Eve Bunting
2) The Wall
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A boy and his father come from far away to visit the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington and find the name of the boy's grandfather, who was killed in the conflict.
4) SOS Titanic
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Irish teenager, Barry O'Neill is traveling to New York on the Titanic's madiam voyager. He's homesick and worried about the Flynn boys who has threatened to throw him overboard. Little does Barry know that a struggle with the Flynns is the least of the dangers that await him.
6) Smoky night
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A poignant look at the pain inflicted upon one child by a dominant culture's heavy-handed attempt to "help." Near the turn of the century, a Cheyenne boy, Young Bull, is forced to attend the off-reservation Indian school so that he can learn to become a part of the white world.
11) A day's work
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
12) Best summer ever
Author
Series
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Frog enjoys a summer with his friends as he compares himself to a bat, takes a vacation, and meets a Starman who helps him to see the night sky in a new way.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The strength and spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. permeates this picture book about the funeral of Dr. King in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1968. Quiet, yet affecting, THE CART THAT CARRIED MARTIN is a unique tribute to the life of a man known world-wide for his outstanding efforts as a leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
Eve Bunting focuses on the funeral procession of Dr. King, beginning with the two men who found the cart to carry...
14) Sunflower house
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy plants the seeds in a large circle. He waters them and waits patiently until they grow taller than himself, with huge nodding blossoms that form a perfect "sunflower house." He and two friends play in the "house" all summer, even sleeping in it one night, until the leaves turn brown and the stems fall down.
18) Our library
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A raccoon and his friends go to great lengths to make sure they will always have a library from which to borrow books.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
After discovering the disappearance of several household items, Marcus, a thirteen-year-old latchkey child, suspects that a stranger may be prowling around inside his house while he's at school and his mother is at work.