Andrea Cheng
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
On her 80th birthday, a woman watches three young sisters play outside in the snow, remembers good times with her own sisters, and receives several birthday surprises. Includes a simple recipe for making lemon ice with snow.
Author
Publisher
Tilbury House
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The son of a beekeeper, Jonathan is not sturdy enough to do some of the work, but with the support of his mother he finds a way to help the family and form a bond with his father. Includes bee facts.
5) Eclipse
Author
Publisher
Front Street
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In Cincinnati, Ohio, in the summer of 1952, eight-year-old Peti gives up his room to his Hungarian relatives, including a twelve-year-old cousin who bullies him, and worries about his grandfather who cannot escape from behind the Iron Curtain.
Author
Publisher
Front Street
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
An all-American girl with Chinese ancestors and a new immigrant from China find little in common when they meet in their fourth grade classroom, but they are both missing their best friends and soon discover other connections.