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Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Annabelle and Benjamin play dress-up they both want to be the bride, the ballerina, and the princess which causes a problem until the two friends realize they can both be whoever they want to be.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Zog the dragon, Princess Pearl, and Sir Gadabout form a team of flying doctors, treating the kingdom's subjects; but Pearl's uncle, the king, disapproves, and locks her in the castle--until he becomes ill and discovers that only Pearl and her companions can cure him.
63) Téo's tutu
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Téo loves to dance, whether it's the cumbia with Pap̕, the bhangra with Amma, or ballet class with Miss Lila. He also loves the way his tutu makes him feel, inside and out. But when it comes time to decide which outfit to wear in the big dance recital-a sparkly tutu or shimmering silver pants-Ťo wonders if being his most authentic self on stage will put him too much in the spotlight.
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Amber McCloud's dream is to become cheer captain at the end of the year, but after the football team's quarterback dies in an accident and is replaced by a girl, Amber knows she should work against this unliked Jaclyn to keep her cheer status but the two fall for each other.
65) Rover
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Captured by Vikings, young Hekja is taken as a slave to Greenland by the daughter of Erik the Red, and accompanied by no one from her homeland but her loyal dog, shares adventures with her new mistress, who is determined to make a name for herself as her father and brother have.
Author
Series
Twig and Turtle volume 2
Publisher
Pixel Ink
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Having fun isn't supposed to be such hard work! In their tiny house, the rule is Twig and Turtle are each allowed to have five toys. With a new toy store opening in town, the rule is creating a big problem--getting a new toy means giving up one they love. But when the girls realize that the owner has very old-fashioned ideas about who should play with what kinds of toys, changing her mind might be the biggest problem of all."--
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The castle is crawling with wayward alligators, and the clueless king doesn't know how to fix it. Lila, Margaret, and Harriet have lots of ideas, but their father won't listen! According to him, the Princesses should be focusing on proper pursuits like drawing, jewelry, and music. When the three girls start falling asleep during the day, the King sends the Prince to investigate. He discovers that the three princesses are gathering at night to use...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hardie Grant Egmont
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Ottilie Colter and her brother, Gully, have always fended for themselves. So when Gully goes missing one night, Ottilie sets out to find him -- and soon makes a horrible discovery; Gully has been forcibly recruited by the Narroway Hunt, a secretive male-only organisation that hunts savage, blight-spreading monsters called "dredretches". Disguising herself as a boy, Ottilie infiltrates the Hunt -- but quickly realises that taking her brother home won't...
69) Alex and Alex
Author
Publisher
Cicada Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Alex and Alex have lots of things in common. They love playing, and dressing up and building things. They also are very different to one another; Alex is very messy and Alex is very tidy, Alex likes running and kicking a ball and Alex likes reading and dreaming. After a trip to the museum goes a little bit awry, Alex and Alex have some cooling off time. But they always make up because Alex really really really really really really REALLY.... likes...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Scholastica, or Tick, has grown up helping her father make candles in his shop. The experience has its ups and downs--while constantly smelling like tallow makes it hard for Tick to keep friends, stray cats love her. Still, she delights in the work and the fact that she can help Papa. Every summer, they use the long daylight hours to make as many candles as possible to sell at the Stourbridge Fair, the highlight of their year. And this year Tick is...
71) I love my purse
Author
Publisher
Annick Press Ltd
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Charlie loves the bright red purse that his grandmother let him have. One day, he decides to take it to school. First his father, then his friends, and even the crossing guard question him about his "strange" choice. After all, boys don't carry purses. They point out that they, too, have things they like, but that doesn't mean they go out in public wearing them. But Charlie isn't deterred. Before long, his unselfconscious determination to carry a...
72) Only ever yours
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Where women are created for the pleasure of men, beauty is the first duty of every girl. In Louise O'Neill's world of Only Every Yours women are no longer born naturally, girls (called "eves") are raised in Schools and trained in the arts of pleasing men until they come of age. Freida and Isabel are best friends. Now, aged sixteen and in their final year, they expect to be selected as companions--wives to powerful men. All they have to do is ensure...
Author
Publisher
Picarona
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"CeCe sueña con ser una pirata, y cuando los niños le dicen que no puede serlo, piensa por dónde podría empezar. Por suerte, sospecha que su abuelo tiene que saber algo sobre ser un pirata, si no, ¿por qué iba a tener tantos tatuajes? A medida que le explica de dónde viene cada tatuaje, el abuelo y CeCe viven aventura tras aventura y CeCe descubre que hay muchas formas de ser una pirata. ¡Sé VALIENTE! ¡Sé RÁPIDA! ¡Sé INDEPENDIENTE! ¡Y...
Author
Series
Wild Realm volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Bryn has always dreamed of becoming a Seeker, just like her dad. Only the Seekers are allowed to journey from their small village into the fantastical, untamed wilderness of their island known as the Wild Realm. Once there, they obtain magical items for the village and use magic to protect and heal the incredible creatures native to the Realm. When one of the elderly Seekers retires, leaving a vacant position, Bryn knows this may...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A Berenstain Bears hardcover storybook from Stan and Jan Berenstain which celebrates the bond shared between a father and his children! This 96-page hardcover Berenstain Bears storybook, created by Stan and Jan Berenstain, includes three classic stories about Papa Bear and his curious cubs! Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love the hilarious stories in this hardcover collection: " The Berenstain Bears Blaze a Trail: Bumbling Papa Bear tries to help...
Author
Series
Breadwinner series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This beautiful graphic-novel adaptation of The Breadwinner animated film tells the story of eleven-year-old Parvana who must disguise herself as a boy to support her family during the Taliban s rule in Afghanistan. Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan s capital city. Parvana s father a history teacher until his school was bombed and his health destroyed works from a blanket on the...
77) Rickshaw girl
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In her Bangladesh village, ten-year-old Naimi excels at painting designs called alpanas, but to help her impoverished family financially she would have to be a boy--or disguise herself as one.
78) Cara the cowgirl
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Cara, the best--and only--cowgirl in Creektown, wants to go to the cattle market with the cowboys but is, instead, left to protect the town from Wild Jake, the bandit.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2021
Language
English
Description
A Berenstain Bears hardcover storybook from Stan and Jan Berenstain which celebrates the love shared between a mother and her children! This Berenstain Bears storybook includes three classic stories, created by Stan and Jan Berenstain, about Mama Bear and her adorable cubs! Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love the heartwarming stories in this hardcover collection: " The Berenstain Bears and Mama's New Job: When Mama Bear decides to turn her hobby...
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