Gary Paulsen
121) The grass-eaters
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Editions
Pub. Date
[1976]
Language
English
Description
Portrays grazing animals in their natural habitat.
125) Fishbone's song
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
"Deep in the woods, in a rustic cabin, lives an old man and the boy he's raised as his own. This sage old man has taught the boy the power of nature and how to live in it, and more importantly, to respect it. In Fishbone's Song, this boy reminisces about the magic of the man who raised him and the tales that he used to tell--all true, but different each time"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever.
128) The rock jockeys
Author
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
129) Road trip
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
A father and son embark on a road trip to a distant animal shelter to save a homeless border collie puppy.
131) Worksong
Publisher
Voyager
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Language
English
132) NightJohn
Publisher
Platinum Disc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When a new slave named NightJohn is brought to the plantation, he opens a whole new world for Sarny because he has forbidden talents. He can read and also he can teach. As she learns to read she learns the power of words and the unconquerable strength of the human spirit.
133) A cry in the wild
Series
Publisher
New Concorde
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
134) Disney's snow dogs
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
When a Miami dentist inherits a team of sled dogs, he's got to learn the trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man.