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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.
5) 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.
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.
10) 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.
11) Swing sideways
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Spending the summer with her grandfather, Annie enlists the help of her new friend California to find the ponies her mother rode on as a girl and repair a family rift.
12) 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.
14) 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.
15) Paperboy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month.
17) Big kid bed
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
When it is time for bed, a baby marvels at his new big kid bed.
Author
Series
Timmy Failure volume 7
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"In the series finale, Timmy Failure and his class create a hilarious film about his life, just in time for the holidays."--Provided by publisher.
19) Baseball genius
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Description
"An average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump in this entertaining novel from bestselling authors Tim Green and Derek Jeter. Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can't afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn't enough to cover any extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands...
20) Love you hoo
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Cuddle up now, little one, let's snuggle wing-to-wing. Are you feeling safe and warm? Ok then, let's begin ... Join Little Owl and Big Owl as they cuddle up at bedtime, thinking of the special times they've had together and all the exciting adventures the future holds.