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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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When an Israeli family moves in next door to the Shapiros, Sammy Spider and Josh learn about the Jewish mitzvah of welcoming guests. In the process, they each make a new friend and learn some Hebrew words.
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Annie leads her family on a nighttime journey around their farm to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. At each stop along the way the Old Log, Squeezy Cave, and Billy Goat's Bridge. Annie uses riddles (and potatoes) to mark old traditions and start new ones. They end up at Turtle Rock Creek, where they give thanks for the light and warmth (and potatoes) in their lives.
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How can a vegetable be 'rude'?" Talia wonders, when she mis-hears her grandmother asking her to gather root" vegetables for a Rosh Hashanah stew. As Talia digs in the garden, she collects the twisted, ornery carrots and parsnips-the rude" vegetables that she thinks her grandmother wants-and finds a good home for the rest.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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A loving father carves carousel horses that represent members of his family as he saves money to bring them from Europe to America. This book is a work of historical fiction based on the stories of Jewish woodcarvers who came from the Old Country and turned their talents to carving carousel horses on Coney Island.
26) Hannah's Way
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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After Papa loses his job during the Depression, Hannah's family moves to rural Minnesota, where she is the only Jewish child in her class. When her teacher tries to arrange carpools for a Saturday class picnic, Hannah is upset. Her Jewish family is observant, and she knows she cannot ride on the Sabbath. What will she do? A lovely story of friendship and community.
27) Ziggy's Big Idea
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Ziggy loves coming up with new inventions. Unfortunately, though, most of his inventions just don't work out, like the square 'Ziggyball' or the 'shulstilts' he makes for Rabbi Levi. Ziggy's father sells buns for Moishe the Baker, but Mrs. Schwartz always complains that the buns are undercooked at the center. That's when Ziggy puts his creative mind to work, with his idea for making the bakers buns tastier and easier to carry, leading to the creation...
28) The Alliance
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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"One Down . . . You're Next." Or so said the note Carmen Mendoza found in her locker. Carmen is out, loud, and proud, so the threat doesn't faze her . . . much. Jamie was Scott King's best friend. Jamie was also gay. Scott never imagined Jamie would kill himself. If Carmen and Scott can figure out how to get along, they'll be an unstoppable alliance.
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The three little pigs, Rishon, Sheni, and Shlishi, are getting ready for the Purim carnival! They can't wait to play games, eat hamantaschen, and march in the Purim parade. They all need crowns for their Purim costumes. Rishon makes his paper crown very quickly. Sheni spends a little more time on his poster board crown. Slishi works hardest and longest on his wonderful papier mache crown. But will their fun at the carnival be spoiled by the big bad...
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Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life! Rachel loves visiting her Italian grandmother, even though Nonna celebrates Christmas and Rachel and her parents celebrate Hanukkah. Rachel plans to share Hanukkah with her whole family, so when Rachel's special hanukkiah goes missing, Nonna steps in to save the day.
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It's a dark and stormy morning at Camp Dakota, but that won't keep Braelin from investigating the whispers coming from the lake. What else could it be, but ghosts? The campers try to record and amplify the sounds, but suddenly the eerie voices go mute. Braelin and Megan won't give up, even when their ghost hunt leads them deep into the woods. Can they use their sound smarts to get back safe?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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It's Lily's turn to say the Four Questions at the Passover Seder, but nobody will help her practice. Things change with the arrival of Hametz the Parrot. Clever Hametz not only helps Lily but solves the puzzle of who stole the afikomen! Back by popular demand, the newly illustrated The Passover Parrot will delight a new generation of children.
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It's Space Week at Camp Dakota! The first team to answer three astronomy riddles will get to attend a top secret "big event." With space ace Angie leading them, team Astro Explorers is a shoo-in for first place. So why is team Star Troopers solving the riddles first? The Astro Explorers had better think fast if they want the big prize.
35) Punished!
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Logan and his friend Benedict run into the wrong guy at the library-literally. Logan has three days to complete three tasks before Professor Wordsworth will lift the magical punishment that keeps getting Logan in trouble.
36) Stay in the Game
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The contest (Megan Atwood) volume 1
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James's grandpa is dying. An experimental treatment might save him, but James's family can't afford it. Not unless he competes in and wins the Contest. Even though the tasks seem dangerous, James can't back out now, can he?
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There's a new kid at Camp Dakota! It's Megan's first year, and all she can think about is riding horses. But gravity seems to be getting in the way of all the campers' fun, from the stables to the beach. Then the big cuckoo clock in the main cabin goes missing. Who would take a cuckoo clock? Can the campers use the weighty facts they've learned to solve the mystery of where it went-and why?
38) Math On The Move
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Math is everywhere when you're traveling! See who's on the move inside this bookand how we need math to finish the trip! You'll need your math smarts to calculate time, distance, and speed, choose the best route and type of transit, figure out time zones, plan travel expenses; and more. It all adds up to a lot of fun!
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There's something fishy going on in the lake at Camp Dakota . . . and it sure isn't the fish! The campers have discovered some smelly, green gunk in the water. Yuck! The creek seems to be source of the pollution, but how can they stop it? And why is a trash-covered duck leading them on a wild goose chase?
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An allegorical tale about Nazi occupied Poland in which a town's residents are forced to turn over their musical instruments. A young student rescues the hurdy-gurdy of her teacher, who has presumably befallen a terrible fate, and later, a young boy finds the instrument and intends to pass it--and the importance of remembering--on to his future grandchildren.
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