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1) Plank's law
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
HL 640L
Language
English
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Description
"In this novel for teens, Trevor, who has Huntington's disease, connects with an old man who helps him live his life more fully."--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
HL 540L
Language
English
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Description
"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, 16-year-old Blake Pendleton is surprised to learn, after three years abroad, that things are very different at his school now."--
After three years abroad, sixteen-year-old Blake Pendleton returns to his old high school and is shocked to find that the world he knew has turned upside down. Everyone wears a military-style uniform now and Blake soon learns the hard way that independence in any...
5) Kryptonite
Author
Series
Lexile measure
HL 580L
Language
English
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Description
In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Jackson gets in over his head when he tries to save a girl from her drug-dealer boyfriend.
6) The ledge
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
HL 620L
Language
English
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Description
"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, 16-year-old Nick tries to adjust to his new reality after a surfing accident leaves him paralyzed."--
Nick was used to being good at everything. Hockey, football, track, they all came easy to him. Surfing was his latest passion. That is, until the accident. Now partially paralyzed, Nick is angry, depressed and getting far too fond of his prescription meds. But his frequent visits to his physiotherapist,...
8) Identify
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"In this high-interest novel for teen readers, Ethan's new friend Gabe is being harassed for being different than all the other girls."--
9) Crash
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Just when sixteen-year-old Cameron thinks he's going to straighten out his troubled life, his parents break up and he ends up living on the street with his dog, Ozzie. He meets a girl named Mackenzie, who has been sleeping in a pup tent in the park. With her help, he tries to survive on the street and continue with school, despite the new challenges in his life.
Finding a safe place for them to crash at night is difficult, and panhandling...
Finding a safe place for them to crash at night is difficult, and panhandling...
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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Description
Short-listed for the 2005 CLA Young Adult Canadian Book Award
Sixteen-year-old Simon has always been considered odd. Three years ago, a skateboarding accident caused some minor brain damage and made him a little stranger. His career-driven parents mostly leave him alone, and he spends much of his time living in his imagination. When Andrea, whom no one else can see, appears to Simon in class, he is fascinated by her and strikes up a friendship,
11) Scam
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Josh's mother always had issues-with drugs and just getting by. And Josh has always been the one who kept them together. But when his mom dies, he really is on his own and must find a way to look after himself. On his way to his mother's funeral he meets Lindsay, a cute girl who flirts with him but then steals his wallet. When he confronts her and tells her where he is going, she apologizes, returns his wallet and convinces Josh to let her accompany...
12) Thin Places
Author
Language
English
Description
A dazzling story told in verse of sixteen-year-old Declan Lynch and the girl whose centuries-old voice rings in his head. One day, Declan Lynch, a restless teenager, starts hearing a girl's voice inside his head. Eventually, he even begins to see her. Though he's not certain the girl, Rebecca, is real, Declan finds himself falling for her. She shows him visions of places and people he has never seen - places he feels compelled to find in hopes of...
13) Reaction
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Thirty years before Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the antislavery movement won its first victory in the British Parliament. On August 1, 1834, the Abolition of Slavery Bill took effect, ending colonial slavery throughout the British Empire. Over the next three decades, "August First Day," also known as "West India Day" and "Emancipation Day," became the most important annual celebration of emancipation among people of African descent...
14) Rat
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Colin is tired of school bullies and other students' refusal to speak up or "rat" on the real troublemakers. When Colin does speak out against a couple of school thugs, they post an embarrassing photo of him on a social networking website. Colin makes some new enemies in the process but also a few new allies, including the VP, Mr. Miller. One of Colin's new unwanted allies, though, is Jerome, who is selling weapons to kids at school for "self defense."...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
HL 600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jake's friend Maria is the daughter of undocumented immigrants who have been living and working in the country for a long time. But the new government has implemented a crackdown. Maria's parents are detained and quickly sent out of the country. Maria, who was born here, decides to hide out in Jake's basement rather than risk becoming a ward of the state. But when she returns to her old apartment to retrieve her hidden birth certificate, Maria is...
16) Reacción
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
Zach y Ashley llevan un tiempo juntos y las cosas van bien, hasta que un día Ashley descubre que está embarazada. Enseguida se enoja y culpa a Zach, pues no estaría en ese estado si él no hubiera sido tan imprudente. Pensando al principio en el aborto, se vuelve en contra de Zach que, confundido, trata de adoptar una actitud responsable. Después de ver las reacciones de sus familiares y amigos, Zach se da cuenta de que esta es una decisión que...
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
Zach y Ashley llevan un tiempo juntos y las cosas van bien, hasta que un día Ashley descubre que está embarazada. Enseguida se enoja y culpa a Zach, pues no estaría en ese estado si él no hubiera sido tan imprudente. Pensando al principio en el aborto, se vuelve en contra de Zach que, confundido, trata de adoptar una actitud responsable. Después de ver las reacciones de sus familiares y amigos, Zach se da cuenta de que esta es una decisión que...
18) Thunderbowl
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three boys believe that they can become rock stars and thus will not need school.
19) Running the risk
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
After being the victim of an armed robbery, Sean goes in search of more danger.
20) Shoulder the Sky
Author
Language
English
Description
Martin Emerson's family, friends, and even his therapist have trouble figuring him out. He never showed much of a reaction to the death of his mother, and his behaviour of late has been getting more and more bizarre. And yet, his website – Emerso.com – has made him something of a cult figure to followers who believe that, if not having all the right answers, "Emerso" at least has all the right questions. Shoulder the Sky is a rarity among young...
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