Estelle Laure
Author
Series
City of villains volume 1
Language
English
Description
Mary Elizabeth Heart is a high school senior by day, but by night shes an intern at the Monarch City police department. She watches with envy from behind a desk as detectives come and go, trying to contain the city's growing crime rate. For years, tension has simmered between the city's wealthy elite, and their plans to gentrify the decaying neighborhood called the Scaronce upon a time the epicenter of all things magic. When the daughter of one of...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Lucille is struggling to get through each day, paying bills and looking after her little sister, Wren, while her father is institutionalized after a breakdown and her mother is "on vacation." But nothing else seems to matter when she is with Digby Jones, her best friend's twin brother.
3) Remember me
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When Blue Owens wakes up with the overwhelming feeling that something is wrong with her memory, she meets Adam Mendoza, who explains that she paid to have her unpleasant memories erased in order to "start over"--and that begins Blue's journey to recover her memories and understand the truth of why she felt the need to lose them in the first place."--
Author
Series
This raging light volume 02
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
After a month in a coma, eighteen-year-old Eden finds it hard to resume her life and relationships but forms an unlikely connection with Joe, who visits his best friend, Jaz, another coma patient, every day.
Author
Series
City of villains volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Teen detective Mary Elizabeth continues to unravel a dark conspiracy that has turned her best friend and boyfriend into villainous monsters--all while battling her own inner demons"--
Everything in high school senior Mary Elizabeth Heart's life changed in one horrifying night. Her friends, now known across Monarch City as "the villains" have become pawns in a game of political chess. More kids are disappearing from the Scar every day. The conspiracy...
6) Mayhem
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1987, when sixteen-year-old Mayhem and her mother leave her abusive stepfather and return to Santa Maria, California, May learns she is heir to magical power, destined to stop evildoers.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Lexile measure
HL 740L
Language
English
Description
When one of the boys on the wrestling team she manages calls her a "practice girl", someone to hook up with but not to date, high-school senior Jo is forced to examine uncomfortable truths about her relationships, from her best friend to the boy she likes, before better understanding her real worth.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When everything is still gentle and quiet-ish and the stars say good morning at the same time they say good night, a brother and sister venture outside. They marvel at the dance of the snails and the birdsong that surrounds them. And then they join in, reveling in the early morning--and their time together before the rest of the world wakes."--
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this inspiring book, US Olympian and hockey star Kendall Coyne shares the grit and determination it took to break down barriers and achieve her dreams against tremendous odds, encouraging young people to follow their passions and never give up. The world told Kendall Coyne to slow down. They said "not so fast" when she picked up hockey skates instead of figure skates. They said "just a minute" when she tried out for the boy's team. They told her...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Think you know what rural America is like? Discover a plurality of perspectives in this enlightening anthology of stories that turns preconceptions on their head.
Gracie sees a chance of fitting in at her South Carolina private school, until a "white trash"–themed Halloween party has her steering clear of the rich kids. Samuel's Tejano family has both stood up to oppression and been a source of it, but now he's ready to own his