Playaway
841) The lightning thief
Author
Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
In Curious George Rides a Bike, George the monkey goes riding on his new bicycle and runs into unexpected adventure.
In Doctor De Soto, a hungry fox with a toothache begs a mouse dentist to relieve his pain in this modern day fable.
In The Biggest Bear, Johnny hunts for the biggest bear in the forest, but comes home with a little bear -- that grows and grows and grows.
In Blueberries for Sal, a little girl and a little bear, picking blueberries...
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
100th day worries: Based on the book 100th day worries by Margery Cuyler: The 100th day of school is approaching, and Jessica's teacher wants each of the children to bring in a collection of 100 things. Jessica worries about everything, and now she has something new to worry about!
First grade takes a test: Based on the book First grade takes a test by Miriam Cohen: When the lady from the principal's office brings in a test for the first grade class,...
Author
Series
Chronicles of Narnia volume 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 6
Description
A simple game of hide-and-seek turns into a thrilling and dangerous adventure, as four English schoolchildren step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia--a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion Aslan signals a great change.
845) The secret garden
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Mary Lennox is a sad and sickly girl. She acts bitter to everyone around her and doesn't mind that she doesn't have friends; she doesn't need them. When she moves to a dark, gloomy manor to live with her uncle, she has no interest in exploring her new home -- until she learns that there is a secret, locked garden somewhere on the grounds. In this new adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved novel, The Secret Garden is a beautiful story of...
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Jude and her brother, Noah, are incredibly close twins. At thirteen, isolated Noah draws constantly and is falling in love with the charismatic boy next door, while daredevil Jude surfs and cliff-dives and wears red-red lipstick and does the talking for both of them. But three years later, Jude and Noah are barely speaking.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
No roses for Harry. Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.
Miss Nelson is missing! The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a substitute.
The story about Ping. A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening.
The little house. A country house is unhappy when the city,...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In "The boy who cried wolf", a boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.
"Chicken Little" is the classic story of a chicken and her bird-brained friends who think the sky is falling.
"Rapunzel" is the unique retelling of the classic story of the girl with the long golden hair.
In "The three billy goats gruff",...
849) Other worlds
Series
Guys read volume 4
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
An anthology of original science fiction and fantasy stories.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
No roses for Harry. Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.
Miss Nelson is missing! The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a substitute.
The story about Ping. A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening.
The little house. A country house is unhappy when the city,...
852) Zombies vs. unicorns
Series
Pub. Date
[2010], p2010
Description
Twelve short stories by a variety of authors seek to answer the question of whether zombies are better than unicorns.