Donna Jo Napoli
1) Ugly
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 4
Description
When the rest of the ducks turn on her little duckling, Ugly, because he isn't like them, Mother Duck sadly leaves him behind in order to protect her other children. With the help of some new friends, Ugly makes his way alone, but he doesn't know where he's going or what he's looking for.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
Presents illustrated retellings of classic Greek myths, sharing the stories of Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Athena, Helen of Troy, Perseus, and Medusa, with sidebars for each god, goddess, hero, and monster that link the tales to constellations, history, geography, and culture, and including profiles, a family tree, and other resources.
3) Albert
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
One day when Albert is at his window, two cardinals come to build a nest in his hand, an event that changes his life.
Author
Series
Sly the sleuth mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Sly the Sleuth, also known as Sylvia, solves three mysteries for her friends and neighbors, all involving pets, through her detective agency, Sleuth for Hire.
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Fifteen-year-old Melkorka, an Irish princess, is kidnapped by Russian slave traders and not only learns how to survive but to challenge some of the brutality of her captors, who are fascinated by her apparent muteness and the possibility that she is enchanted.
6) Sirena
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Description
The gods grant immortality to the mermaid Sirena when she rescues a human man from the sea and they fall in love, but his mortality creates great conflict between love and honor when he is called to defend Greece in the Trojan War.
Author
Series
Angelwings volume 5
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A little angel has to think carefully and work hard as he tries to lead Dinah to understanding the values of generosity and honesty.
11) North
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Tired of his mother's overprotectiveness and intrigued by the life of African American explorer Matthew Henson, twelve-year-old Alvin travels north and spends a season with a trapper near the Arctic Circle.
12) Fish Girl
Author
Pub. Date
[2017].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"Fish Girl, a young mermaid living in a boardwalk aquarium, has never interacted with anyone beyond the walls of her tank until a chance encounter with an ordinary girl, Livia. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl's longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank"--
13) Bound
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Description
In a novel based on Chinese Cinderella tales, fourteen-year-old stepchild Xing-Xing endures a life of neglect and servitude, as her stepmother cruelly mutilates her own child's feet so that she alone might marry well.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Formats
Description
From microscopic organisms to giant cats, it's surprising who you'll find awake in the middle of the night! Dinoflagellates guzzle floating bacteria, bumblebee bats loop and swoop, racer snakes slither, weasels sneak and circle, and spot-bellied eagle owls leap and sweep. One by one, the animals of the food chain find their next scrumptious treat.
16) Storm
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Having lost her family in a massive flood, sixteen-year-old Sebah finds her way onto a gigantic ark, where she must conceal herself from Noah and his family until it is safe for her and another stowaway to slip away.
17) In a flash
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Caught in Japan and separated from their father when World War II begins, Italian sisters Simona, thirteen, and Carolina, ten, embark on a trying journey hoping to reach safety. Includes historical notes.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. But each girl's love of the snow teaches them that they don't need to speak the same language to have fun!"--
20) A single pearl
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A simple grain of sand undergoes an inspiring transformation"--
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