Eve Bunting
62) Fly away home
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal and trying not to be noticed, is given hope when he sees a trapped bird find its freedom.
63) December
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Language
English
Description
A homeless family's luck changes after they help an old woman who has even less than they do at Christmas.
67) A day's work
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
Four years after the death of her mother, seven-year-old Allie goes with her grandfather to a performance of "The Nutcracker" on Christmas Eve, hears about the special day he had with her mother going to her first "Nutcracker, " and shares his loving memory of her.
Author
Publisher
Bridge Water Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Annie Moore cares for her two younger brothers on board the ship sailing from Ireland to America where she becomes the first immigrant processed through Ellis Island, January 1, 1892, her fifteenth birthday.
72) The pumpkin fair
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A rather ordinary pumpkin wins a prize for "the best-loved pumpkin at the fair, the best-loved pumpkin anywhere."
74) Secret place
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Language
English
Description
A young boy finds a patch of wilderness in the city.
75) Market Day
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Language
English
Description
Tess and Wee Boy observe the farm animals, wonder at the sword-swallower, hear playing of pipes, and experience all the excitement of a country fair in Ireland.
77) Ducky
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
A yellow plastic duck makes a long perilous journey when he is washed overboard with a crate full of bathtub toys during a storm.
78) Pop's bridge
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 630L
Language
English
Description
Robert and his friend Charlie are proud of their fathers, who are working on the construction of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
79) Jin Woo
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
Davey is dubious about having a new adopted brother from Korea, but when he finds out that his parents still love him, he decides that having a baby brother will be fine.
80) Red fox running
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text follows the experiences of a red fox as it searches across a wintery landscape for food.