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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Dinah Lance is in a rock band with her two best friends and has a good relationship with her mom, but when a mysterious figure threatens her friends and family, she learns more about herself and her mother's secret past.
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"When Nicole Georges was two years old, her family told her that her father was dead. When she was twenty-three, a psychic told her he was alive. Her sister, saddled with guilt, admits that the psychic is right and that the whole family has conspired to keep him a secret. Sent into a tailspin about her identity, Nicole turns to radio talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger for advice-- Calling Dr. Laura tells the story of what happens to you when you...
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English
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There's more to the mobsters, mystics, and mermaids in Coney Island-just ask born-and-raised resident Zatanna Starr. But the time for having fun in Luna Park comes to an end when a mystic's quest for a powerful jewel unravels everything Zatanna thought she knew about herself and her beloved neighborhood. Mysteries and magic surround her as she discovers the truth about her family's legacy and confronts the illusion that has been cast over her entire...
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Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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It was a hunting accident that much Charlie is sure of. That's how his father, Matt Rizzo--a gentle intellectual who writes epic poems in Braille--had lost his vision. It's not until Charlie's troubled teenage years, when he's facing time for his petty crimes, that he learns the truth. Matt Rizzo was blinded by a shotgun blast to the face but it was while participating in an armed robbery. Newly blind and without hope, Matt began his bleak new life...
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"When a young journalist prompts a reclusive musical superstar to finally break his silence, he pours out an astonishing saga of rivalry and regret, starring child prodigies and bitter old men, beautiful dancers and demonic managers, Nazi commandants, compassionate nuns, and lifesaving animals. Ballad for Sophie is a sweeping tale that spans the twentieth century, packed with all the drama of a rock & roll biopic and more twists than a night at the...
6) Two brothers
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Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Twin brothers Omar and Yaqub may share the same features, but they could not be more different from one another. And the possessive love of their mother, Zana, stirs the troubled waters between them even more. After a brutally violent exchange between the young boys, Yaqub, "the good son," is sent from his home in Brazil to live with relatives in Lebanon, only to return five years later as a virtual stranger to the parents who bore him, his tensions...
7) The well
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First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Known to friends and family as Lizzy, she takes care of her grandfather and their goats, she flirts with the woman who helps row the ferry, and she stays away from the fog that comes in the night -- and the monsters hiding within it. But Lizzy's life comes apart when she steals a handful of coins from a sacred well to cover a debt. The well requires repayment, but it doesn't deal in coins. It needs wishes, and its minions will drown Lizzy in its...
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Publisher
Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Set in 16th century Korea, this queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology follows Kai Song, who is determined to be a warrior as she must come to terms with her true identity and take control of her destiny after learning a deadly secret.
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Magical boy (Graphix) volume 2
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Kane chronicles (Graphic novels) volume 3
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
Description
When Apophis, the chaos snake, threatens to plunge the world into eternal darkness, siblings Carter and Sadie Kane plan to use an ancient spell to destroy the snake, but first must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician.
13) Forget my name
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Publisher
Ablaze Publications
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When the last vestiges of his childhood are taken from him, Zerocalcare discovers unsuspected secrets about his family. Torn between the soothing numbness of the innocence of youth and the im-possibility to elude society's ever expanding control over people's lives, he'll have to understand where he really comes from, before he understands where he is going."--Amazon.com.
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Series
Power button volume 1
Publisher
Graphic Universe, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Truly's parents are arguing all the time, so they've dropped her off with her aunt and uncle. Her cousin Kaz has a big imagination but he's not the best at making friends. Maximo Skulldigg gets bullied by his older brother -- and now he has to conquer Kaz and Truly's home planet. It's a good thing Kaz and Truly just uncovered a family secret. After the cousins find a hideout full of strange treasures near Kaz's house, they slip on wristbands that...
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Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"War has engulfed the Known World, and Maika Halfwolf is at its epicenter. As she and her friends grapple with the consequences of their actions, long-buried secrets and long-awaited reunions threaten to change everything. Join MARJORIE LIU and SANA TAKEDA in the newest volume of this Eisner, Hugo, Harvey, and British Fantasy Award-winning series. Plus, learn about the happier childhood days of Kippa and Maika in MONSTRESS: TALK-STORIES 1 and 2!"--Amazon.com....
18) Sin titulo
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Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Following the death of his grandfather, Alex Mackay discovers an enigmatic photograph of the old man smiling happily with an unknown and alluring young woman. Could his grandfather--whom Alex remembers as a sad and broken soul, longing for death--have been leading a double life? Alex's mounting obsession with unraveling this mystery snatches him away from his mundane existence and thrusts him into a weird and sordid world of ever-escalating danger--where...
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Publisher
Joe Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Though twelve-year-old Miguel Rivera dreams of playing guitar for the world, his family of shoemakers, who banned music generations ago, has a different future in mind for the hopeful musician. One night, Miguel's attempt to prove his musical talent finds him in the Land of the Dead--a colorful metropolis where his musical idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, lives in a sparkling hacienda. With help from a kind trickster named Hector, Miguel aims to meet Ernesto...
20) Lumine
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WEBTOON Unscrolled, a division of Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, Inc
Pub. Date
2023-
Language
English
Description
"In a world where weredogs, witches, and humans live side by side, Lumine is a down-on-his-luck weredog with nowhere to turn...until he meets antisocial witch boy Kody. Lumine also has a big, fluffy secret--he is actually a werewolf, a rare and powerful type of magical being thought to be extinct. Except...he can't transform properly. When robbers attack the two boys, Lumine shifts into his other form: a tiny, fierce, and ridiculously cute puppy dog....