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"When Vincent is sent to his aunt Mimi's city apartment for the summer, he's surrounded by more concrete than nature. Things are looking gray. But before long, Vincent meets Toma, and the boys bond while throwing some strange dirt balls into an empty lot. All summer long, they toss and launch, throw and catch. Little do they know, though, just as their friendship is growing, something is also blooming in the empty lot, a celebration of the joy of...
2) Seedfolks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
710L
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English
Description
One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and, in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Twelve-year-old orphan Roo Fanshaw is sent to live with an uncle she never knew in a largely uninhabited mansion on Cough Rock Island and discovers a wild river boy, an invalid cousin, and the mysteries of a hidden garden.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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When Tilly moves to a big, old house with her mum and dad, she can't wait to start exploring. There, deep in the garden, she finds a mysterious, hidden gate ... Led by a wild fox, Tilly discovers the magical secret that lies beyond the gate and nothing is ever quite the same again.
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Marya Khan volume 2
Language
English
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When Marya's third-grade class participates in taking care of the school's new garden, Marya wants to be the student leader in charge, but every time she tries to prove she has what it takes to be a leader things get messy.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
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A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.
8) Our garden
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260L
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English
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"Nhia and his neighbors take care of the community garden together." --publisher's website.
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English
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"Best friends and high school seniors Sadie and Logan make their first mistake when they ditch their end-of-year field trip to the amusement park in favor of exploring some old, forgotten back roads. The last thing they expect to come across is a giant, abandoned corn maze. But with a whole day of playing hooky unspooling before them, they make their second mistake. Or perhaps their third? Maybe even their fourth. Because Sadie and Logan have definitely...
13) The ice garden
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
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When Jess, a girl who is allergic to the sun, sneaks out of her house, she discovers a magical garden made out of ice.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
As World War II begins, London orphan Emmie is unhappy to be evacuated to an old mansion in the Yorkshire countryside until she starts discovering the secrets of the house--a boy crying at night, a diary written by a girl named Mary, and a very secret garden.
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"When a boy finds a clutch of butterfly eggs in his garden, he can't stop thinking about the beautiful butterflies they will become. He keeps the eggs a secret from his pet chicken Coco, who finds all insects yummy. The boy watches as the eggs hatch, and brightly striped caterpillars appear, growing bigger and juicier every day ... until Coco discovers them!" --
17) It's me, Henry!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 650L
Language
English
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Description
"This picture book about a young boy on the autism spectrum highlights the way he functions differently than his classmates. His way of being in the world has both its challenges and its strengths"--
Henry, who is on the autism spectrum, struggles to connect with his classmates until they visit the botanical gardens, where his passion for botany makes an impression.
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Lexile measure
AD 620L
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English
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After being teased yet again about her unruly hair, MacKenzie consults her neighbor, Miss Tillie, who compares hair care with tending her beautiful garden and teaches MacKenzie some techniques. Includes tips for shampooing, conditioning, and protecting black hair, and recipes for hair products.
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