Cary Fagan
2) Boney
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Annabelle discovers an animal bone in the woods and decides to make it her new plaything. But nature ends up moving Annabelle in mysterious ways. At first, Boney, as Annabelle names him, makes the perfect companion. While Mom is busy with the baby, Boney and Annabelle share a meal, play at the park, and share a bedtime story before Annabelle tucks Boney into his shoebox-bed for the night. But when creatures run wild through her dreams, Annabelle...
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Description
When the narrator of this sneakily clever book decides he will try to draw even though he believes he isn't very good at it, a world of silly possibilities opens for him. By the end of the story, he has vanquished a dragon, been given a medal, published a book, and seen his artwork on display in a real museum-and all because he refused to be held back by his own perceived limitations. The narrator of I Wish I Could Draw shares a name with creator...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Is there someone out there for everyone? Two lonely souls find each other in this unusual tale of friendship and belonging from award-winning comic writer Cary Fagan. In her North American debut, illustrator Banafsheh Erfanian brings ornate artistry to the cage and birds that inhabit this surprisingly human story. A long-empty birdcage takes a chance and leaves behind its attic home to find a bird to keep. Out in the world, the cage encounters many...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
On May 10, 1940, the Nazi Army invaded Belgium, setting into motion the refugee story of Cary Fagan's father, Maurice. Maurice was only 12 at the time, and he and his family had no idea they would never again return to Brussels, the city of his birth. Instead, they would travel through France, Spain, and Portugal, running from war. This relatable story about one refugee family's courage and resilience in the face of violence and racism still resonates...
6) King Mouse
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"A sweet, thoughtful tale of friendship, sharing and play, King Mouse begins when a mouse comes upon a tiny crown in the grass. The mouse puts the crown on his head, and when a bear subsequently comes upon him and asks if he's king, the mouse responds "Yes." This diminutive monarch settles into his new role very comfortably... until a snake comes upon a crown and claims she is queen. The mouse is not amused, especially when one by one the other animals...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Mr. Karp pushed open the trap door and disappeared into the square of light. I went in after, emerging in the sink room of his little apartment. I saw the little refrigerator, the sink. A bed with a night table and lamp and a neat pile of The Drip. The record player had a few other things. But it was the other room that I wanted to see, and when I looked at Mr. Karp, he nodded and motioned for me to fo through the archway. And as soon as I went through,...
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Ella May finds a stone with a line going all the way around it, she decides a stone so special must grant wishes, but when her friends want to join in the fun she must use her imagination to make everyone's wishes come true.
9) My new shirt
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Receiving the yearly birthday gift from his grandmother--a stiff, white, scratchy shirt--has become David's living nightmare and, without really intending to, he does the unthinkable!
10) Water, water
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"A boy wakes up to find the entire world has turned into a sea of endless water. As hours turn to days, he realizes that help is not coming and he must learn to rely on his own wits to survive this bizarre new world."--