Patricia Reilly Giff
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Hollis Woods has been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. She even runs away from the Regans, the one family who offers her a home. When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they₇ll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won₇t let anyone separate them. She₇s escaped...
4) Wild girl
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Lidie leaves Brazil to join her father and brother on a horse ranch in New York, she has a hard time adjusting to her changed circumstances, as does a new horse that has come to the ranch.
5) Water Street
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
In the shadow of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, eighth-graders and new neighbors Bird Mallon and Thomas Neary make some decisions about what they want to do with their lives.
6) Willow Run
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Meggie Dillon shares her feelings and experiences on the homefront during World War II after her family moves from Rockaway, New York to Willow Run, Michigan.
8) Eleven
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
When Sam, who can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered.
10) A slip of a girl
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Set during the Irish Land Wars (1879-1882) this novel in verse follows Anna Mallon through a series of tragedies as her mother dies, older sibling immigrate to America, and she and her father and sister with special needs are about to be evicted from their farm,"--
Author
Series
Kids of the Polk Street School volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
260L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Richard looks forward to the Candy Corn contest in Ms. Rooney's class, but he can't resist sneaking just a few pieces.
12) Number one kid
Author
Series
Zigzag kids volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
230L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Mitchell's father gets a new job and his family moves, he and his sister go to a new school where they must make new friends and adjust to new routines.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
270L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fiercely has run away again. And Jilli is sure that the fox from her favorite book is loose in her neighborhood! Now Jilli and her best friend, Jim, must find Fiercely and save him from the fox!
14) Winter sky
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
Almost twelve-year-old Siria, who chases firetrucks in the middle of the night to ensure her fire fighter dad's safety, learns about bravery one winter as she tries to mend a broken friendship.
16) Flying feet
Author
Series
Zigzag kids volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
250L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charlie often thinks of inventions that seldom work, but his latest idea just might be able to help Jake the Sweeper get rid of a big pile of trash and save "Come as a Character" day, too.
Author
Series
Mysteries on Zoo Lane volume 1
Lexile measure
460L
Language
English
Description
Luke is unhappy about leaving his home and abuelo when his father takes a job at a New York zoo, but soon he has new friends and a mystery to solve. Includes facts about zoo animals and wildlife.
18) Genevieve's war
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In August 1939 Genevieve makes an impulsive decision not to get on the train to take her to the boat back to New York and must spend the duration of World War II with her grandmother in a small village in Alsace, France, where she becomes involved with the French resistance"--
19) Star time
Author
Series
Zigzag kids volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
270L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gina wants more than anything to be the star of the show that her class will perform, but everything seems to go wrong until she makes a generous choice.