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1) On a sunbeam
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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“A ragtag crew travels to the deepest reaches of space, rebuilding beautiful, broken structures to piece the past together. Two girls meet in boarding school and fall deeply in loveonly to learn the pain of loss. With interwoven timelines and stunning art, award-winning graphic novelist Tillie Walden creates an inventive world, breathtaking romance, and an epic quest for love."
Interweaves the story of a crew traveling into deep space to rebuild...
2) Stormbreaker
Author
Series
Alex Rider adventures volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. What he doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. But he is about to, and once he does, there is no turning back. Finding himself in the middle of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people who want him dead. The...
3) Drama
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
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Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
From Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, and Guts! Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Mississippi, she...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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AANHPI Heritage Month for Teens
All Together Now - Ages 19+
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
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All Together Now - Ages 19+
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
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Shares the author's experiences as an only child born to a single mother in Korea, who abruptly moved to the United States as a teenager and the difficulties she had fitting in in both countries.
5) Ichiro
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Raised by a Japanese mother in New York City, his American father killed in a war, Ichiro finds it difficult to figure out where he fits in. A trip to Japan leaves the boy with his grandfather, in a country he does not know. And one night Ichi gets dragged down a hole by a monster. When he awakens he isn't in Japan nor the mortal world. He has entered into the domain of the gods. Will Ichiro ever find a place to call home?
Author
Series
My boyfriend is a monster volume 1
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
St. Petersburg High school juniors Dicey Bell, a baseball star, and Jack Chen, who loves science and role-playing games, discover a mutual attraction when paired for a project, but on their first date, a zombie-producing fungus sends them on the run.
7) Drama
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
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Description
Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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"The only graphic biography of Anne Frank's diary that has been authorized by the Anne Frank Foundation and that uses text from the diary--it will introduce a new generation of young readers to this classic of Holocaust literature. This adaptation of Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl into a graphic version for a young readership, maintains the integrity and power of the original work. With stunning, expressive illustrations and ample direct quotation...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A dark, powerful and moving short story from the internationally acclaimed author of Skellig. Joe Quinn tells everyone about the poltergeist in his house, but no one believes him. No one that is, except for Davey. He's felt the inexplicable presence in the rooms, he's seen random objects fly through the air. And there's something else ... a memory of his beloved sister, and a feeling deep down that somehow it might be possible for ghosts to exist....
Author
Series
Delilah Dirk volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lovable ne'er-do-well Delilah Dirk is an Indiana Jones for the 19th century. She has traveled to Japan, Indonesia, France, and even the New World. Using the skills she's picked up on the way, Delilah's adventures continue as she plots to rob a rich and corrupt Sultan in Constantinople. With the aid of her flying boat and her newfound friend, Selim, she evades the Sultan's guards, leaves angry pirates in the dust, and fights her way through the countryside....
11) Saints
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Vibiana, an unwanted fourth child, finds her name and identity in Christianity, but with the Boxer Rebellion in full swing and Chinese Christians facing death, she must decide whether her loyalties lie with her religion or her country.
12) Boxers
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
In 1898 China, Little Bao has had enough of foreign missionaries and soldiers robbing peasants, and he recruits an army of Boxers to fight to free China from its oppressors.
Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on the unique historical sites, archives, expertise, and unquestioned authority of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the New York Times bestselling authors Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have created the first authorized graphic biography of Anne Frank. Their account is complete, covering the lives of Anne's parents, Edith and Otto; Anne's first years in Frankfurt; the rise of Nazism; the Franks' immigration to Amsterdam; war and occupation;...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"From actor-author-broadcaster-comedian-filmmaker Richard Ayoade comes a book narrated by . . . a book. Quirky, smart, and genre-busting, this is the saga of a book that nobody wants to read—until the day it meets YOU. The life of a book isn’t easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this narrator should know—it’s the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets...
16) A bag of marbles
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In 1941, ten-year-old Joseph Joffo and his older brother, Maurice, must hide their Jewish heritage and undertake a long and dangerous journey from Nazi-occupied Paris to reach their other brothers in the free zone.
17) Mercury
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tara is forced to move in with her cousins after her house burns down. She faces a difficult adjustment while her mother is away trying to earn money. Interwoven with this story is that of Tara's ancestors, who in 1859 were convinced by a mysterious stranger to put all their money into searching their property for gold.
A necklace that reportedly has the power to find gold serves as a link between Tara Fraser, a teen who is living with relatives...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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AANHPI Heritage Month - Nonfiction
AANHPI Heritage Month for Teens
All Together Now - Ages 19+
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AANHPI Heritage Month for Teens
All Together Now - Ages 19+
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A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor/author/activist George Takei's childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II. Experience the forces that shaped an American icon -- and America itself -- in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his captivating stage presence and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before he braved new...
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