Mary Jane Auch
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Lance, a very pretentious turkey, arrives on the farm and boasts that he is the only bird invited to a special feast, no hen is impressed, but when Beauty learns that Lance is the main course, she convinces the others to save him.
10) Poultrygeist
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On Halloween night, two rowdy young roosters encounter a "poultrygeist" in the barn.
11) Chickerella
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This barnyard version of the Cinderella story features a mild-mannered chicken, a fashion-conscious Fairy Goosemother, and a prince at a Fowl Ball.
13) A dog on his own
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
After a daring escape from the animal shelter, Pearl, Peppy, and K-10--so named because he is one step above all the other canines--explore the outside world while moving from one adventure to another.
14) Hen lake
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tired of the bragging of Percival the peacock, Poulette convinces the other hens in the barnyard that they can outperform the boastful bird in a ballet she creates.
15) Monster brother
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
Rodney is relieved to find out that his new baby brother's cries are loud enough to frighten any monster away from their bedroom.
16) The nutquacker
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Clara the duck is so impatient to discover the farm animals' secret of Christmas that she puts herself in danger and almost misses the party.
18) Ashes of roses
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Margaret Rose Nolan, newly arrived from Ireland, finds work at New York City's Triangle Shirtwaist Factory shortly before the 1911 fire in which 146 employees died.
20) Souperchicken
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Henrietta becomes the first chicken in her coop to learn how to read, she uses her skills to save her aunties from becoming chicken soup.