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1) Out of time
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
3) On the game
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
HL 610L
Language
English
4) Wasted
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Young Jacob learns a terrible lesson about dependency and addiction, forcing him to decide whether he wants to waste his life with drugs and alcohol.
5) Homo
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Will's never been obvious about being gay, but when his best friend outs him on Facebook, his small-town life spins out of control.
6) Love hurts
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Mel's best friend, Dustin, is her dream guy, but she lost her chance with him last year and now he's seeing someone else. Enter Colter, the handsome new guy in school who is definitely interested in her. He's just the thing Mel needs to get her mind off Dustin. Before Mel realizes it, she's spending almost every waking moment with Colter, even skipping volleyball practices and nights out with friends. When Colter gives Mel a ring, alarm bells start...
7) Fight back
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Tyler Josten has never caught a break. Abandoned by his mother, physically and emotionally abused by his father, he grows up with a wild temper, fighting anyone he sees as a bully -- including the police. When he gets into trouble with the law, his grandmother gives up on him, and he is placed in foster care to wait for his court date. The Conways welcome Tyler into the kind of home he never imagined, one full of comfort and compassion. When Wayne...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
HL 630L
Language
English
Description
Marcus has it all: charm, good looks, successful parents, endless opportunities and anything money can buy. Along with his best friend, Tom, and Tom's crush, Yasmin, he escapes to his parents' resort condo during a school trip to Whistler, B.C. And he can't refuse when drinking makes Yasmin determined to hook up with him instead of Tom. The three decide to ditch the rest of the group and ski out of bounds. And the thrill is extreme -- until Yasmin...
9) Riot School
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Life lessons in standing up for your right to be heard. In the middle of the night, five teens break into their small-town school. The school has been shut down, forcing them to attend a big high school in the city - and they had no say in the decision. Inspired by her experience seeing people take a stand in the Arab Spring as a child, Bilan leads the Gang of Five in a peaceful occupation of their old school to stand up to the injustice. But...
10) Trap jam
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
HL 510L
Language
English
Description
"Olivia is living a double life--high school student by day, drummer by night. Her bandmates Eddie and Lucas think she is older, and don't question her when she hangs out in clubs and drinks. When Lucas catches Olivia talking to her friend Raymond in the women's washroom, he beats up Raymond in a jealous rage. With Raymond unconscious and seriously hurt, Lucas tells Olivia that Raymond's criminal brother is looking for them for payback. They go on...
11) Dark Side
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
"Emerson Yeung seems to have every reason to be happy - he gets good grade, has friends and works a part-time job at his family's dry-cleaning business. But pressure from his parents to be the perfect son is intense, sometimes escalating to abuse. Feelings of depression and lack of control leave Emerson roaming the city in the middle of the night. When his phone is stolen and used to post racist threats online, Emerson's world unravels. Not seeing...
12) Rez Runaway
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
"Raised on an Indian reserve, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief tries to be like the other guys. But Joe knows he's different - he's more interested in guys than girls. One night Joe makes a drunken pass at his best friend and, by the next morning, everyone on the rez is talking about Joe. His mother, a devout Christian, is horrified, and the kids who are supposed to be his friends make it clear there's no place for him on the rez. Joe thinks about...
13) Epic fail
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
HL 550L
Language
English
Description
"This book tells a tough but realistic story about teen relationships and sexual assault and how social media plays a role in magnifying its impact. In suburban Vancouver, in a multiracial mixed-income neighborhood, three 14-year-old friends, a boy and two girls, go to a party organized by the boy's older brother. One of the girls, who comes from a mixed-race Aboriginal/Caucasian family of lower socio-economic standing, is raped, which has very serious...
14) Cold grab
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
HL 560L
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Angelo has moved to Toronto from the Philippines to join his mother, who has been living in Toronto and working as a nanny for most of Angelo's life. Adjusting to a new country isn't easy for Angelo with a new language, curfews, new rules, and pressure from a mom who seems like a stranger. But when Angelo's mother takes him to the Filipino Community Centre, he meets Marcus who has shared the same experience. At school, Marcus introduces...
15) Locked up
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
HL 520L
Language
English
Description
"When he was fifteen, Kevin took a car for a joyride and got in an accident that seriously injured a pedestrian. Known inside juvenile detention as Strider, he has spent more than two years incarcerated, and has learned the hard way how to survive inside. Strider keeps his head down and continues his schoolwork, and another inmate called Wired gives Strider protection from the gangs in exchange for loans of money and helping Wired cheat on tests....
16) On the run
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
HL 580L
Language
English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Ryan is running out of chances--in and out of juvie since he was thirteen, he always seems to end up back in the same place. But this time, Ryan promises himself as he leaves the detention centre, will be different. He's determined to stay out of trouble. Being just a few months shy of eighteen means that next time he's picked up by the cops, he could end up in adult prison. But Ryan's only out for a few hours before things start...
17) Push back
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
HL 600L
Language
English
Description
After living on the streets and being badly beaten, Zaine is back at his aunt's, but is angry after his mother breaks another promise to take him back, so he flees and trashes a storage shed, injuring the owner as he runs away.
18) Spin out
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020, c2019.
Lexile measure
HL 600L
Language
English
Description
Ben Cheng used to live the good life -- he had wealthy parents, lots of friends and respect as an online gamer. But when his parents separated, he had to move to a small apartment with his mom, his dad was out of the picture, and his new schoolmates started teasing him for his family's fall from grace. All Ben has left is his virtual life, where he still reigns supreme as an online driver. Ben's life starts to spin out of control when he takes his...
19) No known address
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
HL 530L
Language
English
Description
"Teen homelessness is not always connected to poverty and crime. Sometimes there's more to the story. No Known Address follows a teen named Tyler from a privileged family in Victoria, British Columbia, who is kicked out of his home by his abusive dad after being blamed for bringing prescription narcotics to a party. This novel brings to light the serious nature of verbal and emotional abuse and how difficult it is to be understood and access support...
20) No one's baby
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
"Adopted by Caucasian parents, biracial teen Lizzie feels like she never belonged. After the death of her father, Lizzie starts acting out -- dating, staying away from home for days and giving up her plans to continue her education. When Lizzie discovers she is pregnant, she is faced with the difficult choice of having a child or getting an abortion. This leads Lizzie to want to find her own birth mother. After running away from home, Lizzie ends...
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