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1) My name
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
My Name is an inspiring picture book that encourages kids to celebrate themselves and all the things that make them unique, especially their name.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Gigi wants to go by something besides her baby name--but her full name, Geraldine, is too long to write and Hanako, her middle name, doesn't feel quite right. Will Gigi find the perfect name?"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Cuando Alma SofĂa Esperanza, JosĂ© Pura Candela pregunta a su padre por quĂ© tiene tantos nombres, escucha la historia de su nombre y se entera de sus abuelos.
When Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2022.
Language
English
Description
"First days aren't easy for a girl with a name like Ashanti. It feels like no one can pronounce it correctly! But with some encouragement from her mom, Ashanti spells her name and learns just how special it is"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Scandal has derailed Journalist Kitty Logan's career, a setback that is soon compounded by an even more devastating loss. Constance, the woman who taught Kitty everything she knew, is dying. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her, "What is the one story you always wanted to write?" The answer lies in a single sheet of paper buried in Constance's office--a list of 100 names--with no notes or explanation. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sona Sharma's house is full of people who joke often and argue sometimes. Relatives come unannounced, the phone rings frequently and friends drop in all the time. Then one day Amma tells Sona she is going to have a baby. Is that good? Sona isn't sure -- she has always enjoyed being an only child -- and straight away she has a word with her best friend, Elephant. When Sona learns that there will be a baby naming ceremony, she is determined to find...
13) My name is Aviva
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
AD 580L
Language
English
Description
"Aviva isn't happy with her unusual name until she hears the wonderful things her great-grandmother, who she was named in honor of, did"--
15) Best friends
Author
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When she and her family find a cat and, after no luck finding its owner, decide to keep her, Haitian American kindergartener Liline must come up with the perfect name.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 410L
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth is tired of everyone shortening her first name and calling her Lizzie, Liz, or Beth, but suffers in silence, until one autumn day when her impatience gets the best of her and she learns an important lesson about tact and grace.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mira's birthday wish comes true when her baby sister is born, but the little one spends her first eight days wailing, leaving the family at a loss for a name to announce at her simchat bat until Mira's song during the naming ceremony has an unexpected effect.
19) The new baby
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
"Ana & Andrew are expecting a sibling! The family is very excited. Mama's family arrives from Trinidad, and everyone helps to get ready. When the baby arrives, Ana & Andrew learn from Granny that in African American culture, a baby's name often tells an important story."--Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Language
English
Description
As a refugee from Sudan to the United States, Sangoel is frustrated that no one can pronounce his name correctly until he finds a clever way to solve the problem.
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