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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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"Dre and Dean have got my vote!"-Adib Khorram, award-winning author of Darius the Great Is Not Okay
When Dean Arnault's mother decided to run for president, it wasn't a surprise to anyone, least of all her son. But still that doesn't mean Dean wants to be part of the public spectacle that is the race for the White House-at least not until he meets Dre.
The only problem is that Dre Rosario's on the opposition; he's the son of the Democratic nominee....
2) Alex As Well
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Alex is ready for things to change, in a big way. Everyone seems to think she's a boy, but for Alex the whole boy/girl thing isn't as simple as either/or, and when she decides girl is closer to the truth, no one knows how to react, least of all her parents.
Undeterred, Alex begins to create a new identity for herself: ditching one school, enrolling in another, and throwing out most of her clothes. But the other Alex-the boy Alex-has a lot to say...
3) Double Digit
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
To say eighteen-year-old Farrah Higgins-or Digit-is good at math is a laughable understatement. She's been cracking codes since childhood, and is finally at home with "her people" at MIT in Cambridge. Her talents are so off the charts that her laptop is under surveillance by both the CIA and an ecoterrorist named Jonas Furnis. So when she thoughtlessly hacks into the Department of Defense's database, she lands in serious hot water inside and outside...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Kristen Ciccarelli's debut fantasy explores an intricately woven world of deception, inner darkness, and dragons that fantasy fans won't be able to resist.
In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went. But where there is light, there must be darkness-and so there was also the Iskari. The child of blood and moonlight. The destroyer. The death-bringer.
These are the legends that...
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Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither remaining country on Earth can afford to scramble a rescue of its own, and so two sworn enemies are installed in the same spaceship. In order to survive the ship's secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust one another, especially once they discover they are up against larger forces than they had ever considered. Love might be the only way to survive."-...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
A Groundhog Day meets Pretty in Pink mashup from author Laurie Boyle Crompton, Pretty in Punxsutawney tells the tale of a girl willing to look beneath the surface to see people for who they really are. Andie is the type of girl who always comes up with the perfect thing to say…after it's too late to say it. She's addicted to romance movies-okay, all movies-but has yet to experience her first kiss. After a move to Punxsutawney, PA, for her senior...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Farrah "Digit" Higgins may be going to MIT in the fall, but this L.A. high school genius has left her geek self behind in another school district so she can blend in with the popular crowd at Santa Monica High and actually enjoy her senior year. But when Farrah, the daughter of a UCLA math professor, unknowingly cracks a terrorist group's number sequence, her laid-back senior year gets a lot more interesting. Soon she is personally investigating...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Bold, brutal, and beautiful--a must-read fantasy full of fierce sisterhood, action, and political intrigue for fans of The Selection series, Caraval, and The Handmaid's Tale.
Serina Tessaro has been groomed her whole life to become a Grace--someone to stand by the heir to the throne as a shining, subjugated example of the perfect woman. It's her chance to secure a better life for her family, and to keep her headstrong and rebellious younger sister,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time, there was something called the sun…
Sixteen year-old Siria Nightingale has never seen the sun. The light is dangerous, according to Queen Iyzabel, an evil witch who has shrouded the kingdom in shadow.
Siria has always hated the darkness and revels in the stories of the light-filled old days that she hears from her best friend and his grandfather. Besides them, nobody else understands her fascination with the sun, especially not...
10) The Witch Hunter
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
The magic and suspense of Graceling meet the political intrigue and unrest of Game of Thrones in this riveting fantasy debut.
Your greatest enemy isn't what you fight, but what you fear.
Elizabeth Grey is one of the king's best witch hunters, devoted to rooting out witchcraft and doling out justice. But when she's accused of being a witch herself, Elizabeth is arrested and sentenced to burn at the stake.
Salvation comes from a man she thought was...
11) We'll Fly Away
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
National Book Award Longlist Title * Booklist Editors' Choice * CYBILS Young Adult Fiction Finalist * Nerdy Book Club Award for Best Young Adult Fiction * Paste Magazine Best Book * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
"A compelling and raw story."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"[Bliss dares] his readers not only to see the depths of human complexity, but to care."-Booklist (starred review)
Luke and Toby have always had each other's backs....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Praised by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Myracle as "hilarious, moving and flat-out fun," and Kirkus as a "pitch-perfect rendering…of the teen experience," Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) has captured the hearts of critics and readers alike.
Fans of Sarah Dessen, E. Lockhart, and Maureen Johnson will love this hilarious and heartwarming tale of a girl on her own for the first time.
If given the opportunity, what sixteen-year-old...
13) White Rose
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"In a searing indictment of silent complicity, White Rose shines a light on one remarkable young woman's insistence on the power of truth, no matter the cost. A timely call to resistance." – Joy McCullough, author of Blood Water Paint
"White Rose is a resonant testament to courage. In a time of horrific brutality, young people found a nonviolent way to resist. Told in the form of poetry, the story of their hopes is honored and brought back...
14) Hunt A Killer
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
It's time to HUNT A KILLER in this YA mystery series based on the bestselling subscription game!
In the world of Hunt A Killer, players help PI Michelle Gray solve murders through a variety of games using clues from autopsy reports to police records, and more.
Now, Hunt A Killer is making the leap to the page in this YA mystery series! Follow an original character as she investigates a brand-new case. Can she solve the crime before the killer strikes...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl must grapple with her agoraphobia as romance blossoms with her new neighbor in this YA novel-"a poignant work, infused with humor" (School Library Journal).
Seventeen-year-old Norah Dean hasn't left the house in years. Her agoraphobia and OCD are so intense that when groceries are left on the porch, she can't even step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He's sweet and funny, and he just caught...
16) Freakboy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
From the outside, Brendan Chase seems to have it pretty easy. He's a star wrestler, a video game aficionado, and a loving boyfriend to his seemingly perfect match, Vanessa. But on the inside, Brendan struggles to understand why his body feels so wrong-why he sometimes fantasizes having long hair, soft skin, and gentle curves. Is there even a name for guys like him? Guys who sometimes want to be girls? Or is Brendan just a freak?
In Freakboy's razor-sharp...
17) I Am J
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
A powerful and inspiring story about a transgender teen's struggle to find his own path -- and love his true self.
J had always felt different. He was certain that eventually everyone would understand who he really was: a boy mistakenly born as a girl. Yet as he grew up, his body began to betray him; eventually J stopped praying to wake up a "real boy" and started covering up his body, keeping himself invisible -- from his parents, from his friends,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author CJ Lyons comes The Color of Lies, a world drenched in color and mystery. High school senior Ella Cleary has always been good at reading people. Her family has a rare medical condition called synesthesia that scrambles the senses-her Gram Helen sees every sound, and her uncle Joe can literally taste words. Ella's own synesthesia manifests itself as the ability to see colors that reveal people's true...
19) Rules of Summer
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
There are two sides to every summer.
When seventeen-year-old Rory McShane steps off the train in East Hampton, it's as if she's entered another universe, one populated by impossibly beautiful people wearing pressed khakis and driving expensive cars. She's signed on to be a summer errand girl for the Rules -- a wealthy family with an enormous beachfront mansion. Upon arrival, she's warned by other staff members to avoid socializing with the family,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
A "mesmerizing, poetic exploration of family, friendship, love and loss" from the acclaimed author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. (New York Times Book Review)
Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it's senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer knows himself. If Sal's...
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