David Dean
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
After a fire kills her parents, eleven-year-old Martine must leave England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife game reserve in South Africa, where she befriends a mythical white giraffe.
Author
Publisher
Rock the Boat, an imprint of Oneworld Publications
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"It's the first day of the holidays and Sam is roaming the island of Texel, imagining what it'd feel like to be the last person on earth. Then, like a whirlwind, 12-year-old islander Tess swoops into his life. Sam's only option is to go along for the ride. Soon he's dancing the waltz, burying a pet canary and coming up with an especially weird plan to help Tess find her father, who doesn't even know she exists. Along the way, Sam discovers the true...