if Marisol tries to kick the ball ... but falls down? What if she tries to catch the ball and gets smacked in the nose? What if she's the worst kickballer in the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Marisol and her best friend Jada love to ride their bikes, except when they have to ride past a dangerous beast they call Daggers, but when Daggers gets loose, Marisol unexpectedly rescues him, conquering one of her biggest fears
11) As I Descended
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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From the acclaimed author of Lies We Tell Ourselves, Robin Talley, comes a Shakespeare-inspired story of revenge and redemption, where fair is foul, and foul is fair.
Maria Lyon and Lily Boiten are their school's ultimate power couple—but one thing stands between them and their perfect future: campus superstar Delilah Dufrey. Golden child Delilah is a legend at exclusive Acheron Academy, and the presumptive winner of
...12) The Key
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Series
Seven wonders journals volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Discover the history behind the mystery of the New York Times bestselling Seven Wonders series in this original novella.
Follow the tale of Aliyah and Osman, twin treasure hunters pressed into a life of crime. For them, every day is another desperate death-defying adventure until they stumble upon the key that may lead to the greatest treasure ever. But to take home this magical orb, they must first battle their way out of the Tomb of Shadows.
With...
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Spirit hunters volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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The thrilling sequel to the Texas Bluebonnet Award-nominated Spirit Hunters!
We Need Diverse Books founder Ellen Oh delivers the next haunting tale in her acclaimed middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a mix of captivating mystery and chilling ghost story.
The perfect spooky read for Halloween, this pulse-pounding adventure will leave you shocked at every twist.
Harper Raine faces new challenges ahead when her parents take the whole family to a...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Perfect for fans of Wing & Claw, this must-have middle grade novel is from We Need Diverse Books cofounder Ellen Oh!
"Filled with strange terrains, creatures, and magic, this is an enthralling read!"-Soman Chainani, author of the New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series
"A rich and wonderfully imagined story about the many ways young people can be powerful and the tremendous benefits of awakening your inner dragon." -Annie Ursu,...
16) Slugfest
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka "Slugfest," in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a summer he'll never forget"--
17) 36 righteous men
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English
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"New York homicide detectives pursue a serial killer in this apocalyptic thriller. When detectives James Manning and Covina 'Dewey' Duwai are called in to investigate a series of bizarre murders, they make a shocking discovery: the legend of the hidden righteous ones, the 36 who preserve the world from destruction, is no legend at all. They are real, and they are being murdered. As the bodies pile up and the world tilts into chaos, Manning and Dewey...
18) Zen and Gone
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English
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With another aching deep dive into human spirituality, Emily France mines her home state of Colorado in a novel of a teen girl's harrowing search for her missing younger sister-and her own search for self. Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Essence McKree feels older than any seventeen-year-old she knows. Ever since weed was legalized, Mom has been working in a pot shop, high more often than not. Lately it's been up to Essa to care for her nine-year-old...
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English
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The riveting conclusion to the acclaimed Spirit Hunters series!
We Need Diverse Books cofounder Ellen Oh delivers the final book in her middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a gripping mystery and thrilling adventure, starring a Korean-American heroine and a diverse cast of characters.
Harper is dealing with too many new changes in her house. Her cousin, Leo, is now living with them; her sister, Kelly, has started working at a local makeup store,...
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English
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Arkansas, 1984: The town of Griffin Flat is known for almost nothing other than its nuclear missile silos. MAD, Mutually Assured Destruction, is a fear every local lives with and tries to ignore. Unfortunately, that's impossible now that film moguls have picked Griffin Flat as the location for a new nuclear holocaust movie, aptly titled The Eve of Destruction. When sixteen-year-old Laura Ratliff wins a walk-on role, with a plus-one, thanks to a radio...