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Johanna Hurwitz
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Park pals volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
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When his owner's parents let him go in Central Park, a young guinea pig learns to survive in the natural world with the help of a "park-wise" squirrel while trying to find his way back home.
3) Class Clown
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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Lucas is one of the smartest kids in third grade-but he's always in trouble. Lucas doesn't mean to be the class clown. He even decides to become the perfect student. But then the unexpected happen.
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Here is an all-new Park Pals adventure from the author of PeeWee's Tale and Lexi's Tale. When Plush, a female guinea pig, ends up in Central Park, PeeWee thinks he'll have a family soon. But at first, Plush would rather listen to classical music than explore the wild outdoors with him. Then PeeWee finds out that winter will be comingsomething neither of them have ever faced. And for once, PeeWee's best friend, Lexi, who always has something smart...
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Award-winning author Johanna Hurwitz is back with a new addition to the charming Park Pals Adventures series. Squirrels Lexington (Lexi) and Lenox decide to visit the New York City streets they were named after. Lexi is worried about leaving Central Park, but Lenox is confident that their streets will be beautiful places, maybe even better than the park! When the twosquirrels venture into the city, they soon realize that the human world is strangerand...
6) Lexi's Tale
Author
Series
Park pals volume 2
Description
Lexi the squirrel doesn't trust humans. After all, it was a human who abandoned PeeWee the guinea pig in Central Park. So Lexi is outraged when a strange-looking man swipes the apple that the friends were about to eat. But when the stranger rescues PeeWee from the jaws of a dog, Lexi has a change of heart. Can two rodents make a difference in the life of a man living hungry and friendless in Central Park? Welcome back the street-smart squirrel and...
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It stinks that Curtis' parents have gotten divorced and he has to share a room in his new apartment with his little brother. The only good thing to come from all the changes in Curtis' life is that his mom feels so guilty that she's agreed to get him the dog he's always wanted. Sammy is a friendly puppy with perfect white teeth. Curtis promises he'll do all the work, but taking care of a puppy is hard. Sammy likes to chew on Curtis' sneakers. Even...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Ezra Feldman, almost ten, likes baseball more than anything else in the world. But his father cannot understand why his son would rather rot his brains watching men swinging big wooden sticks than read a book or play chess. Can an unwanted car trip, a grumpy old professor, and a surprising chess victory help father and son find a little common ground--and convince Ezra's dad that cheering for the national pastime isn't completely off base?
11) School's out
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Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Lucas thinks his summer vacation is ruined when Mom hires a French au pair to watch over Lucas and his two-year-old twin brothers.
12) Busybody Nora
Author
Series
Riverside Kids volume 1
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Relates the adventures of an inquisitive little girl who lives in a large apartment building in New York with her parents and little brother Teddy.
13) Tough-luck Karen
Author
Publisher
W. Morrow
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Thirteen-year-old Karen Sossi encounters bad luck when she ignores her schoolwork for cooking and baby-sitting.
14) Aldo Applesauce
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When he and his family move to the suburbs, Aldo has difficulty finding new friends.
15) Class president
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Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Julio hides his own leadership ambitions to help another candidate win the nomination for class president.
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Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Fifth grader Derek and his best friend Rory are delighted when their neighbor's niece Bolivia comes to town for another visit, until a lot of missing objects make Derek begin to doubt Rory's honesty. Sequel to "The Hot & Cold Summer."
