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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Samuel, an eleven-year-old Kentucky slave, and Harrison, the elderly slave who helped raise him, attempt to escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad. Eleven-year-old Samuel was born as Master Hackler's slave, and working the Kentucky farm is the only life he's ever known, until one dark night in 1859, that is. With no warning, cranky old Harrison, a fellow slave, pulls Samuel from his bed and, together, they run. The journey north seems much...
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Series
Those darn squirrels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Kit goes to live with his grandfather in the decaying coal mining town of Stoneygate, England, and finds both the old man and the town haunted by ghosts of the past. Includes reader's guide after the text.
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Series
Those darn squirrels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Old Man Fookwire's birds prepare to migrate south for the winter, those darn squirrels decide to follow.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the time when witches tiptoe about to have their Halloween fun, ancient Druscilla knows her creaking knees will prevent her from being sneaky and sets out to find a silent conveyance for herself, her cat, and her jack-o-lantern.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eli the dog has been with Astrid since she was a baby, and now that Eli is getting older and slowing down, Astrid wants to make fun memories with him, but knows what is most important to Eli is the time he spends with Astrid.
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Series
Cul-de-sac kids volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eric wants to find out about the old man who has moved in next door, so he and the other Cul-de-sac Kids decide to pay him a Christmas visit.
17) Mind's eye
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A novel in play form in which sixteen-year-old Courtney, paralyzed in an accident, learns about the power of the mind from an elderly blind woman who takes Courtney on an imaginary journey to Italy using a 1910 guidebook.
18) Sarah's song
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Series
Red gloves series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Sarah knows the heartache that results from making wrong choices -- her own life is proof of that. But will she be able to convince a troubled young woman before time runs out? For, when the 12 days of Christmas have passed, it is possible the melody of Sarah's Song might bring out two miracles.
20) Fishbone's song
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he's raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone's Song, this boy reminisces about the magic of the man who raised him and the tales that he used to tell--all true, but different each time."--
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