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1) Chaos theory
Author
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Language
English
Description
"Since Shelbi enrolled at Windward Academy as a senior and won't be there very long, she hasn't bothered making friends. What her classmates don't know about her can't be used to hurt her--you know, like it did at her last school. Andy Criddle is not okay. At all. He's had far too much to drink. Again. Which is bad. And things are about to get worse. When Shelbi sees Andy at his lowest, she can relate. So she doesn't resist reaching out. And there's...
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her mother suddenly dies, Sara must abandon her plans to become a ballerina and join her estranged father on Chicago's gritty South side. She feels out of place until she is befriended by a black classmate and her handsome brother, Derek. Sara and Derek's shared love for dance leads to romance-- and opposition from their families and friends.
Author
Series
So for real novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fifteen-year-old Gia Stokes knows exactly what she needs to make her life fantabulous:
• Get her mother Gwendolyn to let her relax her hair.
• Find a boy to ask her out.
• Get on the Hi-Steppers dance squad.
Gia doesn't have the hair or the clothes, but she's got the moves and the attitude to make her sophomore year at Longfellow High unforgettable. But not everyone agrees, so Gia decides it's time for a makeover. With her stylish new look,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
HL 660L
Language
English
Description
He says: Omar "T-Diddy" Smalls has got it made -- a full football ride to UMiami, hero-worship status at school, and pick of any girl at West Charleston High. She says: Football, shmootball. Here's what Claudia Clarke cares about: Harvard, the poor, the disenfranchised, the hungry, the staggering teen pregnancy rate, investigative journalism... the list goes on. She does not have a minute to waste on Mr. T-Diddy Smalls and his harem of bimbos. These...
5) Cooley High
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Set in 1960s, a slice-of-life tale of high school students coping with the challenges of everyday life growing up in the Chicago housing projects.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Quinn keeps lists of everything--from the days she's ugly cried, to "Things That I Would Never Admit Out Loud" and all the boys she'd like to kiss. Her lists keep her sane. By writing her fears on paper, she never has to face them in real life. That is,until her journal goes missing... Then an anonymous account posts one of her lists on Instagram for the whole school to see and blackmails her into facing seven of her greatest fears, or else her entire...
Author
Series
So for real novels volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gia Stokes can't wait for the debutante ball that will help celebrate the end of her junior year. She's been crushing hard on her best friend Ricky and is hoping he'll ask her to the dance. But her friend Kevin has been looking hot too and Gia isn't the only one at Longfellow High who's noticed. As if Gia's boy trouble wasn't enough, she's also got to deal with Valerie, who's still bitter about losing the Homecoming Queen crown and has convinced the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 610L
Language
English
Description
When Josie Wright wins a contest to write a celebrity profile for Deep Focus magazine, she's ready. Jetting off on a multi-city tour, rubbing elbows with celebrities, frenetic handlers, stone-faced producers, and eccentric stylists, her world is expanding rapidly. She even finds herself catching feelings for the subject of her profile, dazzling young newcomer Marius Canet. But when a young actress lets her in on a terrible secret, she's in over her...
10) Schooled
Author
Series
Bluford series volume 15
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Language
English
Description
"There's no backing down for Lionel Shephard. With a dream of joining the NBA, all he wants to do at Bluford High is play basketball. But everyone's trying to stop him. His father thinks basketball is a waste of time; his teachers don't know he can barely read and threaten to fail him; and his dropout friend Jamar wants him to quit school. Unsure where to turn, Lionel must make a choice. Will he pursue his dream or get caught in a nightmare?" --Amazon....
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nine African American students made history when they defied a governor and integrated an Arkansas high school in 1957. It was the photo of one of the nine trying to enter the school a young girl being taunted, harassed and threatened by an angry mob.
12) Back to me
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Guilty secrets and long-buried resentments cause a rift between cousins Maya and Viviana.
Author
Series
Shortie like mine volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year-old Seven McNight is fierce, fly, and fabulous-- but she's got her share of issues. It's not easy being the thickest one in her clique or hiding that her rebellious twin sister Toi is playing wifey to the neighborhood thug. And Seven is definitely not happy that she's feelin' the school's hottest baller, Josiah, especially since he's dating her high maintenance girlfriend, Deeyah. Can she save herself from major heartbreak?
Author
Language
English
Description
As a preacher's daughter, Monique is expected to be an example at church although she hates its restrictive rules. When she discovers she physically cannot have sex, and after her boyfriend breaks up with her for that reason, two unexpected teens from church become her main supports as she desperately tries to break the rules against all the odds.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that schools had to allow Black students to attend previously all-white schools. On September 4, 1957, nine Black students were set to attend Little Rock Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. But when they arrived, an angry mob of white people spat at them and hurled racist insults. They were also prevented from entering the school by the National Guard. After they were finally allowed in weeks later, they faced...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A heartbreaking and inspiring true story of a New Orleans high school football team and their head coach's mission to protect his players' lives"--
Short on hope but big on dreams, the mostly poor and marginalized residents of the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers find joy on Friday nights when the Cougars of Edna Karr High School take the field. For years, this football program has brought glory to Algiers, winning three consecutive state championships...
Author
Series
Quincredible volume 1
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When meteors fell to Earth Quinton West was gifted with the power of invulnerability. Seeing others take up hero identities, Quinton decided to help his city of New Orleans in his own way. Using his smarts, creativity and a bit of training from his mentor Glow, Quinton is on his way to becoming Quincredible, hero of New Orleans! But even superheroes must do homework, and Quinton's newest assignment is to learn the history of New Orleans and Voodoo....
18) Second chance
Author
Series
Drama High volume 2
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Back for another dose of high drama, Compton's sassiest, Jayd Jackson, is about to discover it really is a different world when she starts dating South Bay High's finest white boy. . .
All Jayd Jackson wants is a drama-free year at South Bay High, a.k.a. Drama High. But it doesn't seem she's going to get it. It's only the second week of Junior year and already, Misty, her nemesis, has almost gotten her killed after instigating a fight between Jayd...
Author
Series
Flyy girls novels volume 3
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
"Noelle Lee can't afford any distractions. She's dedicated to keeping her grades up and practicing the cello so she can get into her dream conservatory. But she can't stay focused if her ex-boyfriend, beasties, and budding feelings for her friend Tobyn keep getting in the way. Just when her life seems complicated enough, her dad loses his job and the much-- needed income that goes with it. Noelle has always been a little mean, but with all the added...
Author
Series
Flyy girls novels volume 2
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
"Meet the Flyy Girls. The group of girls who seem like they can get away with anything. Veteran author Ashley Woodfolk pens a gorgeous and dynamic series of four Harlem highschoolers, each facing a crossroads of friendship, family, and love. Micah Dupree had always liked being the "good girl." She was happy painting, going to church, and acing her school projects. After all, she had a perfect older brother to live up to. But when he unexpectedly...
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