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1) The dot
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[c2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.
4) Ish
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[c2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
1959
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
10) I'll be there
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A young boy and his mother talk about what she did for him as a baby, what he can do for himself now, and that she will always be there when he needs her.
11) Call it courage
Author
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Based on a Polynesian legend, this is the story of a youth who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
�2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dell
Pub. Date
1984, c1960
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast when her tribe emigrated and she was left behind.
Author
Series
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Zach has set a goal for himself--to get across the tricky trapeze rings on the playground. Every time he tries, he falls off before making it to the end. But with encouragement from his best friend Sonya and positive self-talk, Zach makes a plan to achieve his goal, adapts his plan along the way, and perseveres to the end. Zach feels so great about his success that he writes down the steps he used so he can repeat them next time he faces a tough...
15) Mary can!
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The multi-awarding-winning singer, artist, actress, and icon presents this entertaining and empowering story in which young Mary, told there are many things she cannot do, isn't about to let anyone tell her she cannot sing.
17) Star of the week
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Excited about being "star of the week" at school, Stanley spends a lot of time choosing and preparing his favorite things to share, but becomes discouraged when his classmates make fun of what he likes.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Primrose, who lives in a small fishing village in British Columbia, recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea.
19) Stranded
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Pub. Date
1996, c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Koby, who has lost a foot in an accident, sees a chance to prove her self-reliance to her parents when she tries to rescue two stranded pilot whales near her home in the Florida Keys.
Author
Publisher
Universal Studio
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Conrad and Sally Walden are home alone with their pet fish. It is raining outside, and there is nothing to do. Until The Cat in the Hat walks in the front door. He introduces them to their imagination, and at first it's all fun and games, until things get out of hand and the kids wreak havoc in the home their mother has neatly prepared for an upcoming party. So The Cat must go, go, go, before their parents get back.
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