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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
"There's no such thing as a secret. SOMETHING happened to Ava. The curving scar on her face is proof. But Ava would rather keep that something hidden--buried deep in her heart and her soul. She has her best friend Syd, and she has her tattoos--a colorful quilt, like a security blanket, over her whole body--and now, suddenly, she has Hailey. Beautiful, sweet Hailey, who seems to like Ava as much as she likes her. And Ava isn't letting anything get...
2) Twisted fate
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Told from separate viewpoints, unfolds how sisters Sydney and Ally Tate's relationship changes as they get involved with their new neighbor, Graham, an artist with a videocamera who has a mysterious--and dangerous--past.
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English
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Her father died before she was born, but Ella Benton knows they have a supernatural connection. Since her mother discourages these beliefs, Ella keeps her cemetery visits secret. But she may not be the only one with secrets. Ella's mother might be lying about how Dad died sixteen years ago. Newfound evidence points to his death in a psychiatric hospital, not as a result of a tragic car accident as her mother always claimed. After a lifetime of just...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 650L
Language
English
Description
When Victoria Cruz wakes up in the psychiatric ward of a Texas hospital after her failed suicide attempt, she still has no desire to live, but as the weeks pass, and she meets Dr. Desai and three of the other patients, she begins to reflect on the reasons why she feels like a loser compared with the rest of her family, and to see a path ahead where she can make a life of her own.
6) Look closer
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Lexile measure
HL 620L
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English
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After strange messages start appearing, Tegan has the chance to save others' lives--and possibly her own.
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English
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"What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? speaks directly to kids about what death means and how to cope. The book explores the questions kids have about death—Why? How? What next? Is it my fault? What’s a funeral?—in basic, straightforward terms. Also described and discussed are the overwhelming emotions involved in grieving: sadness, fear, anger, and guilt. The book offers practical strategies for coping with those emotions and suggests...
8) After zero
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
When Elise leaves homeschooling for public school, she copes by speaking as little as possible, but soon her silence becomes an impediment to friendship and to dealing with family secrets.
9) Funeral girl
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Lexile measure
720L
Language
English
Description
"When Georgia revives the spirit of a recently deceased classmate at her family's funeral home, she's forced to sort out her complex feelings about grief and mortality"--
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English
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Everyone feels "down" sometimes. Who wouldn't feel blue if their best friend moved away or if they were being teased or bullied in school? Counselor and clinical psychologist James J. Crist has written a book that kids can turn to for support, encouragement, and ideas for coping when they feel bad, sad, grumpy, or lonely. Kids learn 10 "Blues Busters" to help shake those unhappy feelings. They also discover lots of ideas they can use to talk about...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Macy Hollinquest is eleven years old, and don't count on her to change that anytime soon. Her birthday is just days away, but she has no intention of turning twelve without her dad by her side. He'd promised to be there for her big day, and yet he's been gone for months--away after his discharge from the army, doing some kind of top secret, "important work."
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Klee's father was the center of his life. He introduced Klee to the great museums of New York City and the important artists on their walls, he told him stories made of myths and magic. Until his death. Now, forced to live in the suburbs with his mom, Klee can't help but feel he's lost all the identifying parts of himself-- his beloved father, weekly trips to the MoMA, and the thrumming energy of New York City. That is until he...
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Adam Hawthorne is fine. Yeah, his mother left, his older sister went with her, and his dad would rather read Nicholas Sparks novels than talk to him. And yeah, he spends his nights watching self-curated porn video playlists. But Adam is fine. When a family friend discovers Adam s porn addiction, he s forced to join an addiction support group: the self-proclaimed Knights of Vice. He goes because he has to, but the honesty of the Knights starts to slip...
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Language
English
Description
A closeted Australian teen learns that there are some things love alone can't conquer in this novel for fans of Heartstopper, Adam Silvera, and Sophie Gonzales.
Everyone knows Carter Cantwell: brainiac, music nerd, school captain. Total overachiever. What no one knows about him: all of it is a sham. The real Carter is an anxious mess still drowning in grief after tragedy ripped his family apart. He's just gotten good at pretending.
Then he meets...
15) Out of Nowhere
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English
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At eleven years old, Riley Tate witnessed the sudden death of her father. Now, at sixteen, she still can't bring herself to step on "the spot"-the section of kitchen floor on which her father landed after collapsing from a brain aneurysm. For Riley, a borderline hypochondriac with anxiety issues, moving on seems impossible, taking risks is out of the question, and even the simplest things feel loaded with danger.
When she meets Cole Boyer in an ER...
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Français
Description
C'est l'histoire de Frankie et de ses listes (les maladies terrifiantes, les choses répugnantes que l'on peut croiser dans une piscine, les denrées à avoir en cas de guerre nucléaire...).
C'est l'histoire de Gigs, le meilleur ami de Frankie, avec qui il parle le chilun (un mélange de latin, de russe et de verlan).
C'est l'histoire de Sydney, de ses dreadlocks et de ses salopettes multicolores qu'elle coud elle-même.
C'est l'histoire de...
17) The Willow
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English
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The Willow contains content that will be upsetting to some readers, including gun violence, death, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. "I felt Kirsten's grief alongside her in this heartfelt, timely, and deeply moving novel." – Nancy Werlin, New York Times best-selling author "Full of vivid details that bring to life a powerful bond of sisterhood, the story's poignant swings from heartwarming to heartbreaking and back again captivated me. The subject...
18) Where Is Mommy?
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English
Description
What is the most terrifying fear? What is most horrific for a child to face?The loss of their mother.Dementia is the thief who steals – and steals all.Do you hide it? Or do you speak of it?The author has more than 20 years of experiences dealing with the impacts of dementia and draws on her personal story to offer help.
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