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Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Formats
Description
"It is wartime in German-occupied Poland. A mother hides with her five-year-old daughter, a musical prodigy whose slightest sound may cost them their lives. The girl is forbidden from making a sound, so the yellow bird sings. He sings whatever the girl composes in her head: high-pitched trills of piccolo; low-throated growls of contrabassoon. Music helps the flowers bloom. When the daisies grow abundant, the bird weaves a garland for the girl to wear...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"When Lissa Yellow Bird was released from prison in 2009, she found her home, the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, transformed by the Bakken oil boom. In her absence, the landscape had been altered beyond recognition, her tribal government swayed by corporate interests, and her community burdened by a surge in violence and addiction. Three years later, when Lissa learned that a young white oil worker, Kristopher 'KC' Clarke, had disappeared...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Formats
Description
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • The gripping true story of a murder on an Indian reservation, and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it—an urgent work of literary journalism.
“I don’t know a more complicated, original protagonist in literature than Lissa Yellow Bird, or a more dogged reporter in American journalism than Sierra Crane Murdoch.”—William...
“I don’t know a more complicated, original protagonist in literature than Lissa Yellow Bird, or a more dogged reporter in American journalism than Sierra Crane Murdoch.”—William...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Against the explosive backdrop of the Iraq War, young soldiers Brandon Bartle and Daniel Murphy forge a deep bond of friendship. When tragedy strikes the platoon, one soldier must return home to face the hard truth behind the incident, and help a grieving mother find peace.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Description
A first look at colors.
As a solitary black bird wings its way through the day, little ones are treated to a magnificent flight from one vibrant color to another. Illustrator Steve Light showcases a new style in this board book for the youngest readers. Children can journey with the graceful black bird and its tiny worm friend past orange leaves, through green grass, onto gray rocks, under pink flowers, and more before coming to rest beneath a brilliant...
12) Surfer chimp
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Chaz the chimp enters a surfing contest, but things keep going wrong! Who wins? A reading comprehension quiz at the end of the story lets early readers take on a challenge of their own"--
13) Bad robot!
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Rob the robot is misbehaving. He doesn't stop, even when Max and his mom tell him to. With carefully leveled text, young readers can follow along and find out what he does next!"--
14) Too much noise!
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Young children can practice their reading skills with this story about a bear with a loud, rumbly tummy and the rabbit friend who finds food to help fill his hungry belly"--
16) The space race
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Zip and Zog are in a race through space! Zip has a speedy rocket, but Zog has a powerful ship. Readers will be racing to see who comes out ahead in this fun tale"--
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
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CSL - Identity, Social Justice, and EDI
CSL - Indigenous Peoples/Native American/American Indian Literature
CSL - Woman Authors
CSL - Indigenous Peoples/Native American/American Indian Literature
CSL - Woman Authors
Description
"When Lissa Yellow Bird was released from prison in 2009, she found her home, the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, transformed by the Bakken oil boom. In her absence, the landscape had been altered beyond recognition, her tribal government swayed by corporate interests, and her community burdened by a surge in violence and addiction. Three years later, when Lissa learned that a young white oil worker, Kristopher 'KC' Clarke, had disappeared...
19) Big tooth!
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Fred is hiding from a shark, but none of the other fish know that he is just playing a game.
20) Planet odd
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Have a blast with this story of an alien who crash-lands on a strange planet. Young readers can use the carefully leveled text to improve their reading skills while also learning about accepting differences"--
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