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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 16
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Twins Jude and Noah were best friends, until a tragic event during their adolescence drove them apart. Noah narrates the years before their separation, and Jude narrates their later years, allowing readers to witness the complete story of their rift and eventual reconnection.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
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In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day.
3) The best man
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
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"Archer has four important role models in his life--his dad, his grandfather, his uncle Paul, and his favorite teacher, Mr. McLeod. When Uncle Paul and Mr. McLeod get married, Archer's sixth-grade year becomes one he'll never forget"--
4) Here's to us
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Series
What if it's us volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 13
Description
"Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera reunite to continue the story of Arthur and Ben, the boys readers first fell for in the [...] rom-com What If It's Us. Ben survived freshman year of college, but he's feeling more stuck than ever. His classes are a slog, his part-time job working with his father is even worse, and his best friend Dylan's been acting weird for weeks. Ben's only real bright spot is his writing partner Mario, who's been giving him a...
5) Boulevard
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
A subtle and moving drama following a devoted husband and dutiful bank employee who begins to confront his own secrets. What starts as an aimless drive down an unfamiliar street turns into a life-altering decision for the curious Nolan Mack. For many years, Nolan and his wife Joy have embraced their marriage as a convenient distraction from facing reality. When he meets a troubled young man named Leo on his drive home, Nolan finds himself breaking...
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Pub. Date
[2017?]
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Gender in America has become the hot button issue for some politicians but for many, it is just an attempt to live their lives. Transgender and gender diverse people and their families, friends, work associates and others just want to find themselves and live in peace. This book is glue to hold people together through the process of self exploration. It covers basic vocabulary, concepts, challenges and some ways to be a supportive ally. It was written...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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Sixteen-year-old Simon Spier quietly enjoys flirtatious emails between himself and a guy calling himself "Blue," hoping it will lead to a relationship. However, the emails fall into the wrong hands and Simon is blackmailed. Now Simon must explore his feelings and decide if being outed to the rest of the high school is such a bad thing.
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Series
Eldest curses volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
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Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood must recover a book stolen by warlocks Ragnor Fell and Shinyun Jung, who are being controlled by a Greater Demon.
10) Meet cute diary
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Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Description
"Noah Ramirez thinks he's an expert on romance. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a collection of trans happily ever afters. There's just one problem; all the stories are fake... When a troll exposes the blog as fiction, Noah's world unravels. The only way to save the Diary is to convince everyone that the stories are true, but he doesn't have any proof. Then Drew walks into Noah's life, and the pieces fall into place." --
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Aristotle and Dante volume 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 15
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In this achingly romantic, tender tale set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America, Aristotle and Dantetwo boys in a border town fell in love. Now they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. In their senior year at two different schools, the boys find ways to spend time together, like a camping road trip they take in the desert. Ari is haunted...
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Pub. Date
20180206
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Description
Five teenagers from different backgrounds meet in the waiting room of Boston General Hospital seeking information on their loved ones after a bridge collapse. Alternating points of view illustrate the struggle each teen goes through in dealing with the potential loss of their loved ones. The reader is given information that the characters aren't privy to, which brings each teenager's motivations for being there into question.
13) The Insiders
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Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Twelve-year-old Haector Muñoz, fleeing from bullies, discovers a magical closet that not only provides him sanctuary, but also unites him with two other kids facing similar problems at their own schools, helping them find friendship and strength in eachother.
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
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Publisher Annotation: It?s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He?s terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he?s gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media?s images of men dying of AIDS. Judy is an aspiring fashion designer who worships her uncle...
15) Survive the Dome
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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"A high school junior teams up with a hacker during a police brutality protest to shut down a device that creates an impenetrable dome around Baltimore that is keeping the residents in and information from going out"--
16) In deeper waters
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
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Sixteen-year-old Prince Tal is on his long-awaited coming-of-age tour when he meets the intriguing and roguish Athlen, and when he is kidnapped by pirates, Athlen is his only hope of escape.
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Pub. Date
2019.
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"Covering essential topics like sexuality, gender identity, coming out, and navigating relationships, this guide explains the spectrum of human experience through informative comics, interviews, worksheets, and imaginative examples. A great starting point for anyone curious about queer and trans life, and helpful for those already on their own journeys!"--Back cover.
18) The whale
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
19) Grandad's camper
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A child who enjoys Grandad's stories of his travels and adventures with Gramps persuades him to fix up their old camper and take another trip, in honor of Gramps.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Shaun David Hutchinson was nineteen. Confused. Struggling to find the vocabulary to understand and accept who he was and how he fit into a community in which he couldn’t see himself. The voice of depression told him that he would never be loved or wanted, while powerful and hurtful messages from society told him that being gay meant love and happiness weren’t for him. A million moments large and small over the years all came together to convince...