Graham Salisbury
Author
Series
Prisoners of the empire volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following orders from the United States Army, several young Japanese American men train K-9 units to hunt Asians during World War II.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fourth-grader Calvin lives near the beach in Oahu with his mom and little sister. Mom says: “You’re the man of the house.” But Calvin’s not great at being the man of the house, or taking care of his responsibilities. He’s too busy having fun with his pals, and avoiding Tito, the bully.
Trouble Magnet is the first book in a new series for younger readers full of all the fun of growing up in Hawaii. It introduces...
Trouble Magnet is the first book in a new series for younger readers full of all the fun of growing up in Hawaii. It introduces...
Author
Series
Prisoners of the empire volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
A year after Tomi's father and grandfather were arrested following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tomi is determine to raise Papa's fishing boat from the bottom of the canal as a sign the his family will be returned to him.
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 1
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Calvin catches the attention of the school bully on the day before he starts fourth grade, while at home, the unfriendly, fifteen-year-old daughter of his mother's best friend has taken over his room.
7) Shark Bait
Author
Language
English
Description
Mokes is 12, and he knows he's supposed to stay out of town Saturday night when the Navy comes ashore. But tonight's the night when his hero, tough-guy Booley, has vowed to get revenge on a sailor. He's got to be there! One problem: Mokes's Dad is the chief of police. Written with the voice and rhythm of the street that only first-hand knowledge can provide, Shark Bait will attract young adult patrons to your library the way The Outsiders did a generation...
Author
Series
Prisoners of the empire volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tomikazu Nakaji's biggest concerns are baseball, homework, and a local bully, until life with his Japanese family in Hawaii changes drastically after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 5
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When a hurricane causes the river near his Hawaiian home to flood, a boy named Calvin Coconut makes a daring rescue.
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 4
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Calvin gets a school assignment to do some original research, he decides to investigate his dog's stinky breath and ends up learning about more than just smells.
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 3
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When his teacher asks him to write a persuasive argument about something he really wants, fourth-grader Calvin creates a unique way to express his desire for a dog.
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 6
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Cal learns a lot about teasing and standing up for others when a weird new student joins his class, while Stella, the tenth-grader who lives with Cal's family to help his mother, practices for her driving test.
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 9
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Calvin and his friends have the opportunity to earn some money by appearing as extras in a zombie movie being filmed on a nearby beach.
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 8
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
New fears for fourth-grader Calvin include a school bully named Tito and the return of his estranged father, rock star Little Johnny Coconut.
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 2
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Calvin tries to earn money to buy Stella, the babysitter, a present for her sixteenth birthday because he feels guilty for taking advantage of her allergy to cats.
Author
Series
Calvin Coconut volume 7
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Calvin flies from Oahu to the big island of Hawaii to go on a deep-sea fishing trip with Ledward, his mother's boyfriend, and learns to appreciate other living creatures-- especially one enormous marlin.
17) Banjo
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Danny, a rising rodeo star whose border collie, Banjo, has been wounded by neighbors, and Meg, who has a way with animals, come together to keep Banjo safe, aided by Danny's brother.
Author
Series
Prisoners of the empire volume 4
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Zenji Watanabe, seventeen, is sent from Hawaii to the Philippines to spy on the Japanese during World War II and, after he is captured and tortured, must find a way to survive months of being lost in the jungle behind enemy lines.
19) Jungle dogs
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
While worrying about the wild dogs that supposedly lurk in the jungle along his paper route, Hawaiian sixth grader Boy Regis also seeks to stop his older brother Damon from fighting all his battles for him.