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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Billy isn't one to back down from a bet. But this one is gross: If he eats fifteen worms in fifteen days, Alan will pay him fifty dollars. Billy takes the bet and tries worms smothered in ketchup, drowned in mustard, even breaded and fried. Worm by worm, Billy gets closer to victory. But Alan won't let him win that easily...
22) The best of Iggy
Author
Series
Iggy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Relates three times that nine-year-old Iggy got into trouble, two of which he does not regret and one for which he is very, very sorry.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Iggy, where the motto is: It seemed like a good idea at the time. Iggy is not a bad kid - he's really not. Okay, so he's done a few bad things. And okay, he's not very sorry about most of them. No one got hurt! Except for that one time when the Best Idea Ever turned into the Worst...
23) Bee
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A magical striped suit lets a boy become a bee for a day.
24) Redwoods
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read.
25) Perfect snow
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"On the first snow of the season, Jim and Scott and their classmates build an enormous snowman fort " -- Provided by publisher.
26) Glow
Author
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This board book delivers an ode to the beautiful light of African American boys.
27) Float
Author
Series
Float (Laura Martin) volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
28) Pi in the sky
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Joss, the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe, must team up with a human girl to re-create Earth, when the planet is accidentally erased from existence.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Elmore Green likes being an only child, so when his parents bring a new small person, his baby brother, into the house he is not pleased and does his best to keep the new small person out of his life.
32) Ice cream face
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A little boy experiences a variety of different emotions while he waits in line for ice cream, his favorite food"--
35) Home of the wild
Author
Publisher
Floris Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A lyrical and uplifting story about a friendship between a boy and a wild fawn, with a tender message of love and letting wild animals be free. Atmospheric illustrations bring the authentic Scottish landscapes to life.
37) 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."--
38) Adorabull
Author
Publisher
Maverick Arts Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Tom leaves him to go to school, Alfred, his best friend (and a bull) worries that he will be replaced by another, cuter animal.
39) Birthday suit
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Johnny loves to splash and play in the ocean in nothing but his birthday suit, and his parents attempt many tricks to try to convince Johnny to wear clothing.
Author
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Lawrence and Sophia meet and become friends, they find ways to enjoy each other's company without leaving their own safe spots, but when a storm comes, they both venture out of their comfort zones to see if the other is ok.
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