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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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Twelve-year-old Sarah writes letters to her hero, To Kill a Mockingbird's Atticus Finch, for help understanding her mentally ill mother, her first real crush, and life in her small Texas town, all in the course of one momentous summer.
2) Train I ride
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Traveling from California to Chicago after her mother dies of a drug overdose and her grandmother of lung cancer, thirteen-year-old Rydr meets other passengers on the train and attempts to accept her own situation.
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Macy, officially labeled "disturbed" by her school, records her impressions of her rough neighborhood and home life as she tries to rescue her brother from Child Protective Services, win back her overachieving best friend after a fight, and figure out whether to tell her incarcerated father about her mother's cheating.
4) Check & mate
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English
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When eighteen-year-old Mallory begrudgingly agrees to return to chess in one last charity tournament, her surprise upset against Nolan Sawyer, the reigning world champ and bad boy of the chess world, sets her on an worldwin adventure as she rediscovers her passion for the game.
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English
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When eleven-year-old Hank's mother does not come home after a week, he and his toddler sister, Boo, seek out the stranger listed as their emergency contact, even though it means social workers, a new school, and having to answer questions about his mom that he has been trying to keep secret.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Brian has always been anxious, whether at home, or in class, or on the basketball court. His dad tries to get him to stand up for himself and his mom helps as much as she can, but after he and his brother are placed in foster care, Brian starts having panic attacks. And he doesn't know if things will ever be normal again . . . Ezra's always been popular. He's friends with most of the kids on his basketball team, even Brian, who...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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While still upset that her parents have separated and that her father will not be joining their family vacation in Florida, twelve-year-old Olivia must decide if she has the courage to fight when the local sea turtle population is endangered.
10) Switch
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English
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"Set in a parallel version of America where time has stopped, the novel tells the story of one teenage girl trying to untangle her toxic family's secrets--and maybe restart the world's clocks in the process"--
11) Chasing Augustus
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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During a rough year in which she was placed in the care of her prickly grandfather after her father suffered a stroke, Rosie embarks on a search for her missing dog after he is given away by her estranged mother.
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English
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After their father dies unexpectedly in prison, twins Alex and Olly's relationship becomes fractured as they cope with their loss very differently, and to make matters worse, Olly is hiding the truth that Tyler, who recently arrived at their lakeside townfor the summer, is actually their half-brother.
13) White fur flying
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A sad and silent nine-year-old boy finds his voice when he moves next to a family that rescues dogs.
14) Cursed
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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"Depicts young teen Ricky Bloom's struggles with her recent chronic illness diagnosis, which comes amid family upheaval and challenges at school."--Provided by publisher.
15) Junk boy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Bobby, who is bullied by the kids at school for living in a home with a front yard that is filled with garbage, meets a young artist who teaches him to see himself as more than "Junk Boy.""--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Opin, his brother Emjay, and their mother live in a car and are trying to get to Los Angeles where they hope an uncle and a new life are waiting, but even after finding a stray dog, Opin's longing for a stable home intensifies as his brother's reckless ways hit a new high.
19) What you hide
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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After a tragic death at Fairview Public Library, frequent patron Mallory and community service volunteer Spencer discover they are not as alone, or as safe, as they thought.
20) Between
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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By weaving through her memories and watching the family and friends she left behind, eighteen-year-old Liz Valchar solves the mystery of how her life ended in the Long Island Sound.
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