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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores different answers to this provocative question in linked poems that capture the diverse voices of a middle school class. Illustrated with black-and-white art.
5) Forget this!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The Forgetters keep sending an annoying gum jingle to Headquarters, and Anger can't take it anymore! While Riley is sleeping one night, he travels into the Mind World to confront them. Will Disgust go with him? Will he stop somehwere along the way? Help decide where Anger's adventure will lead!" -- page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Elephant and Piggie books volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Gerald the Elephant is sad, Piggie is determined cheer him up, but finds after many tries that it only takes the simplest thing to change Gerald's mood.
Author
Series
Elephant and Piggie books volume 5
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Elephant accidentally breaks Piggie's new toy, they both experience intense feelings before coming to realize how important their friendship is.
9) I was here
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In an attempt to understand why her best friend committed suicide, eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds retraces her dead friend's footsteps and makes some startling discoveries.
10) When lions roar
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Loud, scary noises frighten a child until quiet and calmness return.
13) My heart
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From moments of great joy and exuberance to necessary times of quiet contemplation, your heart is your guide" --
Author
Series
Katie Honors books volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Katie Honors feels angry and out of control, her mother helps her to be herself again.
17) Theo's mood
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Members of Theo's class help him understand his feelings about becoming a big brother.
19) Dear stray
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A little girl adopts the prickliest stray kitten at the shelter because sometimes she feels prickly, too"--
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