Jewel
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2014
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An enchanting story which shows girls that grace and courage come from within
Michelle, age eight, has cerebral palsy and lives at an all-girls orphanage. She is often openly mocked by the other girls because of her need to use a walker for mobility. One day, she spends her hard-earned change for a toy stuffed panda at the local Salvation Army store. When opportunity strikes for the orphanage girls to compete, in manners and deportment,
...2) The Bird Who Loved to Hear Angels Sing: El PA!jaro que le Encantaba Escuchar a los Angeles Cantar
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Henry is an average bird with unusual hearing for a bird. He hears things other birds do not. In this first of his exciting adventures, he hears angels singing in a little house. The other birds make fun of him until...well, I guess you need to read the book to find out what happens.
Henry es un pajaro promedio con una audicion inusual para un pajaro. Oye cosas que otros pajaros no. En esta primera de sus emocionantes aventuras escucha...
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Snow White's Seven Patches: A Vitiligo Fairy Tale is a modern-day story with the classical theme of good conquering evil. You'll find the age-old ingredients of a magic mirror, poisonous apple, dwarfs, and romance here. However, this adaptation includes a vain mother who's so clouded by beauty myths that she keeps her own daughter a secret, while plagiarizing the workings of her mind. Everything falls apart when the good mirror finally speaks the...
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Teddy Bear Princess is a magical story for all times!
Unlike other fairy tales, the concepts of sharing and caring are seamlessly woven together. Teddy Bear Princess is a sweet, plush Royalty figure who deeply values her friendship with unicorn, Zumba. Luxury may be at her fingertips, but it's Zumba whom she holds nearest and dearest. Together, this duo flies sky-high in their quests to give. Teddy Bear Princess is sure to delight children and fantasy-enthusiasts...
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A delightful and humorous diary account from "Bix," a plain Jane from a struggling family trying to outdo and steal the third-grade classroom stage from Valerie, whose mother is a famous author. Miss Popular may be a wheelchair-user, but she knows how to charm the classroom, and her pink bejeweled wheelchair rules. In a pique of frustration, Bix resorts to lies to steal the limelight from Miss Popular. She also announces that she will be having a...
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The King and Queen of Puppy Kingdom are joyfully awaiting the arrival of their Prince. But the couple and their kingdom are thrown into upheaval when it is learned that Prince Puppy will arrive early, before his important crown is completed. How can they call him Prince without a crown? Discover how the King solves this problem in Prince Preemie: A Tale of a Tiny Puppy Who Arrives Early. Children will be swept away into this dreamy, fairy tale land...
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Jenny, a young girl undergoing treatment for cancer, discovers that her best friend, Dolly, also has cancer. Dolly is the family's dog, who has always been at Jenny's side through trying times, and Jenny vows to support Dolly as well. This bittersweet tale is a story of mutual devotion and loyalty. While the prognosis is not good for dogs with cancer, Dolly's love provides enduring hope and support for Jenny on her healing journey.
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Hansel & Gretel: A Fairy Tale with a Down Syndrome Twist is an enchanting tale about how kindness overcomes callousness and leads to a wondrous reward. This adaptation of the classic Grimms' tale includes the wicked witch and the poor siblings in search of food, but in this case, five-year-old Hansel is a mischievous, yet courageous, boy with Down syndrome.
Young readers will learn that:
Children with Down syndrome are capable and can achieve extraordinary...
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Ajeet the sloth bear had been awake for hours, eating his fill of ants and termites. His tummy was full, but he used his strong paws to shake the mango tree until a few came tumbling down anyway.
His sister, playing in the grass, called to him. "Ajeet, come and play with me before Mamma Bear calls us back to the cave," she shouted.
Ajeet peeked through the bushes, and then stopped. Who were those strange men? Before he knew it, the little sloth...
10) Towers falling
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
410L
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English
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"While learning about September 11th, fifth grader D©·ja (born after the attacks) realizes how much the events still color her world"--
11) Bayou magic
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
410L
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English
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Visiting her grandmother in the Louisiana bayou, ten-year-old Maddy begins to realize that she may be the only sibling to carry on the gift of her family's magical legacy.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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In this reimagining of the classic novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, "Zane is itching for an adventure that will take him away from his family's boarding house in Rockaway, Queens. So when he is entrusted with a real treasure map, leading to a spot somewhere in Manhattan, Zane wastes no time in riding the ferry over to the city to start the search with his friends Kiko and Jack and his dog Hip-Hop. Through strange coincidence, they...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
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A luminous novel in verse from the author of the Jefferson Cup award winner ALL THE BROKEN PIECES.
Serafina hasa secret dream. She wants to go to schooland become a doctorwith her best friend, Julie Marie. But in their rural villageoutside Port-au-Prince, Haiti,many obstaclesstand in Serafina's way--little money,never-ending chores,and Manman's worries. More powerful eventhan all of theseare the heavy rainsand the shaking earththat test Serafina's...
14) Stories in Trees
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This book is written to increase the pleasure and interest of children in nature study and at the same time to introduce to them some famous, old myths in an entirely new garb. It consists of a group of fourteen tree legends alternating with fourteen articles about trees and forest conversation.