Monthly AR Book Recommendations

All the Broken Pieces
Burg, Ann E.
AR Quiz No. 129384 EN Fiction

IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2.0

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Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind. Now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events force him to confront his past.

Bystander
Preller, James
AR Quiz No. 133413 EN Fiction

IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5.0

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Thirteen-year-old Eric finds there are consequences to standing by and watching as the school bully hurts people. Although school officials are aware of the problem, Eric may be the one with a solution. The plot contains mild profanity and violence.

Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
AR Quiz No. 130928 EN Fiction

IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 9.0

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During a student exchange program, seventh-graders Ivy June and Catherine share their lives, homes, and communities and find that although their lifestyles are total opposites, they have a lot in common.

Flawed Dogs: The Shocking Raid on Westminster
Breathed, Berkeley
AR Quiz No. 132643 EN Fiction

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5.0

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After being framed by a jealous poodle, a dachshund is left for dead but comes back with a group of mutts from the National Last Ditch Dog Depository to disrupt the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club dog show and exact revenge on Cassius the poodle.

Jane In Bloom
Lytton, Deborah
AR Quiz No. 129289 EN Fiction

IL: MG+ - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 5.0

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Devastated when her beautiful, older sister loses her battle with anorexia, twelve-year-old Jane feels lost in her family's grief. Slowly and with the help of unexpected sources, she discovers her inner strength and the will to live without Lizzie

Leviathan
Westerfeld, Scott
AR Quiz No. 132849 EN Fiction

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12.0

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In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, running from the Clanker Powers who are trying to take over the globe, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn, who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly.

Million-Dollar Throw
Lupica, Mike
AR Quiz No. 133416 EN Fiction

IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8.0

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Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot's game, and he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.

Slob
Potter, Ellen
AR Quiz No. 130007 EN Fiction

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.0 - AR Pts: 7.0

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Picked on, overweight genius Owen tries to invent a television that can see the past to find out what happened the day his parents were killed. The plot contains mild profanity and violence, including bullying situations.

The Storm in the Barn
Phelan, Matt
AR Quiz No. 134356 EN Fiction

IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 0.5

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Eleven-year-old Jack Clark struggles with everyday obstacles while his family and community contend with the challenges brought on by the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas.

Woods Runner
Paulsen, Gary
AR Quiz No. 134843 EN Fiction

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5.0

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From his 1776 Pennsylvania homestead, 13-year-old Samuel, who is a highly skilled woodsman, sets out toward New York City to rescue his parents from the band of British soldiers and Indians who kidnapped them after slaughtering most of their community.