Alison McGhee
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
“Parents with or without tattoos will be touched by [this] heartwarming tale about sharing your past with your children—it leaves a mark” (Real Simple).
It’s after dinner and a little boy wants a story from his father. It’s story he’s heard many times before, one etched all over his father’s body. So, dad once again tells his little son the story behind each of his tattoos, and together
...4) So many days
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Through rhythmic text, a parent reflects on the options and opportunities possible in a beloved child's future.
Author
Series
Julia Gillian volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Julia Gillian's best friend is keeping secrets, their beloved lunch lady was replaced by a tyrant, and trumpet lessons prove difficult, making it hard for her to follow the music teacher's advice to "look for the joy."
8) Little boy
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A father reflects on how the future depends upon the all of the little things in his son's world, from his yellow drinking cup to a big cardboard box.
Author
Series
Julia Gillian volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Julia Gillian learns a lot about facing fear as she and her St. Bernard, Bigfoot, take long walks through their Minneapolis neighborhood one hot summer, and she seeks the courage to finish a book that could have an unhappy ending.
Author
Series
Julia Gillian volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While trying to cope with more school work, including an assignment in her least favorite subject, reading, a sixth-grade girl faces her toughest challenge as her beloved dog--and lifelong companion--nears the end of his life.
12) Firefly Hollow
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Because their dreams of daring adventures go against the cautious teachings of their nations, Firefly and Cricket set out on their own, find a home with kindly Vole, and together help a grieving "miniature giant" named Peter.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-one-year-old Mallie Williams - scrappy, headstrong, and wise beyond her years - has just landed on her feet following a tumultuous youth when the unthinkable happens: she is violently assaulted. The crime leaves her comatose, surrounded by friends and family who are hoping against hopes for a full recovery. But soon Mallie's small community finds themselves divided. The rape has left Mallie pregnant, and while some friends are convinced that...
14) Pablo and Birdy
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Pablo, nearly ten, has many questions about his origins and how he arrived at Isla as a baby, but finding the answers may mean losing his lifetime companion, Birdy the parrot.
Author
Publisher
Zhang jiang shao nian er tong chu ban she
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Because their dreams of daring adventures go against the cautious teachings of their nations, Firefly and Cricket set out on their own, find a home with kindly Vole, and together help a grieving "miniature giant" named Peter.
Author
Publisher
Voyager Books/Harcourt
Pub. Date
2008, ©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A first grader is frightened on her first day of school after hearing a rumor that her teacher is a 300-year-old alien with a purple tongue who steals baby teeth from her students.
17) World so wide
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Somewhere in the world the world so far the world so wide someone is the youngest person alive. What will be the first sights they see? Sun and moon and sky... the love in someone's eye? From the magic of a baby's first sights and sounds to a wish for a far-off day, evocative text and gorgeous illustrations are imbued with the tenderness felt between parents and child. A perfect gift for new mothers and fathers and anyone who cherishes those unforgettable...
18) 너를보면: 사랑하는아들에게
Author
Publisher
Munhak Tongne
Pub. Date
2009
Language
Korean
Description
A father reflects on how the future depends upon the all of the little things in his son's world, from his yellow drinking cup to a big cardboard box.
19) Maybe a fox
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her sister Sylvie goes missing on a snowy morning and is never seen again, Jules refuses to believe she is gone forever, meanwhile, in the shadow world, a shadow fox is born.
20) Bink & Gollie
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Children's Awards: Geisel Award for Beginning Readers
Children's Recommended: 2nd Grade
Children's Recommended: 2nd Grade 2021
Children's Recommended: 2nd Grade 2023
Children's Recommended: 2nd Grade
Children's Recommended: 2nd Grade 2021
Children's Recommended: 2nd Grade 2023
Description
Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.