Cynthia Lord
1) Rules
Author
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence, but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When her blind dog slips his collar, twelve-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather--but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.
Author
Series
Book buddies volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Ivy was Anne the librarian's doll when she was a young girl. But now she has moved to Anne's library to be its newest Book Buddy-- a toy that can be checked out just like a book. Ivy isn't sure she wants to be borrowed, though. She'd rather go back to just being Anne's favorite toy. Fern, a child who visits the library with her stepfamily, also wishes things could go back to the way they were, when Fern had her dad all to herself. When Fern takes...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lucy, with her mother and her photographer father, has just moved to a small rural community in New Hampshire, and with her new friend Nate she plans to spend the summer taking photos for a contest, but pictures sometimes reveal more than people are willing to see.
5) Touch blue
Author
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the state of Maine threatens to shut down their island's one-room schoolhouse because of dwindling enrollment, eleven-year-old Tess, a strong believer in luck, and her family take in a trumpet-playing foster child, to increase the school's population.
6) Jelly Bean
Author
Series
Shelter pet squad volume 1
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
No pets are allowed in the apartment where Suzannah and her family live, so she volunteers at a local pet shelter and plays with the dogs and cats there--but when a child whose family is moving brings in her pet guinea pig, Jelly Bean, Suzannah promises that she will find him the perfect home.
Author
Series
Book buddies volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Marco Polo is a retired Christmas ornament, but in his mind he is a great mouse explorer. Because he's tiny and likely to be lost, he is the least-borrowed of the Book Buddies--toys that children can check out of the library just like a book--and he almost never leaves the library. But the little mouse finally meets the right match in Seth, a boy who is about to attend his first sleepover. If Seth were to bring the stuffed bunny he usually sleeps...
Author
Series
Hot Rod Hamster (Picture books) volume 1
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 500L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A hamster, with the help of a canine junkyard dealer and his mouse assistants, builts a hot rod and drives it in a race against some very large dogs.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
183 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
On the last night of summer, Emma and her Maine game warden father rescue a small domestic rabbit stuck in a fence; the very next day Emma starts fifth grade after years of being home schooled, excited and apprehensive about making new friends, but she is paired with Jack, a hyperactive boy, who does not seem to fit in with anyone--except that they share a love of animals, which draws them together, because of the rabbit.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Marco Polo is a small felt mouse who used to be a Christmas ornament on Anne the librarian's tree. But now he's one of the Book Buddies, toys that can be checked out just like books. Marco Polo may be small, but he's also a brave explorer looking for adventure—if only someone would check him out of the library. Seth is a boy who visits the library with his dad and younger brother. He wishes he could be a little more brave, especially when he goes...
Author
Series
Hot Rod Hamster (Picture books) volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 490L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
370L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Hamster and his friends go looking for some cool, wet, wild fun at the Water Kingdom waterpark, Hamster and his new friend, Holly, challenge two dogs to a race down the waterslide. Can they win?
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
460L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
During their trail ride on all-terrain vehicles, Hot Rod Hamster and his friends stop to help Grandpa Dog and two puppies, whose vehicle has tipped over and gotten stuck in the mud.
Author
Series
Hot Rod Hamster (Picture books) volume 2
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Follows Hamster and his friend Dog as they prepare for a birthday party.
17) Merlin
Author
Series
Shelter pet squad volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
125 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When second-grader Suzannah arrives to volunteer at the animal shelter she finds that the newest arrival is Merlin, a mischievous ferret with a talent for hiding and stealing shiny things, so the Shelter Pet Squad needs to find a home that is a perfect match for a ferret.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"From Newbery Honor author, Cynthia Lord, comes the heartwarming true story of the author's own journey in fostering two amazing bunnies, illustrated with photos and drawings"--
19) Paloma
Author
Series
Shelter pet squad volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
125 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A group of sato puppies, homeless dogs of various breeds from Puerto Rico, has arrived at the animal shelter, and second grade volunteer Suzannah immediately falls in love with one puppy, Paloma--but it is her job to get the puppy ready for adoption, a separation that could easily break her heart.
Author
Series
Book buddies volume 3
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
66 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dazzle is a snow-white unicorn with a twisty horn, a sparkly pink tail, and a tag that says unicorns can grant wishes. He isn't sure whether he can make a wish for himself, but he does so anyway, hoping for a child and a home of his own. Instead, Dazzle gets sold at a yard sale and becomes one of the Book Buddies, friendly toys that children can check out of the library just like books. Meanwhile, Maya has just moved to town and decides to borrow...