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2) The twits
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They everything--except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge."--Inside jacket flap.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Norse god Loki records the highs and lows of living on Earth as an eleven-year-old in grumbles, snarks, and doodles in his enchanted diary. He might not have shown any moral improvement (yet); but Odin has given Loki another chance to prove himself worthy of Asgard. Earning everyone's trust isn't easy, however. So far, Loki has managed to make only one human friend, Valerie, but is now irritated to learn that Valerie has made another friend, Georgina....
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she's strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it's making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school. In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with the Monkey King, a powerful deity and legendary trickster she accidentally released from his 500-year prison sentence. Thom agrees to help the Monkey King get back his magical staff if he'll take away...
6) Friendly day
Author
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series, Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Beaky Barnes volume 2
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Watch out for the devious duck! A new bird has arrived in Simpleton and is here to ruffle some feathers with a plan to trick the townspeople out of their money. For what, you might ask? Buying freshly baked bread! (A duck's favorite snack, of course.) Meanwhile, the chef wants to hire a baker, the inspector is looking to get strong, and the inventor is trying out some new (explosive) ideas for a kitchen invention contest. But what about our favorite...
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Kweku has grown up hearing stories about the mischievous spider Anansi. He is given the nickname Anansi by his father because of his similarly cheeky ways. On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want. Anansi fills it again and again with his favorite red-red stew, and eats so much that he feels sick. Will he learn to share this...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Miguel wants to be a musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Wanting to prove his talent, he finds himself in the Land of the Dead, where he begins an adventure with a trickster he meets along the way.
10) Coco
Author
Series
Publisher
Phoenix International Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Join Miguel on an extraordinary journey through the Land of the Dead, where he learns more about his family's story. Along the way, search for hidden objects in eight beautiful scenes inspired by Disney Pixar's Coco."--Publisher.
11) Who farted?
Author
Publisher
Lake Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Who farted? In tunnels deep underground lives a tribe of tiny creatures responsible for the greatest trick ever played on human "beans"! Every day (and night) they go out on patrol to find someone they can sneak up on, and then make the most frightfully stinky smells, and hideously rude noises, so humans think they have just done a...ahem...a very embarrassing fart. And why would they do such a rotten thing? Well, because they think it's funny, that's...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Thom Ngoh thought the Monkey King was her friend--he taught her to control her super strength and to stand up for herself. But really he was just using her. He tricked her into stealing from the Heavens and releasing him from his 500-year prison. Now the Monkey King is waging a war against the Heavens and Thom must do everything in her power to fix the mess she made. Determined to prevent a war, Thom and her dragon friend Kha set off on an adventure...
13) Rumpelstiltskin
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A strange little man helps the miller's daughter spin straw into gold for the king on the condition that she will give him her first-born child.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In these tales inspired by traditional Indian folktales, Prince Veera and his best friend Suku are given the opportunity to preside over the court of his father, King Bheema. Some of the subjects' complaints are easy to address, but others are much more challenging. How should they handle the case of the merchant who wants to charge people for enjoying the smells of his sweets? Or settle the dispute between a man who sells a well to a neighbor, but...