Elizabeth Winthrop
Author
Series
Publisher
Western Publishing Company in conjunction with Children's Television Workshop
Pub. Date
©1984
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grover is apprehensive about spending his first night away from home, at Betty Lou's house, but his fears dissolve under the gracious hospitality of Betty Lou and her mother.
2) Shoes
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
c1986
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A survey of the many kinds of shoes in the world concludes that the best of all are the perfect natural shoes that are your feet.
3) Sledding
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Two young sledders bundle into their winter clothes and go down a snowy hill in a wild, whirling ride.
4) Tough Eddie
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c1985
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Although Eddie appears to be a tough kid, he also plays with a dollhouse, a secret he feels he cannot reveal even to his closest friends.
5) Promises
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl experiences a range of emotions when her mother undergoes treatment for cancer.
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
It's 1910 in Pownal, Vermont. At 12 Grace and her best friend Arthur must go to work in the mill, helping their mothers work the looms. Together Grace and Arthur write a secret letter to the Child Labor Board about underage children working in the mill. A few weeks later, Lewis Hine, a famous reformer arrives undercover to gather evidence. Grace meets him and appears in some of his photographs, changing her life forever.
9) Dumpy La Rue
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A rhyming story about a pig whose passion for dancing becomes contagious.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A miniature Medieval castle seems like the perfect gift--and it leads William on the adventure of a lifetime. Presenting the 35th anniversary edition of this beloved adventure. William thinks the miniature castle, complete with a drawbridge, portcullis, and a silver knight, is the perfect gift. But when a problem arises, William finds himself entering the castle and getting caught up on a daring quest, having to face a dragon, and needing to face...
Author
Series
Publisher
Winslow Press
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Between 1933 and 1935, a young Italian American girl living in North Adams, Massachusetts, corresponds with President Franklin Roosevelt about the conditions in her town, Mr. Roosevelt's New Deal programs, and her own family's activities.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Since the tragic loss of her seventeen-year-old daughter less than a year ago, Joan Jacobs has been working hard to keep her tight-knit family from coming apart. But it seems as if she and Anders, her husband, have lost their easy comfort with each other and are unable to snap back from their isolation into the familiarity and warmth they so desperately need, both for themselves and for their surviving daughters, Eve and Eloise. The Jacobses flee...