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1) The giver
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
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Description
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. Two rival gangs -- the "haves" & "have-nots" -- fight it out on the streets of an Oklahoma city. When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world....
3) Fancy Nancy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
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Description
A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nancy wants to adopt a special puppy so that she is no longer the only fancy member of her family, but after a day of puppysitting a papillon, she realizes that being fancy is not always the most important thing.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A famous chef is coming to visit Mr. Hopper's second grade class, and every one is excited about bringing in their family's favorite dish to share except Ollie, who loves to cook but cannot find a dish his whole family likes.
9) Purplicious
Author
Series
Pinkalicious volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pink.
10) The art lesson
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Having learned to be creative in drawing pictures at home, young Tommy is dismayed when he goes to school and finds the art lesson there much more regimented.
12) Stargirl
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
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Description
In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.
13) Quinny & Hopper
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Two polar-opposite eight year olds who become summer best friends find their friendship threatened by the uncertainties of a new school year"--
15) Mouse was mad
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mouse struggles to find the right way to express his anger, modeling the behavior of Hare, Bear, Hedgehog, and Bobcat, only to discover that his own way may be the best way of all.
Author
Series
Pinkalicious (8x8) volume 2
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Tiffany challenges her to a laugh-off, Pinkalicious is determined to come up with the all-time funniest joke.
17) The family book
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Represents a variety of families, some big and some small, some with only one parent and some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike in some ways and special no matter what.
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