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1) I'm the best
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Dog's constant boasting makes his friends sad, they find a way to teach him what it means to be a good friend.
3) Mustache!
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When extremely good-looking King Duncan builds more and more tributes to his handsome face, neglecting kingdom projects and repairs, his loyal subjects find a mustachioed solution.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Everyone is afraid of Mr. Walnut, the scowling owner of the biggest pet store in the city, who sells all kinds of animals to rich customers from out of town, but when Mina's pet rabbit goes missing she vows to do something about it.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Boris is set on proving that he isn't any old frog. This big, handsome frog loves to boast about how he can do anything better than anyone. There's no match for him when it comes to swimming, jumping, or diving. But Boris's boastful attitude leads to a big trouble--and a surprise ending. This picture book provides a whimsical cautionary tale about why they don't need to show off to be accepted.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tane Kalana is a natural on the water. He rides waves with ease and looks good doing it. But being talented tends to put a target on your back, and Cody Hannigan has his sights set on taking Tane down a notch. Cody challenges him to a surfer showdown at Breaker Bay! The infamous surfing locale is known to be unpredictable and dangerous, but Tane is tired of Cody's bullying, and Cody won't leave Tane be unless he agrees to a standoff at sundown.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
The novel examines the midlife crisis of Eugene Henderson, an unhappy millionaire. The story concerns Henderson's search for meaning. A larger-than-life 55-year-old who has accumulated money, position, and a large family, he nonetheless feels unfulfilled. He makes a spiritual journey to Africa, where he draws emotional sustenance from experiences with African tribes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Perce Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Perce Indians.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A large white mouse who likes to boast that he is the mountain mouse rushes into a variety of adventures that bring him into contact with other animals--and it always seems to be his three more ordinary mouse friends who get the worst of it.
14) Pride
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as...
15) Soccer surprise
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alex has just moved and joined a new soccer team, where she is expected to play a different position; when her error leads to the team's first loss she has to learn to put aside her pride and put the team first.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Includes three humorous stories in verse, Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag, followed by commentary and end notes, reproductions of illustrations from other Dr. Seuss books, and two poems, "The Ruckus" and "The Kindly Snather."
17) Playing hero
Author
Series
Publisher
Spotlight
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Spider-Man must team up with a bullying braggart to defeat a video game that has come to life.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this version of the Andersen tale the vain principal of P.S. 88 is persuaded by two tailors that they will make him an amazing, one-of-a-kind, suit that will be visible only to intelligent people who are good at their jobs.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who describes his adventures in the universe seeking the secret of what is really important in life. The anniversary edition includes original reviews of the novel, information about the author's life and work and the making of the story