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1) Wonder
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Auggie knows he's not an ordinary kid. He does plenty of ordinary things. He feels ordinary. He just doesn't look ordinary. Growing up as an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face isn't easy, but Auggie is a wonder. He and his trusty sidekick, Daisy, play ball, eat ice cream, and use their imaginations to soar through their days together. They know it's not just Auggie who's different. Everyone is different, and everyone is a wonder - if only they...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Three previously-published novellas that shed further light on the world of Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face, set before he entered Beecher Prep and during his first year there and told from other characters' points of view. "The Julian Chapter" reveals why the bully dislikes Auggie so much. "Pluto" is about the lifelong friendship between Auggie and Christopher. And, finally, "Shingaling" offers a view of how the girls at...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
After losing the majority of his wealth, the doctor receives word that an epidemic among monkeys is spreading throughout Africa and makes the voyage to confront the plague-ridden continent. Upon being shipwrecked with his animal crew, a slew of tribulations and adventures ensue in a classic story that has captivated readers young and old for nearly a century.
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Series
Seven wonders volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Teens Jack, Marco, Aly, and Cass begin a quest to find seven pieces of Atlantis's power that were hidden long ago and that will, if returned to Atlantis, save them from certain death due to the genetic abnormality that also gives them superior abilities.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
WONDER IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
From the very first day Auggie and Julian met in the pages of R. J. Palacio's life-changing book Wonder,...
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
From the very first day Auggie and Julian met in the pages of R. J. Palacio's life-changing book Wonder,...
12) Lost in Babylon
Author
Series
Seven wonders volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Journeying to the ancient city of Babylon when Bhegad tracks down Marco, the companions face a daunting choice involving a dire trap and a long-lost figure from Jack's past.
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Series
Seven wonders volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Description
"The Select set off on a final, epic adventure to the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Lighthouse of Alexandria in order to unearth the last missing Loculi...It's a race against the end of times in the thrilling conclusion of the New York Times bestselling Seven wonders series from master storyteller Peter Lerangis" (Book jacket).
14) Growing Frogs
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A mother and child watch as tadpoles develop and grow into frogs.
15) The Rescuers
Pub. Date
c1977
Description
Two enterprising mice live up to the motto of the Rescue Aid Society, "We help anyone ... anywhere," when they rescue a kidnapped orphan.