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Author
Series
My weird school volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.
Author
Series
My weird school volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A.J. and his classmates are convinced that the new school librarian, Mrs. Roopy, has multiple personality disorder because she keeps pretending to be famous people.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
After making friends with a girl at the local food pantry, Blaire comes up with an idea to make a difference in her community through the Community Service Challenge, but it will take her whole class to make Blaire's idea a reality.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lola, who knows a lot, worries when her big sister, Charlotte, tells her that everyone at school will know more than she does, but when their mother suggests she list all her areas of expertise, Lola realizes that one important thing she knows is that she is ready to learn more.
7) Elena rides
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Elena wants to ride her bike. She steadies, she readies. She wobbles, she bobbles. KA-BANG! Learning to ride a bike is hard. But Elena can do it. She just has to try, try again.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Henri has attended a special school for her learning disability, dyscalculia, but when she is mainstreamed, she finds herself struggling to balance other parts of her life, and not just in math class--a family feud, drama on the soccer team, and a passion for poetry.
Author
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When they first meet, everything Pencil draws is fine just the way it is, thank you very much. But Eraser has some different ideas. Turns out, a little erasing can make everything better!
Author
Publisher
Mighty Media Kids
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Would an elephant learn the ABCs if she went to school? No way! She would learn to use her trunk as a nose, a straw, a hand, and a hose! Readers learn about animals and their unique behaviors. And in the end, you might find yourself asking just what would you learn.
Author
Series
Adventures of Sophie Mouse volume 13
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With the help of Hattie Frog and Owen Snake, Sophie Mouse puts together the first Silverlake Art Show but when the big night comes, she finds she is not the star of the show.
15) Brilliant Bea
Author
Publisher
Magination Press, American Psychological Association
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
With help from Ms. Bloom and some new friends, Beatrice discovers that learning differently is not something to be afraid of, and that dyslexia does not define who she is.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Macy, officially labeled "disturbed" by her school, records her impressions of her rough neighborhood and home life as she tries to rescue her brother from Child Protective Services, win back her overachieving best friend after a fight, and figure out whether to tell her incarcerated father about her mother's cheating.
17) The magical yet
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Each of us, from the day we're born, is accompanied by a special companion--the Yet. Can't tie your shoes? Yet! Can't ride a bike? Yet! Can't play the bassoon? Don't worry, Yet is there to help you out. The Magical Yet is the perfect tool for parents and educators to turn a negative into a positive when helping children cope with the inevitable difficult learning moments we all face. Whether a child or an adult, this encouraging and uplifting book...
Author
Publisher
Mainstream Connections Publishing
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Max Leonard is convinced that he will never succeed with memorizing his multiplication tables; and his brain "freezes" during timed tests. But to everyone's surprise, Max has been completing algebra problems sets in his spare time! Max, his parents and teachers are amazed by his math "potential."
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