Daniel Nayeri
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This is the tale of an exciting journey along the Silk Road with a young Monk and his newfound guardian, Samir, a larger than life character and the so-called "Seller of Dreams." The man is a scammer; his biggest skill being the ability to talk his way into getting what he wants. While that talking did save Monkey's life, it has left a lot of people furious with Samir--furious enough to hire assassins. Monkey decides to try and save Samir from the...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
A collection of four novellas in different genres, including a western about a farmer who grows living toys and a rancher who grows half-living people; a science fiction story of the near-future in which the world is as easy to manipulate as the Internet; a crime story in which every wish comes true and only the Imaginary Crimes Unit can stop them; and a comedic love story in which Death describes himself as a charismatic hero.
Publisher
Odd Dot
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Enjoy the magic of a board book that translates into twenty different languages. Turn the wheel on each page to translate twenty first words into English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Arabic, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Hindi, Hebrew, Japanese, Urdu, Persian, Dutch, or Greek.