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781) A day's work
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Francisco, a young Mexican-American boy, helps his grandfather find work as a gardener, even though the old man cannot speak English and knows nothing about gardening.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While spending Christmas at their grandparents' farm, Lily becomes convinced that her younger brother Liam is right about White Cow being lonely and helps him seek a companion for her, leaving little time for Christmas preparations or reading.
Author
Series
Stink volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school. Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads-can it be?-three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Azaleah's big sister, Nia, has been cast as Willa Wonka in the school musical, and the entire Lane family is looking forward to the show. Azaleah has even helped plan a surprise dinner party for Nia at Avec Amour, Mama's restaurant. But then the real drama starts. At the first rehearsal, all sorts of things go wrong: missing batteries, sets falling over, props misplaced ... It's so many things, in fact, that Azaleah suspects "foul play." And when...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's a big week for Azaleah Lane. The principal, Ms. Li, is choosing a third grader to be the STEM lab monitor, and Azaleah's name is the one picked! But, the week doesn't go quite as planned. First Azaleah gets paired up with a bossy classmate for a group project. Then the STEM lab guinea pig goes missing-on Azaleah's watch! Can she use her scientific thinking and detective skills to get to the bottom of things, before it's too late? Or, will Azaleah...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Astrid and Apollo are heading to the farm with Grandma and Uncle Meng! The twins enjoy Grandma's funny stories and Uncle Meng's magic tricks while picking vegetables to sell at the farmers' market. But, Uncle Meng is looking for something else to pick-a magic pepper! Can Astrid and Apollo help make Uncle Meng's long-held wish to find a magic pepper come true? Readers will love joining the twins on their adventures in this chapter book series about...
788) Bright Brown Baby
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A rhythmic, whimsically illustrated celebration of Black and brown babies and the joy, tender moments, and boundless love shared between children and their caregivers, from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney.
Brown baby, born bright.
Greet the world. Spread your light.
Sparkling eyes blink hello.
Bright brown baby, you will GO!
Cuddle up with your little one, read aloud, and REPEAT: This...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
One tiny act of kindness can have a huge impact. And in this heartwarming, hopeful, absolutely true story, a simple letter does just that.
A true story that quickly went viral, this is now a timely, extraordinary picture book. Sincerely, Emerson follows eleven-year-old Emerson Weber as she writes a letter of thanks to her postal carrier, Doug, and creates a nationwide outpouring of love.
This is a story of gratitude, hope, and recognition: for all...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The pressure is on for Astrid and Apollo to pick heroes for their wax museum project, but who to choose?
Eight-year-old Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo are excited for the wax museum project at school. The students choose famous people and pretend to be talking statues of them! Apollo knows right away who he'll pick, but Astrid isn't sure. No one she can think of feels right to her. She wants someone special, someone whose name everyone should...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Astrid and Apollo encounter some unexpected competition while trying to complete a book report…
Eight-year-old Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo love to read, and Apollo knows just what book he'll pick for the book report assignment. Then he discovers that another student wants to report on the very same book! Their teacher said the reports should be "original," so Apollo scrambles to find another book he loves as much. Astrid helps with the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mama and Daddy are heading out of town, which means Azaleah and her sisters get to spend the weekend at Auntie Sam's. The girls can't wait for their special weekend! Azaleah even decides to bake cookies to surprise her parents when they return. After all, as Mama says, "Cooking for someone is like giving them a gift." But the cookies are a disaster! Azaleah is stumped. She's sure she did everything right. Can Azaleah get to the bottom of the cookie...
794) Abuelita and Me
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this touching, empowering picture book debut, a girl and her beloved abuelita lean on each other as they contend with racism while running errands in the city.
Spending time at home with Abuelita means pancakes, puddle-jumping, and nail-painting. But venturing out into the city is not always as fun. On the bus and at the grocery store, people are impatient and suspicious-sometimes they even yell. Sad, angry, and scared, the story's young narrator...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Can Astrid and Apollo come up with best geography projects ever?
Eight-year-old Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo love to get messy and creative, and their papier-mâché projects for the Magnificent Wonders of the World Exhibit lets them do both! They each choose famous landmarks from their family's home country of Laos and get busy creating and building. But when they decide to GO BIG with their projects, Astrid and Apollo run into a problem...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Astrid and Apollo get spooked during a science exhibit that takes a surprising turn!
Eight-year-old Hmong American twins Astrid and Apollo are looking forward to the traveling museum, where replicas of dinosaurs, mummies, and prehistoric creatures will be on display. But Astrid is NOT looking forward to seeing the mummies-especially after she and Apollo watch a scary movie in which mummies come back to life! Apollo tries to convince Astrid to conquer...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
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Description
The Spanish edition of Sarai and the Meaning of Awesome!
Fourth grader Sarai Gonzalez can do anything. She can bake, dance, and run her own cupcake business. But when Sarai's grandparents are forced to move, even Sarai's not sure what to do. So she hatches a super-awesome plan with her younger sisters and cousin to buy back the house. Will Sarai find a way to save the day? Inspired by the life of viral video sensation and social activist Sarai Gonzalez...
798) Rice and beans
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl adopted from China sees that her hair and skin color are different from that of her parents. She finds, however, that there's much more to making a family than sharing red hair and freckles.
799) Zinnia's zaniness
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
With the arrival of August, Zinnia, the youngest of the Huit octuplets, eagerly anticipates getting her power and gift, both of which hold big surprises that are revealed to the sisters on their eighth birthday.
800) No room for a pup!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mia wants a puppy more than anything, but her mom insists that they don't have room. So, Mia and her grandma invite some furry and feathered friends for a visit--Grandma's parrot, Mia's class bunny, a neighbor's cat, even the book club's pet pig. The apartment is overrun! But how will this yowling, squawking, snorting, snuffling chaos help Mia's cause? She plans to convince her mom that there's plenty of room for a pup--at least, once all the other...
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