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1) Death wind
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Allie's life has just taken a turn for the worse; not only do her parents fight all the time, but she is failing more classes than not and now she thinks she might be pregnant. Unable to face up to her parents she decides to run away. She hooks up with her old friend Razz, a professional skateboarder, and goes on the road. Razz is ranked number one but constant confrontations with the challenger Slash put Allie in some dangerous situations. With the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Fourteen-year-old Julian's parents separated when he was a baby and he is still angry and hurt. His mother has had relationships since-all of which have ended disastrously- but this time it seems serious. Jean-Paul looks like he might be the real thing. Julian is wary-and critical-as he comes to terms with the fact that he and his brother may have to let down their defenses and allow their mother to find happiness. On a road trip with his mother and...
4) Tough trails
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Ambrose buys an old, infirm horse to work the mountains and finds himself desperately in need of her help when a storm arises.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Liberty Hayes has just moved to Sutter's Crossing and is the talk of the town. She has plenty of money and everyone wants to be her friend. When Liberty accuses a male teacher of sexually assaulting her, the rumors start. Val, her new best friend, is torn between believing Liberty and trusting her old friend Ryan when it comes to the truth. What is the trouble with Liberty?
6) Truth
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English
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When an adult neighbor is brutally murdered during a high-school house party, everyone in school seems to have an idea who did it, but no one will go to the police. Jen was there and saw the body and she has her own ideas about who is responsible. As a reporter for the school TV show, she decides to try and uncover the truth and discover if a classmate's increasingly violent behavior is to blame. When she and others begin digging too deeply, violence...
7) Blue moon
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Bobbie Jo didn't set out to buy a limping blue roan mare-she wanted a colt she could train to barrel race. But the horse is a fighter, just like Bobbie Jo. Now all she has to do is train the sour old mare that obviously has a past. While she nurses the horse back to health, Bobbie Jo realizes that the horse, now called Blue Moon, may have more history than she first thought. With the help of the enigmatic Cole, she slowly turns the horse into a barrel...
8) Overdrive
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Jake has finally got his driver's license, and tonight he has his brother's car as well. He and his friend Mickey take the car out and cruise the strip. When they challenge another driver to a street race, a disastrous chain reaction causes an accident. Jake and Mickey leave the scene, trying to convince themselves they were not involved. Jake finds he cannot pretend it didn't happen and struggles with the right thing to do. Should he pretend he was...
9) Thunderbowl
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Jeremy wants to make it in the music business. Does he have what it takes? Jeremy is spending most nights in a rowdy club, trying to keep the band together and while his life is falling apart, he is forced to make some tough choices.
10) Dead-end job
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Frances works the night shift at a local convenience store, dividing her time between restocking shelves and working on her art. Her routine is broken one night when Devin comes into the store. He claims to be the son of a famous local artist and offers her advice on her drawings. Although he seems to know way too much about her, Frances decides, against the advice of her boyfriend, that he is odd but harmless. By the time she realizes the danger...
11) Snitch
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Josh struggles to control his anger even as he attempts to stay free after being accused of a crime he did not commit.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Jay, Kelvin, and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedicated band who are convinced they are on their way up. They hope to win an upcoming battle of the bands where the first prize is a full day in a recording studio. Jay is struggling to write new material but finds he lacks the experience to come up with a truly original song. Going up against Indigo Daze, a band from another school, Jay finds himself falling for Rowan, the leader of the other band. When...
13) Chill
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Chill has always been different, but the way he deals with his disability and his art have given him the power to survive the horrors of high school. When a new teacher arrives, determined to crush his students' spirit, Chill decides to fight back and risk everything. A story of doing the right thing and standing up for yourself-and your friends.
14) Stuffed
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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When Ian and his classmates watch a documentary about the health concerns of eating fast food, Ian decides to start a boycott and stop everyone he can from eating at Frankie's, a huge fast-food chain with a questionable menu. The boycott takes off and Frankie's gets concerned. The company's lawyers threaten Ian and his friends and try to force them to stop the boycott. Ian must convince others that the boycott is a good idea. Can Ian stand up for...
15) Tell
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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When his step-father 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 step-father, and the day his kid-brother died. What will it take for him to tell? And how did he know?
16) Bang
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Quentin and JD have been friends forever. Even after JD gets in trouble Quentin stands by him. Hanging out together Quentin learns JD has a gun and when they are caught in a robbery JD uses the gun-with deadly results. Trying to cover up the crime and escape detection, Quentin gets in even deeper than he expected and learns that the only person he can trust is himself. Especially when his freedom-and his future-is at stake.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Tej and Liam are going snowboarding. When they take a shortcut over a treacherous logging road and have an accident, their adventure becomes more about survival than fresh powder. Tracked by a hungry bear, while trying to outrun the weather without any food, Tej and Liam learn about their friendship and what it will take to survive. When Tej is hurt, Liam decides he has to go for help-alone.
18) House party
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Hoping to fit in and make friends, Casey decides to hold a house party when her parents are out of town.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
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Description
"When I pick up my guitar and my fingers find the strings, and that first riff comes screaming out of the amp, the only thing that matters is sound." Jay, Kelvin and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedicated band, convinced they are on their way to the top. They hope to win an upcoming battle of the bands where the first prize is a full day in a recording studio. Jay is struggling to write new material but finds he lacks the experience to come up with...
20) Learning to fly
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Jason is an outsider. A recent immigrant from China, he lives in a close-minded town with his mother and younger brother. Falling in with the wrong crowd, trying to fit in, Jason takes chances and ends up in trouble with the police. Holding on to his friendship with an Indigenous boy, also an outsider, Jason finds he needs to fight to belong and to find a new home.
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