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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"A young girl visiting her grandparents at the beach stays in a little house and walks along the shore gathering seashells, wondering about the creatures who used to live in each shell, about the hidden treasures of the sea--and about the world." --
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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This groundbreaking new middle grade series follows DC Comics' most iconic female Super Heroes and Super-Villains . . . as high schoolers. At Super Hero High, the galaxy's most powerful teens nurture their powers and master the fundamentals of what it means to be a hero.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When a fighter jet crashes on Paradise Island, young Princess Diana asks her mother, Queen Hippolyta, for permission to enter the world of mortals. The queen thinks Diana's request is a good one. She holds a special competition, a test of skill and bravery, to determine which Amazonian will be permitted to go. But Diana, as a royal princess, is denied from entering the trials! Against her mother's wishes, and behind the disguise of a mask, the princess...
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"From professor of psychology at U. C. Berkeley and one of the foremost experts on the science of emotions comes a groundbreaking and essential exploration into the history, science, and understanding of awe, and a guide for how we might all cultivate a deeper sense of awe and transform our lives and our world Awe, one of the most elusive emotions, is hard to pin down. How do we begin to measure the goosebumps we feel when we first see the Grand Canyon,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, and the DC Super Hero Girls star in their first Deluxe Step into Reading! Boys and girls ages 4-6 will love this Step into Reading leveled reader featuring Wonder Woman as she teams up with her Super Hero High classmates to take on the bad guys and save the day.
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Heroic. Iconic. Unstoppable. Armed with her Lasso of Truth and imbued with the power of the gods themselves, Princess Diana of Themyscira, known to the world as Wonder Woman, is one of the greatest superheroes in history. But who is she really? Not even Wonder Woman herself knows for sure. Diana's links to both the Amazons and the Gods of Olympus have been severed. Her memories are a tangle of contradictions that even her lie-detecting lasso cannot...
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English
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Rivalries heat up for the girls. Touting the promise of "less homework, more fun," Uber High is one the rise and when members of Super Hero High begin leaving to join the mysterious new school, Wonder Woman, Super girl and Batgirl are on the case. Newly enrolled Uber High students Catwoman, Cheetah and Poison Ivy welcome the change of the new school that lets "them be them," but is Uber High's curriculum legitimate or are the girls being used.
18) Monster magic
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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On remote island, scientists discover an exotic plant, which they hope will lead to a medical breakthrough. Instead, when they return to Washington, D.C., the rare fauna brings on a monstrous breakout. The sinister sorceress, Circe, attacks the city with her magical malice. Even Wonder Woman, the princess of the Amazons, can't escape her cruel charms, and if the Lasso of Truth won't set her free, the capital city will soon become Circe's domain.
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"Long before Gene Roddenberry put him on a starship to explore the galaxy, long before he actually did venture to space, William Shatner was gripped by his own quest for knowledge and meaning. Though his eventful life has been nothing short of extraordinary, Shatner is still never so thrilled as when he experiences something that inspires him to simply say, Wow. Within these affecting, entertaining, and informative essays, he demonstrates that astonishing...
20) Small world
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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First, Nanda's entire world is the circle of her mother's arms but as she grows, she sees the wonder of whirligigs, fractals in the snow, and even the circle of the Earth, itself.
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