Angela Cervantes
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Rafael Fuentes isn't easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, reading scary books, and entertaining his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal. As an eerie blood moon hangs in the sky one night, Rafa tells a group of friends about the Caretaker. The Caretaker is an evil ghost who lures unsuspecting kids into the neighborhood...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Born into a family of over-achievers, fifth-grader Allie Velasco has never finished first in anything, and lately things have been going badly: her science project is ruined by a well-meaning student, her former best friend is hanging out with another girl--but now she is determined to win the Trailblazer contest with a photographic presentation about her great grandfather, the first Congressional Medal of Honor winner from their town.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Can Lety find her voice before it's too late? Lety Munoz's first language is Spanish, and she likes to take her time putting her words together. She loves volunteering at the Furry Friends Animal Shelter because the dogs and cats there don't care if she can't always find the right word. When the shelter needs a volunteer to write animal profiles, Lety jumps at the chance. But grumpy classmate Hunter also wants to write profiles--so now they have to...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
Español
Formats
Description
When Lety jumps at the chance to write animal profiles for the Furry Friends Animal Shelter, she is forced to team up with a grumpy classmate named Hunter, who devises a contest to decide who gets to be the official shelter scribe.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wanted: One amazing forever home for one amazing sixth grader.
"My name is Gaby, and I'm looking for a home where I can invite my best friend over and have a warm breakfast a couple of times a week. Having the newest cell phone or fancy clothes isn't important, but I'd like to have a cat that I can talk to when I'm home alone." Gaby Ramirez Howard loves volunteering at the local animal shelter. She plays with the kittens, helps to obedience train...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
Español
Description
City, birthplace of her deceased father. She's hoping that spending time in Mexico will help her unlock memories of the too-brief time they spent together. While in Mexico, Paloma meets Lizzie and Gael. The siblings want her to help them find a valuable ring that once belonged to beloved Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Finding the ring means a big reward - and the thanks of all Mexico. But the brother and sister have a secret. Do they really want to return...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Miguel wants to be a musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Wanting to prove his talent, he finds himself in the Land of the Dead, where he begins an adventure with a trickster he meets along the way.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Retells the story of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family that lives in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed region called Encanto-a wondrous place whose magic becomes threatened and whose rescue depends on the only member of the Madrigal family who doesn't possess magical gifts"--
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Miguel wants to be a musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Wanting to prove his talent, he finds himself in the Land of the Dead, where he begins an adventure with a trickster he meets along the way.