Jane Yolen
2) Owl moon
Author
Pub. Date
1988.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 520L
Language
English
Description
Parents and children can never have enough ways to say "I love you"--And now, America's favorite dinosaurs are giving families a funny book, perfect for bedtime, storytime, anytime. Even when little dinosaurs are naughty, it's important to remind them that no matter what they do, they are always loved. In this book, readers will laugh aloud as parents cope with the typical antics of childhood, but in the end, hugs and kisses show your little one how...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyming text young dinosaurs learn to read, but only after many mishaps, like chewing their books and throwing them at the cat--but eventually they learn to respect their books, and treat them properly.
8) Briar Rose
Author
Series
Fairy tales volume no. 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Rewrites the old German folktale, Sleeping Beauty, into a story about the ramifications of the Holocaust.
10) Wizard's hall
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and believing in himself.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A cat whose kitten days are far behind her says goodbye to her human family, and the animals and places that have made her life special, before leaving this life behind. Tiger Rose's kitten days are long gone and she's grown too tired to stay, so she says her goodbyes to all the creatures and the joys of her natural world?from the scolding blue jay, to the dog and children she shares her home with, to a chipmunk, startled by her gentleness, to her...
Author
Series
Young heroes volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life.
15) Encounter
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Marina and sixteen-year-old Jed accompany their parents' religious cult, the Believers, to await the end of the world atop a remote mountain, where they try to decide what they themselves believe.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Atalanta discovers a home and friendship with a bear, misunderstanding from town-dwellers, and grudging respect from the great hunter Orion, as she and the bear pursue the mysterious creature that killed her father.
20) Dragon's blood
Author
Series
Pit dragons volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom.