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Author
Publisher
The Perfect Moment
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A mother, father, and their two sons are relaxing on their porch when the mother decides to take a photo of her family's actions while they all spend time together.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl narrates her family's move from the city to the country, where they have bought a piece of land and live in a trailer while they build a house from the ground up, with help from relatives and friends.
Author
Publisher
HarperFestival
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brother and Sister Bear are sure they will be bored spending their vacation driving to see the famous sights of Bear Country, but before long they are caught up in the excitement of natural and man-made wonders.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Belle announces to Dad that this day is 'Daddy Daughter Day,' it sparks a series of adventures that turns the house and the backyard into a clay work shop, a beauty parlor, and even a circus, with Mom and little brother Sammie getting involved!"--
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Nanette makes her first trip alone to the bakery to purchase a baguette, but she is overcome by temptation and devours the entire loaf before she leaves the store.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Nancy wants to adopt a special puppy so that she is no longer the only fancy member of her family, but after a day of puppysitting a papillon, she realizes that being fancy is not always the most important thing.
12) A quiet girl
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Mary is so quiet that her family hardly pays any attention to her, until one day, after shouting her name, they try quiet waiting instead and discover Mary and the importance of solitude.
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
1987
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : illus.
Language
English
Description
When Christina quits her family so she can do whatever she pleases, ignoring her brother and her parents, she finds total self-reliance can sometimes be lonely.
14) Going to town
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little pioneer girl and her family, living in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, make their first trip into town to visit the general store.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
This adaptation of the original story follows the activities of seven in children nineteenth-century New England as they prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday while Mother is away caring for Grandmother.
17) Blackout
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.