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1) Slade house
Author
Language
English
Description
"Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you'll find the entrance to Slade House: a surreal place where visitors see what they want to see, including some things that should be impossible. Every nine years, the house's residents--an odd brother and sister--extend a unique invitation to someone who's different or lonely: a precocious teenager, a divorced policeman,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
At a dinner party in the posh London suburb of Greenwich, Miles Garth suddenly leaves the table midway through the meal, locks himself in an upstairs room, and refuses to leave. An eclectic group of neighbors and friends slowly gathers around the house, and Miles' story is told from the points of view of four of them: Anna, a woman in her forties; Mark, a man in his sixties; May, a woman in her eighties; and a ten-year-old named Brooke. The thing...
5) Heights
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Follows five people over a 24 hour period on a fall day in New York City. Isabel, a photographer, is having second thoughts about her upcoming marriage to Jonathan, a lawyer. Isabel's mother, Diana, learns that her husband has a new lover and begins to re-think her life choices and, especially, her open marriage. Diana and Isabel's paths cross with Alec, a young actor, and with Peter, a journalist. Isabel, Jonathan, Diana, Alec, and Peter must choose...
Author
Publisher
Rosetta Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A little girl uses rhyming verse to describe the unique traits of her autistic friend. Benny likes trains and cupcakes without sprinkles, but he can also be fussy sometimes. The narrator doesn't mind, however, because "true friends accept each other just the way they are". A gentle story encouraging children to appreciate and accept out differences."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Kids/Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Language
English
Description
"A quirky and uplifting guide to making new friends for kids 4 to 7 from a beloved, internationally renowned author. What's the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don't go according to plan... but that's okay. Eventually Toad tires of making new friends, but comes to a marvelous conclusion: sometimes being with yourself is a good way to pass the time too. A hilarious and heartfelt read for kids who are starting...
9) Yo! Yes?
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Lexile measure
BR 40L
Language
English
Description
Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends.
10) Disconnect
Language
English
Description
A couple is drawn into a dangerous situation when their secrets are exposed online. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this riveting dramatic thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.
"...vibrates...
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Promotes emotional intelligence. Paz programs promote the skills needed for effective learning and an optimistic and resillent approach to life. Wilbur helps preschoolers get a jump-start on early literacy skills. The Save-Ums! are pint-sized superheroes who race to the rescue to solve preschool-sized emergencies through collaborative problem solving and the creative use of technology.
12) Let me finish!
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
AD 450L
Language
English
Description
"A young boy wants to read his favorite books without interruption, but the creatures around him keep spoiling the ending!"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From excited to scared from worried to confident-emotions can shift in a moment! Acclaimed picture book creator Mike Wohnoutka's simple words and tender illustrations demonstrate the highs and lows of a single day at school and open the door for readers to talk about their own contradictory, unpredictable ever-present emotions."--Front cover jacket.
Author
Series
Publisher
Boys Town Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Language
English
Description
Isabella enjoys shouting out her thoughts, ideas and feelings so much, it's earned her the nickname "Decibella!". Young readers will be entertained as she learns the "five volumes" of voice-- whisper, 6-inch, table-talk, strong speaker, and outside-- and that different situations require a different tone.--Publisher.
