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3) House arrest
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Timothy is sentenced to house arrest after impulsively stealing a wallet, and he is forced to keep a journal into which he pours all his thoughts, fears, and frustrations.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Sudanese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder"--
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this novel told through poems, nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad, so when his pesky little sister horns in on their fishing trip, he is none too pleased. Includes primer on rhyme, poetry techniques, rhythm, stanzas, and poetic forms.
8) Starfish
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--
Author
Series
One and only Ivan volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob . Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savanna to Ivan and Bob.
10) Garvey's choice
Author
Publisher
Wordsong, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus,...
11) Alone
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone--left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness...
12) Perfect
Author
Series
Impulse volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four teens will stop at nothing to achieve perfection. Cara has to fulfill her parent's high expectations, even if it means sacrificing love. Kendra is willing to do anything to have the perfect body, even drugs and surgery. Sean is prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice on and off the ball field. To achieve the perfect performance and live his dream, Andre will have to forsake his ancestry.
13) And then, boom!
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Joe is used to living on shaky ground. His mom leaves whenever she gets "the itch," and now he and his grandmum have ad to downsize and still can't keep up with the bills. But Joe takes comfort from comic book superheroes because they face a lot of "and then, BOOM!" moments where the odds are stacked against them and they somehow survive. Then an unimaginable BOOM strikes, leaving Joe to fend for himself. The electricity gets shut off, and with the...
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A novel in verse follows the experiences of fourteen-year-old Lilly, as an innocent flirtation turns into sexual abuse by a friend of her parents and she is tormented by her abuser's threat to ruin her family and her own desperate need for help.
15) Rebound
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hoop kings soar / in kicks with wings. / Game so sweet / it's like bee sings. / (OUCH!) / He swished you / in your face. / Stung you like / a can of mace. / These boys so fly / they're outta SPACE! / Before he's Chuck "Da Man" Bell, proud father of Jordan and Josh Bell, Charlie is a kid who dreams of basketball glory. In his mind, he can steal, jump, dunk, and make the crowd go wild just like a pro baller. But when tragedy strikes, Charlie can't help...
16) You are not here
Author
Publisher
PUSH
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Annaleah's grief over the tragic death of seventeen-year-old Brian is compounded by the fact that her friends did not like him, while his friends and both of their families knew nothing of their intimate relationship.
17) Girls like me
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Shay is trying to cope with being overweight and getting bullied in school, but when she falls in love with mysterious Blake, insecure Shay needs the help of her two best friends to make love prevail.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A little cat named Patches manages to push out a window screen and leave her house, chasing a falling leaf, and sets out to find a special place to call her own.
19) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
20) May B: a novel
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When a failed wheat crop nearly bankrupts the Betterly family, Pa pulls twelve-year-old May from school and hires her out to a couple new to the Kansas frontier.
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