Catherine Gilbert Murdock
1) Dairy queen
Author
Series
Dairy queen trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.
Author
Series
Dairy queen trilogy volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
High school junior D. J. Schwenk staggers under the weight of caring for her badly injured brother, her responsibilities on the dairy farm, a changing relationship with her friend Brian, and her own athletic aspirations.
Author
Series
Dairy queen trilogy volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
During her junior year basketball season, D.J. faces the dual challenges of college recruiting and romance.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather the seven precious relics of Saint Peter.
5) Princess Ben
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
A “deliciously frothy fairy tale” from the award-winning author of The Book of Boy and the Dairy Queen series (Horn Book Magazine, starred review).
Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s talents for storytelling and creating strong female characters take a fresh turn in this spirited and sophisticated fairy tale.
Benevolence is not your typical princess....
Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s talents for storytelling and creating strong female characters take a fresh turn in this spirited and sophisticated fairy tale.
Benevolence is not your typical princess....
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Magic, cunning, and one very special cat join forces in this hilarious, extraordinary tale by the author of the Dairy Queen trilogy and Princess Ben.Princess Wisdom, known as Dizzy, longs for a life of adventure beyond the staid old
kingdom of Montagne. Tips, a soldier, longs to keep his true identity a secret. Fortitude, an orphaned maid, longs only for Tips.
These three souls might possibly attain their dreams while preserving their...
kingdom of Montagne. Tips, a soldier, longs to keep his true identity a secret. Fortitude, an orphaned maid, longs only for Tips.
These three souls might possibly attain their dreams while preserving their...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Using a mysterious wardrobe that allows them to travel through time, two eleven-year-olds, Federico a boy from the Italian Renaissance and Bee a girl from present-day New Jersey, work together to prevent the bickering between two great artists from changing the future.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Princess Wisdom, who yearns for a life of adventure beyond the kingdom of Montagne, Tips, a soldier keeping his true life secret from his family, Fortitude, an orphaned maid who longs for Tips, and Magic the cat form an uneasy alliance as they try to save the kingdom from certain destruction. Told through diaries, memoirs, encyclopedia entries, letters, biographies, and a stage play.