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2) Bull rider
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Layne is determined to be a bull rider like his father--who was killed by a bull. Layne is determined to be a bull rider like his father--who was killed by a bull. No, Layne. Mom said in a tight voice. Her eyes met mine again. Not the bull riding. You know how I feel about that. I knew all right. We'd been through this scene so many times it was like living in an instant replay. But this time I fought back. Yeah, and you know how I feel about it,...
3) Truth
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
A prominent local adult is killed at a teen house party, and even though the whole school knows who is to blame, no one will go to the police.
5) Overdrive
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Jake is involved in a street-racing accident, he struggles to do the right thing.
6) Snitch
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, John must learn to control his anger after his best friend betrays him. Josh had been living in a group home after being ratted out by Scott, his one-time best friend. Now Josh has moved in with his brother and overbearing sister-in-law and has been sent to a class designed to teach him to deal with his anger. When an old enemy continues to push his buttons and Scott appears to be up to his...
7) Stuffed
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"When Ian watches a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, he decides to try and stop people from eating at Frankie's, a fast-food chain with a questionable menu. The boycott takes off and the company's lawyers try to force him to stop. Can Ian stand up for what he believes in? Is it possible to take on a big corporation and win?" --
"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Ian decides to take a stand against...
8) Tell
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"He said they want to talk to you, David." "They?" I said. "The cops?" She nodded. "What for?" I don't think I ever worked harder at getting just two words out of my mouth. I tried to sound like I had no idea what the cops would want with me." When his stepfather, Phil, is shot dead in an apparent robbery, David becomes the prime suspect. Where was David that night, and what does he know about Phil? David has figured out the truth about his stepfather,...
9) Impact
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Jordan's brother was killed two years ago in what appeared to be a random act. Now, as the family reads their impact statements in court before the suspect is sentenced, a different story emerges. Maybe this was not a random act. Maybe Jordan knows more than he is saying. What was the impact of that violent act? And who set the wheels in motion?
10) Cellular
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Brendan has it all—captain of the basketball team, good friends, a beautiful girlfriend and a loving family—until he is diagnosed with leukemia. Terrified and convinced that no one understands what he is going through, Brendan faces chemotherapy alone, until he meets Lark. She is also in treatment, although her condition is much worse, and yet she remains positive and hopeful. Brendan is torn between feeling sorry for himself and the love...
11) Comeback
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ria is rich, slim, pretty, popular. If you only knew her at school, you'd think she led a charmed life-and until recently you'd have been right. But her situation has taken a sudden, unfortunate change. Her parents' seemingly perfect marriage has broken up, and before she's had a chance to absorb the blow, her beloved father disappears in a plane crash. What's worse, rumors begin to surface that he may have perpetrated a multimillion-dollar investment...
12) B Negative
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Paddy loves his family, all except for his annoying stepfather Anthony. When they have a discussion about his future, Paddy overreacts and threatens to join the army. Unable to back down, he finds he is alienating everyone around him. And when he takes the physical exam and learns his blood type, his world starts to crumble and he starts to question everything he thought he knew.
13) Fallout
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the death of her sister, Tara struggles to deal with her guilt through slam poetry.
14) Redline
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
125 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jenessa tries to escape her guilt over her friend's death by trying more and more risky behaviors.
15) Rat
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Colin is tired of school bullies and other students' refusal to speak up or "rat" on the real troublemakers. When Colin does speak out against a couple of school thugs, they post an embarrassing photo of him on a social networking website. Colin makes some new enemies in the process but also a few new allies, including the VP, Mr. Miller. One of Colin's new unwanted allies, though, is Jerome, who is selling weapons to kids at school for "self defense."...
16) Shallow grave
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When they're hauled into the office in the wake of a stupid prank, schoolmates Elliot and Shannon have no idea that hiding the principal's Smart Car in the woods was the least of their problems. As part of their punishment, the pair is tasked to clean up the school boathouse. Should be an easy enough task, they figure: chuck all the broken stuff, organize whatever still works and get the weekend underway. But when Shannon talks Elliot into making...
17) Off the Grid
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Cody was born and raised "off the grid" deep in the wilderness by idealistic parents. When his father becomes seriously ill, the family is forced to move into the city so he can get treatment. Attending high school for the first time, Cody is an oddity and has a hard time adjusting. He finds unlikely allies in DeMarco, an inner-city kid, and Ernest, a philosophical homeless man, and he begins a tentative friendship with Alexis.
When...
When...
18) He who dreams
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When John discovers dancing, he finds himself facing ridicule from his soccer teammates and hostility from the dancers at the cultural center. To dance at the Pow Wow, he must learn to balance his responsibilities, confront his fears and embrace both the Irish and the Cree sides of his heritage"--
19) The bodyguard
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"Ryan Hale, aka "Replay," is the most successful running back in his high school's history. With university scouts making him offers he can't refuse, his future seems set. The problem is, Ryan would much rather go to film school. But his dad doesn't want to hear it. His teammates sure don't. He can't afford the application fees anyway. But then a solution appears when Markus, a strange exchange student with outrageous stories about mobsters and hackers,...
20) Crime club
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Language
English
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Description
"Secrets never stay buried for long. Penny Capelli has moved to a small town to live with her aunt Stella. Her cousin Simon introduces her to his friends, and they all hit it off immediately. Penny starts thinking this summer won't be so bad after all. But then her dog digs up a bone in the backyard. A human bone. And then a few more. Turns out, the skeleton is over twenty years old. Who could it be? The teens investigate. Soon they discover that...
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