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1) Weather
Author
Language
English
Description
"Lizzie Benson slid into her job as a librarian without a traditional degree. But this gives her a vantage point from which to practice her other calling: she is a fake shrink. For years, she has tended to her God-haunted mother and her recovering addict brother. They have both stabilized for the moment, but Lizzie has little chance to spend her new free time with husband and son before her old mentor, Sylvia Liller, makes a proposal. She's become...
Author
Series
Little golden books volume 352
Publisher
Golden Press
Pub. Date
c1959
Language
English
Description
Martha and Bobby help their mother with a variety of household chores.
Author
Language
English
Description
Annie Marlow has been through the worst. Rocked by tragedy, she heads to the one place that makes her happy: Oceanside in the Pacific Northwest, the destination of many family vacations when Annie was a teenager. Once there, Annie begins to restore her broken spirit, thanks in part to the folks she meets: a local painter, Keaton, whose large frame is equal to his big heart--and who helps Annie fix up her rental cottage by the sea; Mellie, the reclusive,...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Wilson sueña con todas las reparaciones que hay que hacerle a la casa de su amiga Gigi para que la anciana viva más cómodamente. Wilson les presenta su idea a varios miembros de su comunidad, entre ellos el bibliotecario, el heladero y el maestro. Finalmente, la casa de Gigi es seleccionada para participar en un proyecto de renovación de la comunidad, y todo el vecindario se junta para llevar a cabo un generoso acto de servicio comunitario."--
A...
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Bestselling author Caroline Myss was pondering her next body of work when she witnessed a spontaneous act of generosity. A young man, tattooed and pierced, ran to help an older woman with a bundle of packages at the risk of missing his oncoming bus. That act, coupled with her own experience of receiving a helping hand just when she needed it, got Caroline thinking: What are the long-range consequences that result from even the smallest favors offered...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rat brothers Louie and Ralphie Ratso try to prove they can be as rough and tough as their father in the Big City, but every time they try to show how tough they are, they end up accidentally doing good deeds instead.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An extremely confused and frightened butterfly turns to a whale for guidance on how to reach the flowers--and encouragement as the whale advises him to never give up on his migration.
12) Squirrel's world
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Squirrel's well-meaning attempts to help his forest friends do not always turn out as planned.
14) Shady Baby
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"After a long morning of being fabulous, Shady Baby heads to the park for a relaxing play session. But what does she find?! Some not-so-nice kids picking on others. Shady flashes them a look--her famous side eye--and teaches them that it's better to play nice. But when her feelings are hurt, will anyone stand (or crawl) by her side?"--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Amidst their playtime pretending to be superheroes, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear get to be real life heroes when a young neighbor falls off his bike.
Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 1
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the first-graders' bee antennae would not stay on their heads and the drummers would not stay in their seats for the open house play, Roscoe decides to help by using the "don't-you-dare" glue
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Inc
Pub. Date
p2013
Language
English
Description
Everyone knows someone who's sick or suffering. Yet when a friend or relative is under duress many of us feel uncertain about how to cope.
Throughout her recent bout with breast cancer, Letty Cottin Pogrebin became fascinated by her friends' and family's diverse reactions to her and her illness: how awkwardly some of them behaved, how some misspoke or misinterpreted her needs, and how wonderful it was when people read her right. She began talking...
20) Mademoiselle Mom
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her mom gets sick, Nancy decides to help around the house by cleaning up and watching her sister JoJo.
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