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Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
The New York Times bestselling novel that inspired the hit film! This is the funniest book you’ll ever read about death. It is a universally acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the...
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IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 15
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Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.
A dangerous forbidden romance rocks a Texan oil town in 1937, when segregation was a matter of life and death. A Top Ten Most Challenged Book of the Year "This is East Texas, and there's lines. Lines...
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Spy school volume 11
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IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
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Superspy middle schoolers Ben and Erica must embark on mission to rescue Erica's grandfather, who was abducted from a remote Alaskan training facility.
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Spy school volume 5
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IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
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Ben goes undercover in the White House to take on a SPYDER operative determined to assassinate the president in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling Spy School series.Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley has had a lot of field success despite only just beginning his second year at Spy School, something graduates rarely experience. But hed never have survived without the help from experienced agents and his friends.Now hes been called in...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
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When the goddess Artemis disappears while hunting a rare, ancient monster, a group of her followers joins Percy and his friends in an attempt to find and rescue her before the winter solstice, when her influence is needed to sway the Olympian Council regarding the war with the Titans.
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Wings of fire. Original series volume 6
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
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Peace has come to Pyrrhia...for now. The war between the tribes is finally over, and now the dragonets of the prophecy have a plan for lasting peace: Jade Mountain Academy, a school that will gather dragonets from all the tribes and teach them to live together, perhaps even as friends. Moonwatcher isn't sure how she feels about school, however. Hidden in the rainforest for most of her life, the young NightWing has an awful secret. She can read minds,...
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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 12
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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
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The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Antarctica to search for the fourth secret of happiness for Merlin.
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Sal and Gabi novels volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
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In order to heal after his mother's death, thirteen-year-old Sal learns to reach into time and space to retrieve things--and people--from other universes.
10) The subtle knife
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His dark materials volume 2
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IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
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As the boundaries between worlds begin to dissolve, Lyra and her daemon help Will Parry in his search for his father and for a powerful, magical knife.
11) The getaway
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 12
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IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
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Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venemous creatures all threaten their vacation.
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Moon Base Alpha volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
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Dashiell Gibson, who lives on Moon Base Alpha, has to solve a murder of one of the moon's most prominent doctors.
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To kill a mockingbird volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
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The explosion of racial hate in an Alabama town is viewed by a little girl whose father defends a black man accused of rape.
"One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country....
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IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
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Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.
"Now a major motion picture starring Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates! A Time Best YA Book of All Time Celebrate the legacy of the bestselling and iconic Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret with this special edition, featuring a deluxe faux-leather embossed cover that looks and feels as vibrant as the story...
16) The third wheel
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 7
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IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
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"In the seventh book of the Wimpy Kid series, Greg's world is turned upside down when his middle school has a Valentine's Day dance. Greg scrambles to find a date, but is worried that he will be left without one. An unexpected twist gives Greg a date and leaves his best friend Rowley without one, but Greg soon learns that a lot can happen in one night and it's hard to predict who will be lucky in love"--Container.
17) The one
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
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"As her Selection approaches its finish, America must decide where her heart truly lies--and Prince Maxon must pick one winner to wear the crown"--Provided by publisher.
18) Iron widow
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Iron widow volume 1
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2021.
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"The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall of China. It doesn't matter that the girls die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, it's to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister's death. But when she gets her vengeance, it becomes clear that she is an Iron Widow, a rare...
19) The selection
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IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
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For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare.
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2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 15
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AANHPI Heritage Month for Teens
All Together Now - Ages 12-18
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All Together Now - Ages 12-18
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After her mother's suicide, grief-stricken Leigh Sanders travels to Taiwan to stay with grandparents she never met, determined to find her mother who she believes turned into a bird.
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