Susan Hood
1) Lifeboat 12
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"This page-turning true-life adventure is filled with rich and riveting details and a timeless understanding of the things that matter most."—Dashka Slater, author of The 57 Bus
"Brilliantly told in verse, readers will love Ken Sparks." —Patricia Reilly Giff, two-time Newbery Honor winner
"Lyrical, terrifying, and even at times funny. A richly detailed account of a little-known event in World War II." —Kirkus...
"Brilliantly told in verse, readers will love Ken Sparks." —Patricia Reilly Giff, two-time Newbery Honor winner
"Lyrical, terrifying, and even at times funny. A richly detailed account of a little-known event in World War II." —Kirkus...
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Fresh, accessible, and inspiring, Shaking Things Up introduces fourteen revolutionary young women--each paired with a noteworthy female artist--to the next generation of activists, trail-blazers, and rabble-rousers. From the award-winning author of Ada's Violin, Susan Hood, this is a poetic and visual celebration of persistent women throughout history. In this book, you will find Mary Anning, who was just thirteen when she unearthed a prehistoric...
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The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers, while hiding in plain sight, during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna's son).
She wouldn't be Zhanna. She'd use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive.
When the Germans invade Ukraine, Zhanna, a young Jewish girl, must leave behind her friends,...
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The inspirational true story of how twenty-two-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust.
It wouldn't be easy, but they had to try.
It was their only chance to survive.
In 1943, Henny Sinding, only twenty-two years old, and the crew of Gerda lll, a lighthouse supply boat, risked everything to smuggle their Jewish compatriots across the Øresund strait...
9) I Am Mad!
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This girl is mad! Her big sister, Liz, keeps picking on her. Then, when the girls have a snack, Liz really acts up!
10) The New Kid
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Look out! There is a new boy in Miss Hall's class. His name is Sid, and he is one silly kid.
11) Wildflowers
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Scholastic
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1998
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Includes index.--Provides an overview of wildflowers and where they grow, with specific information about individual species.
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The inspirational true story of how twenty-two-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood.
It wouldn't be easy, but they had to try.
It was their only chance to survive.
In 1943, Henny Sinding, only twenty-two years old, and the crew of Gerda lll, a lighthouse supply boat,...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2021]
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"Hood's poems highlight the threat of plastic and shows how it is hurting the health of our planet. You'll discover how scientists are using jellyfish snot and other methods to break down plastic pollution faster. Hood then introduces readers to young activists who are standing up and speaking out for change-- and inspires you to change the way you think about plastic!"--Provided by publisher.
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All-star readers volume Level 2
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Reader's Digest Children's Books
Pub. Date
c1999
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Ben is anxiously waiting for his loose tooth to fall out so he can be like the other kids in his class.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2022]
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"An inspirational nonfiction novel-in-verse about Zhanna Arshanskaya, a young Ukrainian Jewish girl using the alias Anna, whose phenomenal piano-playing skills saved her life and the life of her sister, Frina, during the Holocaust-from award-winning author Susan Hood, with Zhanna's son, Greg Dawson"--