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Author
Series
Princess Diaries (Adult) volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Princess Mia and her Prince Charming plan their fairy tale wedding--but a few poisoned apples could turn this happily-ever-after into a royal nightmare.
Author
Series
Diary of a minecraft zombie volume 6
Publisher
Herobrine Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Join 12 year-old Zombie, as he faces his biggest fears, and tries to survive the next 3 weeks at Creepaway Camp. Are the counselors really evil humans in disguise waiting to eat the brains of unsuspecting mob campers? Will the camp cafeteria food really come to life and make a meal of the unsuspecting mob kids? Zombie knows its real, and he and Steve are preparing themselves for their biggest battle ever. Will they survive."--Publisher description....
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Hendrik Groen may be old, but he is far from dead and isn't planning to be buried any time soon. Granted, his daily strolls are getting shorter because his legs are no longer willing and he has to visit his doctor more than he'd like. Technically speaking he is...elderly. But surely there is more to life at his age than weak tea and potted geraniums? Hendrik sets out to write an exposé: a year in the life of his care home in Amsterdam, revealing...
6) Happy hour
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's the summer of 2013, and while New York swelters Isa and Gala scrape and hustle to get by. Among a rotating cast of artists, academics, and bad-mannered grifters, they discover that desires aren't for denying. But as money gets sparse and circumstances grow precarious, the pair struggle to convert social capital into something more tangible"--
Author
Series
Publisher
RBA
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
Español
Description
"Nikki te da la pista definitiva para saber si le gustas a tu amor secreto"--cover p. 4.
Middle-school drama queen Nikki Maxwell worries about asking a boy to her school's "sweetheart dance.".
Author
Series
Diary of a Minecraft zombie volume 1
Publisher
Zack Zombie Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Ever wonder what it would be like to be a Minecraft Zombie? In the first book of this hilarious Minecraft adventure series, you get to read the diary of an actual 12 year old Minecraft Zombie. Take a peek at what is really between the hollow eyes, and dead expression that we nomrally see when we face the dreaded Zombies of Minecraft. Are zombies really different from us? You'll be surprised at what you discover."--Page [4] cover.
9) Dawn raid
Author
Series
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After the police raid their house, Lenny starts talking about protests and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government, which inspires the whole family to become involved in the movement.
Author
Language
English
Description
As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier's eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined, until now. But the journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town's bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing and too earth-shattering in its implications, to be forgotten. Because if what Kate Holland saw in those days is real, then we must accept the impossible. We must accept that...
Author
Series
Diary of a minecraft zombie volume 9
Publisher
Herobrine Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A Zombie Apocalypse is threatening to end Minecraft as we know it. And it also just might totally ruin Zombie's 13th Birthday Party. But, will Zombie and his friends be able to stop the Zombie Apocalypse so that they can finally enjoy some cake and cookies at Zombie's Birthday Bash?" --
Author
Series
Princess Diaries (Adult) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this diary written during the COVID-19 pandemic, Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia records her most heartfelt emotions while dealing with personal and political battles, such as imposing health restrictions on her small European nation; living in lockdown; and dealing with her demanding grandmother.
13) My Uncle Oswald
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2011, ©1979
Language
English
Description
Aside from being thoroughly debauched, strikingly attractive and astonishingly wealthy, Uncle Oswald was the greatest bounder, bon vivant and fornicator of all time. In this instlalment of his scorchingly frank memoirs he tells of this early career and erotic education at the hands of a number of enthusiastic teachers, of discovering the invigorating properties of the Sudanese Blister Beetle, and of the gorgeous Yasmin Howcomely, his electrifying...
Author
Series
Walk novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In St. Louis, Alan Christoffersen faces another life-changing crisis, putting his journey to grace in jeopardy.
Author
Series
Diary of a minecraft zombie volume 7
Publisher
Herobrine Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Join Zombie and his family on a crazy adventure as they face multiple challenges trying to get to their 100th Year Zombie Family Reunion. Will Zombie even make it? and if he does, will he be able to handle all of his crazy relatives?"--Publisher.
Author
Series
Tom Gates stories volume 5
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
I am really looking forward to the school activity trip (if I can find my form). Delia wants me to go too. There'll be loads of excellent things to do. Like: making rafts, midnight feasts, watching out for some very weird creatures. -- back cover.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"From Master Wu: My father, the First Spinjitzu Master, taught me the ways of Spinjitzu and the wonders of Ninjago. Since I was a boy I have recorded these lessons so that I may teach others. Parts of this book are from journals I kept as a child and young man (yes, I was young once!) and others have been written in as I have learned them. I have also commented on the pages whilst reading this book later on in life . . . To be in possession of The...
18) Big shot
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 16
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look...
Author
Series
Sarah Agnes Prine novels volume 1
Publisher
Regan Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Frontier life through the eyes of Sarah Agnes Prine, a rancher's wife in Arizona who has to deal with Indians and outlaws, rifle in hand. Stuck in a loveless marriage, her romantic life picks up when her husband dies and she meets an army captain. Told in the form of a diary and based on a real-life person.
20) Diper överlöde
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tagging along with his brother Rodrick's band, Löded Diper, Greg gets more than he bargained for when he gets a backstage pass to the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and wonders if he can help them become the legends they think they are.
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