Jenny Goebel
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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On Anna Maria Island, Florida, with her mother and younger sister, Lanie, for the summer vacation, twelve-year old Olivia is upset by her parents' divorce, especially as she has always been closest to her father who is not with them this year; she plans to lie low and nurse her hurt and anger--until she learns that the local population of sea turtles is threatened by her neighbor's beach house, and realizes that she has to do something about it.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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In Fortune Falls, where superstitions are real, and all children must pass regular "luck tests" to see if they are worthy, ill-fortuned Sadie has always been deemed as unlucky, and shunted aside for her luckier younger brother--but when she finds an unusually intelligent black cat named Jinx, her fortunes begin to change for the better.
5) Backcountry
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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"Emily has always excelled at sports, and her athletic abilities have given her confidence on and off the courts. So when she starts to drag during her middle-school volleyball season, she assumes it must be the flu. But after a particularly intense game, she finds herself riding in the back of an ambulance, a paramedic telling her that her life will never be the same. Adjusting to life with type 1 diabetes isn't easy. Emily is desperate to prove...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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"Twelve-year-old Grace is desperate for a puppy. All she wants is someone to love--and to love her back. Someone who won't disappear on her like her dad did. Someone who'll make her new stepfather's house feel like home. Christmas morning, Grace springs out of bed hopeful that her dreams are about to come true. But the present that awaits her isn't soft and furry. It doesn't have padded paws. And instead of a dark, wet nose, there's a flat, pink nose...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
From Alpaca My Bags author Jenny Goebel comes another heartwarming tale of friendship, loyalty, and finding your voice.
Twelve-year-old Grace is desperate for a puppy. All she wants is someone to love - and to love her back. Someone who won't disappear on her like her dad did. Someone who'll make her new stepfather's house feel like home.
Christmas morning, Grace springs out of bed hopeful that her dreams are about to come true. But the present...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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EYE OF THE STORM
Thirteen-year-old Dan Cahill and his older sister, Amy, know that a disaster is about to strike the world. They know they are the only ones who can stop it, and they know they may already be too late. The person behind the disaster is their own relative, a man who calls himself the Outcast. He's already recreated two of history's worst disasters, and is only biding his time before he strikes again.The clues that the Cahill kids have...
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To some kids, Amelia's life sounds like the ultimate fantasy. She and her brothers are homeschooled by their adventurous parents, and the family travels around the country in an RV, scaling mountains, rappelling down canyons, and skiing down double black diamond slopes.
There's just one problem-Amelia hates every minute of it. She's terrified of heights and would give anything to be reading instead of careening down a mountain. She's also desperate...
10) Grave Images
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A stylish debut mystery with the perfect balance of sweetness and scares!
Thirteen-year-old Bernie's summer is looking pretty grim. It's hard to make friends when your family runs a monument company, and your backyard is littered with tombstones. It's even harder when your mother suddenly refuses to leave her room . . . To make matters worse, her father has just hired a new artist to engrave the headstones--the creepy Mr. Stein. Bernie has a bad...
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A bug enthusiast works to conquer his fear of eating insects.
On a visit to the Butterfly Pavilion with his dad and sister, William spots a sign promoting a bug buffet. He likes looking at insects and learning about them...but eating them? His dad explains that it's common in other parts of the world, and his sister is excited to taste some of the samples. Will that be enough to convince William to try for himself?
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When anxiety threatens to derail a homeschooled girl's attempt to make new friends, she finds support in an unlikely source... a herd of adorable alpacas! To some kids, Amelia's life sounds like the ultimate fantasy. She and her brothers are homeschooled by their adventurous parents, and the family travels around the country in an RV, scaling mountains, rappelling down canyons, and skiing down double black diamond slopes.
There's just one problem...