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2) Beast
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Elaborates on the tale of "Beauty and the Beast," told from the point of view of the beast and set in Persia.
3) In a flash
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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.
4) Storm
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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.
5) Ugly
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When the rest of the ducks turn on her ugly duckling, 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
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Upon returning to Italy, fourteen-year-old Roberto struggles to survive, first on his own, then as a member of the resistance, fighting against the Nazi occupiers while yearning to reach home safely and for an end to the war.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Mogo is cast out of his burrow to make room for a new litter, he learns how to survive and as an unlikely friendship with a young baboon blooms, Mogo finds the joy of friendship and love.
8) Fish Girl
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2017].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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.