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Norendy tales volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room...
2) Dogtown
Author
Series
Dogtown books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them. Chance, a real dog, has been in Dogtown since her owners unwittingly left her with irresponsible dog-sitters who skipped town. Metal Head is a robot dog who dreams of being back in a real home. And Mouse is a mouse who has the run of Dogtown, pilfering kibble, and performing clever feats to protect the dogs he loves. When Chance and Metal...
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Series
Wild robot volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and...
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Series
Dork diaries volume 15
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
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Nikki Maxwell deals with the trials and triumphs of middle school in this fifteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series!Ooh la la! Nikki Maxwell and her band are on their way to Paris, but they run into some roadblocks on the way… And Nikki’s French skills may not be as reliable as she hoped! Can she get them moving again in time to reach their destination?
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Series
One and only Ivan stories volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In this novel-in-verse that picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob, Ruby recounts her life before the circus when her caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa comes for a visit
Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob . Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories...
6) Snow day
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Series
Jo Jo Makoons volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jo Jo Makoons has noticed that the family members she loves most--Mama, Kokum, and even her cat, Mimi--all have their own ways of being healthy. So when Teacher says that their class will be learning about healthy habits, Jo Jo is ready to be neighborly by helping everyone around her be healthy too. After a snowstorm shuts down her Ojibwe reservation, Jo Jo uses her big imagination and big personality to help both Elders and classmates alike. Because...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
"December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain...
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[released 2008], ©2007
Language
English
Description
A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini plus three other stories about things going on around town
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Jonah and two of his friends are whisked away to Neverland by Peter Pan, Abby and the fairy Maryrose follow them to make sure they are safe--but soon Abby uncovers a plot by the evil fairy Gluck and Tinkerbell to trap Maryrose in Neverland forever
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[released 2009], ©2009
Language
English
Description
In Lon Po Po, three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother
In The Funny Little Woman, a woman in old Japan, who loves to cook rice dumplings and laugh, is captured by the wicked Oni
In The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, a compassionate couple risks their lives to reunite a pair of Mandarin ducks and are rewarded in the end, but by whom?
In Crow Boy, a small boy, who is different from the others,...
11) The 100th Day
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Series
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English
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Beloved character Flat Stanley is back with a whole new set of friends in this STEM-focused chapter book series. In the third book, Stanley must calculate the perfect number of treats to bring to Classroom 2E’s hundredth day of school celebration.Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, each day brings new adventures!It’s the hundredth day of school, and the second graders in Classroom 2E will each be bringing in one hundred...
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world--and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all. On a hot August day in Paris, just over a century ago, a desperate guard burst into the office of the director of the Louvre and shouted, La Joconde, cest partie! The Mona Lisa, shes gone! No one knew who was...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, each day brings new adventures! According to Stanley's second grade teacher, Ms. Root, everyone in classroom 2E is a scientist. That's good news for Stanley because he has a problem in need of solving! Both his classmate, Josie, and his little brother, Arthur, think he's been using his flatness to cheat during playground games. But Stanley can't help being flat! It's time to test how...
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2010], ©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Splat the cat: A nervous Splat finds his first day at Cat School much better than he expected
Spoon: Spoon has always been a happy little utensil. But lately his life is just not cutting it. Fork, Knife and Chopsticks all have it so much better. But do they? This is a celebration of what make each of us special
Arnie the doughnut: When Mr. Bing buys Arnie in a doughnut shop, Arnie realizes he must persuade Mr. Bing that a doughnut can be more than...
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