Susan Hood
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Publication Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"When the old Tooth Mouse announces that it is time to name her successor, Sophie, the small mouse who would NOT go to bed, desperately hopes to be chosen. The three tasks she is adssigned are difficult and dangerous, and some of the other mice believe that she is just too little to succeed. At times, Sophie even doubts herself. But sometimes, the wisest answer really is the simplest one-and sometimes the best mouse for the job just might be the very...
Author
Language
English
Description
It wouldn't be easy, but they had to try. It was their only chance to survive. In 1943, Henny Sinding, only twenty-two years old, and the crew of Gerda lll, a lighthouse supply boat, risked everything to smuggle their Jewish compatriots across the Øresund strait to safety in Sweden during World War ll. In Henny's words, "It was the right thing to do so we did it. Simple as that." But what happened when their operation's cover was blown and it was...
3) Lifeboat 12
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In 1940, a group of British children, their escorts, and some sailors struggle to survive in a lifeboat when the ship taking them to safety in Canada is torpedoed.
6) I am mad!
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Publication Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A young girl is upset when her sister purposely messes up her dress. Includes "Phonics Guidelines."
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
While Spike, a tiny axolotl salamander, practices being the monster he believes he is, other animals call him cute and funny but when a gila monster arrives and the other creatures hide, Spike shows his true nature.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"One afternoon, eleven-year-old Titan, his friends from the Wild Boars soccer team, and their coach rode their bikes to explore local caves. They crawled through the narrow tunnels in the dark to reach the center of the cave. When they turned to go home, heavy rains had flooded the tunnel. They were trapped. With rising waters and monsoon season upon them, time and oxygen were running out. The world watched with bated breath as rescuers from around...
17) Tyler is shy
Author
Publisher
Reader's Digest Children's Books
Publication Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A shy boy and a shy girl become friends and discover they share a common interest in yo-yos.
18) Let's jump in!
Author
Publisher
Reader's Digest Children's Books
Publication Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A rhyming story about a boy whose friends help teach him to swim.



