Karen English
1) Red shoes
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Malika loves her new red shoes and wears them everywhere, but eventually she outgrows them, and her grandmother takes them to a second-hand shop--where they will become a special present for Amina (who fasted half the month of Ramadan) in Africa, who will enjoy her special red shoes every bit as much as Malika did.
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Carver chronicles volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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"Third grader Calvin is dealing with his next door neighbors moving away--and the school bully moving in. Meanwhile, competition at the school science fair is heating up, and Calvin must decide what to do when his data doesn't prove his theory"--
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1965, Sophie's family becomes the first African Americans to move into their upper middle-class neighborhood in Los Angeles. When riots erupt in nearby Watts, she learns that life and her own place in it are a lot more complicated than they had seemed"--
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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As her eighth birthday approaches, Deja's biggest concern is whether her father will attend her party, until her aunt is called away on business and a classmate schedules a "just because party" on the same afternoon.
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
When Bernardo comes to live with Carlos temporarily, taking over his top bunk, his spot on the school soccer team, and even his Papi's attention, Carlos knows he is not happy, but worse, Bernardo starts messing with Carlos's pet geckos, so Carlos tries to see past his cousin's annoying ways and keep the peace for his family's sake.
6) The new kid
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Series
Carver chronicles volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
"Third-grader Gavin and his friends aren't sure what to make of the new boy in their class, Khufu. He doesn't look or act like other kids. When Gavin's bike goes missing, they think Khufu stole it, but did he?"--
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
"Richard can't wait to show off his skills at a friend's skateboard birthday party, but a note home from his teacher threatens to ruin his plans"--
8) Pizza party
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Series
Carver chronicles volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
Third-grader Richard and his friends are four days from earning a pizza party for good behavior when a very strict substitute suspects that some of them have been cheating.
9) Nikki & Deja
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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When an arrogant new girl comes to school, third-graders and best friends Nikki and Deja decide to form a club that would exclude her but find the results not what they expected.
10) Dog days
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
Gavin wants to make a good impression at Carver Elementary, where no one knows he excels at soccer and skateboarding, but an annoying big sister, a bully, and his great aunt's Pomeranian are not helping.
14) Francie
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
When the sixteen-year-old boy whom she tutors in reading is accused of attempting to murder a white man, Francie gets herself in serious trouble for her efforts at friendship.
15) Election madness
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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When Carver Elementary holds school-wide elections for the first time, third-grader Deja puts all her efforts into running for school president, ignoring her best friend Nikki's problems.
17) Días de perros
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Español
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"Es difícil ser el nuevo niño en la Primaria Carver. Gavin tenía muchos amigos en su anterior escuela, pero aquí los niños parecen no saber que es bastante bueno andando en patineta o lo bueno que es jugando al fútbol. Cuando su amigo Richard lo visita y los niños se meten en problemas, Gavin no solo corre el peligro de perder a su único amigo nuevo, sino que además debe cuidar a la horrible perrita de su tía abuela Myrtle como castigo....
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Español
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"Bernardo asistirá al mismo grado de Carlos en la Primaria Carver. Al principio, Carlos no está muy seguro sobre cómo se siente al respecto, pero cuando Bernardo provisoriamente se muda a la casa de Carlos y ocupa su litera, su lugar en el equipo de fútbol de la escuela e incluso la atención de su papi, Carlos se da cuenta de que no está contento. Peor aún, ¡Bernardo comienza a molestar a los gecos, las mascotas de Carlos!" --Provided by publisher....
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Español
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"Richard no ve las horas de presumir con sus ollies en la fiesta de cumpleaños de Gregory Johnson, pero una nota de la maestra a sus padres amenaza con arruinar sus planes. Realmente tuvo intenciones de terminar su tarea sobre los monos aulladores, pero so... distrajo. ¡Si solo pudiera concentrarse en su tarea como su nuevo amigo, Gavin, no se metería en esta clase de problemas! --
"Richard can't wait to show off his skills at a friend's skateboard...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Ms. Shelby's third-grade girls are so excited about her upcoming wedding that they start a wedding planning competition, which drives a wedge between best friends Nikki and Deja, the two whose names were drawn to attend the event.