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2) Lucky
Author
Series
Avery sisters trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
As Phoebe and her clique of privileged girlfriends get ready to graduate from eighth grade, a financial scandal threatens her family's security--as well as Phoebe's social status--but ultimately it teaches her the real meaning of friendship.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A small incident during recess threatens to turn nine-year-old Marvin into the outcast of his third-grade class.
Author
Series
St. Rosetta's Academy volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Caterina is desperate to gain back the popularity she once held at St. Rosetta's Academy, while Rahul, desperate for a chance with Caterina, discovers hair gel that turns him into suave RC, Caterina's dream boy.
5) Stargirl
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.
Author
Series
House of robots volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Fifth-grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez struggles to fit in when his inventor mother requires him to take her latest creation, a robotic 'brother,' to school with him to learn to become a student"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's grief over the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell, that the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend. Suddenly, Evan isn't invisible anymore, even to the girl of his dreams. A simple lie leads to complicated truths in this big-hearted...
Author
Series
Roscoe Riley rules volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having gotten a pair of hard-to-find Walkie Talkie shoes, Roscoe is suddenly popular and wants his best friend, Gus, to join the fun, but before Gus's parents will buy him new shoes, he must wear out his long-lasting sneakers.
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 8
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Alexis is the clear leader of the Cupcake Club: She's organized, punctual, and happy to take on the stuff like scheduling, budgets, invoicing, and the things that the other girls don't really want to do. In other words, the "unfun" things. But one day Alexis feels particularly unappreciated and informs the Cupcake Club that she is no longer in charge! After deadlines get missed and supplies aren't bought, the girls realize they definitely need a leader....
Author
Series
Popularity papers volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Two best friends embark on a project to study the behavior and taste of the popular girls at their elementary school so that by the time they get to middle school they too will be in the right crowd. Novel appears in the form of a scrapbook.
13) Ship it
Author
Publisher
Freeform Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Told from two viewpoints, Forest, a television actor who needs more fans, and Claire, a teen fan fiction blogger, are teamed to raise his profile despite their disagreement over whether his character is gay.
14) Boy: a novel
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Popular sixteen-year-old Gavin is happy spending his time with friends, dating, and playing tennis, until a mysterious girl named Antoinette transfers to his school and influences the way he views himself, his friends, and his relationships.
Author
Publisher
Harperteen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Nandan's got a plan to make his junior year perfect, but hooking up with his friend Dave isn't part of it -- especially because Nandan has never been into guys. Still, Nandan's willing to give a relationship with him a shot. But the more his anxiety grows about what his sexuality means for himself, his friends, and his social life, the more he wonders whether he can just take it all back. Is breaking up with Dave -- the only person who's ever really...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Kenzie's life is transformed when she is voted one of the prettiest girls at Vienna High, but when the girls on the list start to die, Kenzie is determined to uncover the deadly secrets of the list before her number is up.
17) Ghostgirl
Author
Series
Ghostgirl volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
After dying, high school senior Charlotte Usher is as invisible to nearly everyone as she always felt, but despite what she learns in a sort of alternative high school for dead teens, she clings to life while seeking a way to go to the Fall Ball with the boy of her dreams.
Author
Series
Pretty little liars volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
A tale set in the seventh grade in the weeks leading up to Ali's murder reveals her plots against Emily, Hanna, Aria and Spencer, as well as a dark secret that has the potential to destroy everything.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When Izzy is dragged from New York City to a tiny town for her parents' new job, the only silver lining is the gorgeous old mansion they moved into. It is the former home of an artist's muse who died tragically in a fire. The house has its quirks: whole floors closed off, paintings covered up, and cell reception nonexistent. Izzy throws herself into starting an Instagram fashion account using the gowns and jewelry she finds in the house. The pictures...
Author
Series
Squish volume 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Squish, comic book fan and grade school amoeba, is made captain of his soccer team and following the example of his favorite superhero, must figure out how to turn a losing streak around without losing his friends.
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