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Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Monster is excited to see what kind of creature will move into Vampire's old house on the block. He even starts practicing his welcome growl for the new neighbor. But when the moving truck pulls up, it's not a greedy goblin, an ogre, or a dastardly dragon that steps out. Instead, it's something even more terrifying than Monster could have imagined! Monster quickly rallies the other neighbors to unite against the new guy on the block. But what if the...
42) The Ghoul
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The villagers are afraid of the "Ghoul." For years, they've tiptoed around the village for fear of disturbing it. The monster doesn't look like them, and it is believed to eat humans. One day, the brave Hassan embarks on a dangerous mission to face the long-feared Ghoul. When Hassan finally meets the Ghoul living on top of the mountain, he discovers that the Ghoul is just as terrified of people as they are of him. Hassan and the Ghoul realize that...
43) The wall
Author
Publisher
Happy Fox Books, an imprint of Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A story of a kingdom that's better together. In this moving and valuable story, a king banishes anyone who looks different than him and builds a wall to keep them away. His kingdom was once flourishing with singers and sculptors, dancers and astronomers, and everyone in between. Now, most of the people are gone. Once he sees how lonely his side of the wall has become, he realizes where he went wrong and gains a new appreciation for his diverse and...
Author
Series
Monster High original graphic novels volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Features collection of six original stories about all favorite ghouls.
Author
Publisher
Fineo Editorial
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Emma y José escucharon que algo había pasado en su ciudad. La policía mató a un hombre negro. "¿Por qué lo mató la policía?" "¿Pueden enviar a los policías a la cárcel?" Algo pasa en mi ciudad es la historia de cómo dos familias, una blanca y otra negra, discuten sobre el asesinato de un hombre negro a manos de la policía. Esta historia busca responder las preguntas que los niños se hacen ante un hecho difícil o traumático, así como...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Usha lives in a town where the sun hasn't shone for as long as anyone can remember. Only her grandfather remembers its brilliance and tells Usha stories about the time before other people took the sun away, building a wall to keep it all to themselves. So Usha decides to do something, and sets off in search of the sun. When at last Usha reaches the wall, she tries to kick it down, climb it, yell her way through it--but the bricks don't budge. It's...
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A drive South becomes dangerous for 'Lois and her family. 'Lois and Wilma are proud of their father's brand-new gold Cadillac, and excited that the family will be driving it all the way from Ohio to Mississippi. But in the rural South there are no admiring glances for the shiny new car -- only suspicion and anger for the black man behind the wheel. For the first time in their lives, 'lois and her sister know what it's like to feel scared because...
48) Star Knights
Author
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"What makes a hero? Tad is a simple frog who wants to become a legendary Star Knight. Determined to out-hop his mud-dweller fate, Tad finds himself on a magical journey with a surprise group of adventurers, including the Star King! It's a race against time as Tad searches for a way to take the Star King to the moon so that he can bring peace to the forest - and prove that anybody can be a hero. Even a frog."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Bokos for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A moving allegory of immigration and hospitality. One day, the brothers Zzli come to the doorstep of a little girl named Welcome. Welcome has plenty of room in her big, empty house, and the travelers—who have come from far away—make good pancakes and even better company. But others in the forest find this new family strange, even dangerous. When the bears invite their neighbors to a big party, only Welcome’s friend the bat shows up. Soon after...
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Fourteen-year-old Hasina is forced to flee everything she knows in this gripping account of the refugee crisis in Myanmar. For Hasina and her younger brother Araf, the constant threat of Sit Tat, the Myanmar Army, is a way of life in Rakhine province--just uttering the name is enough to send chills down their spines. As Rohingyas, they know that when they hear the wop wop wop of their helicopters there is one thing to do--run, and don't stop. So...
Author
Series
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Princess Pru's life was practically perfect. She had two loving dads, an ostrich named Orville, and three royal tarantulas. And then one day, a ghastly ogre with crusty toenails and goopy ears moves into the house on the hill. At first, Pru sees the ogre as a nuisance: he disrupts her royal rock band practices, weekly tickle tag games, and even the hide-and-seek tournament. The townspeople are also suspicious--everyone knows ogres hate seeing people...
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