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Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Piper Davis records in her diary her experiences beginning in December 1941 when her brother joins the Navy, the United States goes to war, she attempts to document her life through photography, and her father--the pastor for a Japanese Baptist Church in Seattle--follows his congregants to an Idaho internment camp, taking her along with him. Includes historical notes.
2) Dash
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her family is forced into an internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and her beloved dog Dash; and as her family begins to come apart around her, Mitsi clings to her one connection to the outer world--the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for Dash.
Author
Series
Classroom 13 volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse wins the lottery and shares her winnings with her class. The students fulfill their dreams with their newfound wealth, but they soon learn that winning the lottery is not all that lucky"--
Author
Series
Lintang series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lintang is an island girl who longs for daring and danger. When she meets the feared pirate Captain Shafira, Lintang is determined to join her crew. But life's not easy aboard a pirate ship, and things only get harder when Lintang discovers her best friend, Bayani, has stowed away and is desperate to stay hidden. Lintang is torn between loyalty to her friend and to her new captain--especially when she learns that Bayani is guarding a secret that...
Author
Series
Dragonsitter volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Dragonsitter Takes Off is the second in the Dragonsitter series. The series is about a boy called Edward who has a pet girl dragon named Ziggy. In this story a boy dragon comes, starts attacking Edwards's house and won't leave. The book is told completely in emails between Edward and his Uncle Morton."--Publisher information.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Formats
Description
A tale based on true events follows the coming-of-age of a girl who is motivated by an act of racism at school to learn about her ancestral heritage and her grandparents' experiences as lost children during the Korean War.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Classics. Mark Twain's tale of a boy's picaresque journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work had done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the 'sivilizing' Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families and the trickery of the unscrupulous 'Duke' and 'Dauphin'. Beneath the exploits, however, are...
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