Self-confidence

Dara Palmer's Major Drama

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Copies: 6

"'The lead role of Maria in The Sound of Music goes to ..."
I could practically hear her say "Dara Palmer." This was going to be my big break! But what really came out of my teacher's mouth was "Ella Moss-Daniels."
My heart went huuuuggggggghhhhht.

Dara Palmer longs for stardom-but when she isn't cast in her middle school's production of The Sound of Music, she get suspicious. It can't be because she's not the best. She was born to be a famous movie star. It must because she's adopted from Cambodia and doesn't look like a typical fraulein. (That's German for girl.)

Author:

Emma Shevah

Lexile:

760L

Princess Academy: The Forgotten Sisters

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Copies: 6

After a year at the palace, Miri and her friends are ready to return home to their beloved Mount Eskel. But when the king orders Miri to start her own princess academy in a faraway swamp for three royal cousins, she is utterly dismayed. She must go on this journey alone, away from everyone she loves and everything she knows.

Miri's new students are not at all what she expected. Astrid, Felissa, and Sus are more interested in hunting, fishing, and wrestling than learning about etiquette and history, and they know next to nothing about their royal ancestry.

Author:

Shannon Hale

Freak the Mighty

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Meet Maxwell Kane, narrator of Freak the Mighty. He's a timid soul stuck in the body of a teenage giant with size 14 shoes. Haunted by a dark secret in his past, he hides out in his basement room, avoiding the world. But when a new kid moves in next door, Max's life changes forever. The two outcasts from the "normal" world team up to become "Freak the Mighty".

Author:

Rodman Philbrick

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1000L

Length:

03:16

Traveling Bear and the Talent Show

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When Traveling Bear, Mookie, and Chuga decide to try out for the school talent show, they come up against the intimidating Drama teacher, Mrs. Tucker. Will they brave the dreaded diva to get some answers or miss out on all the fun?

Author:

Christian Joseph Hainsworth

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:04

First Grade Takes a Test

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When the lady from the principal’s office brings in a test for the first grade class, the children have trouble when they realize that none of the multiple-choice answers are exactly right.

Author:

Miriam Cohen

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:10

Giraffes Can't Dance

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Gerald the giraffe has a body that’s perfect for standing still and eating the shoots from tall trees, but when it comes to dancing, his legs are just too skinny and his neck is just too long.

Author:

Giles Andreae

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:08

Casi (Ish)

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Ramon loved to draw. He drew everywhere and everything. He never put down his pencil until...

Author:

Peter H. Reynolds

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:08

Chrysanthemum

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Chrysanthemum’s only problem, once she reaches school age, seems to be her name which becomes the object of ridicule by jealous classmates.

Author:

Kevin Henkes

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

00:15

Ish

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Ramon loved to draw. He drew everywhere and everything. He never put down his pencil until...

Author:

Peter H. Reynolds

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:08

Benny: An Adventure Story

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Benny is a dog with many talents. He works as a magician’s assistant until, one day, he is kicked out because he is becoming more popular than his boss!

Author:

Bob Graham

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:07

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