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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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In this story inspired by Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," Ana Dakkar, a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world, makes astounding discoveries about her heritage and puts her leadership skills to the test against deadly enemies from a rival school.
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Kiranmala and the kingdom beyond volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Prince Lal has been spirited away to, of all places, Parsippany, so Kiranmala must leave the the Kingdom Beyond and return home to rescue him; but reality seems to be wavering around her because something is causing a dangerous disruption in the multiverse, and she must face the disturbing prophecy about her own role in the approaching conflict between good and evil--not to mention her own growing feelings for Prince Neel.
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Kiranmala and the kingdom beyond volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and basically save the world.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, where she's the only Indian American student, and home, with her family's traditions and holidays. But Reha's parents don't understand why she's conflicted-they only notice when Reha doesn't meet their strict expectations. Reha feels disconnected from her mother, or Amma, although their names are linked-Reha means "star" and Punam means "moon"--But they are a universe apart. Then Reha finds out that her...
10) Boomi's boombox
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Boomi accidentally travels back in time to 1986 Thumpton-on-Soar, England, where she meets her late father as a child, changing her life forever.
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Nina Soni volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Organized but sometimes forgetful Nina has a lot to keep track of as she rushes to complete a school project, help with little sister Kavita's birthday party, and make up with best friend Jay.
12) Finding Mighty
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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"Along the train lines north of New York City, twelve-year-old neighbors Myla and Peter search for the link between Myla's necklace and the disappearance of Peter's brother, Randall. Thrown into a world of parkour, graffiti, and diamond-smuggling, Myla and Peter encounter a band of thugs who are after the same thing as Randall. Can Myla and Peter find Randall before it's too late, and their shared family secrets threaten to destroy them all?"--
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Science Squad volume 1
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English
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Twelve-year-old Raksha Kumar is so busy hunting zombie bees for Science Squad that she hardly has time to prepare for her fashion camp runway show.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Sonali cannot bring herself to share her feelings, but when she wakes up one day and begins to involuntarily burst into Bollywood song and dance routines that showcase her emotions, she realizes she has to find her voice and share her feelings.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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"Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she's more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma's inexplicable obsession with her finding the 'Ideal Indian Husband.' Ugh. Dimple knows they must respect her principles on some level, though. If they truly believed she needed a husband right now, they wouldn't have paid for her to attend a summer program for aspiring web developers..right? Rishi Patel is a hopeless romantic....
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Series
Nina Soni volume 6
Language
English
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When family visit from India, Nina Soni has the opportunity to be the perfect hostess, but her annoying cousin Montu and her own assumptions and intentions may complicate matters.
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Nina Soni volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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During Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day, Nina dreams up a garden-related business but soon learns about all the responsibilities that come with such an effort.
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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As Neela and her mother cook together, they find a way for Neela's grandmother, who lives in India, to share in both the love and the flavors of the day. Includes tomato facts and two recipes.