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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
"The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book takes you on that journey, showing how racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can be discredited"--Dust jacket flap.
"A history of racist and antiracist...
4) Dem bones
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Sing along with a colorful skeleton band in this exuberant rendition of a traditional most-loved African-American spiritual, passed down by word of mouth for generations. Today, it's usually sung by children as a way to learn anatomy, rhyme, and language. With its vibrant paper collage illustrations and rollicking read-aloud verse, this perfect introduction to the human body makes a wonderful addition to both home and classroom libraries, and is...
6) Homer Price
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage.
Author
Series
My weird school volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
Mrs. Cooney, the school nurse, is so beautiful that A.J. has a crush on her--even though he suspects she might be an international spy!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"What happens when musical instruments can't make the sounds we expect them to make? Is music still possible? The schools of Philadelphia were filling up with broken violins, drums, pianos, and more, making it difficult for students to learn to play. This sparked an idea for a symphony, played entirely with the broken instruments, that would raise funds to repair the instruments themselves. Musicians young and old volunteered, and their captivating...
Author
Series
Grimm series (Adam Gidwitz) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister, The robber bridegroom, and The devil and his three golden hairs.
15) Rapunzel
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note that traces the Italian, French, and German origins of the story, and discusses the author's decision to mimic the style of Italian Renaissance art in his illustrations.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 540L
Language
English
Description
Meet Earth. Planet Awesome! And your awesome home! Actually, Earth is home to all the plants and all the animals in the solar system, including nearly eight billion people. Humans have accidentally moved Earth's climate change into the fast lane, and she needs your help to put on the brakes. Earthlings need Earth, and Earth needs Earthlings, so let's save Earth together!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In The Marvelous Land of Oz, we are welcomed back to the Land of Oz after Dorothy Gale has been whisked back to Kansas. We are introduced to Tip, a young orphan boy who has been under the guardianship of a Wicked Witch, Mombi, for as long as he can remember. Tip plans to get his revenge with a wooden man that he has made using a jack-o'-lantern as a head. Unfortunately, the witch is not fooled and threatens to turn Tip into a statue using the "Powder...
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
Lost in an Egyptian pyramid, twelve-year-old Gabe and his cousin Sari find they are not alone.
19) On the horizon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
HL 580L
Language
English
Description
From two-time Newbery medalist and living legend Lois Lowry comes a moving account of the lives lost in two of WWII's most infamous events: Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima. With evocative black-and-white illustrations by SCBWI Golden Kite Award winner Kenard Pak.
20) Cinderella
Author
Lexile measure
AD 890L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young girl named Cinderella is mistreated by her stepmother and two stepsisters and, with the encouragement and assistance of her fairy godmother, overcomes a series of obstacles in order to fulfill her destiny.
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