A LaFaye
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
At the end of the Civil War, young Gabe meets many other former slaves getting a feel for freedom whose kindness helps him in his quest to find his mother, who was sold away.
2) Worth
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
144 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
After breaking his leg, eleven-year-old Nate feels useless because he cannot work on the family farm in nineteenth-century Nebraska, so when his father brings home an orphan boy to help with the chores, Nate feels even worse.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Description
Ready to Fly is the true story of Sylvia Townsend, an African American girl who falls in love with ballet after seeing Swan Lake on TV. Although there aren't many ballet schools that will accept a girl like Sylvia in the 1950s, her local bookmobile provides another possibility. A librarian helps Sylvia find a book about ballet and the determined seven-year-old, with the help of her new books, starts teaching herself the basics of classical ballet....
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Bartholomew Botts loves pets and doesn't want to go to school without one. Unfortunately, when Bartholomew brings his new frog to class, his teacher, Mr. Patanoose, declares: "No frogs in school!" So what happens when Bartholomew's beloved hoppy, hairy, and scaly creatures meet up with Mr. Patanoose's rules? Lots of fun!