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1) Hair Love
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
It's up to Daddy to give his daughter an extra-special hair style in this ode to self-confidence and the love between fathers and daughters, from Academy-Award winning director and former NFL wide receiver Matthew A. Cherry and New York Times bestselling illustrator Vashti Harrison. Zuri's hair has a mind of its own. It kinks, coils, and curls every which way. Zuri knows it's beautiful. When Daddy steps in to style it for an extra special occasion,...
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Lola books (Anna McQuinn) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Lola loves to hear Daddy read a new library book each night, an activity that spurs her imagination and results in inventive play the next day.
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EllRay Jakes series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Third-grader EllRay is becoming famous for messing up, and when his little sister accidentally kills EllRay's class goldfish, and then he forgets his teacher's read-aloud book at home, it only makes matters worse.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Description
Under the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, children and teenagers march against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963.
1963, Birmingham, Alabama. After hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Simple text and emotive illustrations bring to life this historic event, when-- facing...
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EllRay Jakes series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Description
EllRay Jakes is a small kid with big problems!
EllRay Jakes may be the smallest kid in his class at Oak Glen Primary School, but he's also his sister Alfie's big brother. So when it looks like Alfie is being bossed around by a dragon-like girl at her school, EllRay feels responsible. As her older (and wiser!) brother, shouldn't he show her that she should stand up for herself? But little sisters and four year old dragons are a bit more complicated...
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Dyamonde Daniel books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Description
Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel at home.
10) The old truck
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"On a small family farm, an old truck falls into disrepair and lies nearly forgotten, except by the family's daughter. The truck has been part of her daydreams as she grows up and develops strength and independence. As an industrious young woman, she pulls the rusted and overgrown vehicle from its almost-grave and restores it."--
11) We Are Here
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An empowering follow-up to New York Times bestselling picture book All Because You Matter that celebrates the rich history of Black and brown men and women throughout history with soaring language and stunning illustration.
Lyrical, affirmational, and bursting with love, We Are Here is a poignant story about Black and brown heritage and community. Full of assurance, tenderness, and triumph, this much-anticipated
...13) Amazing Grace
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Although two classmates says that she cannot play Peter Pan in the school play because she is a girl and black, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
15) Soul food Sunday
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Granny teaches her young grandson how to cook the family meal, in this celebration of food, traditions, and gathering together at the table. Includes recipe for baked macaroni and cheese.
16) Chocolate me!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Relates the experiences of a dark-skinned, curly-haired child who wishes he could look more like the lighter-skinned children in his community until his mother helps him realize how wonderful he is inside and out.
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Lola books (Anna McQuinn) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Join Lola as she learns what it means to be a big sister, in the third installment in the loveable Lola series. We all know how much Lola loves books, so it is no surprise that she can't wait to share her love of reading with her new baby brother, Leo. Lola gets ready for little Leo's arrival by reading books about brothers and sisters and picking out the perfect stories that she just knows her little brother will love. When the baby is finally here,...
18) The snowy day
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The adventures of Peter, a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than this book. With its universal appeal, the story has become a favorite with millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. -- Publisher description.
19) Come on, rain
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat. "Come on, Rain!" Tess pleads to the sky as listless vines and parched plants droop in the endless heat. Then the clouds roll in and the rain pours. And Tess, her friends, and their mothers join in together in a rain dance to celebrate the shower that renews both body and spirit.
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