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21) The treasure box
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When war forces people to flee their homes, young refugee Peter carries a cherished family possession throughout a difficult period of survival before reflecting on its importance years later.
22) Dragon night
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Georgie is afraid of the dark, but after an adventure with a dragon that is afraid of the knight in the book where he normally dwells, both are ready to sleep.
24) My first abc
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Entertainment, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
25) Banned book
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The text follows the story of a book that is first subjected to redaction, then removal from a library, and finally disposal.
26) The giants' farm
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A group of distinctly different giants have problems to solve when they decide to live together on a farm.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books that will make you laugh and pump your fists as they start a secret banned books locker...
28) Rectangle time
Author
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A cat figures out how to continue interacting with his boy as he grows older and his reading habits change"--
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano BooksHenry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a place in a book called Happy World becomes just too perfect and sweet for a tiger named Knuckle and a bear named Potty, they decide the only way to get out is to erase it.
31) Raya's team
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces characters from Disney's newest motion picture, "Raya and the Last Dragon," about a lone warrior on a quest to find the last dragon.
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In Josh's bedroom, tension mounts as each of his books battle over who will be chosen for story time. It's every book for itself--until Pirate Book needs rescuing, and the books must use their unique talents to save him."--
35) Dragon's Green
Author
Series
Worldquake volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Five young heroes go on a quest to save a collection of magical books from an evil villain who plans to dominate the world.
37) The anti-book
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Mickey finds a book that promises to erase whatever is written in it, and after filling the page with all the things and people he dislikes, he finds himself in the anti-world where everything familiar is gone"--
Author
Series
Legendarios volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old twins Emma and Martín travel into a book of legends and where they must try to stop the rain god's flood.
39) Dimity Duck
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2008, c2006
Language
English
Description
Dimity Duck and Frumity Frog have a fun day together in the pond, then go home when it gets dark outside.
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