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Gooney Bird volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
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Description
"This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother. Some stories refuse to stay bottled up. When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. And when one...
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English
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Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future. Except the discovery of their bond would...
8) Elmer
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Language
English
Formats
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All the elephants of the jungle were gray except Elmer, who was a patchwork of brilliant colors, until one day he gets tired of being different and finds a way to blend into the herd.
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English
Description
"Cleaner Janice knows that it is in people's stories that you really get to know them. From recently-widowed Fiona and her son Adam; to opera-singing Geordie; and the awful Mrs 'YeahYeahYeah' and her fox terrier, Decius, Janice has a unique insight into the community around her. When Janice starts cleaning for Mrs B--a shrewd and prickly woman in her nineties--she finally meets someone who wants to hear her story. But Janice is clear: she is the keeper...
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Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
The moon is missing in the remote village of Clear Sky, but only a young boy named Rendi seems to have noticed! Rendi has run away from home and is now working as a chore boy at the village inn. he can't help but notice the village's peculiar inhabitants and their problems-where has the innkeeper's son gone? Why are Master Chao and Widow Yan always arguing? What is the crying sound Rendi keeps hearing? And how can crazy, old Mr. Shan not know whether...
11) Mouse tales
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Description
After the seven mouse boys are tucked into bed, they ask Papa to tell them a story. He tells seven stories, one mouse tale for each mouse boy.
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Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
A collection of four novellas from Stephen King bound together by the changing of seasons, each taking on the theme of a journey with strikingly different tones and characters. This gripping collection begins with "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption," in which an unjustly imprisoned convict seeks a strange and startling revenge. Next is "Apt Pupil," about top high school student Todd Bowden and his obsession with the dark and deadly past of...
13) Drawn together
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 310L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
14) Zen shorts
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
When Stillwater the bear moves into the neighborhood, the stories he tells to three siblings teach them to look at the world in new ways. "Michael," said Karl. "There's a really big bear in the backyard." This is how three children meet Stillwater, a giant panda who moves into the neighborhood and tells amazing tales. To Addie he tells a story about the value of material goods. To Michael he pushes the boundaries of good and bad. And to Karl he demonstrates...
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
At the first annual meeting of WOOF--Words of Our Friends--assorted dogs preserve their heritage by sharing tales of canines throughout history, including Abu, who ruled all of Egypt except for one pesky cat, and Zippy, who simply must find the squeaky toy.
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Updated with eleven new storie and meditations, [Ragman: and other cries of faith] interweaves vivid stories, deep meditations, and provocative allegories that together explore the power and meaning of love within an often inhumane urban landscape. Ranging from gentle reflections to heart-rending invocations, these selections are powerful, thought-provoking explorations of the meaning of faith, the person of Christ, and the communion of believers....
19) It's a tiger!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A child imagines that he is in a story where he encounters a tiger at every turn.
20) Ghost story
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English
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"In the sleepy town of Milburn, New York, four old men gather to tell each other stories--some true, some made-up, all of them frightening. A simple pastime to divert themselves from their quiet lives. But one story is coming back to haunt them and their small town. A tale of something they did long ago. A wicked mistake. A horrifying accident. And they are about to learn that no one can bury the past forever"--
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