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2) Jabari tries
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jabari is making a flying machine all by himself, but when it doesn't work the way he imagined, he learns about perserverance and problem-solving.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
There are five guys on the Wildcats who always start, and forward Daniel Friedland isn't one of them. But when the star forward goes on vacation, Daniel gets his chance at the spotlight. It's his turn to shine. Daniel has worked hard at improving his free throws, but he's terrible at layups, and everybody knows it. He'll need to work hard if he wants to be a starting Wildcat.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Eleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility in tiny Surprise, Nebraska. His mom is a resident on Cell Block C, and so far Warden Daugherty has made it possible for them to be together. That is, until a new district attorney discovers the truth--and Perry is removed from the facility and forced into a foster home. When Perry moves to the "outside" world, he feels trapped. Desperate to be reunited...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Day after day, a poor young girl discovers a lion who needs her help. In time, her care for the lion and her dreams of a better life intersect in a most unusual way. Themes: compassion, bravery, perseverance.
Author
Series
Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tallulah loves the grace and elegance of ballet and can pirouette perfectly but at dance camp struggles to learn tap.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1933, facing the hardships of the Great Depression, Ruth learns to follow her mother's example and count her lucky stars when she turns her disappointment over not being able to attend fourth grade into a blessing for her younger sister.
Author
Series
Questioneers volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.
11) Just one flake
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Determined to catch a perfect snowflake, Liam sticks out his tongue and tries a number of tricks, all to no avail, but after giving it one last shot, he grabs one in an unexpected way.
Author
Series
Isaiah Dunn volume 1
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Referring to his late father's journal for advice on how to be the man of the house, young Isaiah taps the support and ideas of two school friends who help him navigate rules and manage without superpowers.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mama Nsoso knows her chicks need a warm new house, but each day when they set out to collect sticks and mud she is distracted by good things to eat, while Little Chick stays busy gathering the building materials himself.
16) The red hat
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time, high atop the world, there lived a boy named Billy Hightower and the wind. When a new neighbor appears--a girl in a red hat--Billy Hightower can hardly wait to meet her and introduce himself. But the wind has other ideas"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a cold north wind blows away the flour carried by the baker's young son, the boy sets out on a journey to insist that it be returned. This tale demonstrates the value of never giving up and appreciating the gifts of nature. Includes special educational sections: Words to know, What do you think?, and About Norway.
18) Hook
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
A chick hatched by hens turns out to be an eaglet who must get help from a boy in learning how to fly.
20) Steady Sloth
Author
Series
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Sloth's animal friends think a lot of things are too hard, but Sloth perseveres and show them how good things can come from taking it slow and steady.