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1) Fugly
Author
Language
English
Description
Defined as nothing but fat in the real world, Beth Soames specializes in trolling beautiful girls online until two new friendships, one online and one offline, make her question her behavior.
2) Illusions
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
As her senior year of high school starts, Laurel is just beginning to adjust to Tamani's absence when he suddenly reappears, telling her he must guard her against the returning threat of the trolls that pose a danger both to her and to Avalon.
3) Destined
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Laurel, Tamani, David, and Chelsea race to defend Avalon from Yuki and Klea--but they realize that there may be nothing they can do to save it"--
4) Spells
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Summoned to study at The Academy of Avalon, sixteen-year-old Laurel learns about the town with friend Tamani, while honing her long-forgotten skills as a Fall faerie in order to protect her human family and Avalon from trolls.
6) Trollhunters
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Everything changes for San Bernardino teenage suburbanite Jim Sturges when a 45-year old mystery resurfaces, threatening the lives of everyone in his seemingly sleepy town. Soon Jim has to team up with a band of unlikely (and some un-human) heroes to battle the monsters he never knew existed.
Author
Series
Emerald circus volume 2
Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Fantasy icon Jane Yolen (The Devil's Arithmetic, Briar Rose, Sister Emily's Lightship) is adored by generations of readers of all ages. Now she triumphantly returns with this inspired gathering of fractured fairy tales and legends. Yolen breaks open the classics to reveal their crystalline secrets: a philosophical bridge that misses its troll, a spinner of straw as a falsely accused moneylender, the villainous wolf adjusting poorly to retirement....
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
West has rocked readers in work published everywhere from The Guardian to GQ to This American Life. She is a catalyst for a national conversation in a world where not all stories are created equal and not every body is treated with equal respect. SHRILL is comprised of a series of essays that bravely shares her life, including her transition from quiet to feminist-out-loud, coming of age in a popular culture that is hostile to women (especially fat,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by a man he's never met-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. The man tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls,...
10) Watch us rise
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Jasmine and Chelsea are best friends on a mission--they're sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide to start a Women's Rights Club. They post their work online--poems, essays, videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and Jasmine's response to the racial microaggressions she experiences--and soon they go viral. But with such positive support, the club is also targeted by trolls. When things escalate...
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