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1) Kira-kira
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.
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Series
Girl of the year. 2021: Kira volume 2
American girls collection
Girl of the year. Kira volume 2
Girl of the year. 2021 Kira volume 2
American girls collection
Girl of the year. Kira volume 2
Girl of the year. 2021 Kira volume 2
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Kira teams up with Evie, a student at the animal sanctuary to track down the paradise parrot--a bird thought to be extinct--and prove that it still exists. While they're trying to observe the elusive bird, bushfires threaten to wipe out the sanctuary and the parrot's habitat. There's no choice but to evacuate all the animals, which is a huge task even without trying to track down a missing baby wallaby. As the bushfires rage out of control, Kira makes...
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Series
Giver quartet volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the all-powerful Guardians.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"Claire Abrams's dreams became a nightmare when she passed on a genetic mutation that killed her little boy. Now she wants a second chance to be a mother, and finds it in Robert Nash, a maverick fertility doctor who works under the radar with Jillian Hendricks, a cunning young scientist bent on making her mark--and seducing her boss. Claire, Robert, and Jillian work together to create the world's first baby with three genetic parents--an unprecedented...
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Hollow kingdom (Buxton) volume 1
Language
English
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S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (those idiots), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos ®.Then Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, and S.T. starts to feel like something isn't quite right. His most tried-and-true remedies--from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of Big Jim's loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis--fail...
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Series
Five nights at Freddy's volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"What really happened to Charlie? It's the question that John can't seem to shake, along with the nightmares of Charlie's seeming death and miraculous reappearance. John just wants to forget the whole terrifying saga of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, but the past isn't so easily buried.Meanwhile, there's a new animatronic pizzeria opening in Hurricane, along with a new rash of kidnappings that feel all too familiar. Bound together by their childhood loss,...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"We all want to bring more calm into our lives. We all want to feel more focused and positive. Mindfulness is the key to making it happen. Breathe like a bear guides us through fun exercises to help us relax and stretch our imaginations. Because just like we need to exercise our bodies, we need to flex our mindfulness muscles!"--Jacket.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Goes beyond typical references about physical changes to address the myriad emotional changes that occur throughout adolescence, counseling young adults about such feelings as anger toward parents, experiencing crushes, and feeling attracted to people of the same gender.
12) Sunrise Canyon
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Series
Language
English
Description
Before he left for Afghanistan, Jake O'Reilly had everything--a beautiful wife, a baby on the way, a wonderful life. Three years later, his wife is dead and he is so haunted by his memories of war that he can't bring himself to go home. But when his wife's grandfather tracks him down and persuades him to come work on his ranch, where Jake's daughter is living, he agrees--even though he is reluctant to expose his little girl to the man he's become....
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Fads and trends: how do they start? Why do they spread? And how deep can their impact be? Although trends might seem trivial, if you dig deeper, you'll find that chasing the next big thing can have even bigger results. Established middle-grade author Kira Vermond and cartoonist Clayton Hanmer team up in this fun and accessible nonfiction look at fads. In four short chapters, the book explores what a fad is, how the latest crazes catch on, and what...
14) Dragonfly girl
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Language
English
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Kira Adams has discovered a cure for death--and it may just cost her life. Things aren't going well for Kira. At home, she cares for her mother and fends off debt collectors. At school, she's awkward and shy. Plus, she may flunk out if she doesn't stop obsessing about science, her passion and the one thing she's good at... very good at. When she wins a prestigious science contest she draws the attention of the celebrated professor Dr. Gregory Munn...
15) Show and tail
Author
Series
Home for meow volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Kira Parker lives above the Purrfect Cup, the cat café that her family owns and runs. And soon, the café will get new kittens! Bubbles's belly has been growing bigger and bigger, and on Kira's first day of school, Bubbles finally becomes a mama cat. But she has six kittens, which is ... too many! Not to worry though, because Kira has a GREAT IDEA. She's going to find each kitten a family by matching them with her classmates! But matchmaking isn't...
16) Kitten around
Author
Series
Home for meow volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Every home needs a cat! Kira Parker lives above The Purrfect Cup, the cat café that her family owns and runs. But this weekend, Mama and Dad are taking a "much needed vacation," which means that Granny is coming to visit! Mama puts Granny in charge, but Kira's got so many GREAT IDEAS to make her cat friends and customers happy. So when Granny gives her the okay to take control, it's Kira's moment to make The Purrfect Cup extra purrfect. But between...
Author
Series
Home for meow volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Kira Parker lives above The Purrfect Cup, the cat café that her family owns and runs. Every day is a new adventure with her cat friends! Except lately, The King County Dog Show seems to be the only thing the regulars can talk about! Kira doesn't get why everyone is so excited. After all, her cat friends are much smarter and more talented than those dogs. Then Kira has a great idea -- she's going to train the cats, and enter them in the competition....
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Series
Wifey volume 6
Language
English
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Description
Kira gives up being "wifey" and heads down to South Beach, Florida to hustle and sell high-end cars at a luxury car dealership. Her clients are wealthy hedge fund investors and druggies. One druglord is her best and most lucrative customer. When it comes time to pay him back for keeping her pockets lined, she finds her debt comes at an expensive price and is forced to call in major reinforcements.