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1) High and dry
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this illustrated early chapter book, a young boy and his grandfather work together to save a beached orca."--
Author
Series
Sarai volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fourth grader Saraí Gonzalez can do anything. She can bake, dance, and run her own cupcake business. But when Saraí's grandparents are forced to move, even Saraí's not sure what to do. So she hatches a super-awesome plan with her younger sisters and cousin to buy back the house. Will Saraí find a way to save the day?
Author
Series
Too Small Tola volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Too Small Tola lives in an apartment with her clever sister, Moji; her big brother, Dapo; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. In the first of three endearing new adventures, Tola is sized just right to wriggle under the bed and rescue Grandmommy's prized possession when it goes missing. Her savvy and math skills save the day when Grandmommy gets sick, and when the family can't afford new clothes, industrious Tola finds a way--with a little help from...
Author
Series
Sam the Man volume 1
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When seven-year-old Sam Graham, eager for some spending money, volunteers to look after a neighbor's chickens, the experience inspires him to get his own chicken--a special bird named Helga.
Author
Series
Nguyen kids volume 3
Publisher
Annick Press Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The third book in the early chapter book series The Nguyen Kids features the youngest sibling, Jacob, and continues the series' exploration of social justice themes, specifically gender expression and identity, with a supernatural twist. Thoughtful and creative, Jacob is tired of being the baby of the family. He is ready to fully express himself in all of the ways that feel right to him, but not everyone seems as eager to accept change--even his...
Author
Series
Lolo volume 2
Publisher
Catalyst Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lolo skips through life - eager, merry and mischievous - leaving a trail of laughter and a few frowns.
Author
Series
Nina Soni volume 3
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
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.
8) Big sister
Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 11
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Nervous about being a big sister to her new baby brother, Mindy, who tries to be helpful, feels she can't do anything right until she finds her own special way to pitch in and prove she can be the best big sister ever.
Author
Series
Too Small Tola volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tola lives in an apartment in the busy city of Lagos, Nigeria, with her sister, Moji, who is very clever; her brother, Dapo, who is very fast; and Grandmommy, who is very bossy. Tola may be small, but she's strong enough to carry a basket brimming with groceries home from the market, and she's clever enough to count out Grandmommy's change. When the faucets in the apartment break, it's Tola who brings water from the well. And when Mr. Abdul, the...
Author
Series
Sadiq volume 10
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sadiq and his friends are starting a video game club at school and planning a tournament for the whole school to participate in, but their teacher reminds them that they also have to have a service pledge, and they are not really sure how video games fit in with the goal of helping others--until a visit to an assisted living home where his mother volunteers gives him an idea.
Author
Series
Nguyen kids volume 4
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The Nguyen kids are going on vacation! It's their first time in Vietnam and staying in Grandma Nội's childhood home, so they should be excited. As soon as they enter the house, though, something doesn't feel right. Why is the door to the ancestors' room always closed? And why can't they connect with Grandma Nội using their gifts, the way they can at home?"--
12) Clementine
Author
Series
Clementine volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
Author
Series
Hand-me-down magic volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Del loves LOTS of things! The Curious Cousins Secondhand Shoppe. Ginormous family dinners. And of course, her best-friend-cousin, Alma. Alma loves her abuelita's tasty empanadas. Her old home by the lake. And soon, she'll love living in the same place as her best-friend-cousin, Del. Yet despite having Del by her side, Alma isn't quite sure she fits in with their family at 86 ư Twenty-Third Avenue. It's a new life and it's all so different. When...
Author
Series
Ivy + Bean volume 5
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Best friends Ivy and Bean learn that being very good, or very bad, can be a real challenge when they set out to become like a man Ivy heard about who was so pure of heart that birds and animals followed him.
Author
Series
Mindy Kim volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mindy Kim wants to fit in at her new school, but her favorite lunch leads to scorn, then a thriving business, and finally big trouble.--
Author
Series
Frankie Pickle volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini's vivid imagination does not help him advance in rank with the rest of his Possum Scout troop, but winning the Pine Run 3000 model car race would give him the points he needs.
Author
Series
Mermaid tales volume 20
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Pearl Swamp is not happy when her selection as the next winter princess is overshadowed by her family's decision to adopt a baby boy.
Author
Series
Marya Khan volume 3
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Marya loves fall. Every year, her family goes to the town's fall festival and picks out the best pumpkin. But this year, after she sees her frenemy Alexa winning a big, cool pumpkin-shaped trophy, Marya knows she's got to win a trophy for something. It just so happens that her school is going to hold its own fall festival, with games and food and even a hayride. All the ticket sales will go to an animal shelter, and the person who sells the most...
Author
Series
Polly Diamond volume 1
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Polly loves words, writing, and telling stories, so when she finds a fancy book on her doorstep labeled "Special Delivery from the Writing and Spelling Department for Polly Diamond" she is thrilled; and when she finds that anything she writes in it actually happens she is really excited--but Polly soon realizes that she has to be very careful what she writes because that kind of power can be dangerous.
Author
Series
Sona Sharma volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sona Sharma's house is full of people who joke often and argue sometimes. Relatives come unannounced, the phone rings frequently and friends drop in all the time. Then one day Amma tells Sona she is going to have a baby. Is that good? Sona isn't sure -- she has always enjoyed being an only child -- and straight away she has a word with her best friend, Elephant. When Sona learns that there will be a baby naming ceremony, she is determined to find...
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