The Amazing Life of Azaleah Lane (Azaleah Lane)

by Nikki Shannon Smith (Author) Mari Lobo (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Azaleah Lane

Azaleah can't wait for her class field trip to the National Zoo in Washington D.C., especially when her teacher announces the chance to earn extra credit.

But when Azaleah gets home, she quickly realizes extra credit isn't as easy as she thought. Azaleah's younger sister Tiana can't find Greenie, her stuffed animal, and she's sure he's been stolen. With Mama at the restaurant and Daddy at work on a big case, it seems Azaleah is the only one available to track down the stolen stuffie.

Can Azaleah get to the bottom of the mystery in time to finish her extra credit?

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This inaugural book in the Azaleah Lane series is a fast-paced and fun read, and Azaleah is a sympathetic, likable narrator who, like readers, is learning new vocabulary all the time. . . .Lobo's playful, full-color illustrations every few pages are just enough to give transitioning readers needed rests so they'll keep going. . . .Young readers will be happy to make Azaleah's acquaintance.

School Library Journal

Gr 2-4--Azaleah thoroughly enjoys her class's visit to the Smithsonian's National Zoo. And she's even more thrilled when she gets a chance to create a diorama of one of the animal habitats she saw while there for extra credit. But things don't go according to plan when her younger sister's stuffed frog goes missing, and she has to spend much of the weekend helping to search for it. Can she solve the mystery of the missing frog and finish her diorama, or is she setting herself up for disappointment? This enjoyable chapter book revolves around Azaleah and her upper-middle-class African American household and the ups and downs of family life in a Washington, DC suburb. Azaleah works well as an appealing character full of zeal and enthusiasm. The bright, cheerful illustrations add to the book's appeal. VERDICT A good choice for libraries that need more light, realistic mysteries for the early middle grade crowd.--Heidi Grange, Summit Elementary School, Smithfield, UT

Copyright 2019 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781515844648
Lexile Measure
610
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Publication date
January 01, 2020
Series
Azaleah Lane
BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV002260 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Zoos
JUV011010 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
Library of Congress categories
Toys
Lost and found possessions
Lost articles
African Americans
Sisters
Washington (D.C.)
African American girls
School field trips
Middle-born children
Soft toys
National Zoological Park (U.S.)

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