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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old boy, worried that his parents may divorce, discovers that an island in the middle of the lake where he's spending the summer is the testing ground of the mysterious Dr. Libris, who may have invented a way to make the characters in books come alive.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics — from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories — observed in #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman’s probing, amusing, and distinctive style. An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling fiction. Now, The View from...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Suggests a method of reading that begins with planting oneself beneath a tree and leads to a book party one hopes will never end.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
x, 240 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nina Sankovitch has always been a reader. As a child, she discovered that a trip to the local bookmobile with her sisters was more exhilarating than a ride at the carnival. Books were the glue that held her immigrant family together. When Nina's eldest sister died at the age of forty-six, Nina turned to books for comfort, escape, and introspection. In her beloved purple chair, she rediscovered the magic of such writers as Toni Morrison, Nathaniel...
27) The Losers Club
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love!
Sixth grader Alec can’t put a good book down.
So when Principal Vance lays down the law—pay attention in class, or else—Alec takes action. He can’t lose all his reading time, so he starts a club. A club he intends...
Sixth grader Alec can’t put a good book down.
So when Principal Vance lays down the law—pay attention in class, or else—Alec takes action. He can’t lose all his reading time, so he starts a club. A club he intends...
28) The lonely book
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Once popular, an increasingly shabby library book grows lonely until a young girl rediscovers it, but when it becomes lost again both the book and the girl wonder if they will have a happy ending.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that’s as compulsively readable, entertaining, surprising, and enlightening as the 1,000-plus titles it recommends. Covering fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children’s books, history, and more, 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die ranges across cultures and through time to offer an eclectic collection...
30) Poppleton
Author
Series
Poppleton volume 1
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Poppleton the pig makes a friend, reads a library book about adventure, and helps a sick friend get better.
32) The speaker
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"Sefia and Archer's adventure continues as Archer searches for a way to combat his nightmares of his time with the impressors and Sefia becomes more and more consumed by her study of the Book"--
33) The madman's library: the strangest books, manuscripts and other literary curiosities from history
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The Madman's Library reveals the fascinating stories behind some of the strangest and most beautiful books ever created in a highly illustrated tour through an eccentric "library" of literary curiosities and wonders"--
34) Book love
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bookworms rejoice! These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels for hardcovers. And paperbacks! And ebooks! And bookstores! And libraries!
Author
Series
Mr. Lemoncello's library volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"To win Mr. Lemoncello's new television game show, Kyle and his team have to break out of their comfort zone and walk a mile in other characters' shoes and figure out how to unlock a series of locks and break out of the game before their competition!"--
Author
Series
The book of lost things volume 1
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 17
Physical Desc
339 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
After the death of his mother, a twelve-year-old boy takes refuge in his books. After a time, he finds that reality and fantasy have begun to meld and he is propelled into a fantasy world that seems to be a reflection of his real world.
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
xv, 287 p. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
What to read next is every book lover's greatest dilemma. Nancy Pearl comes to the rescue with this wide-ranging and fun guide to the best reading new and old. Pearl, who inspired legions of litterateurs with "What If All (name the city) Read the Same Book," has devised 170 thematic reading lists that cater to every mood, occasion, and personality. These annotated lists cover such topics as mother-daughter relationships, science for nonscientists,...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c1984
Physical Desc
xvii, 213 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Helps children read by doing just what kids like best: playing games. There is a "bingo" game that helps children learn vocabulary. There is a rhyming game that helps them hear letter sounds more accurately. There are mazes and puzzles, games that train the eye to see patterns of letters, games that train the ear so a child can sound out words, games that awaken a child's imagination and creativity, and games that provide the right spark to fire a...
40) Lucky star
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Star cannot wait to share her library book with her best friend Blister, but when the book gets ruined, they get into a fight over it.
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