Valerie Tripp
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Nature-loving Logan comes to school on her day to take care of the class rabbit even though she has a cold, prompting Miss Sparks to teach the students about proper sneezing etiquette. Includes tips for parents to help their children with learning.
45) Second chances
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Josefina, 1824 volume 2
Josefina classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Josefina 1824 volume 2
Josefina classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Josefina 1824 volume 2
Description
"When Josefina wants to rescue a newborn goat that needs help, Papá has doubts. But after a rattlesnake threatens the baby goat, Josefina discovers her healing skills -- and her courage. She gets another chance to prove her bravery in a daring midnight journey to learn the truth about a man who may have stolen from her family. Then the worst happens: Josefina's beloved aunt, Tía Dolores, announces she is leaving. How can Josefina get Papá to ask...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Contains six stories about the adventures of Josefina Montoya, a young girl living in New Mexico in the 1820s, following her as she adjusts to growing up and the many changes that occur in her household after the arrival of her Tia Dolores who has come to care for her and her sisters following the death of their mother.
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Kit, 1934 volume 1
Kit Classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 1
Kit Classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Kit 1934 volume 1
Description
"Kit Kittredge has a nose for news--but she never dreamed that the news stories about the hard times of the Depression would become her own story. First Mother's bothersome friends move in with the Kittredges. Then Dad loses his business, and Kit's family could lose their house! Things look hopeless, but a clever idea might let her family keep their home. Can Kit help pull it off?"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In 1934, during the Depression, Kit's cantankerous uncle comes to live in the Cincinnati boardinghouse run by her parents, enlisting her aid in transcribing his complaining letters to the editor of the local newspaper and inspiring her to write a different kind of letter of her own.
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In colonial Williamsburg, nine-year-old Felicity's dancing skills improve when she changes from wearing clumsy shoes to dainty slippers but ultimately she learns to be graceful in any shoes. Includes information on the education of girls in colonial America, focusing on dance.
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Josefina, 1824 volume 1
American girl BeForever. Josefina 1824 volume 1
Josefina classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Josefina 1824 volume 1
Josefina classic volume 1
Description
"A storm and flash flood hit the ranch hard, and many animals are lost. But Josefina and her sisters are determined to save the family business. Their aunt,Tía Dolores, wants to try some bold new ideas. Josefina likes learning to weave and play the piano, but she's not so sure about learning to read and write. She's afraid all these changes could make her forget Mamá. Unexpectedly, Mamá herself gives Josefina the answer. By facing the changes,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Shortly before the Revolutionary War, nine-year-old Felicity, who lives in Williamsburg, is torn between supporting the tariff-induced tea boycott and saving her friendship with Elizabeth, a young loyalist from England.
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Molly feels that everything in her life has changed when her father goes off to England to help wounded soldiers and her beloved aunt joins the Women's Airforce Service Pilots. Includes a section on women pilots in the armed services, and a project related to the story. Instructions included for making a stargazer.
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When her friend Nellie, the servant girl from next door, does not show up for ice skating as usual, Samantha is afraid that Nellie will not come to her party because she cannot afford to bring presents. Includes a section on ice skating in the early 1900s.
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Although she is tired of the responsibility of being the oldest sister, Felicity realizes how much her family means to her when a carriage accident puts her pregnant mother in danger. Includes a section on babies in the late 1700s.Also has instructions for making a baby gift.