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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 102
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Peopled by larger-than-life heroes and villains, charged with towering questions of good and evil, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand’s magnum opus: a philosophical revolution told in the form of an action thriller—nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Who is John Galt? When he says that he will stop the motor of the world, is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why...
Who is John Galt? When he says that he will stop the motor of the world, is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why...
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.
5) Anthem
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Equality 7-2521 lives in the Dark Ages of the future, where all decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, all traces of individualism have been wiped out. But the spark of individual thought and freedom still burns in Equality 7-2521, a passion which he has been taught to call sinful. In a purely egalitarian world, he dares to stand forth from the herd -- to think and choose for himself, to discover electricity, and to love...
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
Series
Tacky the penguin books volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1994.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Tacky the penguin adds his own unique touch to his team's routine at the Penguin Cheering Contest, with surprising results.
10) Mouse was mad
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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.
11) The art lesson
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Tommy loves to draw, but art lessons in kindergarten and first grade are very disappointing--the paint literally falls off the paper, and he must use the school crayons. Indignantly he tells his understanding art teacher that real artists just don't copy and is rewarded with free time to improvise. Clearly autobiographical--the last page shows a grown artist at work--this is a pleasant low-keyed story.
12) Elmer and Rose
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Grandpa Eldo asks Elmer and Wilbur to help a young elephant find her way back to her herd, they are surprised to find that she is pink, but even greater surprises are in store for them.
13) Jake and Lily
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jake and Lily are twins and have always felt the same--like two halves of one person--but the year they turn eleven and Jake begins hanging out with Bump Stubbins, everything changes"--Publisher.
Author
Series
Simply Sarah volume 1
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
76 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sarah longs to find a way to be someone special, and when her friend's Chinese restaurant needs customers, she finds a special way to save it.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl draws a family portrait, then makes it more accurate by adding common objects to show aspects of each member's personality, such as her father's playfulness, her mother's sweetness, and her brother's strength.
17) Grady the Goose
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Grady the goose is left behind when her family leaves to fly to a warmer climate, but a helpful farmer finds her and reunites her with her parents and siblings.
19) Chamelia
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
Chamelia loves to stand out and often wears outrageous outfits, but eventually she learns to shine in other ways.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Crispin Blaze turns seven, he's expected to breathe fire like all the other dragons. But instead of fire, he breathes a host of unusual things"--Provided by publisher.
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