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6th Grade Reading
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
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Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Middle School Project Lit Titles
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Unable to celebrate the holidays in the wake of his older brother's death in a gang-related shooting, Lolly Rachpaul struggles to avoid being forced into a gang himself while constructing a fantastically creative LEGO city at the Harlem community center.
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After her grandfather's death, a young girl explores her Baba Bazorg's house. As the girl wanders through the house, almost idly, her Baba Bazorg's house stands in for the man himself, with each object she describes standing as a touchstone to a memory, and each memory serving as a window into the relationship between the child and her grandfather. As she looks through its rooms, the things she sees and the object she touches bring to life memories...
13) Maniac Magee
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After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.
16) Jasper's day
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When his dog Jasper becomes very ill with cancer, Riley, along with his family, celebrates Jasper's life by sharing heatworming memories, which help Riley to have the strength to let Jasper go.
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Cal has been locked up in an institution, the doctors believing he is delusional. He can't reach his great-uncle Bartholomew or solve the Dangerous Mystery of the Ormonds when he's wearing a straightjacket. No one believes a word he says, and not even the truth can save him now.