Catherine Gilbert Murdock
1) Dairy queen
Author
Series
Dairy queen trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Appears on list
Description
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.
Author
Series
Dairy queen trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Formats
Description
High school junior D. J. Schwenk staggers under the weight of caring for her badly injured brother, her responsibilities on the dairy farm, a changing relationship with her friend Brian, and her own athletic aspirations.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Formats
Description
In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather the seven precious relics of Saint Peter.
Author
Series
Dairy queen trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Formats
Description
D.J. has a lot of stress and chaos in her life with relationships and basketball.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Formats
Description
Fourteen-year-old Sarah keeps a journal of her pilgrimage to Rome with her eccentric grandmother, Z, her evolving relationship with best friend Curtis, and daily conversations with Curtis's sister and star athlete, D.J.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Using a mysterious wardrobe that allows them to travel through time, two eleven-year-olds, Federico a boy from the Italian Renaissance and Bee a girl from present-day New Jersey, work together to prevent the bickering between two great artists from changing the future.
7) Princess Ben
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Formats
Description
A “deliciously frothy fairy tale” from the award-winning author of The Book of Boy and the Dairy Queen series (Horn Book Magazine, starred review).
Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s talents for storytelling and creating strong female characters take a fresh turn in this spirited and sophisticated fairy tale.
Benevolence is not your typical princess....
Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s talents for storytelling and creating strong female characters take a fresh turn in this spirited and sophisticated fairy tale.
Benevolence is not your typical princess....
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 11
Description
A girl is transformed, through instruction in life at court, determination, and magic, from sullen, pudgy, graceless Ben into Crown Princess Benevolence, a fit ruler of the kindgom of Montagne as it faces war with neighboring Drachensbett.