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421) Playing with Fire
Author
Series
Little secrets volume 1
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Hidden Pasts. Unexpected Betrayals. Twisted Friendships. Sweet Revenge.The twists keep coming--and no secrets are safe.Her mother's in jail. Her best friend betrayed her. Who can Alison trust?Backstabber Kelly has the world at her feet. Who will she step on next?Sweet, handsome Chad seems like the perfect boyfriend. What is he hiding?Tough-as-nails Zoey is out for revenge. Is she more vulnerable than she thinks?Loyal friend. Bitter rival....
423) Ming and her Poppy
Author
Series
Ming stories (Deirdre Sullivan) volume 2
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"Ming and Poppy's journey takes them over sidewalk cracks and dancing shadows, past honking horns and crowded crosswalks. They greet old friends and make new ones, while sharing stories, secrets, and the sting of painful words"--
Author
Series
Amber House trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
Description
At her family's Maryland home, in a world where colonists lost the 1776 Insurrection, Sarah Parsons and her friend Jackson share visions of a different existence and, having remembered how things ought to be, plan a daring mission to set them right.
425) Stardust
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A girl who is always outshined by her older sister is comforted by her grandfather, who reminds her that everything and everyone is made of stardust that shines in all different ways.
426) Bad luck Lola
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Lola cracks a mirror, she is not worried at first, but when one unlucky thing after another happens, Lola slowly becomes convinced she is cursed.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 14
Description
"2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father, Saeed. When Moud gets the news that his grandfather in Iran is dying, he accompanies his dad to Tehran, where the revelation of family secrets will force Moud into a new understanding of his history, his culture, and himself. 1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But when his parents discover his involvement in the country's...
429) Edgewater
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Lorrie Hollander lives with her unstable aunt Gigi in a decrepit eyesore of a mansion called Edgewater, but when Charlie, the son of an esteemed senator, takes an interest in Lorrie she is ashamed of her lifestyle until she learns Charlie's family is hiding something too, and that their secrets are inextricably tied.
430) Hippomobile!
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
A hilarious, eccentric young middle-grade novel narrated by twins Jimmy and Stella about their campaign to save the town of Wymore (pop. 49) by restoring the amazing Hippomobile. Comic flourishes include far-out diner slang, with explanatory footnotes.
431) The honey jar
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
In this book - the companion volume to The Girl From Chimel - Nobel Peace Prize winner and Maya activist Rigoberta Menchu Tum returns to the world of her childhood.
The Honey Jar brings us the ancient stories her grandparents told her when she was a little girl, and we can imagine her listening to them by the fire at night. These Maya tales include creation myths, a classic story about the magic twins (which can also be found in the Popol Vuh), explanations...
432) Killing time
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
When her favorite teacher is murdered, true-crime obsessed teenager Natalie Temple launches her own investigation with the help of a new boy in town, but soon discovers some secrets were never meant to be told.
433) Desert jungle
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"In a desert valley, surrounded by mountains of rock and cactus, is the tiny village the boy calls home. He never wanders far, frightened of coyotes and the dusty wilds beyond. On a visit to Grandpa's ranch, he resists the invitation to explore an area where his grandfather grew up, far from any village. The boy would rather play it safe on his tablet. But one of the creatures he fears has other plans for him, and soon the vast desert "jungle" begins...
434) Neverwas
Author
Series
Amber House trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
Description
At her familys Maryland home, in a world where colonists lost the 1776 Insurrection, Sarah Parsons and her friend Jackson share visions of a different existence and, having remembered how things ought to be, plan a daring mission to set them right.
436) Out on a limb
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Lulu does not mind having a broken leg while she is the center of attention, but after the newness wears off, it takes a visit from Grandpa and a well-timed letter to set things right.
437) The loose ends list
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Maddie O'Neill Levine and her zany family accompany their terminally ill matriarch on her 'death with dignity' cruise, where Maddie falls in love, makes new friends, and struggles to find the strength to let go of her beloved Gram"--
439) Grandpa's window
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Daria comforts her grandpa during his final days and grieves for him after his death.
440) Salsa magic
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Thirteen-year-old Maya Beatriz Montenegro Calderon has vivid recurring dreams where she hears the ocean calling her. Mami's side of the family is known as "Los Locos," so maybe she actually is going crazy. But no time for that; the family business is where it's at. Whenever Maya, her sister Salma, and her three cousins, Ini, Mini, and Mo, aren't at school, you can usually find three generations of Calderones at Café Taza, serving up sandwiches de...