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Author
Publisher
Dell Laurel-Leaf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
1986.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Dark deeds continue at Trinity High Schook, climaxing in a public demonstration of one student's homemade guillotine. Sequel to "The Chocolate War."
Author
Publisher
Genius Cat Books, an imprint of Kayppin Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Holiday High, a magical school that exists for those who believe in holidays most. When legacy enrollee Eve December is surprisingly placed into the Halls of Halloween, all her Christmas dreams disappear into a thick haunted fog. With only one chance to earn her way back to Campus Christmas, Eve must lead a misfit crew of ghouls, monsters, witches, and costume keepers to reignite a forgotten All Hallows' Eve tradition of magic, music, and...
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Ellie, a high schooler with a rare genetic condition, navigates the divide between her "hospital-life" and "home-life," as a hospital stay brings her closer to Ryan, who challenges her perspective and makes her consider the extraordinary possibilities of her life.
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 5
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship soon follows, and that soon develops int something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and...
7) Solitaire
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tori Spring feels completely disconnected from her life -- until she meets the relentlessly cheerful Michael Holden, and a series of schoolwide pranks starts to draw her out of her shell"--
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2007].
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When a handsome senior boy enters their mix, friends Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva soon find themselves in questionable situations where each girl must make the right decision before their personal sacrifices become too great.
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A battle fit for a king!Under Saku Chitose’s strict tutelage, otaku loser Kenta Yamazaki is gradually learning to live the normie life. But when it turns out that a rival group of popular kids is coming after Kenta, it’s once again up to “King Saku” to swoop in and save the day. Of course, resolving arguments and participating in some friendly competition are all in a day’s work for His Majesty—but Kenta doesn’t find it quite so easy!"--...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Wren Martin, the asexual student council president, plans to eliminate the school's annual Valentine's Day Dance, until his rival Leo sabotages Wren's plan by securing a sponsorship from a dating app, which leads to unexpected feelings and realizations about Leo's seemingly perfect life.
12) Secret sisters
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In the fall of 1925, fourteen-year-old Ida enters a small-town high school after years of attending a rural one-room schoolhouse, but the enthusiasm she and her new friends have for the modern world and modern ways pits them against the school's old-fashioned principal.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
As one of only two Asian Americans in his school and often left out, Gary jumps at the chance of breaking into the school's popular clique by befriending the most beautiful girl in school, but as he comes closer to achieving his goal, Gary also risks losing the only person who sees the real him.
15) One in a million
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Something is wrong with Claire, but she doesn't know what. Nobody does, not even her doctors. All she wants is to return to her happy and athletic teenage self. But her accumulating symptoms--chronic fatigue, pounding headaches, weight gain--hint that there's something not right inside Claire's body. Claire's high school experience becomes filled with MRIs, visits to the Mayo Clinic, and multiple surgeries to remove a brain tumor. But even in her...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When Sarah Taylor arrives at the exclusive St. Ambrose School, she's carrying more baggage than just what fits in her suitcase. She knows she's not like the other girls--if the shabby, all-black, non-designer clothes don't give that away, the bottle of lithium hidden in her desk drawer sure does. St. Ambrose's queen bee, Greta Stanhope, picks Sarah as a target from day one-the most popular, powerful, horrible girl at school is relentless in making...
Author
Series
Monster High school spirits volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
While trying to figure out which of their brain parts is exciting enough for the Monster High talent show, Frankie Stein discovers they are the product of a disgraced scientist accused of unethical experiments and teams up with Draculaura and Clawdeen to discover the truth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A standalone novel about Stranger Things's Lucas, and his journey of coming into his own personality, interests, and identity"--
The thrilling adventure of Stranger Things continues where season three left off, with fan favorite Lucas Sinclair finally telling his own story in his own words.
Author
Publisher
Flux, an imprint of Llewelly Worldwide
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Gabe has always identified as a boy, but he was born with a girl's body. With his new public access radio show gaining in popularity, Gabe struggles with romance, friendships, and parents--all while trying to come out as transgendered. An audition for a station in Minneapolis looks like his ticket to a better life in the big city. But his entire future is threatened when several violent guys find out Gabe, the popular DJ, is also Elizabeth from school"--...
Author
Series
Perfect chemistry series volume 1
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
When wealthy, seemingly perfect Brittany and Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, develop a relationship after Alex discovers that Brittany is not exactly who she seems to be, they must face the disapproval of their schoolmates--and others.
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