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21) My ol' man
Author
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Drawing on the author's memories of her youth, a girl recalls the special summer spent in Michigan with her yarn-spinning father and a magic rock.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Zitlally's family is undocumented, and her father has just been arrested for speeding and deported back to Mexico. As her family waits for him to return-they've paid a coyote to guide him back across the border-they receive news that he and the coyote's other charges have been kidnapped and are being held for ransom. Meanwhile, Zitlally and a new friend find a dog in the forest near their trailer park. They name it Star for the star-shaped patch over...
Author
Description
"Shivering and bruised, a teen wakes up on the side of a dirt road with no memory of how she got there--or who she is. A passing officer takes her to the police station, and not long after, a frantic man arrives. He's been searching for her for hours. He has her school ID, her birth certificate, and even family photos. He is her father. Her name is Mary. Or so he says. When Lola slammed the car door and stormed off into the night, Drew thought they...
25) Omega City
Author
Series
Omega City volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Formats
Description
Determined to prove her conspiracy theorist father's beliefs about lost Cold War technology, Gillian, her skeptical brother, and their friends journey to the ruins of a vast doomsday bunker before they are confronted by dangerous adversaries.
Author
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
""I'll swap you my dad,"" I said.
""Oh-oh,"" said my little sister.
What if you wanted your best friend's two goldfish so much that you'd swap anything for them, even your father?
What if your mother came home and found out what you'd done?
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish is a hilarious adventure and was the first book for younger readers from the acclaimed author and illustrator of the New York Times best-sellers
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Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
In a Jewish ghetto, Max Rosen and his sister, Zena, struggle to live after their father is taken away by the Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. Max and Zena are brought to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Formats
Description
At thirty, American photojournalist Serena Stone had already made a name for herself with her unique and dramatic coverage of wars in the Middle East, as she followed in her famous father's footsteps. But after his unexpected death in France, she left her job at the renowned photo news agency that he founded. She grew tired of dodging bullets and exploding landmines. Leaving the front lines behind, Serena returned to New York, where she started work...
30) The in-between
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Cooper is lost. Ever since his father left their family three years ago, he has become distant from his friends, constantly annoyed by his little sister, Jess, and completely fed up with the pale, creepy rich girl who moved in next door, who won't stop staring at him. So when Cooper learns of an unsolved mystery his sister has discovered online, he welcomes the distraction. It's the tale of a deadly train crash that occurred a hundred years ago in...
31) My dad is great
Author
Description
A girl tells about the qualities that make her father great in her eyes.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"For Mimi, the best day of the week is always Saturday, the day she gets to spend with just her Dad. But when Dad's work takes him away from Mimi one Saturday, 'Dadurday' is ruined. Can Mimi find a way to save 'Dadurday' and still make it special for her and her Dad?"--
Author
Series
Magic misfits volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
New member Emily helps the Magic Misfits when a ventriloquist with a dastardly plan comes to town.
34) King Dork
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17
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Description
High school loser Tom Henderson discovers that "The Catcher in the Rye" may hold the clues to the many mysteries in his life.
35) Dad by my side
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A child celebrates a close connection with her father, from how they play together and teach each other new things to how he protects her and always makes time for her"--
36) Lush
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Unable to cope with her father's alcoholism, thirteen-year-old Sam corresponds with an older student, sharing her family problems and asking for advice.
37) My daddy snores
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Each night when daddy snores, the walls rattle, the floor shakes, and no one gets any rest! How will this family ever get a good night's sleep? Also included is helpful information about snoring and sleep apnea.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When the Twin Towers fall on September 11, 2001, blocks from her school, twelve-year-old Molly, unable to reach her dads or Gran, must find her seven-year-old sister, Adi, and get her safely home. Includes author's note, glossary, and discussion questions.