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"--
4) 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.
6) Hurricanes!
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Provides information and safety tips relating to hurricanes and discusses notable examples from the past.
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In 1824 New Mexico, nine-year-old Josefina is happy when her grandparents and aunt come to visit, but she thinks she must choose between meeting her grandmother's expectations and being true to herself. Includes historical notes on women's rights in New Mexico in 1824 as well as a recipe for apple empanaditas.
10) Bad hair day
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
On the way to get a hair cut, a child sees others with not-so-perfect hair.
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...
13) Leaps and bounce
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Illustrations and rhyming text follow a small group of tadpoles as they undergo a change, from tiny, tailed swimmers to leaping frogs.
16) Tyler is shy
Author
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A shy boy named Tyler makes friends with Sue the new girl at school who is shy also.
17) Show and tell
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A rhyming tale about a girl who forgets to bring something to school for show-and-tell day.