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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
4) Rapunzel
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
A retelling of a Grimm's fairytale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the traditional Persian tale in which Settareh, neglected and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, finds her life transformed with the help of a little blue jug.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.
Includes Spanish words or phrases.
13) West
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
When a sudden storm destroys Charles' ship and he is presumed dead, Rose believes something sinister is at work and she sets off on a perilous journey, with the fate of the entire world at stake.
18) Sleeping Bobby
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Grimm tale featuring a handsome prince who is put into a deep sleep by a curse until he is awakened by the kiss of a brave princess.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents eighteen simple stories from international folklore, grouped around six themes, such as "Runaway Cookies," "Slowpokes and Speedsters," and "Chain Tales." Includes background information and storytelling hints.
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