Kevin Henkes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a summer visit to her grandmother's cottage by the ocean, twelve-year-old Martha gains perspective on the death of a classmate, on her relationship with her grandmother, on her feelings for an older boy, and on her plans to be a writer.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Mitch, spending the summer with his grandparents at Bird Lake after his parents' separation, becomes friends with ten-year-old Spencer, who has returned with his family to the lake where his little brother drowned years earlier, and as the boys spend time together and their friendship grows, each of them begins to heal.
10) Jessica
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ruthie does everything with her imaginary friend Jessica; and then on her first day at kindergarten, she meets a real new friend with the same name.
13) My garden
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of beach balls.
14) Chrysanthemum
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
15) Owen
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.
17) Old Bear
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Old Bear falls asleep for the winter, he has a dream that he is a cub again, enjoying each of the four seasons.
18) A good day
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A bird, a fox, a dog, and a squirrel overcome minor setbacks to have a very good day.
20) Oh!
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The morning after a snowfall finds animals and children playing.