Donna Jo Napoli
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Ten-year-old Kepi, a young girl in ancient Egypt, embarks on a journey to save her family when she is unexpectedly taken captive, along with the baby baboon she has rescued from a crocodile. An origin tale about fairies.
2) Beast
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Elaborates on the tale of "Beauty and the Beast, " told from the point of view of the beast and set in Persia.
3) Dark Shimmer
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 11
Formats
Description
Set in medieval Venice, this captivating fairy tale retelling by award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli explores belonging, beauty, and the transformative power of love through the eyes of a teenage girl. Dolce has grown up hidden away on an island in a lagoon. She is a giant, a freak, tormented by everyone but her loving mother. She spends her time learning the valuable secret of making mirrors. Following a tragedy, Dolce swims away and lands on an...
4) Three days
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Description
When her father suddenly dies while on a business trip leaving her alone on an Italian highway, eleven-year-old Jackie worries what will happen when she is picked up by two men with unknown motives.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Named a School Library Journal Best Book and a Eureka! Silver Honor Book, Treasury of Greek Mythology from award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli introduces a new generation to the enthralling tales of ancient Greece. From Zeus and Apollo to Perseus and Medusa, the mythical figures presented here are sure to capture the imagination of young listeners everywhere.
7) Albert
Author
Publisher
Silver Whistle/Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
One day when Albert is at his window, two cardinals come to build a nest in his hand, an event that changes his life.
8) Pink magic
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Nick wishes for some pink mail addressed just to him, and his sister helps make it happen.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
The story of Wangari Maathai, who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization, and in 2004 was the first African woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
10) Hands & hearts
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Highlights the bond between a mother and her child while providing a gentle introduction to sign language during their day at the beach"--
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
When Mogo is cast out of his burrow to make room for a new litter, he learns how to survive and as an unlikely friendship with a young baboon blooms, Mogo finds the joy of friendship and love.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Description
When her pet rabbit's newborn babies die, her doctor tells her that she may have scoliosis, and her aunt is diagnosed with cancer, ten-year-old Laurel feels constantly reminded of the mortality of all living things.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 3
Description
When she realizes that her friend Jimmy can change from frog to human and back again with aid of a magic ring, Gracie the frog tries to find a way to persuade him to remain a frog permanently.
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. But each girl's love of the snow teaches them that they don't need to speak the same language to have fun!"--
16) Alligator bayou
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Fourteen-year-old Calogero Scalise and his Sicilian uncles and cousin live in small-town Louisiana in 1898, when Jim Crow laws rule and anti-immigration sentiment is strong, so despite his attempts to be polite and to follow American customs, disaster dogs his family at every turn.
17) Stones in water
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Description
After being taken by German soldiers from a local movie theater along with other Italian boys including his Jewish friend, Roberto is forced to work in Germany, escapes into the Ukrainian winter, before desperately trying to make his way back home to Venice.
18) In a flash
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Caught in Japan and separated from their father when World War II begins, Italian sisters Simona, thirteen, and Carolina, ten, embark on a trying journey hoping to reach safety. Includes historical notes.
19) Fish girl
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Fish Girl, a young mermaid living in a boardwalk aquarium, has never interacted with anyone beyond the walls of her tank until a chance encounter with an ordinary girl, Livia. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl's longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank"--