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1) Ebb and Flow
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A powerful story of betrayal, forgiveness and self-discovery. One summer, after a long plane ride and a rotten bad year I went to Grandma Jo's. Ebb & Flow is the captivating story of eleven-year-old Jett's summer back home on the coast after "a rotten bad year" in a new town. When his father went to jail, Jett and his mother moved away, and Jett quickly learned that fresh starts aren't all they're cracked up to be. He returns to spend the summer with...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Oy! What's a Sunday without bagels? Every Sunday morning, no matter the weather, Eli could count on Zaida to bring bagels from Merv's Bakery. To Eli, "bagels were the best thing about Sunday." But then one Sunday, Zaida didn't come. He'd fallen and "hurt his tuches," and the doctor said he had to rest for two whole weeks! This meant Eli had no Sunday morning bagels. And neither did Zaida's friends, who had been receiving their own weekly deliveries...
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Language
English
Description
Unlike her neighbors, Maggie McGillicuddy has an eye for trouble. And she spots it - everywhere! Look, over there, a tiger lurking! And there, a snake slithering! (You don't see them? Well, no imagination, I guess.) And it's all good fun until her young neighbor Charlie comes face to face with some very real trouble, and Maggie must jump into action! Readers will have no trouble spotting the clever make-believe in this charmingly illustrated story...
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Series
Jasper John Dooley volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Jasper John Dooley's beloved Nan is leaving on a cruise for a whole week! He feels so pththth. All he can think about is Nan missing out on their Wednesday card game, and whether it's raining where she is, too, and if she will ever come back. But each day something happens, from a stapling mishap to a hamster escape, and Jasper realizes that waiting for someone to return from an adventure takes forever … unless you're having an adventure, too.
Jasper...
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Series
Jasper John Dooley volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Isabel loves Jasper, and it's making life complicated. He just wants to play knights and dragons with Ori and Leon, but Isabel makes him play babies and tries to set up their wedding. The only good thing about Isabel is the trampoline at her house. But will the highs of their trampoline playdates be enough to cure Jasper's girl-itis?
Jasper John Dooley: NOT in Love is the third in a series of chapter books featuring a charismatic and funny central...
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Language
English
Description
An ordinary birthday turns extraordinary when Grandma Z roars into town! On an ordinary day, in an even more ordinary town, it was Albert's birthday. Just like every other year, Albert asked for something special - a robot piñata? Balloon poodles? Chocolate-cherry-ripple cake? And just like every other year, his parents suggested less exciting options, like birthday socks or birthday toast, instead. But this year, Grandma Z unexpectedly knocked on...
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Language
English
Description
From award-winning author Heather Smith, a heartwarming story about loss - and remembering.
When Granny dies, a child and their family remember her through the things she left behind: a tuba for the father, a locket for the mother, a microscope for the sister and records for the brother. To the main character, though, Granny left something different: a world of adventure, that they visit with their memories. Through imaginative play with items...
10) Ojiichan's gift
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every year when Mayumi and her family visit Japan, she and her grandfather tend a garden made only of gravel and stones, but when her grandfather grows too old to care for the garden, Mayumi gives him a gift they both can cherish.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
How much room is enough for a pup?
Mia wants a dog more than anything. But according to her mom, there is just NO ROOM in their very small apartment. Then one day, when Mia and her grandma are visiting a friend who is giving away puppies, Mia falls in love with Spot. She has to convince her mom to let her keep him! With help from Grandma's pet-owning friends, can Mia show her mom how much room there really is in their apartment?
As kids everywhere...
12) The branch
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
When a severe ice storm knocks a special branch from her favorite tree, a girl refuses to let it be discarded, and with the help of her neighbor, Mr. Frank, makes something new of it.
15) The bird feeder
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English
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"As a child spends time with their beloved grandmother during her finals days at home and in hospice, the two fill their days with bird-watching, drawing and chatting. Their shared love of birds and drawing take them through the days to grandma's death -- and leave a lasting memory and legacy of love that will last a lifetime."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Ali's aged great-grandmother, with whom he lives, tells him the one thing she wishes for that she never did was to see the sea, two days walk away across the desert, he sets out with a pail to make the journey for her.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
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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