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21) Almost home
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer's new novel will touch your heartWhen twelve-year-old Sugar's grandfather dies and her gambling father takes off yet again, Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri. They head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by for the homeless. Nevertheless, Sugar's mother has taught her to be grateful no matter what, so Sugar does her best. With the help of a rescue dog,...
22) Good neighbors
Author
Series
Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder volume 3
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
In Mansfield, Missouri, during the harsh winter of 1905, Laura, her family, and her neighbors help each other survive and discover the true meaning of Christmas.
24) Rose & Alva
Author
Series
Little house chapter books. Rose volume 3
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Rose meets a girl named Alva, a neighbor at her Missouri farm, and together they explore the hills, pick pokeweed, explore a cave, and have other adventures in the Ozark Mountains.
Author
Series
Boxcar children volume 20
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan who can help manage their family farm, they have no idea what delightful trouble awaits them. With flame-red hair and an unstoppable imagination, 11-year-old Anne Shirley takes Green Gables by storm.
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Twelve-year-old Sadie promises that she will always be Wilma's best friend when their families leaves drought-stricken Missouri in 1933, but once in Texas, Sadie learns that she must try to make a new home--and new friends, too.
Author
Series
Archibald Finch volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"History, magic, and adventure collide in this riveting middle-grade fantasy novel about an unusual boy who unlocks an ancient relic--and with it, a forgotten world. Befriended by a band of young witches, Archibald Finch must quickly adapt to survive in Lemurea, where a battle born in the Middle Ages is still unfolding . . . Archibald is a risk-averse boy with quirks that earn him plenty of eye-rolls, especially from his older sister, Hailee. Things...
33) Reaching Dustin
Author
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Fifth-grader Carly's assignment to interview a reclusive, brooding classmate leads her to discover some of the events that have caused his antisocial and abusive family's negative impact on their Missouri farming community, and Carly's family in particular.
34) Wagons ho!
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Compares the experiences of Jenny Johnson and Katie Miller as their families move from Missouri to Oregon, one in 1846 and one in 2011.
35) Missouri bound
Author
Series
Little house chapter books. Rose volume 1
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Even though she is sad to leave her home in South Dakota, Rose has many new experiences as she and her parents and the Cooley family make their journey to Missouri.
Author
Series
Little house chapter books. Rose volume 5
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
After moving from South Dakota, Rose Wilder eventually makes friends, proves herself to be the best speller in her class, and copes with a difficult teacher at her new Missouri school.
38) Now you say yes
Author
Pub. Date
c2021.
Description
"When her adoptive mother dies, fifteen-year-old Mari and is desperate to avoid being caught up in the foster system. Again. And to complicate matters, she is now the only one who can take care of her super-smart and on-the-spectrum nine-year-old stepbrother, Conor. Is there anyone Mari can trust to help them? Certainly not her mother’s current boyfriend, Dennis. Not the doctors or her teachers, who would be obliged to call in social services. So...
Author
Series
Wallace the brave volume 1
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Follows the adventures of Wallace, his best friend Spud, and new girl Amelia, as they explore their hometown of Snug Harbor.
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