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81) Dope sick
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Seeing no way out of his difficult life in Harlem, seventeen-year-old Jeremy "Lil J" Dance flees into a house after a drug deal goes awry and meets a weird man who shows different turning points in Lil J's life when he could have made better choices.
82) Hoodoo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
In 1930s Alabama, twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher is the only member of his family who seems unable to practice folk magic, but when a mysterious man called the Stranger puts the entire town at risk from his black magic, Hoodoo must learn to conjure to defeat him.
83) Chains
Author
Series
Seeds of America trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
When their owner dies at the start of the Revolution, Isabel and her younger sister are sold to Loyalists in New York, where Isabel is offered the chance to spy for the Patriots.
84) Harbor me
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Six kids discover the power of sharing their secrets and their stories... It all starts when six kids are sent to a room for a weekly chat-by themselves, with no adults to listen in. At first they fear this new unfamiliar and wonder what on earth they'll even talk about. But in the place they dub the ARTT room (“A Room To Talk”), they discover it's safe to discuss stuff they usually keep private. A father has recently gone missing, and that starts...
Author
Series
Remixed classics volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
"North Carolina, 1863. As the American Civil War rages on, the Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island is blossoming, a haven for the recently emancipated. This is where the March family has finally been able to safely put down roots with four young daughters. Meg is a teacher who longs to find love and start a family of her own. Jo is a writer whose words are too powerful to be contained. Beth, a talented seamstress, is searching for a higher purpose....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 620L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A man known as the "Trashcan Wizard" sings and dances his way through the French Quarter in New Orleans, keeping his beloved city clean, until Hurricane Katrina's devastation nearly causes him to lose his spirit.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Bo stands up to a bully, he finds himself in the spotlight. Read to find out how Bo handles the situation, and what it means to be a friend.
Bo’s life is always buzzing. And not just because he lives upstairs from The Buzz, a barbershop. Young readers will love following Bo’s daily life and adventures in these early chapter books.
Read Woke™ Books are created in partnership with Cicely Lewis, the Read Woke librarian, to reflect the...
Author
Series
Legendary Alston Boys adventure volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"In this third Legendary Alston Boys adventure from Edgar Award nominated author Lamar Giles, Otto and Sheed have to team up with the Ellison twins to take down a corporation obsessed with the weirdness of Logan County and that's turning its residents into Money-Zombies. Otto and Sheed are back in yet another legendary adventure that just might take all their deduction skills, and a good bit of help from friends and family, to solve. With the Rorrim...
90) Come on, rain!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Language
English
Description
A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat.
Author
Series
Mia Mayhem volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
Mia's best friend, Eddie, has built an awesome robot that's supposed to be a mighty cleaning machine! And at first, everything runs smoothly as the robot helps around the house and at regular school! But things quickly go haywire when Mia accidentally makes the robot grow three times its normal size. Does Mia have what it takes to go up against a mighty, big robot?
92) Crow
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1898, Moses Thomas's summer vacation does not go exactly as planned as he contends with family problems and the ever-changing alliances among his friends at the same time as he is exposed to the escalating tension between the African-American and white communities of Wilmington, North Carolina.
93) Darius & Twig
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
"Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem"-- Provided by publisher.
94) Buddy
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Lil' T and his family face great losses caused by Hurricane Katrina, including leaving Buddy, their very special, three-legged dog, behind when they must evacuate.
95) Forged by fire
Author
Series
Hazelwood High trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Teenage Gerald, who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, faces the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved. "Gerald Nickelby, a minor character in 'Tears of a Tiger' (1994), emerges full-fledged and courageous in this companion story. His stable life with a firm but loving aunt (who is caring for him while his mother serves a prison sentence for child neglect) is shattered when...
Author
Series
EllRay Jakes series volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes, the shortest kid in class and still chosen last at recess, hones his basketball skills with Mr. Havens and earns the respect of his third-grade classmates.
97) Scorpions
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun--until a tragedy occurs. The story of twelve-year-old Jamal, whose life changes drastically when he acquires a gun. Though he survives the experience, it's not without sacrificing his innocence and possibly his relationship with his best friend.
98) A taste of magic
Author
Series
Park Row Magic Academy volume 01
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Kyana bakes up a plan to keep her inner-city magic school open after redistricting and gentrification threaten to close it down.
Twelve-year-old Kyana has just discovered she's a witch! This means classes every Saturday at Park Row Magic Academy, a learning center hidden in the back of the local beauty shop, and Kyana can't wait to learn spells to help out at home. The only downside is having to keep her magic a secret from her BFF,...
99) Speculation
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In 1962, ten-year-old Winna Cole discovers a pair of magical spectacles that reveal both the friendly ghosts of her African American ancestors and a dangerous family curse.
100) Don't touch my hair!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Aria loves her soft and bouncy hair, but must go to extremes to avoid people who touch it without permission until, finally, she speaks up. Includes author's note.
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