Laurence Yep
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Crusty dragon Miss Drake's new pet human, precocious ten-year-old Winnie, not only thinks Miss Drake is her pet, she accidentally brings to life her sketchlings of mysterious and fantastic creatures hidden in San Francisco, causing mayhem among its residents.
2) Staking a Claim: The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung, a Chinese Miner, California, 1852: California, 1852
Author
Language
English
Description
Newbery Honor author Laurence Yep's incredible JOURNAL OF WONG MING-CHUNG is now in paperback with a stunning repackaging!
In 1852, during the height of the California Gold Rush, ten-year-old Wong makes the dangerous trip to America to live with his uncle, exchanging the famine and war of his native country for brutal bullies and grueling labor in America, Wong joins his uncle and countless others in the effort to strike it rich on the great "Golden...
Author
Language
English
Description
Soon to be an animated movie!
Don't miss this middle grade fantasy adventure about a boy, a magical tiger, an outlaw dragon, and a mischievous monkey who carry the fate of the world on their shoulders. From two-time Newbery Honor-winning author Laurence Yep (Dragonwings, Dragon's Gate), now with an all-new cover and introduction!
Tom Lee's life changes forever the day he meets a talking tiger named Mr. Hu and discovers that he has magical powers...
Author
Series
A dragon's guide volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Winnie and her pet dragon Miss Drake are back to their lessons as they head to the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair and wish-granting souvenirs follow them home.
6) Dragonwings
Author
Series
Golden mountain chronicles volume 1903
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
317 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
In the early twentieth century a young Chinese boy joins his father in San Francisco and helps him realize his dream of making a flying machine.
7) City of ice
Author
Series
City trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Starscape
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
383 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the islands of Hawaii, Scirye and her loyal companions pursue the villainous Mr. Roland and evil dragon Badik all the way to the city of Nova Hafnia in the icy Arctic Circle, to prevent Roland from obtaining the power to alter the universe.
8) Mia
Author
Publisher
American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
130 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mia grew up playing ice hockey with her brothers, but now wants to see if she has what it takes to compete as a figure skater.
9) Isabelle
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
124 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Isabelle, who attends a performing arts school in Washington, D.C., with her older sister, Jade, has a passion for ballet dancing but lacks self-confidence.
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
124 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Isabelle finds a creative way to use her talent for fashion design to help her older sister Jade, who is performing the role of Clara in the Nutcracker ballet.
12) Hiroshima
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
56 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, particularly as it affects Sachi, who becomes one of the Hiroshima Maidens.