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Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
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"William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to this Classics Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry. As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a...
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Series
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Lexile measure
AD 980L
Language
English
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Description
"While young children are avid observers and questioners of their world, adults often shut down or postpone conversations on complicated topics because it's hard to know where to begin. Research shows that talking about issues like race and gender from the age of two not only helps children understand what they see, but also increases self-awareness, self-esteem, and allows them to recognize and confront things that are unfair, like discrimination...
4) Stone Fox
Author
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.
Author
Language
English
Description
Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life, and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A boy refuses to become prey. A path to happiness is lost, then found again. New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani respins old stories into fresh...
Author
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
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Description
An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune. Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. "Treasure Island" has enthralled readers for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are pieces of folklore for as long as children read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. Illustrations.
Author
Lexile measure
NC 1100L
Language
English
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"Mowgli is not an ordinary boy; he can climb trees like a monkey and even outrun a tiger. He is a child of the jungle. Discovered at the edge of a cave in the Seeonee hills, Mowgli was taken under the care and protection of a family of wolves when he was no more than a baby. Now adopted by the wolf-pack, he slowly grows up away from the world of men. Along the way he makes life-long friends: Baloo the brown bear and Bagheera the wise panther who help...
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Series
Lexile measure
AD 430L
Language
English
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Description
"The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borrowed? Grudge! Orange never called back? Grudge! But when a friend holds a grudge against the Sour Grape without listening to an explanation, the Sour Grape realizes how unfair grudges can be. Could a bunch of forgiveness and compassion be enough to turn a sour grape sweet?"-- Amazon.
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Language
English
Description
"On a perfect June day, Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket. She ascends to the Beyond where she's assigned to a Person named Martha, who allows Vivi to watch what happens below for one last summer. Vivi also is granted three 'nudges' to change the outcome of events on earth, and with her daughter Willa on her third...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
FORMAT: Unabridged AudioThe seven dragon tribes have been at war for generations, locked in an endless battle over an ancient, lost treasure. A secret movement called the Talons of Peace is determined to bring an end to the fighting, with the help of a prophecy — a foretelling that calls for great sacrifice.Five dragonets are collected to fulfill the prophecy, raised in a hidden cave and enlisted, against their will, to end the terrible
...13) Bad hair day
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 5
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
430L
Physical Desc
165 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
On their fifth trip through the magic mirror, siblings Abby and Jonah find themselves in the story of Rapunzel--and they set out to free her from her tower, reunite her with her parents, and give the story a completely happy ending.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Singing and signing fun down on the farm! Learn the signs for your favorite barnyard animals plus things you see around the farm. Signs include explore, mountain, trail, backyard, deer, owl, wold, skunk, porcupine, spider, butterfly and more.
15) Summer's child
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Language
English
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Description
"Early on the morning of her eleventh birthday, on the beach beside her North Carolina home, Daria Cato receives an unbelievable gift from the sea--an abandoned newborn baby. When the infant's identity cannot be uncovered, she is adopted by Daria's loving family. But her silent secrets continue to haunt Daria. Now, twenty years later, Shelly has grown into an unusual, ethereal young woman whom Daria continues to protect. But when Rory Taylor, a friend...
16) Fire station
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
150L
Physical Desc
16 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fire Station takes emergent readers on a trip to the fire station while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience.
17) Fairest of all
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
400L
Physical Desc
169 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
After moving to a new house, ten-year-old Abby and her younger brother Jonah discover an antique mirror that transports them into the Snow White fairy tale.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016].
Lexile measure
NC 830L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When does it snow? Why is snow white? How do we know no two snowflakes are alike? (Hint: the proof is in the photographs, first made in the 1890s!) With full-color photographs and the Smithsonians famous Wilson Bentley snowflake photos, this new Curious About title looks at the science behind snow, and the history of record-setting blizzards and snowstormsplus how people have fun in the snow!" --
19) Sink or swim
Author
Series
Whatever after volume 3
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
470L
Physical Desc
165 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Once again Abby and her brother Jonah go through the magic mirror in their basement, and this time they find themselves interfering in the Little Mermaid story--and needing to set things right and make sure everyone has a happy ending.
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
When B.B. Wolf, who now lives in the Villain Villa Retirement Residence, is invited to the library for a storybook tea, he is careful to follow the advice of his crocodile friend and impresses everyone with how polite he can be.