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42) Dress-up day
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Sick at home, a young girl misses the costume party at school, so she decides to wear her rabbit costume the next day; but when the other children laugh at her, she is sad--until a boy turns up in his carrot costume, and soon the other children join in their play.
43) Hello, monster!
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
You probably know the feeling. You're playing happily by yourself in the park, when you're suddenly told, `Go and say hello to that little boy over there!' But what if you don't want to say hello? What if the little boy isn't really a little boy at all? What... what if he's a MONSTER in disguise? Welcome to a weird and wonderful `what if?' story where saying hello can lead to all sorts of surprising adventures...
Author
Series
Trouble at table 5 volume 4
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The weather ouside is frightful! The temperature is dropping fast. Can Rosie, Simon, and Molly come up with a plan to keep warm on the way to school? Or will they all turn into Popsicles?--Back cover,
46) I can say no
Author
Publisher
National Center for Youth Issues
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This book teaches children the power of the word "no". Whether it's saying no to bullying or someone invading their personal space or simply to playing with a friend when they need some alone time. Children will learn they can use their voice to stand up for what is good in the world and good for themselves.
Author
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Stephie is 7 years old. She likes bugs, books and spaghetti. Also, she's a girl... which should be pretty easy to understand, right? Well, not for her Dad! He's been mistaking her for a boy since she was born and struggles to see her for who she is."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
My weirder-est school volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Principal Klutz has invited a special guest to Ella Mentry School. Her name is Miss Aker, and she's going to show A.J. and his friends how to create cool things out of materials like balloons, straws, and even Popsicle sticks! But what happens when they make a robot so smart, it plans to rule the world? Can anyone stop it?!
Author
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Zak has autism, so he sometimes responds to the world around him in unconventional ways. As he describes his point of view, young readers gain a better understanding of his behaviors and learn valuable lessons about patience, tolerance, and understanding.--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
Bloom Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A joyful story for multicultural and mixed families! One Hundred Percent Me takes young readers along a little girl's exploration of her mixed race identity. The story celebrates our differences as she learns how to claim her belonging and honor the heritage that makes her unique and wholly herself!
51) Sit
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The seated child. With a single powerful image, Deborah Ellis draws our attention to nine children and the situations they find themselves in, often through no fault of their own. In each story, a child makes a decision and takes action, be that a tiny gesture or a life-altering choice."--
53) The moon within
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Mexican Indian is uncomfortable about her approaching period, and the changes that are happening to her body; she is horrified that her mother wants to hold a traditional public moon ceremony to celebrate the occasion--until she finds out that her best friend Magda is contemplating an even more profound change of life.
Author
Series
Publisher
Wheat Penny Press Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Zara is a clever, responsible, and sometimes anxious seven-year-old girl who lives with her mother and four-year-old little brother, Sam. Zara sometimes struggles with managing her emotions when confronted with stressful situations. Zara's mother helps Zara learn a simple breathing technique--a short visualization meditation--that helps her find peace and calm. .
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When their baby sister becomes dangerously ill, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother make a journey of over 300 kilometers from their village to Johannesburg, where their mother works as a maid for a white family.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Cousins Malia, Ivan, and Dante are visiting their aunt Lucy for the summer. But on their way to Gulf City's water park, they get lost on 13th Street. Only it's not a street at all. It's a strange world filled with dangerous beasts! Will the cousins find their way back to Aunt Lucy's?"--Page [4] of cover.
57) Sign says stop!
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Frog finds out that timing is everything when he keeps missing his chance to cross the street as the crosswalk sign changes from "stop" to "go." Can he stop daydreaming about how he will jump, hop, or flip his way across the street, and how much fun he will have when he gets to the other side, before the sign says "stop" again? Sometimes the journey is just as much fun as the destination!"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
April is looking for an escape from the sixth-grade lunch hour, which has become a social-scene nightmare, so she signs up to be a "buddy bench monitor" for the fourth graders' recess. Joey Byrd is a boy on the fringes, who wanders the playground alone, dragging his foot through the dirt. But over time, April realizes that Joey isn't just making random circles. When you look at his designs from above, a story emerges... Joey's "bird's eye" drawings...
Author
Series
Best wishes (Mlynowski) volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tired of being the middle sister, eleven-year-old Addie Asante uses a magical bracelet to switch places with her thirteen-year-old sister and discovers that being older is not necessarily easier--and worse, her baby sister is now living as Addie.
60) Bob
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy, ten, is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is.
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