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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"It's hatching season, and all of Jemison Elementary is buzzing about the arrival of the baby chicks. Soon, the chicks will pip a hole in their shells, unzip the eggs, and take their places in the world. For fifth-grader Jillian, breaking out of her shell is much harder. Jillian is always too shy to raise her hand in class, even when she knows the right answers; meanwhile her nemesis, Rashida, is never afraid to speak her mind. As Jillian's grandma...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
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As eleven-year-old Margaret struggles to find a way of coping with the hassles of a new stepfamily, she learns that her grandmother is facing similar concerns after moving to a retirement community and becoming a widow.
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Series
Language
English
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In the spirit of Guess How Much I Love You, this book explores the love that runs deep between Moana and her grandmother. In this story Moana and her grandmother take turns comparing their love for one another to all the different things they can find on their island home of Motunui.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young girl wishes her family could be more like her friends' families and subconsciously blames her abuela and her yellow handkerchief, but she slowly grows to appreciate and love the language and culture the handkerchief represents.
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English
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Aware their grandmother is gravely ill, four siblings make a pact to keep death from taking her away. But Death does arrive all the same, as it must. He comes gently, naturally. And he comes with enough time to share a story with the children that helps them to realize the value of loss to life and the importance of being able to say goodbye.
9) Dearest one
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Lexile measure
AD 560L
Language
English
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Description
The words of wisdom a grandmother might pass on to a growing child if she wrote her advice in the form of a letter.
11) Toby tootles
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Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
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Description
"When Toby accidently toots at his birthday party, he is teased by friends and family, but he learns how to get over his embarrassment when his grandmother gives him a lesson on how to handle life's hiccups and other unexpected eruptions"--Title verso page.
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