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1) Gem & Dixie
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
HL 650L
Language
English
Description
Forging a deep, complex relationship with the sister who cares for her when their dysfunctional mother and absent father cannot, Gem organizes a short trip to avoid their father when he returns unexpectedly.
2) Hello girls
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English
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Best friends are forged by fire. For Winona Olsen and Lucille Pryce, that fire happened the night they met outside the police station, both deciding whether to turn their families in for abuse and mistreatment. They realize they can't wait until graduation to start their new lives. They need out. Now. All they need is three grand, fast. And really, a stolen convertible to take them from Michigan to Las Vegas can't hurt.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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When she discovers long-lost relatives that have abilities like her own, Trix McCabe might have finally found somewhere she belongs. When her past resurfaces, she'll have to decide whether to take a chance on this new life or keep running.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Jay is forced to continually cover for his sister, Nicole, who hangs out with the wrong crowd; however, Jay can't deal with it any more. Soon after, Nic fails to return home. When she's deemed missing, the police barely bother to search for her; she's just another lost Black girl. Jay feels guilty and he thinks, "If I hadn't hung up on her that night, she would be home spending time with our grandma. If I was a better brother, she'd be finishing senior...
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In the tiny podunk town of Hawthorne, North Carolina, seventeen-year-old geeks Lula and Rory share everything-sci-fi and fantasy fandom, Friday night binge-watching of old X-Files episodes, and that feeling that they don't quite fit in. Lula knows she and Rory have no secrets from each other; after all, he came out to her years ago, and she's shared with him her “sacred texts”-the acting books her mother left behind after she walked out of Lula's...
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English
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Running away from home hasn't solved Iphigenia Murphy's problems. In fact, it's only a matter of time before they'll catch up with her. Iffy is desperate to find her long-lost mother, and, so far, in spite of the need to forage for food and shelter and fend off an unending number of creeps, living in Queens' Forest Park has felt safer than living at home. But as the summer days get shorter, it all threatens to fall apart.
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English
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When Kyle learns that his mother has been having an affair and his father has been living with the secret, his reality is altered. But Kyle's parents want him to keep this secret from the rest of the family until after what might be their last big summer reunion. Kyle feels the walls of his relationships closing in, and has to decide what his obligations are to everyone he cares for.
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English
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Dylan doesn't have a lot of experience with comfort. His room in the falling-down Village Estates can generously be categorized as “squalid,” and he sure as hell isn't getting any love from his mother, who seemed to-no, definitely did-enjoy the perks that went along with being the parent of a “cancer kid.” His only escape has been in the form of his favorite video game-World of Warcraft-and the one true friend who makes him feel understood,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old 'Hank,' who can't remember his identity, finds himself in Penn Station with a copy of Thoreau's Walden as his only possession and must figure out where he's from and why he ran away."
11) My week with him
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English
Description
"Nikki can't wait to leave Texas and follow her dreams of a music career... After a painful betrayal by her sister and a heated argument with their mother, Nikki is kicked out and finds herself homeless. She decides to go to California to pursue her singing career. When her best friend, Malachai, discovers her plan to flee Texas, he begs her to spend the remainder of spring break with him. He believes that over the course of a week, he can convince...
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Series
Secret diamond sisters volume 1
Language
English
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When three sisters discover that their unknown father is actually a recently-deceased billionaire Las Vegas hotel owner, they are whisked away to the Strip where they delve into the truth of their past.
13) Fly trap
Author
Series
Fly by night volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
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Description
Adventurous orphan Mosca Mye, her savage goose, Saracen, and their sometimes-loyal companion, Eponymous Clent, become embroiled in the intrigues of Toll, a town that changes entirely as day turns to night.
14) Compromised
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
With her con-man father in prison, fifteen-year-old Maya sets out from Reno, Nevada, for Boise, Idaho, hoping to stay out of foster care by finding an aunt she never knew existed, but a fellow runaway complicates all of her scientifically-devised plans.
15) Breaking point
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
HL 630L
Language
English
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Escaping from a wilderness camp for young offenders, Cameron and Brianna end up in a struggle for survival.
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English
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Abigail's parents, believing the end of the world is near, sell their house, give the money to an end-of-times preacher, and drive from North Carolina to San Francisco where they remain homeless and destitute, as Abigail fights to keep her parents, her twin brother, and herself united against all odds.
18) Face the music
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Series
Lexile measure
HL 600L
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English
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Tyler and his friend Mason are desperate to escape the small town they grew up in."--
20) Life before
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English
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Xander hopes to get through what he hopes is a great summer, and then start college with a clean slate; however, his graduation day from high school brings terror, and he runs away.
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