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Author
Series
Lola books (Anna McQuinn) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lola loves to hear Daddy read a new library book each night, an activity that spurs her imagination and results in inventive play the next day.
Author
Series
Logan family (Mildred D. Taylor) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
With the land to hold them together, nothing can tear the Logans apart. Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year -- the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she is black -- to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride, for no matter...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On a small family farm, an old truck falls into disrepair and lies nearly forgotten, except by the family's daughter. The truck has been part of her daydreams as she grows up and develops strength and independence. As an industrious young woman, she pulls the rusted and overgrown vehicle from its almost-grave and restores it."--
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Though her parents "jumped the broom" to get married when they were slaves, now that they are living free in Philadelphia after the Civil War they plan to have a church wedding and Addy works to complete a special quilt to give them as a wedding gift.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1865, members of a family start their day as slaves, working in a Texas cotton field, and end it celebrating their freedom on what came to be known as Juneteenth.
11) Time for Kenny
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
During his busy day, Kenny gets dressed, fights his fear of the vacuum cleaner, gets a soccer lesson from his sister, and prepares for bed, with his loving family always near.
12) Bud, not Buddy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Tallulah the Tooth Fairy, a black businesswoman who runs one of the most successful tooth collecting organizations in the world, finds herself unexpectedly stumped when six-year-old Ballard Burchell leaves a note instead of his tooth under his pillow.
17) The snowy day
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The adventures of Peter, a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than this book. With its universal appeal, the story has become a favorite with millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. -- Publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After school orchestra practice, young Nic carries his double bass through rough neighborhoods to his grandfather's home, where he and Grandaddy Nic play jazz music with friends, delighting the neighbors.
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Daryl does not want to share his favorite dinosaur book, so when it is time to bring it back to the library he uses all his dinosaur skills to get it back until a friendly librarian encourages him to share.
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