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1) Clown
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 33 cm
Language
English
Description
After being discarded, Clown makes his way through town having a series of adventures as he tries to find a home for himself and his other toy friends.
2) The BFG
Author
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
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Description
The Big Friendly Giant is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and it's lucky for Sophie that he is. If she had been carried off by any of the other giants, she would have been breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are headed to England to steal some little children, she and the BFG decide they must stop them once and for all.
4) Matilda
Author
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different, but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull, she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It will take superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves, and Matilda may be just the one to do it!
5) The twits
Author
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
Author
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
"Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories? From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose is a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate-candy tester for Cadbury's? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends -- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug,...
10) The witches
Author
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
Author
Series
Bright and early book volume 19
Pub. Date
1974
Lexile measure
230L
Physical Desc
28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many meanings of "up."
Author
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
Taking up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory leaves off, Charlie, his family, and Mr. Wonka find themselves launched into space in the great glass elevator. Mr. Willy Wonka might be a genius with chocolate, but Charlie and his family don₂t trust his flying skills one bit. And right now, he₂s at the helm of a giant glass elevator that₂s picking up speed and hurtling through space ₇ with Charlie and the entire Bucket family stuck inside!...
14) Ace Dragon Ltd
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
John goes for a ride in the sky on Ace Dragon's back and finds him not so limited after all.
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st Omnibus ed.
Physical Desc
334 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
Taking up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory leaves off, Charlie, his family, and Mr. Wonka find themselves launched into space in the great glass elevator.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
125 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Some of Michael Rosen's relatives were lost before he was born, in the Holocaust. First, he wondered about them. And he wrote poems. Next, he searched for their stories. And he wrote poems. Then he found their stories. And he wrote poems. Now, in a companion book to The Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II, Michael Rosen has brought together forty-nine of his most powerful poems, exploring the themes of migration and displacement through...
17) The magic finger
Author
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them.
18) Matilda
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1a ed.
Physical Desc
225 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
Español
Description
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Lexile measure
AD 580L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
Tim, Sam, and Lulu are the mischievous and naughty three little monkeys who are told each day to be good while Hilda goes off to do her errands. And each day, Hilda returns home to find a bigger mess than the day before. These mischievous monkeys will likely never learn to behave!