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1) Okay for now
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Formats
Description
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
2) Clean
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
A group of teens in a Seattle-area rehabilitation center form an unlikely friendship as they begin to focus less on their own problems with drugs and alcohol by reaching out to help a new member, who seems to have even deeper issues to resolve.
Author
Series
Theodore Boone volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
When his best friend disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, thirteen-year-old Theo uses his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April.
4) Matilda
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Matilda applies her previously untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends Book
Pub. Date
©2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"When home is a car, life is unpredictable. School, friends, and three meals a day aren't guaranteed. Not every town has a shelter where a family can sleep for a night or two, and places with parking lots don't welcome overnight stays. Opin, his brother Emjay, and their mother are trying to get to Los Angeles, where they hope an uncle and a new life are waiting. Emjay has taken to disappearing for days, slowing down the family's progress and adding...
7) Th3 brav5
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Collin can't help himself--he has a unique condition that leads him to count every letter spoken to him. It's a quirk that makes him a prime target for bullies and a continual frustration to the adults around him, including his father. When Collin is asked to leave yet another school, his dad decides to send him to live in Minnesota with the mother he's never met. She is Ojibwe and lives on a reservation. Collin arrives in Duluth with his loyal dog,...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what the grown-ups say, she will live with her parents again. Can you blame her? It’s tough to make friends as the new kid at school. And while staying at her aunt’s house is okay, it just isn’t the same as being in her own space.
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