Monica Roe
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Twelve-year-old April Clark is passionate about two things: woodworking and hunting, both skills learned from her beloved grandfather. But, this year, GrandJack is recovering from a health problem and can't join the trip to turkey camp. He tells her that a different sort of trip can still be great and gives her his prize box call to bring for luck. On the day of the hunt, April is determined to land the biggest, best tom she can. But, her insistence...
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English
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For twelve-year-old Coral, having divorced parents means only getting to see her dad a few times each year. So when he invites her on a guided elk hunt-on horseback-in the Colorado mountains over fall break, Coral is thrilled. She's sure that this will be the adventure of a lifetime-and great bonding time with her father-even if she is nervous around horses. The hunt is fun, but soon things start to unravel. Coral struggles to find her confidence...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
For twelve-year-old Hailey, the upcoming annual family duck hunt is a chance to prove that she's finally ready to join her family in the duck blind. She's also hoping that Cocoa, the excitable young dog she chose last fall against her parents' advice, has what it takes to make a great retriever. When hunt day arrives, Hailey is sure she and Cocoa have everything under control. But, Cocoa's inexperience spoils several good shots for the rest of the...
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Juniper is full of excitement when she's offered the chance to visit her aunt and uncle in Alaska and take part in a hunt in the Tongass National Forest. Juniper has plenty of experience hunting mule deer at home in Colorado, and she's sure she'll be ready for whatever Alaska can throw at her. But Southeast Alaska isn't quite what Juniper expected. When she expresses her disappointment out loud, she accidentally offends a local boy...
5) Air
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Twelve-and-a-half year old Emelyn Ethrige lives with her widowed father in South Carolina, dreams of wheelchair motocross, and makes custom chair bags trying to earn enough money to buy a serious set of wheels; she has been in a wheelchair all her life, and is just fine getting around without help, but it seems that since her mother was killed in an accident everyone (father, grandparents, teachers, and classmates) have started treating her differently:...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
For twelve-year-old Autumn Holloway, a week at Blazing Hoops wheelchair basketball camp is a dream come true. She has high hopes that it will be her ticket to making friends and connections in the adaptive sports community. But, Autumn struggles to fit in with her wealthier fellow campers. To make matters worse, she has to use a borrowed basketball wheelchair that keeps needing repairs. It takes a chance encounter with the campus custodial staff help...