Cynthia Voigt
1) Dicey's song
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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Description
Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage.
2) Homecoming
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Description
In Voigt's first novel--and the introduction to her Tillerman saga--the four Tillerman children, abandoned by their emotionally ill mother, travel on foot from New England to their paternal grandmother's Maryland farm in search of a place to call home. An ALA Best of the Best for Young Adults.
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
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Description
"When Max's parents leave the country without him, he must rely on his wits to get by, and before long he is running his own--rather unusual--business"--
5) Young Fredle
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
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Description
Fredle, a young mouse cast out of his home, faces dangers and predators outside, makes some important discoveries and allies, and learns the meaning of freedom as he struggles to return home.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
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Angus and Sadie, two siblings that are of mostly border collie heritage, are adopted by a young couple and start living on a Maine farm, where they begin to learn sheep herding and come to appreciate how they are different from each another.
9) By any name
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Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Rida is an orphan out of California who dances for the troops in the USO. Spencer is a naval officer with roots deep in New England's upper crust. They meet during World War II at an Officer's Club dance, and Spencer might have been dissuaded if he saw just one engagement ring on her finger, but instead, he sees four. The courtship is easy, Rida wins him and wears his ring alone. But Rida is a wild card, and Spencer's family can't accept her unconventional...
10) Come a stranger
Author
Series
Tillerman family volume 5
Pub. Date
c.1986
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Mina's deep love for a grown-up minister drives her to seek a way to give him an unforgettable remembrance, restoration of his faith.
11) The runner
Author
Series
Tillerman family volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Description
As a dedicated runner, a teenage boy has always managed to distance himself from other people until the experience of coaching one of his teammates on the track team gradually helps him see the value of giving and receiving.
Author
Series
Tillerman family volume 7
Pub. Date
c.1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Dicey struggles to make a go of a boatbuilding business while facing family concerns, romantic problems, and the uncertainties of a drifter who offers to help her in her work.
14) Little bird
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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"Little Bird faces many challenges when attempting to find her flock's good-luck charm that was lost during an attack by a wild fisher cat"--
15) Toaff's way
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Formats
Description
A little squirrel with an inquisitive nature wonders why he must avoid humans and red squirrel rivals before a winter storm separates him from his family and challenges him to make his own way in a dangerous world.
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
Description
"Mister Max, Solutioneer, helps the mayor investigate a string of mysterious fires, while attempting to solve the mystery of his parents' disappearance on the side"--
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 2
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 14
Description
From Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt, Book II in the exciting adventures of Mister Max—12-year-old detective in disguise.
In Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things, Max Starling proved that he is more than a detective, he’s a Solutioneer. His reputation for problem-solving has been spreading—and now even the mayor wants his help.
Someone is breaking windows and setting fires in the old city,...
In Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things, Max Starling proved that he is more than a detective, he’s a Solutioneer. His reputation for problem-solving has been spreading—and now even the mayor wants his help.
Someone is breaking windows and setting fires in the old city,...
Author
Series
The Kingdom (Voigt) volume 3
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
Description
Fourteen-year-old Oriel and his friend Griff flee the slavery of Damall's Island and seek a new life on the mainland, where they face raiding Wolfers, rival armies, and other dangers.
19) Tree by leaf
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
A father's return home following World War I creates problems for his family, especially for twelve-year-old Clothilde, who struggles to accept his horrible disfigurement and opposes her mother's plan to sell Clothilde's land, a peninsula off the coast of Maine, to help pay the family's expenses.
20) Teddy & Co
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"A group of lost toys live on an island, and their community must adapt as new toys come and go"--
Teddy is a thinking kind of bear. Of all his friends, he does the most wondering. He lives with a ragtag group of lost toys-a very hungry snake, an elephant who likes to bake, two charmingly silly pigs, and a reclusive penguin-and they all bump along happily together. But their peaceful world gets shaken up when new toys arrive-first a rabbit, who is...