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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice"--
2) Lock and key
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, high school senior Ruby winds up living with Cora, the sister she has not seen for ten years, and learns about Cora's new life, what makes a family, how to allow people to help her when she needs it, and that she too has something to offer others.
3) Trapped
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Series
Language
English
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"In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, Kevin makes a startling discovery that he hides from his abusive foster parents."--
5) Still waters
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"High-schooler Jason, who lives with a drunk, abusive father at home, hopes to earn enough money to escape with his younger sister, Janie, by being tough at school, but the stakes grow ever more dangerous and soon even his fists and ability to think on his feet are not enough to keep his head above water."--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Adam Blake lands the best elective ever in his senior year, serving as an aide to the school psychologist, he thinks he's got it made. Sure, it means a lot of sitting around, which isn't easy for a guy with ADHD, but he can't complain, since he gets to spend the period texting all his friends. Then the doctor asks him to track down the troubled freshman who keeps dodging her, and Adam discovers that the boy is Julian -- the foster brother he...
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Pedro and Daniel are Mexican-American brothers growing up in 1970s Ohio. Their mom doesn't like that Pedro is a spitting image of their darker-skinned father, that Daniel plays with dolls, that neither of the boys love sports like the other kids in their neighborhood. Life at home can be rough – but the boys have an unshakable bond that will last their entire lives.
Pedro & Daniel is a sweeping and deeply personal novel – illustrated with...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ezra Ahern wakes up one day to find his older sister, Bea, gone. No note, no sign, nothing but an email address hidden somewhere only he would find it. Ezra never expected to be left behind with their abusive stepfather and their neglectful mother. How is he supposed to navigate life without Bea? Bea Ahern already knew she needed to get as far away from home as possible. But a message in her inbox changes everything, and she finds herself alone in...
Author
Publisher
Skyscape
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
179 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Underprivileged and keenly self-aware, SoCal fourteen-year-old Layla Bailey isn't used to being noticed. Except by mean girls who tweet about her ragged appearance. All she wants to do is indulge in her love of science, protect her vulnerable younger brother, and steer clear of her unstable mother. Then a school competition calls for a biome. Layla chooses her own home, a hostile ecosystem of indoor fungi and secret shame. With a borrowed video camera,...
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