

Long Road to Redemption
Victor is seventeen years old when he is sentenced to 35 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice System. Can he change his story from here, or is this really all there is to his tale?
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High School
Reading Level: 4.9
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The Story I Needed
When a girl is being bullied at school, her grandmother knows exactly what to say.
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Late Elementary, Middle School
Reading Level: 4.0
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Reading Level: 4.0
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Lorelei and the White Mare
Since her mother died last year, time has stood still for Lorelei, although the rest of the world has continued spinning. Confused and alone, she pours herself into her job at the local stable.
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High School
Reading Level: 4.4
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Reading Level: 4.4
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Walks with Augustus
Afternoon walks with a troublesome white terrier change everything for Sofia, but not in the way anyone would have expected. Especially her.
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Burnt Bacon
Sadie and Henry face homelessness, poverty, and shame on the streets of Chicago, but together they find hope and a new future.
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: 5.0
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Reading Level: 5.0
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Sabbath
Susan's Friday night plans had looked so different before her parents force her to attend her grandparents' Sabbath dinner. Ugh.
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Jacob's Trouble
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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Reading Level: 2.1
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Running The Point
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?
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Katkati
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.
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Reading Level: 2.9
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Reading Level: 2.9
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Bully
Holly is lonely and angry. To avoid being bullied, she becomes the bully herself. Can something as small as a ring change everything?
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A Runaway Tale
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.
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Valerie Mason and the Damaris Academy, Book 3
It's an honor for a human to be invited into Galon Tir. Valerie is surprised to earn such an invite- she's still new to this world after all, and adjusting to its magic. But she's not about to refuse.
Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level: 5.0
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Valerie Mason and the Damaris Academy, Book 2
It's never easy being the new girl, but Valerie isn't just entering a new school. She's in a world she never knew existed, enrolled in the first semester of a school unlike any before it.
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Middle School
Reading Level: 5.0
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Lily Azalea
Lily Azalea wants to stay with Molly Rose, who treats her almost as if she's a white girl too. When Lily's mother arranges for Lily to escape through the Underground Railroad, she doesn't want to go.
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High School, Middle School, Late Elementary
Reading Level: 2.4
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Reading Level: 2.4
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Lucky Henry Walker: Hurricane Refugee
Meet Lucky Henry Walker: a real-life Hurricane Katrina canine refugee.
Interest Level:
Late Elementary
Reading Level: 2.2
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Late Elementary
Reading Level: 2.2
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Luky and the Birdmen
When three unlikely companions are lost at sea, facing challenges no one even imagined, they realize they must work together to get home again—or die trying.
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Jorge
The People Movers bandmates risk everything to reunite Jorge, an immigrant refugee child, with the parents he's been separated from.
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High School
Reading Level: 3.7
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Reading Level: 3.7
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Born in Danger
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:
Post High School, High School
Reading Level: 5.9
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Reading Level: 5.9
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Becoming Beautiful
Brittney doesn't want to hurt her best friend Beauti's feelings, but there's no way Beauti can win the Miss Libertyville High Pageant. Shouldn't Beauti know?
Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: 3.1
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Reading Level: 3.1
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Brother No More
This is a tale of tragedy and loss. A girl has died and her big brother feels responsible. Can any good come from something so terrible?
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Darius Quinton Coleman: Boy Genius
Darius is a young mechanical genius, but are his talents enough to solve a real-life crime?
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Chance and Little Star
A teenage girl faces a life-or-death problem. No one can seem to help her, that is, until she meets a boy with autism who ends up changing her life forever.
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All Ages
Reading Level: 2.5
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Reading Level: 2.5
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Chinese School
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.
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All Ages
Reading Level: 4.3
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Reading Level: 4.3
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Escaping the Storm
It's the most unlikely alliance during World War II: Naomi, a young Jewish girl; Blaze, the young soldier who should want to kill her; and Michaela, the German girl who should thank him for it.
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High School, Middle School
Reading Level: 2.2
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Reading Level: 2.2
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Baby Teeth
For most children, growing up takes place over the course of years. For Simon, it's about to take place in three days.
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Reading Level: 2.5
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A Skateboarding Story
Three friends, one rock, and a busted window—that's how everything changes.
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Beehives, Puzzles, and Adversity
On a regular day at a regular school in Colombia, one teenage girl realizes that all humans are beautifully and differently connected to each other.
Interest Level:
Post High School, High School
Reading Level: 3.7
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Reading Level: 3.7
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Accepted
His goal is to be accepted, but all things come with a price. He isn't sure this price is worth it.
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High School
Reading Level: 2.8
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Reading Level: 2.8
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Just Like That
All Tom wants to do is impress a girl. When he runs a red light, three lives change forever.
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Deaf Like Pluto
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.
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Lesson Plans
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?
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High School, Middle School, Late Elementary
Reading Level: 3.1
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Reading Level: 3.1
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Lulu Garlic, Contraband
In the midst of the Civil War, Lulu, an escaped slave, offers her time and services to treat those who've been injured. Among them, she finds the most unlikely of soldiers.
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Middle School, High School
Reading Level: 2.7
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Reading Level: 2.7
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The Strength of a Bonsai
When Gene arrived in America in search of new opportunity, he expected the change to be as hard as it was exciting. What he didn't expect was the now-notorious San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
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High School
Reading Level: 5.4
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Reading Level: 5.4
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Erin and the Indian Bride
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.
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Middle School
Reading Level: 3.5
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Reading Level: 3.5
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Abyssinia
The narrator reflects on the events in her tumultuous past that lead her to experience great loss and great fortune as she journeys from her homeland of Ethiopia to the U.S. as an adopted child.
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Middle School, Late Elementary, High School
Reading Level: 4.4
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Middle School, Late Elementary, High School
Reading Level: 4.4
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Anton's Sweet, Sweet Life
Anton loves four things: music, making violins in his workshop, his pet parrot, and dessert! Be warned: this book WILL make you hungry.
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Late Elementary
Reading Level: 3.7
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Late Elementary
Reading Level: 3.7
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Breaking the Cycle
Amy is nominated to run for committee leader at school. However, a battle of boys versus girls ensues when her opponent, Mathew, and his cronies argue against the possibility of a girl being a leader.
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High School, Middle School
Reading Level: 4.2
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Reading Level: 4.2
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Chorus of Bells
Lester, a skeptical young man, is patrolling the village cemetery for his first night as the graveyard lookout. He expects a silent night, but it ends up being anything but quiet.
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Middle School, High School
Reading Level: 4.6
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Reading Level: 4.6
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Blue Snow
When Paul Joyce meets Anna at the Winter Dance, his world changes. But when the dance ends, the two are separated once more by an enormous brick wall.
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Fast Food Education
In a world that values exams more than education, one woman fears the future itself may be getting lost.
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Post High School, High School
Reading Level: 5.0
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A Eulogy
540 people died in India on December 3, 2020. One girl refuses to let her grandmother become just another statistic.
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Post High School, High School
Reading Level: 5.3
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Reading Level: 5.3
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Finders Keepers: Tricky Troll Traps
After-school exploring quickly goes wrong when this group of Gnomes finds themselves stuck in a mysterious chamber.
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Middle School
Reading Level: 2.8
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Reading Level: 2.8
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Finders Keepers: Fighting for Fairness
The Gnomes learn the Troll's plan and know where to find him. But can they find the treasure's owner in time to stop the thief?
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Middle School
Reading Level: 3.3
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Reading Level: 3.3
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Finders Keepers: A Creative Escape
At first, this group of Gnomes thought their biggest worry was being trapped in a chamber. Now, they must also solve the mystery of stolen treasure before the thief claims the riches for himself.
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Middle School
Reading Level: 3.4
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Reading Level: 3.4
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Will
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?
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High School
Reading Level: 2.3
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The Well Jar
Sara and Jahi met as children. But it's now, as adults, that Jahi really needs her—but is his request just too crazy, even for her?
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Middle School, High School
Reading Level: 4.0
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Reading Level: 4.0
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Change of Heart
Victoria Snead has spent years working as a psychiatrist's secretary until one day, when she decides to risk it all to follow a dream.
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Post High School, High School
Reading Level: 4.1
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Reading Level: 4.1
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Undecided
Tanisha loves her boyfriend, but his temper is fast becoming a problem. Now she is forced to make a difficult decision.
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High School
Reading Level: 2.7
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Transitioning
Mx. Rogers (pronounced MIX Rogers) returns to school following their gender reassignment with a short tale from the ocean that they've written to help explain their new identity to their students.
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Post High School, High School, Middle School, Late Elementary
Reading Level: 3.2
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Reading Level: 3.2
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Diary
A Muslim woman living in Yugoslavia must migrate to the US to keep her family safe. More than two decades later, her daughter, an American, takes up her mom's journal to find history repeating itself.
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Post High School, High School
Reading Level: 4.5
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Reading Level: 4.5
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Born in Danger
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.
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