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1) Take a bow
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Emme, Sophie, Ethan, and Carter are seniors at a performing arts high school in New York City, preparing for the senior recital and feeling the pressure to perform well and take the next step in their careers and their lives--whether they want to or not.
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Misadventures of Tallulah Casey volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Self-conscious about her knobby knees but confident in her acting ability, fourteen-year-old Tallulah spends the summer at a Yorkshire performing arts camp that, she is surprised to learn, is for girls only.
3) Attitude
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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When Cassie comes to Vancouver from Australia for an intensive summer program at a prestigious ballet school, she finds it hard to fit in. A clique of girls who have been at the school a long time don't want the newcomers to get any attention. At first Cassie tries to go along to get along, but when she realizes that some of the visiting summer students are being bullied and threatened, and that she herself is being sabotaged, she finally speaks out-and...
4) Shimmy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Lila has always wanted a career in belly dance, so she is thrilled when she is invited to join Dana Sajala's competitive and prestigious studio. But dancing at the new studio isn't quite what she expected. Dana Sajala is a tough teacher, and Lila finds the constant criticism stressful. On top of that, Lila misses the dancers from her old troupe, and a rift is developing between her and her best friend, Angela, who is not altogether sympathetic to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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What Lily Carter wants most in the world is to attend Princeton University just like her grandfather. When she finally visits the campus, Grandpa surprises her: She has been selected to take the top-secret Legacy Test. Passing means automatic acceptance to Princeton. Sweet!
Lily's test is to find the Ivy Key. But what is she looking for? Where does she start? As she searches, Lily is joined by Tye, a cute college boy with orange and black hair who...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Neil plays guitar with his family's band, the Family McClintock, even though he can't stand the Celtic music they play, he doesn't dance, he hates the outfits, and every single performance reminds him that he isn't as talented as the rest of the family.
When his buddy Bert convinces him to form a rock band and enter a local talent show, Neil's playing improves and everyone notices, including a girl who shares his musical interests. He starts to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Matthew Swanbeck has a classic problem. Back in seventh grade, his dad talked him into playing the trumpet instead of the drums. Now he's a lowly brass player in the school marching band. Until one day, he has an epiphany: He can start his own band, play in all the cool rock venues, even go on tour...if only he can scrape together the cash to buy a drum set. But, how will he ever get the money together when The Man thwarts him at every turn, taking...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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As USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, "Tupac Shakur saw himself as both artist and urban soldier, battling the media, the law, the courts and rival rappers." Tupac overcame poverty to become one of hip-hop's biggest stars. His life, death, and music were all surrounded by controversy. Raised by a single mother and ex-Black Panther in Harlem, Tupac grew up aware of the problems in society around him. His social conscience and creative...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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An own-voices LGBTQ novel from the acclaimed author of Hurricane Season, about eighth-grader Brie, who learns how to be true to herself and to her relationships with family, friends, and faith.
Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera super fan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Catholic school. Brie has big plans for eighth grade. She's going to be the star of the school play and convince her parents to let her go to the performing arts...
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Echo Falls mystery volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Like her idol Sherlock Holmes, eighth grader Ingrid Levin-Hill uses her intellect to solve a murder case in her home town of Echo Falls.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
Description
She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah!
When Regina Bloomsbury's band, the Caverns, breaks up, she thinks it's all over. And then, she makes a wish- "I wish I could be as famous as the Beatles."
The Beatles are her music idols. The next day, she gets up to find that the Caverns are not just as famous as the Beatles, they have replaced them in history! Regina is living like a rock star, and loving it. There are talk shows, music videos, and live concerts...
12) The Frail Days
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Sixteen-year-old drummer Stella, guitarist Jacob and bassist Miles need a wild singer for their old-school rock band. When they discover nerdy Tamara Donnelly, who nails the national anthem at a baseball game, Stella is not convinced Tamara's sound is right for the band. Stella wants to turn Tamara into a rock goddess, but Tamara proves to be a confident performer who has her own ideas about music and what it means to be epic cool.
When their band,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Candace Park knows a lot about playing a role. For most of her life, she's been playing the role of the quiet Korean girl who takes all AP classes and plays a classical instrument, keeping her dreams of stardom-and her obsession with SLK, K-pop's top boyband-to herself. She doesn't see how a regular girl like her could possibly become one of those K-pop goddesses she sees on YouTube. Even though she can sing. Like, really sing.
So when Candace secretly...
14) Whisper
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Whisper, who has a cleft palate, lives in an encampment with three other young rejects and their caregiver, Nathanael. They are outcasts from a society (in the not-too-distant future) that kills or abandons anyone with a physical or mental disability. Whisper's mother visits once a year. When she dies, she leaves Whisper a violin, which Nathanael teaches her to play. Whisper's father comes to claim her, and she becomes his house slave,...
15) Big Time
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Gerri waits outside all night to audition for Big Time, her favorite TV singing competition. She believes she has a shot at success, but when she's insulted by one of the judges and kicked out of the competition, she thinks she'll probably never sing again. After a teacher at her school asks her to join a choral club, Gerri reluctantly gets involved. Even though she can't read music and she doesn't know the other kids, she finds herself enjoying the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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This eBook includes the full text of the book plus an exclusive additional chapter from Chip and Joanna that is not found in the hardcover!
Are you ready to see your fixer upper?
These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV's Fixer Upper. As this question fills the airwaves with anticipation, their legions of fans continue to multiply and ask a different series of questions,...
17) Mind over Matter
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! On his sixteenth birthday, Parker discovers he's developed the power of telekinesis. He's excited to use his new ability to stop some high school bullies, forming a ragtag crew with his friends. But after almost hurting someone by accident, Parker questions whether or not he wants to use his powers at all. That is, until a bullying prank...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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It's the start of a new season for Harrington High's improv team-and Chloe is determined that this will be the year they make it all the way to the top. Her teammates (who also happen to be her closest friends) are a talented bunch, and she knows they can do it. They have to. Because getting to nationals is Chloe's best chance to prove-to her parents, to the improv scouts and, most of all, to herself-that she has what it takes to succeed. Chloe is...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Mandy dreams of a career in the circus, working as an aerialist who specializes in rope climbing. When she is accepted into the prestigious Montreal Circus College summer program, she feels that she is finally on her way to fulfilling her dreams. At circus camp she is befriended-and challenged-by young circus performers from around the world. Circus camp turns out to be a magical combination of work and play, but when a veteran aerialist is killed...
20) At Ease
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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At fifteen, Will already knows he wants to spend his life playing classical violin. And when he is invited to take part in a summer program for young musicians, he realizes it is a chance to make his dream a reality. But years of playing only for Mr. Jorgensen, his elderly neighbor, and mentor, haven't prepared Will for what will happen when he steps onto the stage. He never expected the self-doubt that takes over his thoughts or the fear of failure...
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