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Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 129
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The four Alden children, aged six to fourteen, uncover a mystery while volunteering at a food pantry for the needy.
Author
Series
Me and my dragon volume 3
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A boy and his pet dragon discover the meaning of the Christmas spirit.
Author
Series
Anna Hibiscus (Early chapter books) volume 2
Language
English
Description
Set in modern Nigeria, this illustrated chapter book follows Anna Hibiscus, who lives with her large, loving family in a compound in a big city, as she escapes hair-braiding day, plays hide-and-seek during a power outage and learns about spontaneous generosity.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2001, c2000
Edition
1st Scholastic ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[48] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a generous quiltmaker finally agrees to make a quilt for a greedy king but only under certain conditions, she causes him to undergo a change of heart.
Author
Language
English
Description
"When a furry, four-legged beast from the distant past appears in their park, the local animals are concerned about unwanted attention from humans. Gilly the Possum, assistant to raccoon Mayor Crawdaddy, is tasked with figuring out where the lost galumpus came from . . . and how to get him home again. While Gilly and the Mayor don't agree on much, they can agree on one thing: with a huge blizzard rolling in, the galumpus needs their help, no matter...
Author
Publisher
Star Bright Books
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
After seeing a mariachi band, Antonio wants a guitar of his own but his father cannot afford one and gives Antonio a stick, instead, which leads Antonio to perform a series of good deeds, each of which provides a seemingly useless reward. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.
10) Those shoes
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.
Author
Publisher
Crossway Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A servant of the Watermaster, a kind man who gives water freely to the thirsty people of a desert village, tries to restrict this gift by imposing his own terms on it, even though his master wishes to share the water with all.
12) Sam the snowman
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Young snowman Sam is having difficulty making snow, but with the help of his new friends, Sarah and Tommy, he discovers the magic of giving and the trick to creating snow.
13) Christmas prayer
Author
Publisher
Covenant Communications
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve in 1881, fifteen-year-old Matt discovers the joy of giving when his father uses money intended for buying him a rifle to help a needy widow.
14) The stick
Author
Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
After finding a stick with inspirational words carved into it laying against a tree, a poor boy imagines himself to be all manner of things and has his life change for the better.
Author
Publisher
North-South Books
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simon expects a visit from a king and a royal reward for his hospitality, but when a beggar turns up at his door instead, he learns the satisfaction of giving.
Author
Publisher
Orchard
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[46] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
The quiltmaker grows up wealthy and sheltered, but radically changes her life after she discovers the poverty and need outside her town.
18) Samson's gift
Author
Publisher
Givinity Press
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 30 cm
Language
English
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