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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
HL 570L
Language
English
Description
After meeting at their private school in New York, fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black and whose parents are separated, and Ellie, who is white and whose mother has twice abandoned her, fall in love and then try to cope with people's reactions.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Description
aFifteen-year-old Nevaeh Levitz is torn between two worlds, passing for white while living in Harlem, being called Jewish while attending her mother's Baptist church, and experiencing first love while watching her parents' marriage crumble.
aNevaeh Levitz never thought much about her biracial roots, but when her Black mom and Jewish dad split up, she relocates to her mom's family home in Harlem. There she is forced to confront her identity for the...
Author
Series
Shadowshaper cypher volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 670L
Language
English
Description
Sierra and Shadowhouse have been thrust into an ancient struggle with enemies old and new -- a struggle they didn't want, but are determined to win. Revolution is brewing in the real world as well, as the shadowshapers lead the fight against systems that oppress their community. To protect her family and friends in every sphere, Sierra must take down the Hound and master the Deck of Worlds . . . or else she could lose all the things that matter most....
4) Act cool
Author
Language
English
Description
Transgender teen and aspiring actor August lands a spot at a prestigious performing arts high school in New York City, but he struggles to move past the life he left behind, with conservative parents who wanted to send him to conversion therapy.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto learns about a memory-reprogramming procedure pioneered by the Leteo Institute. Aaron is determined to try it to forget his father's suicide, the murders of his friends, his poverty, and the fact that he's gay. But when Aaron begins growing close to fellow teen Thomas, Aaron is forced to question whether giving up a future with Thomas is really what he wants.
Author
Series
Tiny pretty things volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Language
English
Description
Gigi, Bette, and June, three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet school, have seen their fair share of drama. Free-spirited new girl Gigi just wants to dance -- but the very act might kill her. Privileged New Yorker Bette's desire to escape the shadow of her ballet star sister brings out a dangerous edge in her. And perfectionist June needs to land a lead role this year or her controlling mother will put an end to her dancing dreams forever....
Author
Series
Princess diaries volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
"Mia is sure that there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested high school freshman who's failing Algebra--until she finds out she's the heir to the throne of a small European country. Now she's learning that no matter how bad things seem, they can always get worse"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
Struggling to confront her grandfather's impending death, sixteen-year-old Vicky Austin finds herself the center of attention for three young men, and, when the inevitable crisis comes, she must rely on the love of others to overcome her grief.
Author
Series
Thousandth floor volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
A complicated web of lies threatens to destroy the teen residents of Manhattan's thousand-story supertower, as someone with revenge in mind watches their every move.
11) Vinyl moon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong Black writers. A beautiful sophomore novel from a critically acclaimed author and poet that explores how words have the power to shape and uplift our world even in the midst of pain. When Darius told Angel he loved her, she believed him. But five weeks after the incident, Angel finds herself in Brooklyn, far from her family, from him, and from the California...
12) Watch us rise
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
HL 800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jasmine and Chelsea are best friends on a mission--they're sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide to start a Women's Rights Club. They post their work online--poems, essays, videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and Jasmine's response to the racial microaggressions she experiences--and soon they go viral. But with such positive support, the club is also targeted by trolls. When things escalate...
13) When we make it
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
HL 830L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A first-generation Puerto Rican eighth grader, Sarai can see with clarity the truth, pain, and beauty of the world both inside and outside her Bushwick apartment. Together with her older sister Estrella she navigates the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn. As she questions the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she lives with determination...
Author
Series
How we fall apart volume 01
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Nancy Luo, Krystal Choi, Akil Patel, and Alexander Lin, juniors at Manhattan's elite Sinclair Prep, are forced to confront their secrets after Jamie Ruan, once their closest friend, is found dead.--Provided by Publisher.
Jamie Ruan is the queen bee of Sinclair Prep. Until one day, she's dead. The Proctor, an anonymous poster on the school media app, points the finger at Jamie's friends. Akil Patel is the school's track star-- and he's running from...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
"On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They're going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they're both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There's an app for that. It's called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure--to live a lifetime in a single...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Alma's life is a constant of halfways: She's half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and, at thirteen, she's halfway through becoming a woman. Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents file for divorce, and just like that her childhood seems to be over. Among this world of confusing beginnings,...
18) All for one
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Alex & Eliza's household continues to expand as they prepare for an arrival of their own, but new developments in their lives bring unforeseen consequences."--
Author
Series
Princess diaries volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Having recently discovered she is the sole heir to the throne of a tiny European principality, fourteen-year-old Manhattan resident Mia writes in her journal about her attempts to cope with this news, as well as with more typical teenage concerns.
20) The witch haven
Author
Series
Witch haven volume 1
Language
English
Description
Whisked away to Haxahaven Academy for Witches in 1911, seventeen-year-old Frances Hallowell soon finds herself torn between aligning herself with Haxahaven's foes, the Sons of St. Druon, to solve her brother's murder or saving Manhattan and her fellow witches.
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