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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a father runs out to buy milk for his children's breakfast cereal, the last thing he expects is to be abducted by aliens, and he soon finds himself transported through time and space on an extraordinary adventure, where the fate of the universe depends on him and the milk--but will his children believe his wild story?
Author
Series
Magic misfits volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
New member Emily helps the Magic Misfits when a ventriloquist with a dastardly plan comes to town.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"--
Author
Series
Magic misfits volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Leila and the other Magic Misfits have the opportunity to perform with a famous stage psychic known as Madame Esmeralda, who may hold secrets to Leila's past.--
7) No slam dunk
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Annapolis, Maryland, seventh-grader Wes is a good teammate but this basketball season has been challenging because of his ball hog teammate Dinero, who is determined to steal the spotlight, and Wes's army veteran father who is suffering from PTSD.
8) Flush
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.
11) Daddy
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
From everyone's favorite one-haired baby comes a fond and funny ode to a special daddy, for Father's Day or any day.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house.
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2011, c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When Margaret and Casey see their father become weedy while working on his botany experiments, they worry that his plant-testing may not be entirely harmless.
16) Some dads
Author
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An ode to fathers of all sorts is packaged in this bright, bold, rhyming read perfect for the youngest of readers and their families."--
17) Dad School
Author
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A child imagines what lessons are taught at Dad school, from learning how to give piggybacks to singing along to the radio.
19) My dad, my hero!
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
A child describes his dad, who may not have super powers, but is still wonderful.
20) Some daddies
Author
Publisher
Beaming Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and text celebrate fathers of all shapes, sizes, personalities, and interests.
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