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After being recently orphaned Rose must live with her aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care. She becomes happier and healthier while finding her place in her family of seven boy cousins and numerous aunts and uncles. Each chapter describes an adventure in Rose's life as she learns to help herself and others make good choices.
3) Oliver Twist
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.3 - AR Pts: 33
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As a young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But, Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and that true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.
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A series of unfortunate events volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Catastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.
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A car accident unites two strangers to raise three orphaned children in this romantic, tragicomic classic by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
Lily Robinson and Sean McGuire have nothing in common. She guards her independent lifestyle with a ferocity that hides a fear of love and the pain it can bring. He's always been a rolling stone, making his own way. But with the sudden deaths of a couple close to them both, the two become joined in...
9) Heidi
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Heidi is only five when she is taken to live with her grandfather, known as Uncle Alp, in the Swiss Mountains. Notorious in the village for his gloomy outlook and reclusive nature, Uncle Alp nevertheless comes to love little Heidi, and she him. Just as Heidi begins to grow fond of her new mountain family and friends, she is suddenly taken to Frankfurt to be a companion to Clara, an invalid. Although she brings great joy into Clara's life, Heidi pines...
10) Pollyanna
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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When orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
11) Gathering blue
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Giver quartet volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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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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A series of unfortunate events volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Accidents, evil plots, and general misfortune abound when, in their continuing search for a home, the Beaudelaire orphans are sent to live and work in a sinister lumber mill.
13) Rose in bloom
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Navigating fashionable society, wealthy heiress Rose and her closest friend Phebe find their new paths derailed when their loved ones are put in harm's way by illness and reckless decisions, forcing them both to rise to the occasion and show everyone what they're made of.
14) This tender land
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"The acclaimed author of Ordinary Grace crafts a powerful novel about an orphan's life-changing adventure traveling down America's great rivers during the Great Depression, seeking both a place to call home and a sense of purpose in a world sinking into despair"--
1932, Minnesota. The Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. This beloved novel about an 11-year-old...
16) In too deep
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The 39 clues. Main series volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Amy and Dan cross the oceans on the trail of a famous aviator, but they find more than they're looking for. Their enemies are becoming more vicious, and the truths they discover more crushing than ever.
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2016.
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1930's Kansas. Neva Shilling's husband travels to neighboring communities and sells items from his wagon. In his absence she runs the Shilling Mercantile, working to keep their business strong as the Depression takes its toll, and caring for their twins. Then a deputy delivers three young children-- Warren and his wife have died, and their last request that the three children go live with "Aunt Neva." Neva's heart is shattered; she wants nothing more...
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A series of unfortunate events volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
Description
After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.
19) Stormbreaker
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Alex Rider adventures volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
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