Susan Hood
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"An inspirational nonfiction novel-in-verse about Zhanna Arshanskaya, a young Ukrainian Jewish girl using the alias Anna, whose phenomenal piano-playing skills saved her life and the life of her sister, Frina, during the Holocaust-from award-winning author Susan Hood, with Zhanna's son, Greg Dawson"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
"In this book of poems, you will find Mary Anning, who was just thirteen when she unearthed a prehistoric fossil. You'll meet Ruby Bridges, thebrave six year old who helped end segregation in the South. And Maya Lin, who at twenty-one won a competition to create a war memorial, and then had to appear before Congress to defend her right to create. And those are just a few of the young women included in this book. Readers will also hear about Molly...
9) I am mad!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young girl is upset when her sister purposely messes up her dress.Includes "Phonics Guidelines."
10) The new kid
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The new boy in class is a disruptive pest until one child remembers how bad it feels to be new at school and makes friends with Sid.
13) Lifeboat 12
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed. Includes historical notes.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Spike is a scary-looking salamander who keeps trying to frighten other animalsNuntil he finds that using fear is not the best way to make friends. And since Spike lives in Mexico (he is an endangered species called the axolotl), this story is peppered with easy-to-understand Spanish words. Includes a glossary. Full color.
18) Pup and hound
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Hound discovers Pup curled on the ground, in need of dinner. Will Hound find a way to make his new friend feel better?
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"One afternoon, eleven-year-old Titan, his friends from the Wild Boars soccer team, and their coach rode their bikes to explore local caves. They crawled through the narrow tunnels in the dark to reach the center of the cave. When they turned to go home, heavy rains had flooded the tunnel. They were trapped. With rising waters and monsoon season upon them, time and oxygen were running out. The world watched with bated breath as rescuers from around...