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Author
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
"At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his...
Author
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"We shall all, in the end, be led to where we belong. We shall all, in the end, find our way home. In a time of war, a mysterious child appears at the monastery of the Order of the Chronicles of Sorrowing. Gentle Brother Edik finds the girl, Beatryce, curled in a stall, wracked with fever, coated in dirt and blood, and holding fast to the ear of Answelica the goat. As the monk nurses Beatryce to health, he uncovers her dangerous secret, one that imperils...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name. Two-time Newbery Medalist Lois Lowry introduces a new girl in class who loves being the center of attention and tells the most entertaining "absolutely true" stories. There's never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. What...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
At first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 281 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lifelong gamer with over 20-years experience in the gaming industry examines the storytelling skills in some of the most beloved and moving games of the past thirty years in this fun and informative YA non-fiction title"--
We all know that video games are fun, but can a video game make you cry? Can it tell you a powerful love story? Can a video game make you think differently about war? About the environment? About the choices you make? Whether...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
HL 690L
Language
English
Description
"In this reimagining of The Arabian Nights, Shahrzad plans to avenge the death of her dearest friend by volunteering to marry the murderous boy-king of Khorasan but discovers not all is as it seems within the palace." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"A lyrical, vibrant tribute to the amazing life and legacy of Pura Belpř, a lauded storyteller, librarian, and pioneer of bilingual storytimes" -- Amazon.com.
In this fictional biography, Pura Belpré breaks the rules of storytime by telling unpublished stories from her homeland of Puerto Rico. Includes author's note.
Author
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Plains region stretches across the Midwest from Canada to Texas. Traditional Stories of the Plains Nations features stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Lakota, Cree, and Siksika. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index." -- From publisher's website.
14) Wondrous Rex
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan has written a magical and funny tale about the joy found in using words, sharing stories, and loving a wondrous dog named Rex.
Author
Series
Perilous Realm volume 1
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
382 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Will, a rebellious teen, stumbles from the present into the realm where stories come from, he learns he has a mission concerning the evil Malabron and, aided by some of the story folk, he faces a host of perils while seeking the gateless gate that will take him home.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
1270L
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Marco Polo shook Europe with descriptions of the world he'd seen on his epic journey to the court of Kublai Khan, but had he really seen the "Roof of the World" in Central Asia, and the "City of Heaven" in far-off China or was he a charlatan who saw nothing more than the conjurings of his inventive mind?
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 paperback library lesson supplement (7 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm)
Language
English
Description
"Storytime! That's all the little barnyard animals need to hear to send them flocking to their librarian, who has some rip-roaring, song-singing, nursery-rhyming, snack-timing fun in store for them! You've never seen a storytime quite like this...and reading has never been such fun!. Set to the tune of 'She'll be comin' round the mountain when she comes.'"--Jacket.
Author
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Two competitive fox fairies go through rapid physical transformations until a hunter's arrow reminds them of their true friendship. This original tangram tale is framed by the loving relationship between a grandfather and granddaughter as they share the story under the shade of an old tree, and culminates in a tangram of an old man and a girl likewise resting. Tangrams, ancient Chinese puzzles in which a square is cut into seven traditional pieces...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
360 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"School is tough. School is scary. School is EERIE. No one knows this better than Davis and Emily. But they're not scared of school because of tough tests or merciless vice-principals. No, they're scared because their teacher wants her students to present the class with the spookiest, most chilling stories they can think of"--Provided by publisher
20) Rose & thorn
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 700L
Physical Desc
405 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Rose has been kept hidden all her life to delay the three curses she was born with-- curses that will put her into her own fairy tale and a century-long slumber. Accompanied by Griff, the handsome and mysterious Watcher, and Quirk, his witty and warmhearted partner, Rose tries to escape from the ties that bind her to her story. But will the path they take lead them to freedom, or will it bring them straight into the fairy tale they are trying to avoid?...