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(0)Hilary McKay
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English
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From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes a "wholly satisfying" (Booklist, starred review) story full of wit, heartbreak, and hope as a girl fights for her independence during World War I. Clarry Penrose finds the good in everyone. Even in her father, who isn't fond of children, and especially girls. He doesn't worry about her education, because he knows she won't need it. It's the early twentieth century, and the only thing girls are expected...
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English
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"A triumph." —Philip Pullman, bestselling author of the His Dark Materials saga
Four young lives across Europe are forever changed in the dawn of World War II in this gorgeous, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting novel from award-winning author Hilary McKay.
In England, Ruby has no friends because of the speckled blotches on her face that kids say look like dirt. And Kate is sickly all the time, her older siblings
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Series
Lulu volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"When Lulu rescues a wild hedgehog in a storm, she knows she can't keep it as a pet--it wants to roam free. So she and her cousin Mellie come up with the neighborhood Hedgehog Club to keep it safe"--Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
LuLu volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"When Lulu's next-door neighbor doesn't seem to be looking after his rabbit properly, Lulu and her cousin Mellie devise a scheme to make him pay more attention to his pet"-- Provided by publisher.
6) Jodie
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English
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Trapped and alone on the salt marshes, Jodie is troubled by a haunting presence in this eerily atmospheric ghost story from multi-award-winning author Hilary McKay Trapped and alone on the salt marshes, Jodie is troubled by a haunting presence in this eerily atmospheric ghost story from multi-award-winning author Hilary McKay. Jodie never wanted to come on the residential trip to the field centre. A loner at school, she's forced into a dormitory with...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
This tender, sweet, and hilarious novel about growing up with a loving family and a perfectly rambunctious dog.
When she was eight, Binny's life was perfect: She had her father's wonderful stories and Max, the best dog ever. But after her father's sudden death, money is tight, and horrible Aunty Violet decides to give Max away-he is just too big for their cramped new life. Binny knows she can't get her dad back, but she never stops missing Max, or...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
While recovering from chicken pox, Robin and his friends are drawn into his mother's story about the adventures she and her friends had years ago with an unusual girl who mysteriously appeared on the nearby beach.
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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When a mysterious bag is left on Lulu's doorstep, the last thing her grandmother expects to be in it is a cat--a huge, neon orange cat. But Lulu knows this cat doesn't mean any harm and in fact it needs a lovely new home"-- Provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2013, c2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Lulu loves animals. When Lulu goes on vacation, she finds there's a stray dog living on the beach. Everyone in the town thinks the dog is trouble. But Lulu is sure he just needs a friend. And that he's been waiting for someone just like her. The second book in this early chapter book series for young animal-lovers.
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Series
LuLu volume 6
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Seven-year-old Lulu adopts a hamster and must keep it a secret from her grandmother when she and her cousin Mellie spend the night"-- Provided by publisher.
13) Permanent Rose
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
While trying to reconnect with her friend Tom, who has returned to the United States without leaving a forwarding address, eight-year-old Rose inadvertently discovers the identity of her adopted sister Saffy's father.