Katherine Applegate
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Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
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When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
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One and only Ivan stories volume 2
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English
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Battle of the Books 2021-2022: ELEMENTARY
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NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
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NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
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Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.
3) Wishtree
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"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"--
An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.
5) Odder
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"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--
6) Invasion
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Animorphs. Main series volume 1
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English
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Jake, an average suburban kid, is confronted one night by a creature from space who teaches him how to morph into the forms of other creatures. This fantastic, unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat series can best be described as an "X-Files" for kids--plus a whole lot more! Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco are the Animorphs--five kids who can change into any animal they touch. The bottom of each page is animated with "flip-book" images, so as kids...
7) Willodeen
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Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees 2022-2023
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"La tierra es vieja, pero nosotros no, y no debemos olvidarlo." Una fábula entrañable que ilumina la importancia de reconocer que todos los seres vivos tienen un propósito en nuestro mundo maravillosamente complejo y son dignos de nuestro cuidado y estimacion --
The earth is old, but we are not, and we must not forget that. An endearing fable that illuminates the importance of recognizing that all living things serve a purpose in our wonderfully...
8) The only
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Endling volume 3
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[2021]
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English
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A trilogy conclusion finds Byx and her friends discovering that the same extinction facing the dairnes is threatening all living species, prompting the team to recruit creatures throughout the world into their revolution.
9) The return
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Animorphs. Main series volume 48
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[2000]
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English
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Rachel is captured by David, the sixth Animorph who was once trapped and left on a deserted island. He's back and wants revenge.
10) The decision
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Animorphs. Main series volume 18
Pub. Date
[1998]
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English
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RL 5 ; 009-012.
Ax and the Animorphs have a huge problem when they decide to morph mosquitos to slip by some Yeerks. They end up stuck in Zero-space with no idea how they got there, no way to get back to Earth .. and no oxygen.
11) The absolute
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Animorphs. Main series volume 51
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2001.
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English
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The Yeerks aren't playing around anymore. They're no longer hiding behind a silent invasion. And one of the first steps in their new plan is to take over the National Guard, to prepare for all-out war against humanity.
Marco and the other Animorphs couldn't be less prepared for this news. The Yeerks know who they are, forcing them to hide to protect their families. Things are falling apart, and for once Jake may not be able to make the decision that...
12) The familiar
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Animorphs. Main series volume 41
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2000.
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English
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A boy named Jake wakes up to find himself twenty-five years old and in a world ruled by the aliens known as the Yeerks.
13) The resistance
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Animorphs. Main series volume 47
Pub. Date
2000.
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English
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The Animorphs have to make the most important decision they've ever faced: Do they continue to fight the Yeerks in secret, or is it time to let everyone know there's a resistance? That the Animorphs exist and Earth does stand a small chance against the invasion.
Jake knows that either choice is a major one, not something that a kid should be responsible for. But he's getting tired of the pressure. Even though he realizes his friends need him to...
14) The sickness
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Animorphs. Main series volume 29
Pub. Date
1999.
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English
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Something is very wrong with Ax. He's sick, and the Animorphs don't know what to do about it. They can't take him to the hospital. They don't know how to contact the Andalite home world. And Ax is dying.
Cassie and the other Animorphs come up with a plan. But it involves finding a new way into the Yeerk pool. There's just one problem: Jake, Rachel, Tobias, and Marco all come down with Ax's sickness. And now, for the first time, Cassie is on her...
15) The journey
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Animorphs. Main series volume 42
Pub. Date
[2000]
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English
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Rachel and Ax must evict the tiny alien Helmacrons from Marco's head and prevent them from stealing the morphing cube.
16) Doggo and Pupper
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Doggo and Pupper volume 1
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Doggo is used to things being a certain way in his family. He likes routine. Cat says he's become boring. That is, until Pupper shows up! Pupper is playful and messy, and turns the house upside down. Soon, the humans realize that Pupper needs some training, and off he goes to puppy school. When Pupper comes back, he's well-behaved. He's not playful. He's not messy. But Doggo soon realizes that Pupper also isn't happy. So Doggo...
17) The separation
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Animorphs. Main series volume 32
Pub. Date
1999.
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English
Description
Rachel is falling apart. Literally. Her newest morph has the ability to regenerate its limbs, but when Rachel demorphs there's a lot more Rachel than when she started out. One more Rachel, to be exact. Rachel is an okay person to have around, but two could be considered overkill. Especially two Rachels with completely opposite personalities: one is pathetically weak; one is super strong and super nasty.Now the Animorphs have to figure out a way to...
18) The attack
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Animorphs. Main series volume 26
Pub. Date
[1999]
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English
Description
The Ellimist and the Crayak are to fight each other and determine the fate of the Animorphs.
20) The change
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Animorphs. Main series volume 13
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
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Tobias has pretty much gotten used to his life. He's a red-tailed hawk with the mind of a kid. It was weird when he first got trapped in morph.