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Deaf Like Pluto

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: (GLE) 3.3

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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: (GLE) 1.9

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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?

Interest Level:
Late Elementary, Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 2.9

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The Secret Goldfish

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:
Late Elementary, Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.4

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Jacob And The Bee Man

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: (GLE) 1.4

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Melanie needs a job, and she needs it now, but the only place hiring is the very last place she would ever want to work.

Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 3.4

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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.

Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 2.4

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I Want To Be A Writer

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: (GLE) 3.3

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Poppies For Amelia

Nash is fourteen years old when he drives a car through Mr. Leiberman's fence. His choices now are to help rebuild what he has broken or face arrest.

Interest Level:
High School, Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 3.6

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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: (GLE) 3.3

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Hope Is The Thing With Feathers: A Story Of Hope In The Holocaust

Germany is changing. It's a cruel time in history for people like Amalie, but why? Why is being Jewish such a bad thing?

Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.0

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Angela desperately wants to make her Ma happy, but it's an impossible task. Maybe it's time to focus on her own happiness instead.

Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 3.8

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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:
Late Elementary
Reading Level: (GLE) 1.4

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The Syrian Drummer And The Cactus Crimson Paint

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: (GLE) 2.9

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From Hero To Racer

Matthias & Nancy Southwick

Zack dreads moving to a new home until he spots a 2005 Pontiac GTO in his neighbor's driveway. Imagine if he could race something like that himself!

Interest Level:
Late Elementary
Reading Level: (GLE) 2.4

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Jannette LaRoche

All Tom wants to do is impress a girl. When he runs a red light, three lives change forever.

Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 2.4

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Bowl Of Cherries

Angela Dell'Isola

One child's act of kindness could be just what Ray Durham needs during some very difficult times.

Interest Level:
Post High School, Middle School, Late Elementary, All Ages, High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 5.9

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The Sailor's Tale

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:
Late Elementary, Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 2.3

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Seven strangers. One dangerous turn of events. How they handle themselves in the midst of hunger, fear, and endless fighting will leave us asking: what's truly important?

Interest Level:
High School, Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 5.0

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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: (GLE) 3.5

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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:
Late Elementary
Reading Level: (GLE) 3.1

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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: (GLE) 2.3

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The Whipping Words

In a world of prejudice and slavery, May's enslaved nanny, Tula, finds freedom through reading, but it comes at a major cost.

Interest Level:
Late Elementary, Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.0

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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?

Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 1.3

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Ruby And The Magic Stones

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: (GLE) 3.1

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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: (GLE) 4.1

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The Heart Of A Runner

Deborah Furmanski Zabek

Max is training for a 15K race with his dad when tragedy strikes and everything changes. Can a stranger offer him the healing and support he needs?

Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 1.7

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It feels dangerous and lonely to be "different" for Caleb. If he admits who he is, will things get better or worse?

Interest Level:
Late Elementary
Reading Level: (GLE) 2.1

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No Pickles For Annabelle

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, Late Elementary
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.9

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Harvey Milk: Hope Will Never Be Silent

Meet Harvey Bernard Milk: American politician, civil and human rights activist, and one of the first openly gay officials in the United States.

Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 5.9

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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?

Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 3.9

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An old map leads three teen boys on a hike to find Bridal Veil Falls, but the woods are dark and deep. Maybe some things aren't meant to be found.

Interest Level:
High School, Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 1.6

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Birds In The Rain

Rachael Mockalis

Lucy's life is a series of bad days strung together. She feels incompetent and useless. But that all changes when she goes for a walk in the rain and meets Raphael.

Interest Level:
Late Elementary, Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.1

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A Skateboarding Story

Three friends, one rock, and a busted window—that's how everything changes.

Interest Level:
Late Elementary, Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 3.7

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Caroline grows up on a small farm in North Carolina, where the past finds some ways to repeat itself.

Interest Level:
Middle School, High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 2.9

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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: (GLE) 5.3

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The Goodman Public Library bake sale was a terrific success, but the evening afterwards, the sale money was discovered missing. Who would have taken it? Aariz and Annie are determined to find out.

Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.6

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Ricky Rides The Pine

Kyle A. Johnson

An injury in game one sidelines football star Ricky Braun for the rest of the season, but being part of a team means so much more than scoring points.

Interest Level:
Middle School, High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.2

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Sophie Rathmann

The Palace is old and sad. People fear it and for good reason. Every year, a lottery is held in town to determine who will be sent to The Palace as a sacrifice to keep the evil at bay.

Interest Level:
Middle School, High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 3.5

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Kevin James Moore

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.

Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 2.2

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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: (GLE) 2.2

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The Purification

Kyle A. Johnson

When the new president announces a plan to find and kill "impure" Americans, Torrey Carmichael must try to help keep his best friends alive and find his sister before it's too late.

Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 2.3

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Abigail Mitchell

The king's daughter has been cursed, but she's no damsel in distress. If her fate is to be changed, she wishes to be the one to change it.

Interest Level:
Late Elementary
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.7

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In Amber, the land of spiders, humans like Imani are known as the cowards. But Anorae, against all she's been taught, finds them fascinating . . . until her world is shaken by tragedy.

Interest Level:
Late Elementary
Reading Level: (GLE) 5.3

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Ripples Of Hope

When his older brother, Henry, leaves for war, Thomas and his family are devastated. Why would Henry risk his life for White people, who don't even value him as a human being?

Interest Level:
All Ages
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.4

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I can't believe Mom and Dad left me here. I shouldn't be here. The other boys are real bad. I'm not like that. Right?

Interest Level:
Middle School
Reading Level: (GLE) 3.3

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Growing up in South Africa brings "Nobody" unthinkable hardships from the moment he's found as a newborn in a rubbish dump. Through it all, though, he discovers what it means to be "somebody."

Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.0

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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.

Interest Level:
Middle School, High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 2.0

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Skeleton Valley

Will a hike to the infamous Skeleton Valley help to heal the strained relationship between two former best friends?

Interest Level:
Middle School, Late Elementary
Reading Level: (GLE) 3.2

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Davy is a high school student with an unusual mind and a one-of-a-kind sense of humor. Watch him navigate the trials of teenage life, from unwanted classes to sibling rivalries to run-down cars.

Interest Level:
High School
Reading Level: (GLE) 4.2

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