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Author
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Freshman year, Eddie Ashford had it all. Friends, parties, Taco Bell. He enjoyed it, reveled in it even. And he flunked out. Now he wants to redeem himself. Has to. He takes a job in tiny Kusko, Alaska, and promises to stay a year. His intentions are pure, but soon he's lonely, low on cash, and desperate to escape the tundra. In this rough, raw, harrowing, and hilarious story, Eddie's life becomes a dogsled ride along a line between youth and experience,...
22) The trail
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Toby has to finish the final thing on The List. It's a list of brave, daring, totally awesome things that he and his best friend, Lucas, planned to do together, and the only item left is to hike the Appalachian Trail. But now Lucas isn't there to do it with him. Toby's determined to hike the trail alone and fulfill their pact, which means dealing with the little things -- the blisters, the heat, the hunger -- and the big things -- the bears, the loneliness,...
23) Skim
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"Skim" is Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth who goes to a private girls' school in the early '90s. When her classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. Suicide, depression, love, homosexuality, crushes, cliques of popular, manipulative peers-- the whole gamut of teen life is explored in this poignant glimpse into the heartache of being 16.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
A broken heart can feel like the end of the world, but bestselling author and illustrator Amalia Andrade knows this simply isnt true. Change is not a defeat or a surrender, but rather a promise. Because if the "love of your life" doesnt work out, there is always a chance for something new-a new love, or a new life. When Amalia was faced with her own heartbreak, she knew she couldnt let herself get lost in despair. With her sunshiny outlook, electrifying...
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Description
"A jaw-dropping novel of psychological suspense that asks, If the love of your life disappeared without a trace, how far would you go to find out why? Hannah Monroe's boyfriend, Matt, is gone. His belongings have disappeared from their house. Every call she ever made to him, every text she ever sent, every photo of him and any sign of him on social media have vanished. It's as though their last four years together never happened. As Hannah struggles...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"A Rendezvous to Remember is the riveting true story of romance and heartache set against a backdrop of political and social upheaval at the dawn of the 1960s. Ann Garretson is in love with two men-an army lieutenant and a conscientious objector-and both men are in love with her. Caught between the old mores and winds of change, Ann must make an agonizing choice. With humor and brutal honesty, this coming-of-age memoir presents firsthand accounts...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
This is the classic tale of boy meets girl: Girl...goes home with someone else. Meet Eve. Shes a dreamer, a feeler, a careening well of sensitivities who cant quite keep her feet on the ground, or steer clear of trouble. Shes a laugher, a crier, a quirky and quick-witted bleeding-heart-worrier. Meet Ben. Hes an engineer, an expert at leveling floors who likes order, structure, and straight lines. He doesnt opine, he doesnt ruminate, he doesnt simmer...
Author
Series
Bregdan Chronicles volume 11
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Carrie, Moses and Rose, Jeremy and Marietta, Thomas and Abby, and Janie continue to struggle to rebuild their lives as the nation struggles with post-Civil War realities.
33) Season of love
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"A witty, glittering rom-com about finding the courage to face your past and learning what it truly means to return home, perfect for fans of Jenny Bayliss and Alexandra Bellefleur. Artist Miriam Blum has her decoupaged glitter ducks perfectly lined up. Only for one phone call to bring her whole life all crashing down. Her beloved and eccentric great-aunt has just died-leaving her part-owner of the only Jewish-owned Christmas tree farm in the country....
Author
Series
Mr. Terupt volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Description
"The kids from Mr. Terupt's fifth- and sixth-grade classes are entering their first year of junior high school. There's a lot to be excited about, but there are new challenges, too. Everyone is missing Mr. Terupt. When a fight threatens to break up the group forever, they think their favorite teacher is the only one who can help them. But the kids soon find out that it's Mr. Terupt who needs saving"--
Author
Series
Deep freeze volume 1
Pub. Date
2017
Description
The earth has frozen. Governments have fallen apart. Infrastructure has crumbled. What is left of San Diego struggles to survive. The kids of Samuel S. Fornland Boardinghouse have nothing holding them back now, except that they have nowhere to run, and no way to get there. In a last-ditch effort to escape the city, fifteen-year-old James Rives and sixteen-year-old Abe Williams find an abandoned cruise ship in the harbor. They believe they have what...
36) Ghost Knight
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Eleven-year-old Jon Whitcroft and new friend Ella summon the ghost of Sir William Longspee, who may be able to protect Jon from a group of ghosts that threaten him with harm soon after he arrives at Salisbury Cathedral's boarding school.
37) Story Ave
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
South Bronx teen Kadir is a gifted visual artist who loses his way following the death of his younger brother. Overcome with grief and struggling with the pressures of school and family, he escapes into the thrilling yet dangerous world of graffiti gangs, seeking an outlet for the creative force threatening to explode out of him. To prove himself and join his neighborhood's ruling gang, Kadir tries to rob no-nonsense MTA conductor Luis on the Story...
Author
Series
Superstition Mountain mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Description
The Barker brothers and their friend Delilah secretly climb up to Superstition Mountain one last time, hoping to solve the remaining mysteries, including whether the librarian is really the ghost of Julia Thomas, what was their uncle Hank's role in discovering the gold mine, and especially, who is trying to kill them.
39) Save What's Left
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Formats
Description
When Kathleen Deane's husband, Tom, tells her he's no longer happy with his life and their marriage, Kathleen is confused. They live in Kansas. They've been married thirty years. Who said anything about being happy? But with Tom off finding himself, Kathleen starts to think about what she wants. And her thoughts lead her to a small beach community on the east coast, a town called Whitbey that has always looked lovely in the Christmas letters her childhood...
40) A song for Bijou
Author
Pub. Date
♭2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Seventh-grader Alex Schrader's life changes when he meets Bijou Doucet, a Haitian girl recently relocated to Brooklyn, and while he is determined to win her heart Alex also learns about dating rules and Haitian culture.