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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile Over 1000
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile Over 1000
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Description
"You can run, but you can't hide'' is the rather belated conclusion reached by Catherine, called "Birdy'' for her caged pets, in this fictive diary of a medieval young woman's coming-of-age and struggle for self-determination. Escaping regularly into a fantasy life of daring escapades and righteous battles, Birdy manages to postpone the inevitable sale of herself as a wife to a very unwelcome suitor. Just as she resigns herself to her fate with the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Awards: Newbery Medal for Distinguished Literature
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile Over 1000
Children's Special Topics: Fiction with Lexile Over 1000
Description
In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world. This novel is about a strong young woman in medieval England who finds her own way home. This is a world, like Chaucer's, that's - dangerous, primitive and raucous. From the first page you're caught by the spirit...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Formats
Description
In 1573, the crippled, scorned, and destitute Meggy Swann goes to London, where she meets her father, an impoverished alchemist, and eventually discovers that although her legs are bent and weak, she has many other strengths.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Millie McGonigle lives in sunny California, where her days are filled with beach and surf. It should be perfect--but times are tough. Hitler is attacking Europe and it looks like the United States may be going to war. Food is rationed and money is tight. And Millie's sickly little sister gets all the attention and couldn't be more of a pain if she tried. It's a time of sunshine, siblings, and stress. Will Millie be able to find her way in her family,...
6) Matilda Bone
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Matilda, an apprentice bonesetter and practitioner of medicine in a village in medieval England, tries to reconcile the various aspects of her life, both spiritual and practical.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In 1599 England, twelve-year-old lying, thieving Will Sparrow runs away, meets many colorful characters on the road, and then reluctantly joins a traveling "oddities" exhibit, where he learns to see beyond appearances.
8) Rodzina
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
©2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old Polish American girl is boarded onto an orphan train in Chicago with fears about traveling to the West and a life of unpaid slavery.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values.
Author
Series
Na rŭl ch'ajaganŭn chinggŏm tari sosŏl volume 08
Publisher
Saenggak kwa Nŭkkim
Pub. Date
2007
Language
Korean
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Description
The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off.
12) Rodzina
Author
Publisher
EntreLIbros
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
Español
Description
Después de sobrevivir unos meses en las calles de Chicago, Rodzina, una niña inmigrante de Polonia, se encuentra en el tren que la lleva junta con otros huérfanos hacia el oeste donde muchos trabaján sin pago.
A twelve-year-old Polish American girl is boarded onto an orphan train in Chicago with fears about traveling to the West and a life of unpaid slavery.
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