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Author
Series
My weird school daze volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A new football coach arrives at school and, with help from an unexpected new team member, the Moose win a game.
Author
Series
My weird school volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.
Author
Series
My weird school volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A.J. and his classmates are convinced that the new school librarian, Mrs. Roopy, has multiple personality disorder because she keeps pretending to be famous people.
Author
Series
My weird school volume 6
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When boring Mr. Loring retires, A.J.'s class gets a new music teacher who raps, break-dances, and thinks he has what it takes to become a famous musician.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Each of us, from the day we're born, is accompanied by a special companion--the Yet. Can't tie your shoes? Yet! Can't ride a bike? Yet! Can't play the bassoon? Don't worry, Yet is there to help you out. The Magical Yet is the perfect tool for parents and educators to turn a negative into a positive when helping children cope with the inevitable difficult learning moments we all face. Whether a child or an adult, this encouraging and uplifting book...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When he gets hit in the head by a delicious red fruit, Baby Bear searches for more of this elusive treat until he finds the biggest red fruit of all, in this delightful story about first discoveries and always landing in a safe place.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how a teacher named Miss Chew encouraged individuality, and accepted learning differences, and helped a young student with academic difficulties get extra time to take tests and permission to be in advanced art classes. Inspired by the author's memories of her art teacher.
11) Brilliant Bea
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
With help from Ms. Bloom and some new friends, Beatrice discovers that learning differently is not something to be afraid of, and that dyslexia does not define who she is.
Author
Series
Hank Zipzer volume 11
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Failing fifth grade math, Hank must depend on Heather, the class brain, to help him get a "B" on the next test in order for him to be eligible to play the lead in the school play, "The King and I."
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Henri has attended a special school for her learning disability, dyscalculia, but when she is mainstreamed, she finds herself struggling to balance other parts of her life, and not just in math class--a family feud, drama on the soccer team, and a passion for poetry.
15) Panthera tigris
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
After devouring every available book on Bengal tigers, a great scholar travels to the jungle and discovers that his encyclopedic knowledge cannot compete with his guide's practical experience.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Elena quiere andar en bicicleta. Ella se tranquiliza, se prepara. Ella se tambalea, se tambalea. . . ¡KA-BANG! Aprender a andar en bicicleta es difícil. Pero Elena puede hacerlo. Ella sólo tiene que intentarlo, intentarlo de nuevo.
Elena wants to ride her bike. She steadies, she readies. She wobbles, she bobbles . . . KA-BANG! Learning to ride a bike is hard. But Elena can do it. She just has to try, try again.
17) Up for air
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Learning disabilities make school painful for Annabelle, thirteen, but a summer of swimming with the high school team is fantastic until a prank goes wrong, spoiling everything.
18) Depth perception
Author
Series
Tom Swift Inventors' Academy volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
While working on a service project to clean up a local lake, Tom and his friends begin to question the behavior of famous inventor and project sponsor J.J. Jefferson, who seems unusually interested in the students' inventions.
19) Nervous Nigel
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Nigel loves swimming. The water is his favorite place to be, and he comes from a long line of swimming champions. His mother is the fastest swimmer in crocodile history, and his sister was the first crocodile to get a perfect diving score. But Nigel doesn't like competitions. His heart hammers when the whistle blows, and his tail trembles when he hears the shouting from the sidelines. But he doesn't want to disappoint his family, so he never tells...
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
Ayobami sueña con ir a la escuela, pero para llegar debe tomar un camino peligroso: el de la selva. Una historia sobre la importancia de la educación, la dificultad que tienen muchos niños para acceder a ella y la perserverancia e ilusión de quien desea aprender.
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