Eileen Spinelli
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Belinda "Bindi" Winkler and her family find their way through tough times with the love and support of the community that grows around their newly opened restaurant, "The Dancing Pancake."
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Language
English
Description
Sophie the spider makes wondrous webs, but the residents of Beekman's Boarding House do not appreciate her until at last, old and tired, she weaves her final masterpiece.
5) Birdie
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Birdie Briggs loves birds. They bring her comfort when she thinks about her dad, a firefighter who was killed in the line of duty. Life without her dad isn't easy, but at least Birdie still has Mom and Maymee, and her friends Nina and Martin. But then Maymee gets a boyfriend, Nina and Martin start dating, and Birdie's mom starts seeing a police officer. And suddenly not even her beloved birds can lift Birdie's spirits. Her world is...
7) Princess Pig
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A pig believes herself to be a princess and behaves accordingly, but soon learns that being royalty has a price.
8) Bath time
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A child fills up his bathtub with so many toys that there is no room for him in it.
9) Cold snap
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2012]
Lexile measure
AD 790L
Language
English
Description
A cold snap has everyone in the town of Toby Mills feeling down, until the mayor's wife thinks of a way to warm things up again.
10) Hero cat
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Language
English
Description
A cat gives birth to a litter of kittens in an abandoned building that catches fire while she is out searching for food.
12) Thankful
Author
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Combines rhymes and illustrations to convey the importance of being thankful for everyday blessings"--
14) Rise the moon
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The moon lights the night for farmers, mothers and babies, wolves, and more.
17) A big boy now
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a young rabbit takes the training wheels off his bike, he learns something surprising about his dad.
18) Jonah's whale
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
A contented whale one day sees a ship tossed on the waves by a storm and obeys God's command to save a drowning man by swallowing him.