Claudia Dávila
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English
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Ruby loves to play superhero, so when her mother gives her a "mission" that takes her into the deep, dark woods, Ruby throws on her red cloak to become ... Super Red Riding Hood! Nothing can scare her — except maybe coming face-to-face with a big bad wolf. What would a superhero do? A story of guts and girl power, this is a fun update on a familiar tale.
Author
Series
Future according to Luz volume 1
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
95 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the city starts to be hit by regular blackouts, and Luz's mother has trouble affording gas and groceries, Luz decides that she will do what she can do in her own neighborhood, with her friends and neighbors, to become less reliant on fossil fuels.
Author
Publisher
Maple Tree Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn to perform fun, step-by-step tricks with common household items. Learn intriguing facts about magicians of the past and their awe-inspiring tricks. Get the inside scoop on how to stage a magic show that'll leave audiences amazed and astounded.
Author
Series
Future according to Luz volume 2
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
95 p. : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the city restricts water usage, Luz, with her friends and neighbors, strive to conserve and reuse what little water they have access to and protest the new soda factory using the spring water at a nearby pond.
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Series
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
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Instructs girls on how to get started doing yoga, from how to use it physically and mentally on a personal basis, to how to apply it in such situations as sports and time spent with friends.
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English
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Just when Josh starts to think his break from school is going to be all chores and no cheer, his best friend, Mark, invites him to spend their break helping restore a historic home and mill in Oregon. With the help of their friends Angela and Mary Jane, and under the watchful eye of Aunt Sue and Uncle Doug, the kids spend weeks fixing up the grounds, basking in the freedom of country life, and learning about the surrounding area. Not to mention eating...
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English
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Josh, Mark, Angela and their friends have been waiting for years to go on the class trip to Drumheller, Alberta. Now they are finally the oldest kids at Pleasant Valley grade school and can get excited about the overnight outing. But first, they have a lot of learn about what they'll see in the dinosaur capital of the world. And they have to raise money for all the pizza they are going to eat on the trip! Once they finally get going, a frightening...
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English
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Kenyan orphans, Kitoo and Nigosi, spend their days studying, playing soccer, helping their elders with chores around the orphanage and reading from the limited selection of books in their library. When the librarian gives Kitoo a copy of Sports Around the World he becomes fascinated by an image of the Canadian national men's ice hockey team. Then one day the fates align and Kitoo finds a pair of beat up old roller blades, he teaches himself to skate...
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English
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Michel is like many other five-year-olds: he has a loving family and spends his days going to school and playing soccer. But in 1993, the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Michel and his family live, is a country in tumult. One afternoon Michel and his friends are kidnapped by rebel militants and forced to become child soldiers. Child Soldier is the sometimes heartbreaking but ultimately inspiring true story of the triumph of the human spirit.