Johanna Hurwitz
Author
Publisher
Avon/Camelot Book
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
From July 1942 until August 1944, a young girl named Anne Frank kept a diary. Her diary was unique. It chronicled two years she and her family spent hiding from the Germans who were determined to annihilate all the Jews in Europe
"The true story behind the girl who wrote the famous diary."
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A yard sale, ice skating, class pictures, and a surprise party are a few of the things that make fourth grade fun for Julio and his friends, but they must get serious about studying as the statewide end-of-year test approaches.
Author
Series
Park pals volume 3
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Pee Wee the guinea pig and his friend Lexi the squirrel help a new guinea pig adjust to life in the wilds of New York City's Central Park, but are unsure what to do about the approach of winter.
Author
Series
Park pals volume 1
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When his owner's parents let him go in Central Park, a young guinea pig learns to survive in the natural world with the help of a "park-wise" squirrel while trying to find his way back home.
Author
Series
Monty books (Johanna Hurwitz) volume 3
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
First-grader Montgomery Gerald Morris enjoys an exciting year as his class acquires a pair of parakeets as pets, he loses his first tooth, and he becomes a big brother.
8) Ethan's cat
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Ethan chases a fast cat. Will he catch it?
Author
Series
Park pals volume 4
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Lexi the squirrel and his cousin Lenox leave Central Park to find the New York City streets for which they were named, they discover that the human world is wilder--and more dangerous--than they had ever imagined.
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Sixth grader Cricket finds just the right dessert to bake for school events during the year. Includes recipes for Zucchini "Apple" Crisp, No Bake Orange Balls, and Mystery Ingredient Chocolate Cake.
11) Mighty Monty
Author
Series
Monty books (Johanna Hurwitz) volume 2
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Meade family stories volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In early twentieth-century Vermont, sixteen-year-old Emma confides in her diary both her hopes of becoming a farmer's wife one day and her frustrations with her parents' belief that she is too young to be courted by the handsome Cole Berry.
13) Superduper Teddy
Author
Series
Riverside Kids volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Encouraged by his gregarious sister and his trusty Superman cape, five-year-old Teddy takes his first steps toward independence.
14) Mostly Monty
Author
Series
Monty books (Johanna Hurwitz) volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Because he suffers from asthma, six-year-old Monty is nervous about starting first grade but he soon learns to cope with his illness and use his special talents to make friends.
Author
Series
Kelly twins (Johanna Hurwitz) volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Second-graders Arlene and Ilene Kelly are twins, identical twins to be exact, and they love being a pair. They love to dress alike, they have identical pet ferrets, and they do everything together. But being a twin is not always easy. And when Arlene gets sick and has to visit the hospital, the twins each find out what it's like to be one instead of two. But whether they're together or apart, Arlene and Ilene know they're lucky to have each other....
16) Magical Monty
Author
Series
Monty books (Johanna Hurwitz) volume 4
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
First-grader Monty Morris includes his new baby sister in a school project, gives his mother a surprising gift, gets a little more than he can handle with his friend Joey's dogs, and learns that sometimes a day filled with excitement is not the best thing.
Author
Series
Kelly twins (Johanna Hurwitz) volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cherishing everything about being identical twins, Arlene and Ilene are astonished when they discover that they do not share everything in like manner, from ice cream preferences to favorite nail polish colors
18) Dear Emma
Author
Series
Meade family stories volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In her letters to a Vermont friend, eighth grader Dossi, a Russian, Jewish immigrant living in the Lower East Side of New York City in 1910, shares her thoughts about her new brother-in-law, the diphtheria epidemic, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Author
Series
Riverside Kids volume 5
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
[1983]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Five-year-old Russell goes to nursery school and has various adventures which show he is growing up, but sometimes he wishes he could still stay home like his baby sister.
20) Lexi's tale
Author
Series
Park pals volume 2
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Lexi the squirrel and his guinea pig friend Pee Wee, who live in Central Park, help a hungry stranger with a funny hat.