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) 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) 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.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Number one kid: That's what Mitchell McCabe's favorite T-shirt says. He'd like to be Number One at the Zigzag Afternoon Center, where there are lots of fun activities to choose from. But Mitchell is worried. What if he's the only kid who doesn't get a prize on Prize Day?
Big whopper: It's discovery week at the Zigzag Afternoon Center! Everyone writes their discoveries on a big sheet of paper in the hallway. But Destiny Washington can't think of anything...