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Author
Series
Bowser and Birdie novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Bowser is a mutt, just adopted by eleven-year-old Birdie Gaux and her grandmother, but when they all get home to Grammy's bait and tackle shop in the bayou they discover that their prize stuffed marlin has been stolen--so Bowser decides to investigate, and things quickly become complicated and dangerous.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Soledad has always been able to escape into the stories she creates. Just like her mother always could. And Soledad has needed that escape more than ever in the five years since her mother and sister died, and her father moved Sol and her youngest sister from the Philippines to Louisiana. After her father leaves, all Sol and Ming have is their evil stepmother, Vea. Sol has protected Ming all this time, but then Ming begins to believe that Auntie Jove-their...
3) Sugar
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
In 1870, Reconstruction brings big changes to the Louisiana sugar plantation where spunky ten-year-old Sugar has always lived, including her friendship with Billy, the son of her former master, and the arrival of workmen from China.
Author
Series
Little house (HarperCollins). Rose years volume 7
Little house. Rose years volume 7
Little House the Rose years volume 07
Little house. Rose years volume 7
Little House the Rose years volume 07
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
When Rose moves to Louisiana to live with her aunt Eliza Jane to finish high school, she is exposed to new cultures, politics, and ways of life.
Author
Series
Love like sky volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Georgie has no idea what to expect when she, Mama, and Peaches are plopped down in the middle of small town USA--aka Bogalusa, Louisiana--where Mama grew up and Great-aunt Vie needs constant care. Georgie wants to help out at the once famous family diner that served celebrities like the Jackson 5 and the Supremes, but everyone is too busy to show her the ropes, and Mama is treating her like a baby, not letting her leave her sight. When she finally...
6) Bayou magic
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
410L
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's 1948 in Rippling Creek, Louisiana, and Tate P. Ellerbee's new teacher has just given her class an assignment--learning the art of letter writing. Luckily, Tate has the perfect pen pal in mind: Hank Williams, a country music singer whose star has just begun to rise. Tate and her great aunt and uncle listen to him on the radio every Saturday night, and Tate just knows that she and Hank are kindred spirits.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 35
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nancy Drew must solve the the mystery surrounding the Showboat before the Mardi Gras festivities begin.
Author
Series
Maybe Marisol volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard named Peppina ... but she's way too scared to climb it. Will Marisol find the courage to climb Peppina? Maybe"--
10) Blackbird fly
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
Bullied at school, eighth-grader Apple, a Filipino American who loves the music of the Beatles, decides to change her life by learning how to play the guitar.
11) Zombie kid
Author
Series
Case file 13 volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Halloween plans of monster enthusiasts Nick, Carter, and Angelo are thrown into turmoil when a magical amulet acquired from Nick's voodoo queen aunt turns Nick into a zombie and prompts an effort to break the curse.
Author
Series
Bowser and Birdie novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
Birdie Gaux's dog, Bowser, considers himself in charge of security at 19 Gentilly Lane, so when the house is broken into Bowser wants to find the man with the limeade aftershave (and the cat) responsible--but nobody seems to know what the culprits were looking for, or why a strange girl is asking questions about Birdie's father, a policeman who was killed in the line of duty years before Bowser was adopted.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the mysterious first aid kit takes golden retriever Ranger to New Orleans shortly before Hurricane Katrina hits, he finds himself helping Clare Porter and her grandmother, who are waiting for Clare's father at their home in the Lower Ninth Ward--andwhen the levees break and Clare is separated from Nana, Ranger must somehow get her to the relative safety of the Superdome, and reunite her with her family.
When the mysterious first aid kit takes...
Author
Series
American Girl history mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Sent to live with relatives in New Orleans during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Elisabet determines to find a smuggler's treasure to ransom her imprisoned father.
Author
Series
Elsie Dinsmore: a life of faith volume 5
Elsie Dinsmore a life of faith volume 05
Elsie Dinsmore a life of faith volume 5
Elsie Dinsmore a life of faith volume 05
Elsie Dinsmore a life of faith volume 5
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Elsie, now twenty-one years old, wishes to marry an old friend but her father decrees she must first learn to manage her inheritance, including her mother's Louisiana sugar plantation and its slaves.
16) Ninth Ward
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, twelve-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have no choice but to stay and weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina bears down upon them"--Title verso page.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
At the end of August 2005, ten-year-old Armani is looking forward to her birthday party in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, where she and her extended family live, but Hurricane Katrina is on the way, bringing destruction and tragedy in its wake.
Author
Series
Boxcar children specials volume 19
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
The children are going on a trip to the Louisiana bayou where they will learn about life in the bayou from Cajun cooking to swamp-boat steering.
Author
Series
Nancy Drew mystery stories volume 25
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A search for stolen jewelry takes Nancy to New Orleans where she uncovers a swindling racket in which a medium uses her trade to relieve victims of their valuables.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After an accident, seventh graders Joya Mia, and Kiki help their best friend Greer cope by signing up for a triathlon"--Title verso page.
"Born in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Greer, Joya Mia, and Kiki are seventh graders and the best of friends. After an accident leaves Greer's little sister paralyzed, Greer is forever changed by the experience and blames herself. Kiki and Joya Mia will do anything to help Greer let go of this emotional burden,...
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