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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Unabridged)

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Boisterous, ribald, and ultimately shattering, Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest has left an indelible mark on the literature of our time.

Author:

Ken Kesey

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

1110L

Length:

10:32

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Unabridged)

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From the bestselling creators of Duck! Rabbit!, an exciting tale of self-discovery! He stood out here.He stood out there.He tried everything to be more like them.It's not easy being seen.

Author:

Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:06

The Second Life of Abigail Walker

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Copies: 7

Seventeen pounds. That’s the difference between Abigail Walker and Kristen Gorzca. Between chubby and slim, between teased and taunting. Abby is fine with her body and sick of seventeen pounds making her miserable, so she speaks out against Kristen and her groupies—and becomes officially unpopular. Embracing her new status, Abby heads to an abandoned lot across the street and crosses an unfamiliar stream that leads her to a boy who’s as different as they come.

Author:

Frances O'Roark Dowell

Lexile:

740L

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed

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Copies: 1

Ella Sarah may be little, but she has a BIG sense of style--and it isn't at all like that of her mother, father, and older sister. Yet they all want her to dress just like them! Ella Sarah will have none of it--and when her flamboyantly dressed friends arrive, it's clear that Ella Sarah's favorite outfit is just right for her. Written and illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine, this spirited, Caldecott Honor-winning story
will gently nudge young children toward independence--providing plenty of exuberant colors and patterns to identify along the way.

Author:

Margaret Chodos-Irvine

Lexile:

810L

Olivia

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Copies: 1

Have fun with Olivia...
-dressing up
-singing songs
-building sand castles
-napping (maybe)
-dancing
-painting on walls
-and -- whew! --
going to sleep at last.

Author:

Ian Falconer

Lexile:

AD270L

Stargirl

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Copies: 5

Stargirl. From the day she arrives at quiet Mica High in a burst of color and sound, the hallways hum with the murmur of "Stargirl, Stargirl." She captures Leo Borlock's heart with just one smile. She sparks a school-spirit revolution with just one cheer. The students of Mica High are enchanted. At first. Then they turn on her. Stargirl is suddenly shunned for everything that makes her different, and Leo, panicked and desperate with love, urges her to become the very thing that can destroy her: normal.

Author:

Jerry Spinelli

Lexile:

590L

The Metamorphosis

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"When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams, he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin." With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first sentence, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis.

Author:

Franz Kafka

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

1320L

Length:

02:15

Divergent

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In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives.

Author:

Veronica Roth

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

HL700L

Length:

11:12

Witch Child (Unabridged)

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Enter the world of young Mary Newbury, a world where simply being different can cost a person her life. Hidden until now in the pages of her diary, Mary's startling story begins in 1659, the year her beloved grandmother is hanged in the public square as a witch. Mary narrowly escapes a similar fate, only to face intolerance and new danger among the Puritans in the New World.

Author:

Celia Rees

Grade Level:

High

Lexile:

760L

Length:

05:39

Wizard Heir (Unabridged)

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Acclaimed author of The Warrior Heir, Cinda Williams Chima delivers this riveting sequel - a VOYA Perfect 10 and a New York Public Library 2008 Book for the Teen Age.

Author:

Cinda Williams Chima

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

690L

Length:

13:39

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