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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Buster the dog's owner goes away for a few days, he sends Buster to Sagebrush Kennels for Cowboy Camp, where Buster is homesick at first, but then has fun herding balls into the corral, gathering sticks for a campfire, and making wanted posters with his pawprints.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Ruby's homesickness spreads to other students at Master Willow's School for Ninjas, she uses all of the skills she has learned to help them feel better. Includes instructions for making a dragon toy two different ways.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A homesick little girl who has recently moved to an unfamiliar country comforts herself by clinging to an old blanket, but when she meets a new friend, the relationship helps her take her first steps into a new culture.
Author
Publisher
Rising Moon
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Josephina, a javelina who dreams of becoming a famous ballerina, heads for California hoping to be discovered, but her cousin Angelina takes her to a talent agent who looks strangely familiar.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A beautiful stone that has lain in the forest for thousands of years is split in two, and one half goes on a long journey through many places, many owners, and many transformations, its heart continually breaking as it longs for home.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Read along with Disney! There's no day quite like a snow day...especially when it involves casting snow spells, building haunted igloos, and riding in flying sleighs! Follow along with word-for-word narration and join Vampirina and her friends in this fang-tastic story based on a winter-themed episode of Vampirina!
Author
Publisher
Red Chair Press
Pub. Date
[2014].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Penguin likes to visit his friend Duck but he begins to miss some of the things at home. How can Duck cheer up his homesick friend? This illustrated story shows young readers the benefit of caring for the feelings of others. Book features: Big Words and Big Questions.
17) A bit of Earth
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Growing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can remember--first because of her parents' constant travel, and then because of their deaths. Maria has always been a difficult child, and it never takes long for her guardians to tire of her. So when old friends of her parents offer to "give her a better life" in the United States, Maria is shipped to a host family across the world. When Maria arrives...
18) Wild girl
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When twelve-year-old Lidie leaves Brazil to join her father and brother on a horse ranch in New York, she has a hard time adjusting to her changed circumstances, as does a new horse that has come to the ranch.
Author
Series
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Harper loves spending time with her gorgeous new kitten, Sammy. He likes sitting in the window, exploring their flat and playing in the garden. But then Harper and her family have to move in with her gran after she has a bad fall, and everything changes. Sammy doesn't feel at home at Gran's house. He misses the smells and sounds of the flat, his real home. So when he spots an opportunity to go back, he takes it. But Sammy soon discovers home is more...
20) The quiet place
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The story of young immigrant Isabel, who misses her family and friends back in Mexico while decorating a large box as a place of quiet contemplation and encountering new experiences, including a first snowstorm and a kind teacher.