Candace Thaxton
Author
Series
Last magician volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 25
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
In an alternate version of present-day Manhattan, magic is dying, and Esta, a Mageus with a talent for manipulating time, travels back to 1901 to stop the destruction of a book that can possibly restore magic, but in Old New York, Esta must navigate gangs, secret societies, and her feelings for another magician in order to save the future of magic.
2) Dry
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive. The drought-or the Tap-Out, as everyone calls it--has been going on for a while now. Everyone's lives have become and endless list of don'ts: don't water the lawn, don't fill up your pool, don't take long showers. Until the taps run dry. Suddenly,...
Author
Series
Last magician volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 39
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
Esta uses her affinity for time to give her an edge, and she's trained her whole life for one mission: travel back to 1902 New York, steal the ancient Book of Mysteries, and use its power to destroy the Brink and free the Mageus from the Order's control. But Seshat, an angry goddess was trapped within its pages. Now that terrible power lives within Harte, and if given the chance, Seshat will use Esta to destroy the world and take her revenge. Searching...
Author
Series
Last magician volume 4
Lexile measure
HL 810L
Language
English
Description
Hunted by an ancient evil, Esta and Harte have raced through time and across a continent to track down the artifacts needed to bind the mystical Book's devastating power, and now, with only one artifact left, they must find a way to end the threat they have created or the very heart of magic will die.
5) Roxy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
HL 710L
Language
English
Description
"Isaac and Ivy Ramsey are the victims of the bet between two manufactured gods: the seductive and lethal Roxy (Oxycontin), and the smart, high-achieving Addison (Adderall). The wager: a contest to see who can bring their mark to a rave that has raged since the beginning of time. Drawn by what the drugs offer, tempted to take that step past helpful to harmful are Isaac, a soccer player thrown into Roxy's orbit by a bad fall; Ivy, his sister, whose...
6) Out of reach
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
HL 650L
Language
English
Description
Accompanied by her brother's friend, Tyler, sixteen-year-old Rachel ventures through San Diego and nearby areas seeking her brother, eighteen-year-old Micah, a methamphetamine addict who ran away from home.
Author
Series
Last magician volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 34
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
"Esta and Harte set off on a cross-country chase through time to steal back the elemental stones they need to save the future of magic."--
9) The Diabolic
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
HL 810L
Language
English
Description
Nemesis is a Diabolic, a humanoid teenager and the galaxy's most deadly weapon, who masquerades as Sidonia, a senator's daughter, and becomes a hostage of the galactic court.
10) Smoke
Author
Series
Burned volume 02
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
After the death of her abusive father and loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn runs away, desperately seeking peace, as her younger sister, a sophomore in high school, also tries to put the pieces of her life back together.
11) Losing the field
Author
Series
Field party novels volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
Tallulah Liddell had been defined by her appearance for as long as she could remember. Overweight and insecure, she preferred to fly under the radar, draw as little attention to herself so no one can hurt her. The only boy who did seem to ever notice her was her longtime crush, Nash Lee. But when he laughs at a joke aimed at Tallulah the summer before their senior year, Tallulah's love dissipates, and she becomes determined to lose weight, to no longer...
12) Fallout
Author
Series
Crank trilogy volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Written in free verse, explores how three teenagers try to cope with the consequences of their mother's addiction to crystal meth and its effects on their lives.
14) The empress
Author
Series
Diabolic trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nemesis, the Diabolic, and Tyrus face new challenges and old enemies as Tyrus ascends to the throne, and the two struggle to prove Nemesis' humanity to those who oppose her position as Empress and keep them from full power over the galaxy"--
15) Evercrossed
Author
Series
Kissed by an angel volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a car crash ends Ivy's life, her great love Tristan, who died last year and became an angel, breathes life back into her with a passionate kiss, but love may not be enough to save her.
16) Tilt
Author
Series
Triangles volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three teens, connected by their parents' bad choices, tell in their own voices of their lives and loves as Shane finds his first boyfriend, Mikayla discovers that love can be pushed too far, and Harley loses herself in her quest for new experiences.