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Here are high Lexile (750+) titles with content appropriate for elementary school students. These titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library
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The Accidental Apprentice
by Amanda Foody
(750 Lexile) Accidentally breaking a sacred community rule about never entering a magically haunted wood, an apprentice mushroom farmer is run out of town by an angry mob when he becomes inadvertently bonded to a not-so-vicious magical beast.
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The Patron Thief of Bread
by Lindsay Eagar
(880 Lexile) Told in alternating viewpoints, this timeless tale of love, self-discovery and what it means to be rescued follows 8-year-old Duck, a thief who becomes a bakers apprentice, and an old and ugly gargoyle who grows tired of waiting to fulfill his destiny.
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Crown of Flames
by Sayantani DasGupta
(820 Lexile) In this electrifying sequel to the critically acclaimed Force of Fire, Pinki, the leader of the resistance, must summon up her courage for a triumphant return to stop the domination and persecution of rakkosh.
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The Puffin Keeper
by Michael Morpurgo
(830 Lexile) In prison camp during World War II, Allen recalls his fond memories of his friendship with lighthouse keeper Benjamin Postlewaite and the young puffin they nursed back to health.
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Bound for Home
by Meika Hashimoto
(820 Lexile) With her family life in shambles, Erin and her rescue dog Max take off into the Maine woods where they soon find themselves fighting to survive in a place where they must choose between getting back to safety and saving a friend.
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Take Back the Block
by Chrystal D. Giles
(760 Lexile) Sixth-grader Wes Henderson sets out to save the Oaks, the neighborhood where he's lived his whole life, from being sold to a real estate developer.
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That Thing About Bollywood
by Supriya Kelkar
(830 Lexile) An Indian American girl who would bury her feelings about her parents’ separation involuntarily breaks into a Bollywood song-and-dance routine before waking up to an alternate reality where everyone is behaving like Bollywood characters.
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The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day
by Christopher Edge
(900 Lexile) On her tenth birthday, super-smart Maisie wakes to a shifted reality and must work within the laws of the universe and trust the love of her family to set the world right.
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Kingdom of Secrets
by Christyne Morrell
(750 Lexile) When her father is imprisoned for a crime she committed, Prismena, who longs to fly hot air balloons, must decide between following the rules or following her heart—a decision that sends her on a life-changing adventure.
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The Memory Thief
by Jodi Lynn Anderson
(790 Lexile) Growing up with an indifferent mother, Rosie quickly learns to take care of herself and find the love she seeks in her own stories, which she shares with her best friend. When she decides that she is too old for storytelling, she unknowingly opens up her inherited power of "sight." She learns of witches, ghosts, a moon goddess, and how dangerous her life may become. Coming face-to-face with one of the 13 original witches, Rosie has to learn her place and powers in this new world.
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Endurance: My Year in Space and How I Got There
by Scott Kelly
(1070 Lexile) From speeding comets and asteroids to orbiting bodies and beyond, readers will explore the formation of different parts of space, reasons why we study space and so much more in a series that is out of this world! Please note, this title can be found in the Juvenile Non-fiction section of the library.
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Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
(990 Lexile) In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South. Please note, this title can be found in the Juvenile Non-fiction section of the library.
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The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible...on Schindler's List
by Leon Leyson
(1000 Lexile) A memoir by one of the youngest Holocaust survivors describes his family's forced relocation to the Krakow Ghetto, his endurance of horrible conditions imposed by Amon Goeth, and his survival through the intervention of Oskar Schindler. Please note, this title can be found in the Juvenile Non-fiction section of the library.
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Pie
by Sarah Weeks
(930 Lexile) When her late Aunt Polly bequeaths a surly pet cat and a coveted pie-crust recipe to her, Alice is thrust into the center of a high-stakes pie-baking contest that her mother is determined to win. The competition that helps Alice discover the true importance of family, friendship, and enjoying what one does in life.
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The Science of Breakable Things
by Tae Keller
(840 Lexile) Given a challenging assignment in school to answer an important question using the scientific method, young Natalie endeavors to help her botanist mother fight depression, an effort that leads to a new understanding that parents are people too.
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Finding Langston
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
(760 Lexile) Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.
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The Elephant Scientist by Caitlin O'Connell(1260 Lexile) American scientist Caitlin O'Connell's studies of the African elephant in Etosha National Park in Nambia are described in this memoir. Please note, this title can be found in the Juvenile Non-fiction section of the library.
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