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List: Kumon Level CII
Maple moon
To create this enchanting fictional account of how maple syrup might have been first discovered. Connie Brummel Crook borrows elements from some of the many prevailing traditional folk takes. In finding this new source of nourishment, her young protagonist, a native boy named Rides the Wind, is able to help his people through a harsh winter. His pride also boosts his confidence in spite of a physical disability, and he is able to rise above the cruel taunts of other children.
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Mr. Popper's penguins
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.
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The chalk box kid
Also available in Hoopla. Nine-year-old Gregory's house does not have room for a garden, but he creates a surprising and very different garden in an unusual place.
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Frindle
Also available in Overdrive. When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
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Charlotte's web
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
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Stone Fox
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.
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My diary from here to there = Mi diario de aqui hasta alla
A young girl describes her feelings when her father decides to leave Mexico to look for work in the United States.
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When Jessie came across the sea
A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too.
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Liang and the magic paintbrush
A poor boy who longs to paint is given a magic brush that brings to life whatever he pictures.
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Cinderella, or : The little glass slipper
Cinderella is abused and exploited by her stepmother and stepsisters after her father's remarriage, but she is able to attend a royal ball with the help of her fairy godmother. The king's son falls in love with her, and when she is forced to flee at midnight, the prince is able to locate her with the glass slipper she left behind. Because she is good, Cinderella accepts her stepsisters' apologies and forgives them, allowing them to share her good fortune.
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Joyful noise : poems for two voices
Also available in Hoopla. A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects.
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