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English
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We're in the middle of an epidemic of average. So-called "normal" people get up every day, go to work, do what's asked of them, leave promptly at 5, and return home to sit on the couch and watch TV. Society tells us that this is what it means to lead a balanced life. Don't stress too much or work too hard. Your career isn't everything. But Grant Cardone thinks this preoccupation with balance has really just given an excuse to be mediocre.
Author
Series
Questioneers volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.
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Language
English
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"In Grit to Great, Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval tackle a topic that is close to their hearts, one that they feel is the real secret to their own success in their careers--and in the careers of so many people they know and have met. And that is the incredible power of grit, perseverance, perspiration, determination, and sheer stick-to-it-tiveness. We are all dazzled by the notion that there are some people who get ahead, who reach the corner...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Let's be honest--none of us were given an owner's manual at birth. If you're having trouble solving a problem or making a dream happen, the problem isn't you. It's not that you're not hardworking, intelligent or deserving, but that you haven't yet installed the one key belief that will change everything. My mom, who has the tenacity of a bulldog and curses like a truck driver, explained it to me this way, "Nothing in life is that complicated. You...
Author
Publisher
Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Today Luna has her dance tryout. Dance shoes-- check. Dance tutu-- check. Dance bag-- check. Most of the class can do the steps, but when it's Luna's turn she ... falls. How will she ever become a real dancer?
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Tyler's hope that his soccer team will be undefeated is dashed when his friend Zack, the team's star midfielder, and two more of the Cougars' best players accept an offer to play for an elite travel team.
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Language
English
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Description
When it comes to never giving up, Joyce Meyer is probably better equipped than anyone. If anyone knows how to hold on to a dream and realize it, she's it. She overcame an abused childhood, a bad marriage and extremely limited opportunities to become one of the most popular author/speakers in the world. Joyce Meyer Ministries was the first ministry in America to be headed by a woman, and it's one of the largest in the world. Packed with examples of...
11) Turkey Tot
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Turkey Tot and his friends spot some fat, juicy blackberries hanging high above their heads, Turkey Tot tries hard to figure out a way to reach them.
Author
Series
Monkey goes bananas volume 1
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Monkey, having spied a banana tree across the water, will stop at nothing to get a snack.
13) The final cut
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After tryouts for the school basketball team, eighth graders Zeke, Eli, Ryan, and Miles find their friendship tested when two of them make the team and two of them do not. Includes facts about Michael Jordan and BIll Russell.
14) Dancing princess
Author
Series
Ballerina dreams volume 4
Publisher
EDC]
Pub. Date
2006
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
Poppy is one of the youngest students in her ballet class and worries that she is not as good as the others. When the chance comes to try out for the star role of princess in a show, Poppy is determined to practice as hard as she can. Will she be satisfied with her efforts or take things too far?
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Kiwi sees a rope. He wants to pull it, but he cannot reach! What will happen next? Beginning readers can help Kiwi by turning the pages, shaking the book, and more in this interactive story"--
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