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Author
Publisher
Sparkhouse Family
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy relates the preparations for, and enjoyment of, his family's annual Thanksgiving in the Woods celebration on his grandparents' farm. Includes words to the Shaker hymn, 'Tis a Gift to be Simple, and notes about the real gathering on which the story is based.
Author
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ming, the daughter of Chinese immigrants in 1930s California, wants to be like other children at school and celebrate Christmas with a tree, but after her father takes her to see a wise old friend, she discovers a better way to honor her heritage.
8) Blackout
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
It was a hot, summer night in the city when the power went out. Everything changed...but that was not necessarily a bad thing. Not normal can be fun.
15) Littlejim's gift
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While hoping to convince his stern father that he will soon be a man, almost-eleven-year-old Littlejim uses his hard-earned savings for his sister's Christmas gift.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A reading-skill bolstering story featuring the Berenstain Bears finds the family visiting an aquarium where the cubs look forward to learning about their favorite sea creatures, from penguins and seals to whales and dolphins.
Author
Publisher
H. B. Fenn & Company
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The whole family joins in a lively small-town celebration of Independence Day, including a parade, a picnic, music, and fireworks. An author's note explains the origin of the celebration of July 4th.