Betsy Duffey
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
One piece of paper... twelve lives changed forever.... Shortly before the car accident, Kate wrote the simple words of Psalm 23 on a piece of paper to give to her wayward and confused son. When a lonely dry-cleaning employee finds Kate's humble, handwritten copy of the psalm, it begins an incredible journey around the world, forever changing the lives of twelve very different people. From a soldier wounded in Iraq to a Kenyan runner about to begin...
5) Virtual Cody
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cody and his classmates in the third grade are having fun reporting on the origin of their names, until Cody finds out that his parents named him after a dog.
6) Puppy love
Author
Series
Pet Patrol volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
When fourth graders Evie and Megan start the Pet Patrol to solve animal problems, they soon have their hands full taking care of an army of homeless puppies.
7) The math wiz
Author
Series
Horrible Harry volume 4
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Marty Malone is great at math, but finds out that he needs more than just math to tackle third grade problems like PE and making friends.
12) Coaster
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
While secretly building a roller coaster in the woods, twelve-year-old Hart tries to come to terms with his parents' divorce and his mother's new relationship with a television weatherman.
13) Hey, new kid!
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Third-grader Jeremy dreads going to a new school when his family moves, so he decides to reinvent himself, hoping his new classmates will be impressed.
14) The gadget war
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Danville School's third grade class doesn't seem big enough for rival inventors Kelly Sparks and Albert Einstein Jones.
15) Lucky Christmas
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Great-Aunt Octavia's visit banishes his dog Lucky from the house, George tries to get him reinstated in time for Christmas.
16) Wild things
Author
Series
Pet Patrol volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
The Pet Patrol tries to cope with the plight of a mysterious animal that has been raiding neighborhood trash cans every night.
17) My Dog, My Hero
Author
Language
English
Description
'My Hero' to Be Chosen: Eight finalists will compete tonight for the title My Hero. The winner will wear the coveted gold Hero medal. These brave and courageous dogs will each appear with their nominator who will tell their story.
There's Smiley, who fought a giant bull. Bear used his giant paws to save the life of another dog. Munchkin warned a gardener of a poisonous snake about to strike. Old Dog helped find people buried under rubble after a...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2011], �2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On one night every year, cats in the MEOW Society, which stands for "Memories Expressed In Our Writing," gather to read from their diaries, hearing stories of a gypsy cat, a Caribbean pirate cat, a library cat, and many others.
19) My dog, my hero
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2002, c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A panel of three judges has to decide which dog out of eight finalists deserves to win the title of My Hero.
20) The SOS file
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The students in Mr. Magro's class submit stories for the SOS file about their biggest emergencies, and then they read them aloud for extra credit.