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Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Its homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant of surprise. Or could it be an element of surprise (as her amused papa explains)? As they dive in to story after story, looking for the part that makes a reader say “Whoa! I didnt know that was going to happen,” Papa is sure he can convince Chicken hes right. After all, there are definitely no elephants in “The Ugly Duckling,”...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 31
Language
English
Description
This unforgettable "tour de force" marries the intimate, passionate texture of the Irish spirit with a sweeping, epic historical scope, to tell the story of how the character of the land and its people were shaped by history, neighboring England, and the Irish themselves.
6) The beauty
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"Somewhere away from the cities and towns, in the Valley of Rocks, a society of men and boys gather around the fire each night to listen to their history recounted by Nate, the storyteller. Requested most often by the group is the tale of the death of all women. They are the last generation. One evening, Nate brings back new secrets from the woods; peculiar mushrooms are growing from the ground where the women's bodies lie buried. These are the first...
Author
Publisher
Imprint, a part of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The narrator boasts that Everybody's Favorite Book has something for everyone, from a space ninja cow to a giant, carnivorous guinea pig, but things start to go awry when the narrator tries to include everything that everybody enjoys in a book.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
After moving with her parents to Iowa, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers a mysterious notebook that can bring stories to life and which has a link to the 1914 disappearance of her great uncle.
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Betty Sweet is still recovering from the loss of her husband when she becomes the temporary guardian of a five-year-old nephew she never knew she had. As they struggle to move forward, they build a relationship upon the foundation of storytelling and itsspecial kind of magic"--
"Betty Sweet never expected to be a widow at 40. With so much life still in front of her, she tries to figure out what's next. She couldn't have imagined what God had in...
10) Zen ghosts
Author
Series
Zen books (Jon J Muth) volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
On Halloween night, Stillwater the giant panda tells Karl, Addy, and Michael a spooky and unusual story. Based on a Zen koan.
12) Big Bunny
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time there was a book about . . . MONSTERS! No. SPACE ALIENS? Nope . . . a BUNNY! A GIANT SCARY TRUCK-EATING BUNNY?!? Um . . . well, maybe it was a tiny bit big. From the curious mind of Rowboat Watkins comes a ginormously imaginative story that is as funny as it is philosophical. How big is Big Bunny? And how will this story end? Delightfully meta and humorously subversive, Big Bunny will take its place as the next go-to story about stories....
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Chloe loves to spend time at her grandparents' restaurant, where she gets to hear Grandpa Jack's stories about the many tattoos that commemorate events in his life at sea. Flying fish, giant octopuses, mermaids . . . Grandpa Jack has seen it all. He's sailed all the oceans of the world, and he has a host of stories to tell about his adventures - and a tattoo for each of them. So when a customer at Grandpa Jack's diner asks about one of his tattoos,...
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Oliver and Lora have created an homage to the ability of words to paint pictures in the imagination more powerful than anything the real world holds. - School Library Journal Snuggle up for a story that's sure to captivate your senses! There's a special place deep in the heart of the wilderness where the creatures of the night gather-where everyone wants to go-where the Night Librarian spins a tale of mystery. Fireflies, nighthawks, bats, mice,...
18) Green witch
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A year after her world was nearly destroyed, sixteen-year-old Green has become the one villagers turn to for aid, especially to record their stories, but Green will need the help of other women who, like herself, are believed to be witches if she is to find her best friend and her one true love.
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books, Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"When 10-year-old Thomas's mother, who suffers from depression, disappears, he creates a fantasy narrative in which his mother is safe and sets in motion a path of healing, not just for himself, but for his father and aunt as well"--
Author
Publisher
Hodder Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Tantrum O'Furrily's kittens are hungry and doubt a story can ease a stray cat's rumbling stomach. However, they soon learn stories are powerful, and if you're courageous you might find a saucer of milk at the end of that story.
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