Nile Bullock
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
“One of the best love stories Ive ever read.” Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give. “Read this one, reread it, and then hug it to your chest.” Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Debut author Justin A. Reynolds delivers a hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose, and the moments that make a life worth reliving. Perfect...
2) Rebel
Author
Series
Legend (Marie Lu) volume 4
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
As Day and Eden struggle with who they've become since their time in the Republic, a new danger creeps into the distance between them, and Eden finds himself drawn into Ross City's dark side, where his legendary brother may not be able to save him.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Exciting new fiction from James McBride, the first since his National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird. The stories in Five-Carat Soul--none of them ever published before--spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. They're funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable, imaginative and authentic--all told with McBride's unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail. McBride explores...
Author
Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Dad, I just want to know how to not become a hashtag. In this gripping read, biracial siblings Reed and Olive hadn't planned on navigating racial inequality or being roughed up by police on the subway, but as they face the truths and pains of being a person of color, they also lean into knowing their rights and fostering conversations about change and acceptance.
"In Come Home Safe, Brian Buckmire has crafted
...5) New kid
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Author Birthdays - January
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
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Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
For Fans of Raina Telgemeier
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Description
Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds-and...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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2022 ALA Youth Media Awards
2023 ALA Youth Media Awards
2025 NYRA Recommendations - Young Readers
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2023 ALA Youth Media Awards
2025 NYRA Recommendations - Young Readers
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Description
Portico Reeves' secret identity as Stuntboy allows him to use his superpower keep everybody safe, but when his superhero parents start fighting a lot he feels the responsibility to save them.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Portico Reeves, or Stuntboy the greatest superhero people have never heard of, tries to manage his frets and navigate his new normal with divorced parents, bullies in his building, and a newfound friend.
"From Newbery Medal honoree and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes the sequel to the hilarious, hopeful, and action-packed middle grade novel Stuntboy, in the Meantime about the greatest young superhero you’ve never heard...
8) Class act
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together.