Susan Hood
4) The New Kid
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Look out! There is a new boy in Miss Hall's class. His name is Sid, and he is one silly kid.
5) I Am Mad!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This girl is mad! Her big sister, Liz, keeps picking on her. Then, when the girls have a snack, Liz really acts up!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It's just not a good day when you've forgotten about Show and Tell. All the other kids have something neat to show, and you have...nothing. But if you think really hard, you just might come up with the best Show and Tell of all!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers, while hiding in plain sight, during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna's son).
She wouldn't be Zhanna. She'd use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive.
When the Germans invade Ukraine, Zhanna, a young Jewish girl, must leave behind her friends,...
10) The Tooth Mouse
Author
Language
English
Description
This finely rendered fable introduces readers to the Tooth Mouse, France's version of the tooth fairy, and to Sophie, a sweet young mouse who must prove she is brave, honest and wise enough to take over this important job.
11) Lifeboat 12
Author
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of The War That Saved My Life and Stella by Starlight, this poignant novel in verse based on true events tells the story of a boy's harrowing experience on a lifeboat after surviving a torpedo attack during World War II.
With Nazis bombing London every night, it's time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects his stepmother is glad to see him go, but his dad says he's one of the lucky ones-one of ninety boys and girls to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Dora and friends start out with ten goody bags as they prepare a party for Boots, but the bags disappear one by one as Swiper hides them. Includes English and Spanish for the numbers from one through ten and provides an opportunity for readers to find the hidden bags.