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(0)Neil Waldman
Author
Language
English
Description
As his parents' shouting tears through the walls to the room where he is supposed to be sleeping, young Neil Waldman buries his face in his pillow and tries to swallow his tears. The trauma of his parents' fighting rips at him, but it will also open the path to Neil's career as an artist. Seeking refuge from a turbulent home life, Neil and his three siblings turn to the world of creativity.
Their mother's book from an art museum in Russia is all...
3) The river
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness, the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. This time Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. Brian’s only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. He’s survived with only a hatchet before–now can Brian...
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A Comanche grandmother and her grandson wait for the arrival of a herd of buffalo in this story based on the efforts of the American Bison Society to reintroduce bison to Oklahoma.
5) Wounded Knee
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Recounts the events leading to the massacre at Wounded Knee, concluding with a description of the battle itself.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Travel with young Abe Lincoln as he journeys up and down the "Father of Waters," the legendary Mississippi River. Sit alongside him as he navigates his flatboat over dams, past rapids, and through shallow water. Sail with him to the bustling port of New Orleans, and back to his home in Illinois. Along the way, you'll become familiar with his inner voice, as you share his deepest thoughts and feelings, and witness his struggle with the pressing ethical...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Young Aaron wants to learn how to speak to the chickens like his Zayde (grandfather). Zayde's stories and his many books, with their mysterious worlds and their guarded secrets, fascinate Aaron. But always Aaron is too young to learn Yiddish. Zayde thinks that Aaron, and all the new generation of American Jews, should speak English and play baseball–just like all Americans do. When Zayde becomes very old and can no longer see well enough to read...
13) The gold coin
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Determined to steal an old woman's gold coin, a young thief follows her all around the countryside and finds himself involved in a series of unexpected activities.
15) Nessa's story
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young Inuit girl, who wishes she had something to contribute when the adults tell their stories in the gathering place, encounters the story of a lifetime when she finds a giant egg one day and is able to see what it hatches.
16) Nessa's fish
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Nessa's ingenuity and bravery save from animal poachers the fish she and her grandmother caught to feed everyone in their Eskimo camp.
17) Allegiant
Publisher
Summit Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, they will leave the only city and family they have ever known. Once outside, old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless with the revelation of shocking new truths. Tris and Four must quickly decide who they can trust as a ruthless battle ignites beyond the walls of Chicago which threatens all of humanity. In order to survive, Tris will be forced to...
