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Author
Language
English
Description
"Christmas should be celebrated with family, but for Vera Swanson, that's not an option this year. Widowed and recently relocated, she is lonely in her condo-for-one--until little Fiona Albright knocks on her door needing help. With her mother seriously ill and her father out of town Fiona enlists Vera's aid, and when she finds out her new neighbor is a quilter, she has special request--a Christmas quilt for Mama. Vera will have to get a ragtag group...
Author
Series
Elm Creek Quilts volume 20
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
At Elm Creek Manor, the week after Thanksgiving is "Quiltsgiving," a time to commence a season of generosity. From near and far, quilters and aspiring quilters gather for a special season of quilt camp, to make quilts for Project Linus, dedicated to providing handmade quilts to children in need. Love and comfort are sewn into the warm, bright quilts they stitch, and their stories collectively consider the strength of human connection and its rich...
Author
Series
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"With the arrival of winter and Christmas, Princesses Joy, Grace, Faith, Charity, and Hope find themselves in the midst of bandits, a rescue, and a Christmas celebration of family and God's love"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
"Valentine's Day is coming! Posey is so excited about her special ballet recital and giving cards to everyone at school. Then she learns that one of her classmates doesn't have any valentines to give out. Can Princess Posey and her tutu find the perfect way to help?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When none of the princes or princesses from neighboring kingdoms is able to attend Princess Joy's birthday party, she asks the King if she can invite children from the village, instead, in this version of the parable of the wedding guests. Includes note about the parable and its meaning for children.
Author
Series
Martin Bridge volume 6
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Martin's back in two more stories. For their science fair project, Martin's team is going to help save the planet by organizing a beach walk. In the second story, Martin learns what it takes to score an A+ in teamwork and puts his knowledge of tools to good use as a volunteer at Bicycle Recycle.
14) Boxes for Katje
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
460L
Language
English
Description
After a young Dutch girl writes to her new American friend in thanks for the care package sent after World War II, she begins to receive increasingly larger boxes.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Language
English
Description
Molly and her mom do not always have enough food, so when they visit their local food pantry Molly she sees her classmate Caitlin who is embarrassed to be there, so Molly helps Caitlin realize everyone needs help sometimes.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
"The once-lovely town of Stone-in-the-Glen has fallen on hard times. After relentless fires, floods, and other calamities, they've lost their library, their school, their park, their prosperity. Even their neighborliness is lost. Only the wise and clever children of the Orphan House and the kindly Ogress who lives quietly at the edge of town see clearly how dire things are. The people of Stone-in-the-Glen have put their faith in their Mayor, a dazzling...
18) Thank You, Omu!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 630L
Language
English
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Description
When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.
19) Those shoes
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Language
English
Description
Jeremy, who longs to have the black high tops that everyone at school seems to have but his grandmother cannot afford, is excited when he sees them for sale in a thrift shop and decides to buy them even though they are the wrong size.
20) A surprise find
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2011]
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
The reader makes a series of choices that determine how the story's main character learns about generosity and letting go of possessions when Innerstar University holds a charity clothing drive.
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