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Author
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Who?
A baby!
That's you, baby, you!
That's who!
Who? explores the relationships babies form with the people and things they love the most. The text's repetitive verse and melodic voice will captivate babies and toddlers and draw them into the sounds and images of the book.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
Jack's mom is gone, leaving him all alone on a campsite in Maine. Can he find his way back to Boston before the authorities realize what happened?
(Ages 10-14)
Ever since Jack can remember, his mom has been unpredictable, sometimes loving and fun, other times caught in a whirlwind of energy and "spinning" wildly until it's over. But Jack never thought his mom would take off during the night and leave him at a campground in Acadia National
Author
Series
Septimus Heap volume 1
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
Description
The first book in the internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, featuring the funny and fantastic adventures of a wizard apprentice and his quest to become an ExtraOrdinary Wizard.
New York Times Bestselling Series
"A deliciously spellbinding series opener." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Fun, mystery, and rollicking characters." -VOYA (starred review)
"Fluent, charismatic storytelling." -ALA Booklist
Septimus Heap, the...
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Udderly perfect expressions of affection to share between any cow and calf: I love you no matter your moo-d. I love giving you a big s-moo-ch. My love for you is as big as . . . a MOO-SE! With a universal message and warm, funny text that families will read and reread together.
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Two is enough when it’s me plus you!Two is enough for joy . . . love . . . comfort . . . support . . . celebration . . . a family. From playing in the snow to a rainy-day ride, to double-scoop treats and crash-landing in leaves, two can be the perfect number for creating life's memories. And two can definitely be enough for a warm family, full of the love, support, and comfort that every child needs.
10) Pirate Mom
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When a hypnotist convinces Pete's mother that she is a pirate, Pete tries to find a way to turn her back into a regular parent.
12) Sidewalk flowers
Author
Description
A little girl collects wildflowers while on a walk with her distracted father. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. This wordless picture book, conceived by award-winning poet JonArno Lawson and beautifully brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith, is an ode to the importance of small things, small people and small gestures.
14) The Borrowers
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Description
A family of miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans is forced to emigrate from their home under the clock.
Author
Series
Septimus Heap volume 2
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
Description
-- It's been a year since Septimus Heap discovered his real family and true calling to be a wizard. As Apprentice to ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand, he is learning the fine arts of Conjurations, Charms, and other Magyk, while Jenna is adapting to life as the Princess and enjoying the freedom of the Castle.But there is something sinister at work. Marcia is constantly trailed by a menacing Darke Shadow, and Septimus's brother Simon seems bent...
16) The Willoughbys
Author
Series
Willoughbys volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In this tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, the four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Laugh with the Moon Thirteen-year-old Clare Silver is stuck. Stuck in denial about her mother’s recent death. Stuck in the African jungle for sixty-four days without phone reception. Stuck with her father, a doctor who seems able to heal everyone but Clare. Clare feels like a fish out of water at Mzanga Full Primary School, where she must learn a new language. Soon, though, she becomes immersed in her new surroundings and impressed with her fellow...
18) Road Trip
Author
Series
Road trip volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Description
A summer adventure you'll never forget, from a beloved Newbery Honor winning author!
Dad and Ben haven't been getting along lately, and Dad hopes a road trip to rescue a border collie will help them reconnect. But Ben is on to Dad's scheme, and he's got ideas of his own. Like inviting his buddy, Theo, who's sure to get into fun (and trouble) along the way. And if Dad wants a family road trip, then the family dog, Atticus, should get to come,...
Dad and Ben haven't been getting along lately, and Dad hopes a road trip to rescue a border collie will help them reconnect. But Ben is on to Dad's scheme, and he's got ideas of his own. Like inviting his buddy, Theo, who's sure to get into fun (and trouble) along the way. And if Dad wants a family road trip, then the family dog, Atticus, should get to come,...
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Series streaming now on Disney+, with executive producers including NBA great LeBron James!The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award–winning middle grade bestseller! Basketball and heartache share the court in this slam-dunk novel in verse.“With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. ’Cuz tonight I’m delivering,” raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their...
20) Listen!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
During her solitary convalescence from a crippling accident, twelve-year-old Charley finds a wild dog, and the arduous process of training him leads her to explore her feelings about her mother's death two years earlier.