Dandi Daley Mackall
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Publisher
Zonderkidz
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Nick does last-minute Christmas shopping, he sees several Santas and overhears one retelling the legend of Saint Nicholas, which he takes to heart as he examines his own attitudes towards gift-giving.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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During the Great Depression, Jack helps his mother make cookies for the needy at their church, learns the story of how the first Christmas cookies were used to spread the gospel to people who could not read, then finds a way to bring that story to life.
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English
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At Christmas, Jack is missing his father who left home to find work, and unhappy that the cookies his mother is baking are for the needy at church, until she tells him the story of how Christmas cookies originated in the Middle Ages as a way to tell people about the Nativity.
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English
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After a whirlwind romance and wedding, Helen Eberhart Daley, an army nurse, and Lieutenant Frank Daley, M.D., are sent to the front lines of Europe with only letters to connect them for months at a time. Surrounded by danger and desperately wounded patients, they soon find that only the war seems real--and their marriage more and more like a distant dream. If they make it through the war, will their marriage survive?
6) Storm rising
Author
Series
Blog on volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
High school freshman Storm Novelo, most likely to be the center of attention, hides the emptiness that makes her lose interest in any project she starts, until she makes a life-changing discovery.
Author
Series
That's Nat! volume 1
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Five-year-old Natalie is determined to create a one-of-a-kind wonderful surprise for her parents.
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Language
English
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In The Legend of St. Nicholas, the new artwork, created by Marley and Me illustrator, Richard Cowdrey, captivates audiences and tells the story of a young man named Nicholas, who was moved by the plight of the poor and needy. Nicholas spent his life secretly helping the poor all over the world, giving gifts on Christmas Eve to remind people of the greatest Gift of all, Jesus Christ. This gentle Christmas book introduces the original St. Nicholas and...
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English
Description
Tiny feet of Jesus, kicking up a storm.
Angels circling round his bed keep him safe and warm.
Now those feet are bigger, walking on the sea, Leaving us his footstep, saying, "Come and follow me!"
Celebrate the gift of Jesus from head to tiny toes. Discover the wonder of hands that develop into those of a carpenter and swaddled shoulders that grow to carry the weight of all mankind. Share in the humble birth of tiny baby Jesus while remembering...
10) Love, Annie
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Series
Language
English
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Annie Lind was born to be "Professor Love," her Website column for the lovelorn. She knows how to handle guys! When her dream date asks her out she just knows she's in love-and neglects her friends and commitments. Will she discover what real love is before it's too late?
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Now younger readers can saddle up and join Winnie and her family at the Willis Wyoming Ranch! Winnie is the star of the bestselling Winnie the Horse Gentler series that sold more than half a million copies and taught kids around the world about faith, kindness, and horse training. Winnie could ride horses before she could walk, but training them is another story. In this new series, eight-year-old Winnie learns the fine art of horse gentling from...
12) Dark Horse
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Series
Language
English
Description
Starlight tosses her head, and I know instantly by the tightening I feel in her back that something's wrong. . . . Nothing unusual I can make out. . . . Then I smell it. Smoke.Meet 18-year-old Hank. He's Catman's cousin and the all-American, popular, good guy at Starlight Animal Rescue. But a tragic fire has Hank questioning everything-including his ability to rescue anything, even himself. With a burned, wild horse and a lost cat at stake, Winnie...
13) Midnight Mystery
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Series
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. She can gentle the wildest mare, but other parts of life don't always come as easily. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom-who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches horses about unconditional love and blind trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted as well. Readers will be hooked on the series' vivid characters, whose quirky personalities...
14) Gift Horse
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Series
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom-who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches her horses about unconditional love and blind trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted as well. Readers will be hooked on the series' vivid characters, whose quirky personalities fill Winnie's life with friendship and adventure.Gift Horse: When a mysterious...
15) Unhappy Appy
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Series
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom-who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches her horses about unconditional love and blind trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted as well. Readers will be hooked on the series' vivid characters, whose quirky personalities fill Winnie's life with friendship and adventure.In Unhappy Appy, Winnie...
16) Double Trouble
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Series
Language
English
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A Lesson in Honesty Jen makes two big mistakes. So when Bob gets hurt, Jen has to make things right by telling the truth and helping him. This is a Level Two I Can Read! book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. It aligns with guided reading level J and will be of interest to children Pre-K to 3rd grade.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Now younger readers can saddle up and join Winnie and her family at the Willis Wyoming Ranch! Winnie is the star of the bestselling Winnie the Horse Gentler series that sold more than half a million copies and taught kids around the world about faith, kindness, and horse training. Winnie could ride horses before she could walk, but training them is another story. In this new series, eight-year-old Winnie learns the fine art of horse gentling from...
18) Mad Dog
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Series
Language
English
Description
A new series by Dandi Daley Mackall, author of the best-selling Winnie the Horse Gentler series! If the world had any idea how mad I, Wesley "Mad Dog" Williams, am at it, the sun would be too scared to show its ugly face around here. Meet 14-year-old Wes Williams, aka Mad Dog. He's from Chicago and looking to return-just as soon as his mother gets out of rehab. In the meantime, he's stuck at Starlight Animal Rescue, where his only friend is his dog,...
19) Eager Star
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Series
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. She can gentle the wildest mare, but other parts of her life don't always come as easily. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom, who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches her horses about unconditional love and blind trust, God shows Winnie that he can be trusted too. Readers will be hooked on the series' vivid characters, whose quirky...
20) One Small Donkey
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Language
English
Description
This heartwarming Christmas book from Dandi Daley Mackall shares the nativity story from the experience of a tiny donkey who shows that God has big plans for little ones when he carries Mary to Bethlehem where she gives birth to Jesus.
Though the donkey wasn't the biggest, fastest, or strongest of all the animals, he had an important job. In One Small Donkey, 4 to 8-year-olds will
• take part in the nativity story from a fresh perspective
• learn...