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(0)Astrid Lindgren
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Outrageous Pippi Longstocking has no parents around and no rules to follow, so she lives according to her own daredevilish ways. She's been treating her friends Tommy and Annika to wild adventures, too—like buying and eating seventy-two pounds of candy, or sailing off to an island in the middle of a lake to see what it's like to be shipwrecked. But then Pippi's long lost father returns, and she might have to leave Villa Villekulla!
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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Description
When Pippi’s father, the king, sends for her, she decides to take her best friends Tommy and Annika with her to Kurrekurredutt Island. The island is fantastic and Pippi has one crazy adventure after another! Pippi is even made a princess—-Princess Pippilotta. But will Pippi and her friends really want to live on the island forever, never to return to Villa Villekulla?
"Any reappearance of the irrepressible Pippi Longstocking is cause for...
"Any reappearance of the irrepressible Pippi Longstocking is cause for...
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Language
English
Description
These personal diaries kept by Astrid Lindgren, author of the world famous Pippi Longstocking books, chronicle the horrors of World War II.
Before she became internationally known for her Pippi Longstocking books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War. The diaries she kept throughout the hostilities offer a civilian's, a mother's, and an aspiring writer's unique account...
6) Mio, My Son
Author
Publisher
New York Review Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
A delightful fantasy tale about family by the author of the internationally best-selling Pippi Longstocking books, now in paperback
Nine-year-old Karl Anders Nilsson is the unwelcome foster child of an uncaring couple. Lonely and neglected, he yearns for simple things, things that many children already have: a warm and loving home of his own, someone to share his sorrows and joys with, and, most important, his real father.
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7) The Tomten
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Language
English
Description
The magical tale of peace, protection, and possibility.
This classic story of the Tomten's nocturnal visits to all of the residents of a wintry farm has been reminding children of the promise of Spring for over 30 years.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Listen to the story that inspired Studio Ghibli's series, Ronja the Robber’s Daughter! A thrilling adventure crafted by the author of Pippi Longstocking
On the night Ronia was born, a thunderstorm raged over the mountain, but in Matt's castle and among his band of robbers there was only joy - for Matt now had a spirited little black-haired daughter. Soon Ronia learns to dance and yell with the robbers, but it...
On the night Ronia was born, a thunderstorm raged over the mountain, but in Matt's castle and among his band of robbers there was only joy - for Matt now had a spirited little black-haired daughter. Soon Ronia learns to dance and yell with the robbers, but it...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
There's a rat running amok in Emil's house, and he's determined to capture it. But hiding the rat trap just under his father's bed probably isn't ideal . . . That's just the start of Emil's adventures, which, once begun, never stop. Hens, dogs, little sisters - and adults - all flee his path. But Emil doesn't mean to be bad, it's just that trouble - and fun - follow him wherever he goes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
1981, ©1964
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The noisy children of three neighboring families have a gay time at Christmas baking cookies, cutting and decorating trees, eating fruitcake and tarts, and opening Christmas gifts.
12) The red bird
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Anna and Matthew, two poor siblings who have known only hunger, cold, and hard labor since their mother died, follow a bright red bird to a land of happiness.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Whether he's running his little sister up a flagpole, or trying to escape after getting locked in the shed, Emil's adventures never stop. But Emil doesn't mean to be bad, it's just that trouble - and fun - follow him wherever he goes. Suggested level: primary.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Whether he's teaching his pet pig to dance, being chased by a mad cow or wrestling a robber, Emil's adventures never stop. Hens, dogs, little sisters - and adults - all flee his path. But Emil doesn't mean to be bad, it's just that trouble - and fun - follow him wherever he goes. A collection of utterly engaging tales from one of the world's best-loved children's authors.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
While Pippi is sailing with her sea captain father, she is suddenly washed overboard and lost in a fierce storm. Pippi eventually drifts ashore to a small coastal town where she sets up house in an ancient vacated mansion. There, with her horse and monkey, Pippi begins a new life without any adult supervision.