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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 3
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"People say nothing interesting happens in the village of Port Elizabeth but, on a visit there, the Boxcar Children find a big mystery at the schoolhouse. Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading by themselves with a Boxcar Children classic."--Amazon.
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Monkey with a tool belt series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Clever monkey Chico Bon Bon builds lots of things with his many tools, and when he is captured by an organ grinder, he uses them to help him escape and get back home.
4) The barn
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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In an effort to fulfill their dying father's last request, nine-year-old Ben and his brother and sister construct a barn on their land in the Oregon Territory.
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Questioneers volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Iggy Peck builds towers, bridges, and buildings, which comes in handy when his second grade class is stranded on an island during a picnic.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"Sal loves the water. All day, he thinks about it: being out there, just him and the waves, alone. More than anything else, he wants a boat. And he knows just what it would look like. So he decides to build it himself. It isn't long before everyone in town starts sharing advice. But Sal doesn't need their help. He knows just what he's building. And he does it! Except...he forgets one crucial detail--that no project, big or small, can be launched without...
7) Rain school
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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The children arrive on the first day of school and build a mud structure to be their classroom for the next nine months until the rainy season comes and washes it all away.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"In this take-off of the nursery rhyme "The House That Jack Built," Jack builds an amazing fort in the middle of the living room. Unfortunately the rest of his family intrudes when they request their supplies back"--Provided by publisher.
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After being sadly brought home from the animal shelter Elvis learns to appreciate his new family, especially ten-year-old Georgina Pemberton who builds skyscraper buildings in her bedroom, and Elvis realizes that both humans and animals can build a world of their own choosing, even if the choices are not what they had initially expected.
10) Hoot
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
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Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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"Uptight elfin historian Brangwain Spurge is on a mission: survive being catapulted across the mountains into goblin territory, deliver a priceless peace offering to their mysterious dark lord, and spy on the goblin kingdom -- from which no elf has returned alive in more than a hundred years. Brangwain's host, the goblin archivist Werfel, is delighted to show Brangwain around. They should be the best of friends, but a series of extraordinary double...
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"Bang! Whack! Whirrr! It's time for a birdhouse building contest! Opal's friends all have endless ideas on how to make their constructions stand out. There are bells, pom-poms, basketballs, and many more materials to use--and yet Opal still feels stuck. Maybe a simple, sturdy piece wood...a few nails and screws will be just right. But when the judges don't pick Opal's birdhouse, she may still discover that her humble home is just right for someone...
16) Party time
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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The last week of school is party time for the students and teachers, but Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet are a little concerned about what happens after the students leave for the summer--Bo will go home with his human, but the others are worried that they will be bored and hungry if the school shuts down.
18) Vacancy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
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"When Jasmine moves to Gold River after her mother's death, she finds herself powerfully drawn to the Carlisle, an abandoned hotel on the edge of town. It appears in her nightmares and calls to her during the day. It's a local tradition in Gold River for kids to try to stay a night in the Carlisle without being scared away. When Jasmine hears about this, she convinces her friends to join her. How hard can it be to stay up all night in an abandoned...