Geraldine McCaughrean
22) One bright penny
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A little girl, challenged by her cantankerous Pa to fill the barn for one penny, rises to the occasion in a very original way.
25) Starry tales
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"15 myths about the sun, the moon, and the stars from different cultures and countries..."
26) The cherry tree
Author
Pub. Date
1992
Description
After a war destroys their Japanese village and kills their father, Taichi and Yumiko find hope by nursing a cherry tree through a harsh winter and seeing it blossom into new life.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 26
Formats
Description
On a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertains each other with a series of tall tales that span the spectrum of literary...