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2) Little women
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
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Chronicles the joys and troubles of the four March sisters--Meg, Jo, Amy, and Beth--as they grow into young ladies and marry in nineteenth-century New England.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
This middle-grade biography explores the life and works of Madeleine L'Engle -written by her granddaughters.
This elegant and insightful biography of Madeleine L'Engle (1918–2007) was written by her granddaughters, Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy. Using never-before-seen archival materials that include photographs, poems, letters, and journal entries from when Madeleine was a child until just after the publication of her classic, A Wrinkle...
5) Dracula
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On a trip to Transylvania, Jonathan Harker stays at an eerie castle owned by Count Dracula. When strange things start to happen, and the count escapes to London, Harker realizes that he and his friends are in grave danger. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Words matter, and they can make a big difference in big moments. Amanda Gorman reminded us of this when she read her poem "The Hill We Climb" at Joe Biden's presidential inauguration in 2021. Readers look closely at the impact of this moment, but they also come to see that Amanda has been inspiring people through her writing for many years. Quote boxes highlight some of her most powerful words, and full-color photographs and a timeline help readers...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Toni Morrison was one of the most celebrated writers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. She was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature and she received numerous other awards. This fascinating volume traces Morrison's life from her childhood in Lorain, Ohio, through her marriage, academic career, editing career, and writing success. Accessible text provides important social studies material while vivid photographs...
9) Dr. Seuss
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Did you know Dr. Seuss is not a real doctor? Dr. Seuss was the fun name chosen by writer Theodor Geisel.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dr. Seuss is known as the creator of some of the most beloved children's books of all time. Journey to the fantastic world he created in this appealing story about the author/illustrator whose magical, rhyming characters have delighted children of all ages.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Ruby Lavender used to have a good life. She and her grandmother, Miss Eula, were inseparable-they even drove the getaway car together for chickens rescued from the slaughterhouse! But this summer, Miss Eula will be in Hawaii, and Ruby's sure it'll be a lonely, empty, horrible season without her. What happens instead? Ruby makes a new friend, saves the school play, writes plenty of letters to her favorite (and only) grandmother... and finally stops...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings dreamt of becoming a famous writer from the time that she was a young girl. After several years of searching for adventure and success, Marjorie finally found inspiration in the wild country of central Florida. While living there, she produced several popular works of fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize - winning novel The Yearling.
13) Robert Frost
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Who is the author behind your most beloved American classic? This title takes a look into Robert Frost's life, including significant events, influences, and most remembered works. Frost is best known for his stunningly realistic descriptions of rural life and for winning the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Jules Verne was born in 1828, his family had his future planned out for him. They expected him to become a lawyer, but he dreamed of writing. He started out writing more traditional poetry and plays, but then he began to create a new, unconventional kind of fiction. It combined adventure, the modern world of science and invention, and his personal view of the future. With fantastical characters, spaceships to the moon, and deep-sea submarines,...
15) Yuyi Morales
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This biography introduces readers to Pura Belpré Award winning author and illustrator Yuyi Morales. She has worked on Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book, Just in Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book, Los Gatos Black on Halloween, My Abuelita, Ladder to the Moon, and other titles. Readers will learn about Morales's early years in Mexico, her immigration to the United States,...
16) Rick Riordan
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This biography introduces readers to Rick Riordan, best-selling author of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Readers will learn about Riordan's childhood in Texas, his career as a teacher there and in California, his early success with his adult mystery novel series about Tres Navarre, and the family inspiration for his Percy Jackson series, about a boy with ADHD and dyslexia. Readers will discover Riordan's lifelong love of mythology, which...
17) Emily Dickinson
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Who is the author behind your most beloved American classic? This title takes a look into Emily Dickinson's life, including significant events, influences, and most remembered works. Dickinson, who lived a surprisingly introverted and reclusive life, is remembered as a great American poet who was influenced greatly by the works of Wordsworth and Emerson. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further...
18) Langston Hughes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Who is the author behind your most beloved American classic? This title takes a look into Langston Hughes's life, including significant events, influences, and most remembered works. Hughes-poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist-is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This...
19) Suzanne Collins
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This biography introduces readers to Suzanne Collins, the best-selling author of the Underland Chronicles series and the Hunger Games series. Her books include Gregor the Overlander, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. Readers will learn about Collins's childhood in the United States and Belgium, the influence of her father's military career, her early love of reading, and her initial work as a writer for television shows such as Clarissa...
20) Mark Twain
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Who is the author behind your most beloved American classic? This title takes a look into Mark Twain's life, including significant events, influences, and most remembered works. Twain is best known for authoring The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its famous sequel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Special features include sidebars, infographics, on-page definitions, online search sidebar, further evidence sidebar and primary sources. This title also...
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