Tony Johnston
1) Beast Rider
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a "beast rider"—someone who hops on a train. The first time he tries, he is stopped by the Mexican police, who arrest and beat him. When he tries again, he is attacked by a Mexican gang and left for dead. Just when Manuel is ready to turn back, he finds new hope. Villagers clothe and feed him, help him find
...7) Very scary
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A pumpkin shimmering in the moonlight attracts the attention of an owl, a cat, crickets, a witch, and a group of boys and girls, who change it into a scary jack-o-lantern.
10) The quilt story
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1985
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A pioneer mother lovingly stitches a beautiful quilt which warms and comforts her daughter Abigail; many years later another mother mends and patches it for her little girl.
12) Winter is coming
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Each day, from September through November, a girl quietly sitting in the woods with her sketchbook glimpses forest animals seeking food in preparation for the onset of winter, from a fox sniffing the last apple to a flock of wild turkeys that finds nothing.
13) Day of the Dead
Author
Publisher
Voyager Books
Pub. Date
2000, c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes a Mexican family preparing for and celebrating the Day of the Dead.
14) The Magic Maguey
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace & Co
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Miguel figures out a way to save the beloved maguey plant in his Mexican pueblo.
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