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81) Sula
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Two girls who grow up to become women. Two friends who become something worse than enemies. In this novel, Toni Morrison tells the story of Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who meet as children in the small town of Medallion, Ohio. Their devotion is fierce enough to withstand bullies and the burden of a dreadful secret. It endures even after Nel has grown up to be a pillar of the black community and Sula has become a pariah. But their friendship ends in...
Author
Series
Miss Julia series volume 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Miss Julia hears that Miss Mattie Freeman has taken a fall and is in the hospital, she wishes she'd spent more time getting to know the woman - and not just because she's the last person in town to hear about the accident! So when the tumble proves fatal, the last thing Miss Julia expects is a phone call from Mr. Ernest Sitton, Attorney at Law: Miss Julia is named executor of Mattie Freeman's last will and testament, and it looks like her last...
83) Spaghetti Eddie
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eddie, who unleashes the power of spaghetti to solve any problem, becomes a neighborhood hero when he comes upon a robbery, and even finds himself a spaghetti-loving dog.
84) Wow! City!
Author
Series
Izzy books (Robert Neubecker) volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Speaking in rhyme, a little girl tells her father that she would rather have the active outdoor life of a cowgirl than that of a girl who stays inside quietly reading, talking, or cleaning.
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Delving into the heart and soul of more than 225 cities around the globe, The World's Best Cities is a glossy, glorious tribute to cosmopolitan life. In photos and words, this irresistible volume showcases long-established great cities like Paris, Rome, New York, London, and Tokyo, as well as exciting up-and-comers, including Denver, Asheville, Oslo, and Abu Dhabi. As readable as it is beautiful, this expansive travel guide offers a playful, informative...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Do we belong to the Earth or does the Earth belong to us? The question raised by Chief Seathl almost two centuries ago continues to be the defining quandary of the wet, wild rainforests along the shores of the Pacific Northwest. It seethes below the tides of the fictional town of Good River Harbor, a little village pressed against the mountains-homeland to bears, whales, and a few weather-worn families. In Piano Tide, the debut novel by award-winning...
93) Little dog, lost
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
A boy, a dog, and an old man are lonely before the boy plans a rally, the dog looks for a boy, and all the townspeople run to the old man's aid when lightning strikes his home and something miraculous happens.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Explores a neighborhood that has only one of several kinds of buildings, but within each there are many things, such as different kinds of breads in the bakery, then shows that the neighborhood itself is just one of many in a world united by a single wish.
Author
Series
Publisher
Weijing guo ji gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
中文(繁體)
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Description
A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.
96) Kiyoshi's walk
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Kiyoshi asks his grandfather, the wise poet Eto, where poems come from, and Eto takes him on a walk through the city to seek an answer.
98) Eventide
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a small town where people encounter each other frequently, destinies entwine easily--and surprisingly. The McPherson brothers see the single mother they'd taken in move away to college; a young boy living alone with his grandfather helps a neighbor whose husband has left her alone to raise their daughters; a child of a disabled couple suffers indignities at school ... A novel about survival, resilience, and, ultimately, hope's triumph over despair....
99) City sounds
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The sounds of the big city are brought to life in labeled pictures showing such sources as motorcycles, fire engines, pigeons, and police whistles.
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