Kevin Henkes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
4) Jessica
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Language
English
Description
Ruthie does everything with her imaginary friend Jessica; and then on her first day at kindergarten, she meets a real new friend with the same name.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a bump on his head and a lot of worries, but by the end of the year he has developed good relationships with his teacher, his little sister, and his parents and learned many important lessons.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 480L
Language
English
Description
Wemberly worried about everything.Big things. Little things. And things in between. Then it was time for school to start.And Wemberly worried even more.If you ever worry (or know someone who does), this is the book for you.
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.
10) The biggest boy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
400L
Language
English
Description
Billy and his parents discuss how big he is getting.
11) Old Bear
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Old Bear falls asleep for the winter, he has a dream that he is a cub again, enjoying each of the four seasons. On board pages.
12) Owen
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
510L
Language
English
Description
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.
13) Winter is here
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Lexile measure
AD 510L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--
14) Words of stone
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Description
Busy trying to deal with his many fears and his troubled feelings for his dead mother, ten-year-old Blaze has his life changed when he meets the boisterous and irresistible Joselle.
16) Circle dogs
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 350L
Language
English
Description
Circle dogs live in a square house with a square yard and spend a busy day eating circle snacks, digging circle holes, and sleeping.
18) Lilly's big day
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Language
English
Description
When her teacher announces that he is getting married, Lilly the mouse sets her heart on being the flower girl at his wedding.
19) Protecting Marie
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Relates twelve-year-old Fanny's love-hate relationship with her father, a temperamental artist, who has given Fanny a new dog.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Description
"Animals and children alike watch as the world transforms from the dark and dead of winter to a full and blooming spring"--