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The Red UmbrellaThe Red Umbrella By: Christina Diaz GonzalezBy: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

In 1961 after Castro has come to power in Cuba, fourteen-year-old Lucia and her seven-year-old brother are sent to the United States when her parents, who are not in favor of the new regime, fear that the children will be taken away from them as others have been.

AR BL: 3.8 / Pts: 8.0 Historical Fiction

The Fifth WitnessThe Fifth WitnessBy: Michael ConnellyBy: Michael Connelly

Mickey Haller must defend a client who is accused of killing the banker involved with her foreclosure, a case that reveals strong suspicions, black-market dealings and a threat to Mickey's own life.

AR BL: 5.5 / Pts. 21.0 Mystery

BystanderBystanderBy: James PrellerBy: James Preller

Thirteen-year-old Eric discovers there are consequences to not standing by and watching as the bully at his new school hurts people, but although school officials are aware of the problem, Eric may be the one with a solution.

AR BL: 4.2 / Pts: 5.0 Realistic Fiction

The Tiger’s WifeThe Tiger’s WifeBy: Tea ObrehtBy: Tea Obreht

Struggling to understand why her beloved grandfather left his family to die alone in a field hospital far from home, a young doctor in a war-torn Balkan country takes over her grandfather's search for a mythical ageless vagabond while referring to a worn copy of Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book.".

AR BL: 7.1 /Pts: 19.0 Fantasy

The Pearl WarsThe Pearl WarsBy: Nick JamesBy: Nick James

In 2095 when a fifteen-year-old slacker discovers that he has the power to control Pearls, fragments of space debris that are a dying Earth's most important energy source, government forces work to capture him.

Skyship Academy BK 1 AR BL: 4.5 / Pts: 12.0 Science Fiction

Where Things Come Where Things Come BackBack

By: John Corey WhaleyBy: John Corey Whaley Seventeen-year-old

Cullen's summer in Lily, Arkansas, is marked by his cousin's death by overdose, an alleged spotting of a woodpecker thought to be extinct, failed romances, and his younger brother's sudden disappearance.

AR BL: 5.7 / 9.0 Realistic Fiction

Rush for the GoldRush for the GoldBy: John FeinsteinBy: John Feinstein

Two teenaged aspiring journalists who are dating solve a mystery at the 2012 Olympic Games, while one simultaneously competes for a gold medal in swimming.

AR BL: 5.5 / Pts: 11.0 Sports

Fly AwayFly AwayBy: Nora RockBy: Nora Rock

Marnie is given a coveted position on her cheerleading squad when another teammate is injured. While trying frantically to prepare for a championship competition, she has boyfriend issues, worries about her best friend's relationship with an older man, and must deal with her changing role on the squad.


Liar, LiarLiar, LiarBy: Gary PaulsenBy: Gary Paulsen

Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever.

Kevin Spencer, BK 1 AR BL: 5.8 / Pts: 3.0 Realistic Fiction

Flat BrokeFlat BrokeBy: Gary PaulsenBy: Gary Paulsen

Fourteen-year-old Kevin is a hard worker, so when his income is cut off he begins a series of businesses, from poker games to selling snacks, earning money to take a girl to a dance, but his partners soon tire of his methods.


CrushCrushBy: Gary PaulsenBy: Gary Paulsen

Afraid to actually ask Tina Zabinski for a date, eighth-grader Kevin spends most of his time theorizing about love and romance and observing and analyzing male/female interaction.


Last ShotLast ShotBy: John FeinsteinBy: John Feinstein

After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.

AR BL: 4.8 / Pts. 9.0 Sports

The SurvivorsThe SurvivorsBy: Will WeaverBy: Will Weaver

Sixteen-year-old Miles, thirteen-year-old Sarah, and their parents find themselves changing in many ways as they struggle to survive winter in a remote cabin, while keeping anyone in the nearby town from learning they are living there illegally after the devastation of volcanic eruptions drove them from their Minneapolis home.

The sequel to Memory Boy AR BL: 4.2 / 7.0 Science Fiction

Cover-UpCover-UpBy: John FeinsteinBy: John Feinstein

Fledgling fourteen-year-old sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie investigate suspicious activities at the Super Bowl after Stevie gets fired from his co-anchor job on a ground-breaking teen sports show.


PowerslidePowerslideBy: Jeff RossBy: Jeff Ross

Casey Finnegan, a talented skateboarder, is in his final year of high school and has no idea what he wants to do with the rest of his life until a young movie star offers him a job as a stunt double in an upcoming skateboarding movie. It's his dream job and Casey is stoked, but when word gets out, a local skater has other ideas about who would make the best stunt double.


Saturday Night DirtSaturday Night DirtBy: Will WeaverBy: Will Weaver

In a small town in northern Minnesota, the much-anticipated Saturday night dirt-track race at the old-fashioned, barely viable, Headwaters Speedway becomes, in many ways, an important life-changing event for all the participants on and off the track.

Motor Series, 1 AR BL: 4.7 / Pts: 5.0 Sports

Super Stock RookieSuper Stock RookieBy: Will WeaverBy: Will Weaver

Trace Bonham knows he is fortunate to be offered a chance at being a paid super stock driver when he is still in high school, but regrets that he must leave his friends and home track and wonders if the sponsor is legitimate.


Checkered Flag CheaterCheckered Flag CheaterBy: Will WeaverBy: Will Weaver

Trace Bonham, a teenaged professional stock car racer, blows away the competition wherever he races, but with every victory Trace is increasingly aware that his winning is due to more than just his driving skills.


Boarder PatrolBoarder PatrolBy: Erin ThomasBy: Erin Thomas

Sixteen-year old Ryan is determined to be a professional snowboarder, but when his board is stolen at the ski resort, he must choose between career and family and make the decision to do the right thing.


Code Name VerityCode Name VerityBy: Elizabeth WeinBy: Elizabeth Wein

In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can.

AR BL: 6.5 / Pts: 15.0 Historical Fiction

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