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5 Steps to Win Her Heart book cover
5 Steps to Win Her Heart
by
Natasha Lopez
Mateo's best friend Kat Nguyen breaks up with him, and he’s far from over it. He has to win her back, but how? The 1950s book "5 Steps to Win Her Heart" just might be the answer he’s looking for.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
1.1
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
by
Melony Brown
Penny has had a narrow vision for her life until her senior English class. Ms. Key gives her permission to dream big.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
3.1
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A Runaway Tale
by
Jaclyn Westlake
Zigg finally makes his escape. For the first time in his life, he gets a taste of freedom, but it doesn't last. Soon, a new set of captors are after him.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
3.6
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A Skateboarding Story
by
Tammy Griffith
Three friends, one rock, and a busted window—that's how everything changes.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3.1
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Adesewa's Snake
by
Kaeoli Sapp
Adesewa's never found the magic in life, nor herself. Not with that cursed scar on her face. When she discovers that a snake-shapeshifter is hiding in her Nigerian village, the hunt for peace begins.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3.8
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Big Fish
by
Annie Liu
In a mountaintop village, an unusual boy witnesses an accident. Will he get involved or watch from the sidelines?
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3.9
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Born in Danger
by
Pius Agbangbatin
Dulani never thinks he'll grow old enough to tell his story to the world. People like him are often targeted for their differences — for their skin. To be albino in Malawi is a dangerous thing.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
5.9
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Bully
by
Tiffany Jones
Holly is lonely and angry. To avoid being bullied, she becomes the bully herself. Can something as small as a ring change everything?
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
3.3
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Chinese School
by
J.J. Gow
He's resented Chinese School for as long as he can remember, but when attending becomes his decision, the choice isn't quite so clear.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
4.3
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Conch Tales
by
Shanea Strachan
The mystery of disappearing conchs leads 12-year-old Corine on an undersea adventure.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
4.8
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Darius Quinton Coleman: Boy Genius
by
Kelly Winters
Darius is a young mechanical genius, but are his talents enough to solve a real-life crime?
Interest Level:
Late Elementary
Reading Level:
2.9
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Deaf Like Pluto
by
Maya Bhattiprolu
Pluto is different from other planets... kind of like Kaira is different from other people. She's all too familiar with how it feels to not fit in, but maybe things are about to change.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3
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Discos or Dumplings
by
Emily Sun
Emma is already under pressure from her family to plan the perfect Chinese New Year party. What will they think when she wants to have a Chinese-American version of the holiday?
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
4.2
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Erin and the Indian Bride
by
Javeria Kausar
Erin dreads moving to India from her native London. She feels shy and helpless at her new school until she meets smart, capable Vennela. Their friendship ends up being a lifeline for both of them.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3.5
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Fortunate Fayola
by
Stephanie Mhango
A famine threatens the village, and Fayola will do anything to keep her son from going hungry. Her situation quickly goes from bad to worse . . . but perhaps fortune will smile on her in the end.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
5.9
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Frederick Douglass's 4th of July Speech
by
Ruth Chasek
Frederick Douglass believed that words matter, and promises should be kept. He used his fourth of July speech to ask America to be true to its word, to end slavery and ensure freedom for all people.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
7.4
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Hmong New Year When Grandma Was Alive
by
Kao Kalia Yang
Some New Years traditions center around watching the ball drop or staying up until midnight. This celebration focuses on the connections between food, family, and memory.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
5.4
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I Want to Be a Writer
by
Anya Ivan
Alex knows he wants to be a writer but doesn't know how to write very well. With the help of his English teacher, Alex learns how to improve his writing and how to use it to cope with family issues.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3.1
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Instructions for My 5th-Grade Self
by
Lisa Zhang
Yijia's fifth-grade self has a knack for attracting attention from Mrs. Lou... but not the good kind of attention. One moment stands out in particular, one that she just can't ever forget.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
4.4
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Jacob and the Bee Man
by
Kelly Winters
Jacob has committed a crime, and now it's time to pay for it. Will his bad decisions stick with him forever, or can he grow past them?
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
1.5
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Jacob's Trouble
by
Kelly Winters
Life isn't fair; that's what makes Jacob so angry and what pushes him onto a path that's leading towards trouble.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
2.1
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Jorge
by
Brian Kirchner
The People Movers bandmates risk everything to reunite Jorge, an immigrant refugee child, with the parents he's been separated from.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
3.7
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Katkati
by
Manju Bal Krishna Panda
Life isn't always easy living in a settlement and breaking bricks. But thanks to the right perspective and her family's love, one little girl finds hope.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
2.9
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Leap of Faith
by
Angela Dell'Isola
Jumping forward in time is dangerous and illegal, but the future is where Chase is. Will Eleanor break the rules and risk her life to be with him?
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
2.6
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Lesson Plans
by
Joanna Szeto
Dylan hates doing homework. So when his mother makes a deal with him that she'll do his homework for a day if he does her job, he takes it. How hard can it be to teach the fourth grade?
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3.1
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Math = Silence
by
Julian Siminski
What begins as a math assignment quickly becomes something so much more personal and important for one student.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
5.2
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New Mexico Winds
by
Ginger Tull
Jessie feels like giving up. Her family and school keep blowing her in the same downward direction, but even the worst winds can change.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
2.2
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No Pickles for Annabelle
by
Dollie Stiemsma
As a pickle farmer's daughter and a fifth grader with terrible spelling skills, Annabelle believes she is destined to pick prickly green pickles and be the worst speller forever.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
4.7
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On My Block
by
Brian Kirchner
A tour around the neighborhood... and a journey through diversity, conflict, and peace.
Interest Level:
Post High School
Reading Level:
4.2
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Pods: Life at Sea
by
Ginger Tull
The entire world is at war. Twelve-year-old Carlos is alone and escapes to the ocean for safety. Survival is constantly on his mind, but he takes a chance that reveals the gift of friendship.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
1.1
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Raven's Talent
by
Emily Fluckiger
Raven is on a mission to impress her crush at the high school talent show, but when an accident ruins her plans, she learns that being herself is what makes her special.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
3
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Romeo and Me
by
Jennie Ford
Romeo and Caroline have always had a deep, easy friendship, but her pale skin and his dark skin make life beyond the farm so different.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3.2
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Room for Company
by
A.A. Gardner
Aunt Delly has always told Noelle that naughty children get taken away. When Noelle comes to find herself "stolen" by the roaders, it's nothing like what she'd been told.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
1.9
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Ruby and the Magic Stones
by
Lori Werhane
Ruby's not like the other kids in her school. Everything just seems so . . . hard for her, until a discovery leads to new and exciting changes.
Interest Level:
Late Elementary
Reading Level:
3.4
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Running The Point
by
Simon Broder
Ennie's aunt forbids him to spend time with Kelly, afraid that the girl will derail Ennie from his dreams. But doesn't she see that Kelly needs his help?
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
3.7
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Sabbath
by
Susan Solomon
Susan's Friday night plans had looked so different before her parents force her to attend her grandparents' Sabbath dinner. Ugh.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
3.8
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Search Engine
by
Ginger Tull
Thirteen-year-old James has never been outside his own, computer-controlled home. He can't ever remember being in the same room with another person. But something inside is inviting him to go outside.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3
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Skeleton Valley
by
Tom Rameaka
Will a hike to the infamous Skeleton Valley help to heal the strained relationship between two former best friends?
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3.4
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Tania's Palace
by
Brian Kirchner
Things are changing in Redford, Michigan when Yusuf’s girlfriend Tania goes missing. Will the People Movers figure out who’s behind Tania’s disappearance, and more importantly, find her in time?
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
3.8
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The Chair Lift
by
Ginger Tull
Jeff thinks he's going to have a normal day of skiing, but everything changes when he gets stuck with Jamie on the chairlift.
Interest Level:
Post High School
Reading Level:
2.6
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The Driving Test
by
Monique Hayes
Enrique's never really enjoyed being a teenager. But now he's got a chance—if he can make a change.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
4.1
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The Lilac Lesson
by
Cat Jenkins
They finally have a name, a label, for Sandy: autism. But... is that all she is? A label?
Interest Level:
Post High School
Reading Level:
4.9
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The Manzanar Scrapbook
by
Brian Kirchner
Valuable jewelry is stolen along with a scrapbook containing an old man's memories of being held as a boy in a Japanese-American internment camp in WWII. It's up to the People Movers to investigate.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
3.6
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The Market at Night
by
Cat Jenkins
Angela thinks she knows every corner of her beloved Pike Place Market, but she discovers there's a whole other, magical Market waiting to be explored at night.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
3.4
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The Message
by
Emily Sherwood
Sienna's parents are arrested after being caught stealing from an art museum. Can a series of messages and some unlikely friends help her navigate her life's new normal?
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
1.5
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The Sailor's Tale
by
Jennie Ford
Strange things are happening on the old sailor's property. What's going on? Can a brother and sister duo solve the chilling mystery?
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
2.3
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The Secret Goldfish
by
Ariel Morrison
In the midst of World War II, Alfred meets a boy named Kiku, who is afraid for his family. Can Alfred keep Kiku's secret?
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
4.5
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The Secret Of The Blue Box
by
Anna Cole
Three sisters discover a secret family heirloom in their old vacation home. Questions arise, and they want answers. But they're not the only ones.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
2.7
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The Syrian Drummer and the Cactus Crimson Paint
by
Brian Kirchner
Can three friends put their minds together to save their new bandmate from the prejudices threatening him and his family?
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level:
2.9
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Will
by
Cynthia Kerns
Sometimes the right things are the hardest things to do. If Dylan stands up for his awkward next-door neighbor, will he become an outcast himself?
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level:
2.3
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