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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Lena has lived her whole life near the beach — walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves — the problem is, she's spent her whole life just watching.
As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Lena vows she will no longer watch from the sand: she will learn to surf.
But her father — a former surfer himself — refuses to allow her to take lessons. After...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"A grieving teen fights Asian hate by finding her voice in this complex, timely story." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"With a layered, sensitive voice, Ho's weighty novel delves into themes of racism, classism, loss, and healing." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Inspired by the recent rise in hate crimes against AAPI, Ho's story of inclusion, diversity, and social action
...3) True Blue
Author
Series
Horses of Oak Valley Ranch volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1960s California, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt has trouble with True Blue, the newest horse on her family's ranch, a beautiful dappled gray who is so often spooked, Abby wonders if he is haunted by the ghost of his deceased former owner.
4) Dark water
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Living in a cottage on her uncle's southern California avocado ranch since her parent's messy divorce, fifteen-year-old Pearl Dewitt meets and falls in love with an illegal migrant worker, and is trapped with him when wildfires approach his makeshift forest home.
Author
Series
Almost identical volume 1
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Once inseparable best friends, thirteen-year-old identical twins Sammie and Charlie begin to grow apart when they make new friends and join different clubs as seventh graders at a brand new school.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
An Instant New York Times Bestseller and #1 Indie Bestseller!
A William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist
An Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Honor Book
Two friends. One fake dating scheme. What could possibly go wrong?
Frank Li has two names. There's Frank Li, his American name. Then there's Sung-Min Li, his Korean name. No one uses his Korean name, not even his parents. Frank...
A William C. Morris YA Debut Award Finalist
An Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Honor Book
Two friends. One fake dating scheme. What could possibly go wrong?
Frank Li has two names. There's Frank Li, his American name. Then there's Sung-Min Li, his Korean name. No one uses his Korean name, not even his parents. Frank...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Derek Fallon has the opportunity of a lifetime--to perform stunts in a movie featuring a popular twelve-year-old star--but complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin monkey, and Derek's chronic inability to concentrate on schoolwork.
9) Two-faced
Author
Series
Almost identical volume 2
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-old Charlie compromises her values to help Lauren, one of the popular girls, cheat on a test, her identical twin sister, Sammie, is inadvertantly pulled into the mess.
Author
Series
Unbelievably boring Bart volume 1
Publisher
JIMMY Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Brainy twelve-year-old Bart attracts little attention at his new middle school near Hollywood, California, but whenever he can get around his gym-coach father, he secretly hunts electricity-guzzling aliens.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Derek Fallon's parents give him his own laptop, he is disappointed to find that it has no Internet connection, so if he wants games he will have to program them himself, but his school will soon be offering a coding elective.
Author
Series
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano books, Square Fish, Henry Holt and Company
Language
English
Description
Derek is excited about creating his own Youtube series, but quickly discovers that it is a lot more work than it looks and when it is time for his foster monkey Frank to leave, Derek scrambles to find a reason for him to stay.
Author
Series
Derek Fallon books volume 5
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Derek Fallon gets the chance of a lifetime when he is asked to test software for new video games, but he soon discovers that his dream job isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Author
Series
Derek Fallon books volume 4
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Derek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelve--he just wants to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make him look like a baby.
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