Patricia Polacco
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Welcome Comfort, a lonely foster child, is assured by his friend the school custodian that there is a Santa Claus, but he does not discover the truth until one wondrous and surprising Christmas Eve.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Marilyn and her teacher, Miss Wichelman, both get cancer, they encourage each other and, aided by medical treatments and support from friends, they get better. Based on a true story.
10) Rechenka's eggs
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1988.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, then leaves behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.
11) Babushka's doll
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
A little girl gets a doll that turns out to be twice as rambunctious as her owner.
12) Emma Kate
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Emma Kate and her best friend, a toy elephant, share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time!
14) Pink and Say
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops.
16) Chicken Sunday
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Description
To thank old Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, the children sell decorated eggs and buy her a beautiful Easter hat.
17) Fiona's lace
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Fiona and her family moved from Ireland to Chicago to begin a new life. Yet, when the family is struck with misfortune, will Fiona's lace help save them?"--
19) Oh, look!
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Three goats visit a fair but run home after they seem to encounter a troll.
20) The butterfly
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom.
Search Tools Get RSS Feed Email this Search