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1) The thief
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Gen flaunts his ingenuity as a thief and relishes the adventure which takes him to a remote temple of the gods where he will attempt to steal a precious stone.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
3) Wringer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.
4) Show way
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.
Author
Series
Hall family chronicles volume 4
Pub. Date
p2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Georgie's fondest hope, to be able to fly, is fleetingly fulfilled when she is befriended by a Canada goose.
6) Old Yeller
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
910L
Formats
Description
With the help of a yellow stray dog named Old Yeller, fourteen-year-old Travis tries to meet his responsibilites on the family's Texas hill country farm in the 1860s.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
750L
Formats
Description
Paul and his sister Maureen's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
920L
Description
On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift -- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full...
Author
Series
Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and oats crops, Mary goes to college, and Laura gets into trouble at school, but becomes a certified school teacher.
10) Scorpions
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun--until a tragedy occurs.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Fountas & Pinnell
K
Formats
Description
Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery. Caldecott Honor Book. Reading Rainbow (Television series) collection--look for green spine label.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
One summer's day, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni goes down to the local supermarket for some groceries - and comes home with a dog. But Winn-Dixie is no ordinary dog. It's because of Winn-Dixie that Opal begins to make friends. And it's because of Winn-Dixie that she finally dares to ask her father about her mother, who left when Opal was three. In fact, as Opal admits, just about everything that happens that summer is because of Winn-Dixie.