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Grandmother Thorn treasures her garden, where not a leaf, twig, or pebble is allowed out of place. But when a persistent plant sprouts without her permission, Grandmother Thorn begins to unravel. "Her hair is tangled like the thorny vines invading her fence. Her garden fell into disrepair. One morning, she did not rake the path." A dear friend, the passage of seasons, and a gift only nature can offer help Grandmother Thorn discover that some things...
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Birchbark house volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
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840L
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In 1852, forced by the United States government to leave their beloved Island of the Golden Breasted Woodpecker, fourteen-year-old Omokayas and her Ojibwe family travel in search of a new home.
44) One crazy summer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
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750L
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In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
45) Soul food Sunday
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese.
46) Sweet Magnolia
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Join Denise as she visits her grandmother in the Louisiana bayou for a school vacation she'll never forget! Grandma, a wildlife rehabilitator, shares her knowledge with Denise as they explore the mysterious bayou. Together they meet myriad creatures from alligators to bullfrogs, and Denise makes friends with a fox, an owl, and a deer! After learning the valuable lesson that wild animals must be free, Denise returns to the city with a new-found wisdom...
47) Ticket to India
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 8
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A family trip to India turns into a grand adventure in this contemporary novel about the Great Partition, from the award-winning author of Saving Kabul Corner and Shooting Kabul.
A map, two train tickets, and a mission. These are things twelve-year-old Maya and her big sister Zara have when they set off on their own from Delhi to their grandmother's childhood home of Aminpur, a small town in Northern India. Their goal is to find a chest of family...
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In today's uncertain world, many families are leaving their home countries and seeking a better life in the United States. Immigrants from India and Southeast Asia explores the stories of two families who left their home countries to find a better life in the United States. Follow their journeys to find out why they left their homelands and understand the challenges they faced in moving to a new country.
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Bee wanted to spend the summer reading Betsy Chillers books and exploring the new spooky theme park with her best friend. Instead, she's spending the summer trapped at Storm Lake with her too loud, too thrifty, and too Indian family. Luckily, Bee finds a place to escape her embarrassment--a magical house across the lake that transforms her into the cool girl she always wanted to be. Maybe cottage life isn't so bad after all! But strange dreams are...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 930L
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Hana decides to play violin in the school talent show, but when the show day arrives, Hana is overcome with nerves until she recalls her grandfather's encouraging words, and shows the audience how beautiful music can take many forms.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 550L
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"A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather's grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea."--
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When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long braided hair and wear beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where everything was taken away. When We Were...
58) Jungle Land
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DJ is always thrilled to spend time with his grandfather, a person he idolizes. When his grandfather announces that he's going to take all of his grandsons on individual adventures, it seems only fair that DJ, as the oldest grandchild, will get his adventure first. An adventure that sees his grandfather at the controls of a small plane as the two fly to Central America for a week. But when someone tries to kidnap him, DJ must flee through the jungle...
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For 200 years, people have sought the treasure buried on Oak Island on Canada's East Coast. Bob Restall got his chance, but it ended in tragedy. A fabulous treasure lies buried deep within an island on Canada's East Coast. Or so they say. For more than 200 years, treasure-hunters have come to Oak Island, spent fortunes, worked long and hard, and left empty-handed. When Bob Restall and his family got their chance to search for treasure on Oak Island,...
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A pearl button from Mama's wedding glove starts Angelina's yesterday collection. Soon everyone in her big multicultural family has a memory to share and a special keepsake to give her."What will you do with them?" asks Mama.A school dress-up parade for Pioneers Day gives Angelina a wonderful idea of what to do with her yesterday things. A warm-hearted story about family connections
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