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B 97284B 97284 10-Minute Plays For Kids (Applause Acting Series)
Grade Lvl: T Author: Harbison, Lawrence
Length: 112 Copyright: 2015

In 10-Minute Plays for Kids, geared to young thespians. Readers will find terrific plays by some prominent playwrights like: Sharyn Rothstein, Alex Broun, Jenny Lyn Bader, Claudia I. Haas, and Mark Harvey Levine, and more... The characters and situations portrayed are geared for the young actor in mind. Some of the plays explore relatable tales of friendship and family, while others allow the actors to take on the personas of nonhuman characters, such as fish and chess pieces. Reader's Theater ideas. Middle school students Drama. One-act plays. Student IL appropriate for grades 4-8.
10-Minute Plays For Kids (Applause Acting Series) T  
B 126920B 126920 13 Things Strong Kids Do: Think Big, Feel Good, Act Brave
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Morin, Amy
Length: 315 Copyright: 2021

Empowers tweens, teaching them how to think, feel, and act stronger than ever! Perfect for fans of The Confidence Code for Girls, this book tackles mental strength in a relatable way. Filled with fun graphics and illustrations throughout. Life skills. Personal growth. Social emotional learning. Resilience. IL 5-9.
13 Things Strong Kids Do: Think Big, Feel Good, Act Brave IJS  
KM 13556KM 13556 13 Things Strong Kids Do: Think Big, Feel Good, Act Brave (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Morin, Amy
Length: 315 Copyright: 2021

Text empowers tweens and teens and addresses the challenges facing middle grade students in today's world, offering relatable, graphics-complemented advice on developing healthy mental habits for fulfilling personal potential. Life skills. Personal growth. Social emotional learning. Resilience. Classroom set of 25 books. IL 5-9.
13 Things Strong Kids Do: Think Big, Feel Good, Act Brave (25 Books) IJS  
B 97285B 97285 33 Short Comedy Plays for Teens: Plays for Small Casts
Grade Lvl: T Author: Allen, Laurie
Length: 211 Copyright: 2011

This is a collection of plays with natural dialogue and believable situations for two to six actors. These thirty-three short plays give teenage performers a chance to portray the drama of their everyday lives. They may push boundaries, act crazy, and even discover themselves in the many true-to-life scenes and characterizations offered here. These plays permit student actors to show off their talents by creating outrageous characters in the context of situations they know so well. Sample titles include: Grounded Until Further Notice, Crazy Hairy Day, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Prom Date, Confessions, and A Fine Line between Love and Hate. Reader's Theater ideas. Middle school students Drama. One-act plays. Student IL appropriate for grades 5-8.
33 Short Comedy Plays for Teens: Plays for Small Casts T  
B 123497B 123497 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You
Grade Lvl: S Author: Grant, Vicki
Length: 288 Copyright: 2017

Hildy and Paul come together to answer thirty-six questions on a university psychology questionnaire, one that is asking if love can be engineered. Young adult fiction. Contemporary. Romantic comedy. IL 9-12.
36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You S  
B 127737B 127737 365 Days to Alaska
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Carr, Cathy
Length: 263 Copyright: 2021

When eleven-year-old Rigel Harman's parents divorce, she and her sisters must move from the Alaskan wilderness to suburban Connecticut, and while she yearns to return in a year, she eventually realizes she must move forward. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Realistic fiction. Divorce. Family life. Moving, households. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. GR U.
365 Days to Alaska IJ  
KM 13654KM 13654 365 Days to Alaska (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Carr, Cathy
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

When eleven-year-old Rigel Harman's parents divorce, she and her sisters must move from the Alaskan wilderness to suburban Connecticut, and while she yearns to return in a year, she eventually realizes she must move forward. Realistic fiction. Divorce. Family life. Moving, households. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 6 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. GR U.
365 Days to Alaska (Playaway) IJ  
KM 13225KM 13225 57 Bus (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Slater, Dashka
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 5 hours and 45 minutes. Mature themes. Narrative nonfiction. Historical. Young adult. IL 8-12. AR 6.5. RC 6.6. Lexile 930. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021.
57 Bus (Playaway) JS  
B 126719B 126719 7 Good Reasons Not to Grow Up
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gownley, Jimmy
Length: 257 Copyright: 2020

To the students at exclusive Greycliff Academy, Kirby seems to have it all: charm, brains, and a lucky streak that won't quit. He's also the notorious mastermind behind the snarky videos, '7 Good Reasons Not to Grow Up,' which expose how being an adult isn't all it's cracked up to be. Why would any kid want to become one of them? But there's also a mystery about Kirby. And when his best friend, Raja, finds out that Kirby isn't the person he's pretending to be, Kirby, Raja, and their friends may be forced to grow-up sooner than they think and face the world head-on. Coming of Age / Bildungsroman. Realistic fiction. Graphic novel. IL 5-9. Lexile 270.
7 Good Reasons Not to Grow Up IJ  
B 127256B 127256 A-Okay
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Greene, Jarad
Length: 235 Copyright: 2021

When Jay starts eighth grade with a few pimples he doesn't think much of it. But when his acne goes from bad to worse, Jay's prescribed a powerful medication that comes with some serious side effects. Meanwhile, school isn't going exactly as planned. All of Jay's friends are in different classes; he has no one to sit with at lunch; his best friend, Brace, is avoiding him. Semi-autobiographical. Coming of age. Graphic novel. Middle school students. IL 6-9.
A-Okay IJ  
B 109436B 109436 Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Alexie, Sherman
Length: 230 Copyright: 2007

Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Coming-of-age story. National Book Award winner. Realistic fiction. Authentic author. Overcoming adversity. Class difference. Young adult fiction. AR 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 600. GR level Z. IL 9-12.
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian JS  
B 108343B 108343 Abundance of Katherines
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Green, John
Length: 228 Copyright: 2006

Having been recently dumped for the 19th time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. AR and RC 5.6. Lexile 890. Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award 2007. IL 8-12.
Abundance of Katherines JS  
B 127252B 127252 Across the Desert
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bowling, Dusti
Length: 310 Copyright: 2021

While using a public library computer to find help for her mother who is addicted to pain medicine, twelve-year-old Jolene witnesses a friend's livestreamed crash-landing in the Arizona desert and embarks on a journey to rescue her. Adventure. Drugs, alcohol, and substances abuse. Grief and loss, Survival stories. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 5-9. AR 4.2
Across the Desert IJ  
KM 13783KM 13783 Across the Desert (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bowling, Dusti
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

While using a public library computer to find help for her mother who is addicted to pain medicine, twelve-year-old Jolene witnesses a friend's livestreamed crash-landing in the Arizona desert and embarks on a journey to rescue her. Contents include playaway, book, and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours and 25 minutes. Adventure. Drugs, alcohol, and substances abuse. Grief and loss, Survival stories. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 5-9. AR 4.2
Across the Desert (Playaway) IJ  
B 97283B 97283 Acting Scenes for Kids and Tweens: 60 Original Comedy and Drama Scenes for Young Actors
Grade Lvl: T Author: Kimmel, Mike
Length: 101 Copyright: 2017

A collection of 60 original comedy and drama scripts for upper elementary / middle school reader. The dialogues feature clean language and family-friendly, real-life scenarios. They are ideal for teaching, rehearsing, and auditioning. All scenes are gender-neutral, allowing every role in every scene to be performed by both male and female students. The scripts are varied, with shorter and longer selections, comical and more serious topics, and conversational dialogue intended to develop dialog, timing, listening and reacting skills, and vocal variety. Many scenes are educational, as well, modeling and reinforcing positive attitudes and behaviors for our youth. Reader's Theater ideas. Middle school students Drama. One-act plays. Student IL appropriate for grades 4-8.
Acting Scenes for Kids and Tweens: 60 Original Comedy and Drama Scenes for T  
B 124561B 124561 Adjustment (Book 5)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Young, Suzanne
Length: 408 Copyright: 2017

When Tatum's boyfriend, Weston, loses his memories of her in The Program, they decide to undergo The Adjustment, where Tatum's memories of their time together are implanted into Weston's mind, but trouble lies ahead when Weston's emotions do not match the experiences. Series fiction: A Program novel, book 5. Companion book to: The Program, The Treatment, The Remedy, and The Epidemic. Science fiction. IL 8-12. AR 4.6. Lexile 630.
Adjustment (Book 5) JS  
B 126368B 126368 Again Again
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lockhart, E
Length: 288 Copyright: 2020

If you could live your life again, what would you do differently? After a near-fatal family catastrophe and an unexpected romantic upheaval, Adelaide Buchwald finds herself catapulted into a summer of wild possibility, during which she will fall in and out of love a thousand times, while finally confronting the secrets she keeps, her ideas about love, and the weird grandiosity of the human mind. Boarding schools. Dating. IL 9-12. Lexile 680.
Again Again JS  
B 128309B 128309 Agathas (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Glasgow, Kathleen
Length: 405 Copyright: 2022

Alice Ogilvie's disappearance last summer is the biggest scandal at Castle Cove High School, until her ex-boyfriend is accused of murdering his new girlfriend, and Alice must pair up with her tutor Iris Adams to clear his name by relying on the wisdom of Agatha Christie. Mystery. Thriller. High school story. Secrets. Young adult fiction. Series: Agathas Mystery, book 1. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12. Lexile 660.
Agathas (Book 1) JS  
B 127707B 127707 Ain't Burned All the Bright
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 384 Copyright: 2022

A smash up of art and text that viscerally captures what it is to be Black. In America. Right Now. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. Young adult. African American. Prejudice & Racism. American poetry. 9-12. AR 5.2.
Ain't Burned All the Bright JS  
B 127884B 127884 Ajay and the Mumbai Sun
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Saha, Varsha
Length: 193 Copyright: 2023

Ajay is a Mumbai railway kid, a newspaper seller, but his great dream is to be a journalist. His dream comes true when he and a gang of friends create their own newspaper, but what is the cost of uncovering the truth? Adventure ficture. Poverty. Social awareness. Journalism. IL 4-8.
Ajay and the Mumbai Sun IJ  
KM 12758KM 12758 All American Boys (15 copies)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 316 Copyright: 2015

In this Coretta Scott King Honor Award–winning novel, two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension. Kit includes Audiobook CDs by Recorded Books. Young Adult. Audio CDs approximate run time: 6.5 hours. Novel Study. IL 9-12. AR 4.9. RC 6.7 Lexile 770. Set of 15 books.
All American Boys (15 copies) JS  
B 127699B 127699 All My Rage
Grade Lvl: S Author: Tahir, Sabaa
Length: 374 Copyright: 2022

A family extending from Pakistan to California, deals with generations of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness.Michael L. Printz Award 2023. Iowa High School Book Award 2023-24. Alternating point of view. Multicultural. Self-management. Realistic fiction. Pakistani Americans. Family life. Forgiveness. Romance. IL 10-12. AR 4.2.
All My Rage S  
KM 13670KM 13670 All My Rage (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Tahir, Sabaa
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

A family extending from Pakistan to California, deals with generations of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 10 hours and 30 minutes. 2023-2024 Iowa High School Book Award. Young adult fiction. Michael L. Printz Award 2023. Alternating point of view. Multicultural. Self-management. Realistic fiction. Pakistani Americans. Family life. Forgiveness. Romance. IL 10-12. AR 4.2.
All My Rage (Playaway) S  
B 124581B 124581 All of This is True: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Penaflor, Lygia Day
Length: 422 Copyright: 2018

When Long Island teens Miri, Soleil, Penny, and Jonah befriend a bestselling YA novelist, they find their deepest, darkest secrets in the pages of her next novel, with devastating consequences. Told from different perspectives as interviews, journal entries, and book excerpts. Secrets. Epistolary. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12.
All of This is True: A Novel JS  
B 125624B 125624 All Rights Reserved
Grade Lvl: S Author: Katsoulis, Gregory Scott
Length: 392 Copyright: 2017

In a world where every word and gesture is copyrighted, patented or trademarked, one girl elects to remain silent rather than pay to speak, and her defiant and unexpected silence threatens to unravel the very fabric of society. Overcoming adversity. Science fiction. Silence. IL 9-12. AR 5.4. RC 5.4. Lexile 720.
All Rights Reserved S  
B 124714B 124714 All Summer Long
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Larson, Hope
Length: 170 Copyright: 2018

Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together, but he's off to soccer camp for a month, and he's been acting kind of weird lately anyway. So it's up to Bina to see how much fun she can have on her own. At first it's a lot of guitar playing, boredom, and bad TV, but things look up when she finds an unlikely companion in Austin's older sister, who enjoys music just as much as Bina. But then Austin comes home from camp, andhe's acting even weirder than when he left. How Bina and Austin rise above their growing pains and reestablish their friendship and respect for their differences makes for a touching and funny coming-of-age story. Coming of age. Bildungsroman. Realistic fiction. IL 5-9. AR 2.4. Lexile 250.
All Summer Long IJ  
B 124732B 124732 All That I Can Fix
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Chan, Crystal
Length: 314 Copyright: 2018

In Makersville, Indiana, people know all about fifteen-year-old Ronney--he's from that mixed-race family with the dad who tried to kill himself, the pill-popping mom, and the genius kid sister. Can Ronney figure out a way to hold it together as all his worlds fall apart? Family problems. Realistic fiction. Starred reviews. IL 8-12.
All That I Can Fix JS  
B 120992B 120992 All the Bright Places
Grade Lvl: S Author: Niven, Jennifer
Length: 388 Copyright: 2015

Told in alternating voices, when Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, both teetering on the edge, it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey to discover the "natural wonders" of the state of Indiana, and two teens' desperate desire to heal and save one another. Realistic fiction. Suicide. AR 5.3 RC 5.4 Lexile 830 IL 10-12. Iowa High School Award 2017-2018.
All the Bright Places S  
B 127393B 127393 All The Bright Places (French Edition)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Niven, Jennifer
Length: 384 Copyright: 2015

French Edition. Story is told in alternating voices, when Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, both teetering on the edge, it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey to discover the "natural wonders" of the state of Indiana, and two teens' desperate desire to heal and save one another. Overcoming adversity. Realistic fiction. AR 5.3 RC 5.4 Lexile 830 IL 9-12. Iowa High School Award 2017-2018. Quand Violet et Finch se rencontrent, ils sont au bord du vide, en haut de la tour du lycée, décidés à en finir avec la vie. Finch est la "bête curieuse" de l'école. Il oscille entre les périodes d'accablement, dominées par des idées morbides et les phases "d'éveil" où il déborde d'énergie. De son côté, Violet avait tout pour elle. Mais, neuf mois plus tôt, sa soeur adorée est morte dans un accident de voiture. La survivante a perdu pied, s'est isolée et s'est laissé submerger par la culpabilité. Pour Violet et Finch, c'est le début d'une histoire d'amour bouleversante : l'histoire d'une fille qui réapprend à vivre avec un garçon qui veut mourir.
All The Bright Places (French Edition) S  
B 124579B 124579 All These Beautiful Strangers: A Novel
Grade Lvl: S Author: Klehfoth, Elizabeth
Length: 440 Copyright: 2018

One summer day, Grace Fairchild, the beautiful young wife of real estate mogul Alistair Calloway, vanished from the family's lake house without a trace, leaving behind her seven-year old daughter, Charlie, and a slew of unanswered questions. Years later, seventeen-year-old Charlie still struggles with the dark legacy of her family name and the mystery surrounding her mother. Determined to finally let go of the past, she throws herself into life at Knollwood, the prestigious New England school she attends. Charlie quickly becomes friends with Knollwood's "it" crowd. Charlie has also been tapped by the A's--the school's elite secret society well known for terrorizing the faculty, administration, and their enemies. To become a member of the A's, Charlie must play The Game, a semester-long, diabolical high-stakes scavenger hunt that will jeopardize her friendships, her reputation, even her place at Knollwood. As the dark events of past and present converge, Charlie begins to fear that she may not survive the terrible truth about her family, her school, and her own life. Family secrets. Elite society. Mystery fiction. IL 10-12.
All These Beautiful Strangers: A Novel S  
B 127065B 127065 All This Time
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Daughtry, Mikki
Length: 325 Copyright: 2020

After a traumatic accident, Kyle feels lost until he meets Marley, who seems like the girl of his dreams, but as they grow closer he fears he is headed for another crash. An Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Relationship skills. Romance fiction. Dating. Contemporary young adult fiction. Grief. IL 8-12. AR 4.9. Lexile 730.
All This Time JS  
B 124756B 124756 All-American Girl
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Cabot, Meg
Length: 398 Copyright: 2002

Sophomore Samantha Madison stops a presidential assassination attempt, is appointed teen ambassador to the United Nations, and catches the eye of the very cute First Son. Realistic fiction. IL 7-12. AR 5.9. RC 6.2. Lexile 880. GR Y.
All-American Girl JS  
B 126320B 126320 Allegedly: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 387 Copyright: 2017

A young girl, convicted of murder as a child, serves her sentence only to be placed in a group home, where, upon her release, she must grapple with starting over and an unplanned pregnancy. Overcoming adversity. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.2. RC 5.5. Lexile 620.
Allegedly: A Novel JS  
B 126193B 126193 Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Ha, Robin
Length: 228 Copyright: 2020

A teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes a permanent relocation, following her mother's announcement that she's getting married. Robin is devastated. Overnight, her life changes. She is dropped into a new school where she doesn't understand the language and struggles to keep up. She is completely cut off from her friends in Seoul and has no access to her beloved comics. At home, she doesn't fit in with her new step-family, and worst of all, she is furious with the one person she is closest to, her mother. Then one day Robin's mother enrolls her in a local comic drawing class, which opens the window to a future Robin could never have imagined. Asian American. Graphic novel. Memoir. Biography. IL 9-12.
Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir JS  
B 127723B 127723 Ambassador of Nowhere Texas
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Holt, Kimberly Willis
Length: 314 Copyright: 2021

Companion to: When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. In 2001, seventh-grader Rylee Wilson and new student Joe, whose father was a New York City first responder on 9/11, decide to find Zachary Beaver and reunite him with Rylee's father, Toby. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Friendship story. Realistic fiction. Texas. IL 5-8. AR 4.7. Lexile 740.
Ambassador of Nowhere Texas IJ  
KM 13659KM 13659 Ambassador of Nowhere Texas (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Holt, Kimberly Willis
Length: 314 Copyright: 2021

Companion to "When Zachary Beaver Came to Town". In 2001, seventh-grader Rylee Wilson and new student Joe, whose father was a New York City first responder on 9/11, decide to find Zachary Beaver and reunite him with Rylee's father, Toby. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 5 hours. Companion to: When Zachary Beaver Came to Town. Friendship story. Realistic fiction. Texas. IL 5-8. AR 4.7. Lexile 740.
Ambassador of Nowhere Texas (Playaway) IJ  
B 128325B 128325 American as Paneer Pie
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kelkar, Supriya
Length: 311 Copyright: 2020

When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture. Authentic author. Asian American. Social awareness. Realistic fiction. AR 5.4. Lexile 840. GR U. IL 4-8.
American as Paneer Pie IJ  
B 124171B 124171 American Street
Grade Lvl: S Author: Zoboi, Ibi
Length: 324 Copyright: 2017

On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie—a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola’s mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess; the grittiness of Detroit’s west side; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own. Just as she finds her footing in her strange new world, a dangerous proposition presents itself, and Fabiola soon realizes that freedom comes at a cost. Trapped at the crossroads of an impossible choice, will she pay the price for the American dream? Strong language used throughout novel encourages a teacher preview. Young adult. Coming of age / Bildungsroman. Realistic fiction. Starred reviews. IL 9-12.
American Street S  
B 127254B 127254 Amina's Song
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Khan, Hena
Length: 280 Copyright: 2021

Feeling pulled between two cultures after a month with family in Pakistan, Amina shares her experiences with Wisconsin classmates through a class assignment and a songwriting project with new student Nico. Sequel to: Amina's voice. Realistic fiction. Music Composition. Pakistani-Americans. School story. IL 4-8. AR 4.9. Lexile 800. GR U.
Amina's Song IJ  
B 125347B 125347 Anger is a Gift
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Oshiro, Mark
Length: 463 Copyright: 2018

Six years ago, Moss Jefferies' father was murdered by an Oakland police officer. Along with losing a parent, the media's vilification of his father and lack of accountability has left Moss with near crippling panic attacks. Now, in his sophomore year of high school, Moss and his fellow classmates find themselves increasingly treated like criminals in their own school. New rules. Random locker searches. Constant intimidation and Oakland Police Department stationed in their halls. Despite their youth, the students decide to organize and push back against the administration. When tensions hit a fever pitch and tragedy strikes, Moss must face a difficult choice: give in to fear and hate or realize that anger can actually be a gift. Conflict with Society. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. Realistic fiction. African American. IL 8-12. AR 5.0. Lexile 710.
Anger is a Gift JS  
B 127255B 127255 Answers in the Pages
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Levithan, David
Length: 170 Copyright: 2022

When Donovan left his copy of 'The Adventurers' on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it, much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle. Realistic fiction. LGBTQIA+. Social themes. Sexual orientation. Gender identity. Censorship. Prohibited books. School story. IL 6-9. Lexile 830.
Answers in the Pages IJ  
B 124510B 124510 Apple y Rain
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Crossan, Sarah
Length: 269 Copyright: 2018

When her imagined perfect life with her estranged mother begins to unravel, fourteen-year-old Apple finds comfort in reading and writing poetry. Text in Spanish.;Translation of: Apple and Rain. Family problems Fiction. Realistic. IL 9-12.
Apple y Rain JS  
B 127754B 127754 Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Blume, Judy
Length: 171 Copyright: 2014

Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God. Classics. Mature themes. Conduct of life. Coming of age. Humorous story. Realistic fiction. IL 5-8. AR 3.6. Lexile 570. GR T.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret IJ  
B 115504B 115504 Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Saenz, Benjamin Alire
Length: 359 Copyright: 2012

Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before. Coming of age Fiction. Bildungsromans. Mexican Americans Fiction. Homosexuality Fiction. Young adult fiction. Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book- 2013. Pura Belpre Author Award Winner- 2013. Stonewall Book Award Winner- 2013. AR 2.9 RC 4.3 Lexile 380 IL 9-12.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Book 1) JS  
B 127766B 127766 Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Saenz, Benjamin Alire
Length: 516 Copyright: 2021

Aristotle and Dante must learn what it means to stay in love, and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. Coming of age / Bildungsroman. Young adult. LGBTQIA+. Realistic fiction. Relationship skills. Series fiction: Aristotle and Dante, Book 2. IL 9-12. Lexile 580.
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World (Book 2) JS  
B 127670B 127670 Attack of the Black Rectangles
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: King, A. S
Length: 258 Copyright: 2022

When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic are blacked out he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board. Government and civics. Realistic fiction. Social issues. Books and reading. Censorship. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 5-8. AR 4.4. Lexile 710.
Attack of the Black Rectangles IJ  
KM 13782KM 13782 Attack of the Black Rectangles (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: King, A. S
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic are blacked out he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board. Government and civics. Realistic fiction. Social issues. Books and reading. Censorship. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 5 hours and 20 minutes. IL 5-8. AR 4.4. Lexile 710.
Attack of the Black Rectangles (Playaway) IJ  
B 124433B 124433 Awkward (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Chmakova, Svetlana
Length: 223 Copyright: 2015

After shunning Jaime, the school nerd, on her first day at a new middle school, Penelope Torres tries to blend in with her new friends in the art club, until the art club goes to war with the science club, of which Jaime is a member. Popularity fiction. Realistic. Graphic novel. Series: Berrybrook Middle School, book 1. IL 5-9. AR 2.8. RC 3.7. GR X.
Awkward (Book 1) IJ  
B 125400B 125400 Baby-Sitters Club: Boy-Crazy Stacey (Book 7)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Martin, Ann M
Length: 166 Copyright: 2019

Stacey and Mary Anne are baby-sitting for the Pike family for two weeks at the New Jersey shore. Things are great in Sea City: There's a gorgeous house right on the beach, a boardwalk, plenty of sun and sand... and the cutest boy Stacey has ever seen! Mary Anne thinks that Stacey should leave Scott alone and focus on the Pike kids, but Stacey's in love. Looking for reasons to hang around his lifeguard stand takes up all of her time, which means Mary Anne has to do the job of two baby-sitters. Mary Anne doesn't like it one bit! How can she tell Stacey that Scott just isn't interested without ruining their friendship and breaking Stacey's heart? Series fiction: Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels, Book 7. Graphic novel. IL 3-7.
Baby-Sitters Club: Boy-Crazy Stacey (Book 7) PIJ  
B 128206B 128206 Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Bad Joke (Book 15)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Martin, Ann M
Length: 188 Copyright: 2024

Claudia isn't worried when she hears her newest baby-sitting charge, Betsy Sobak, is a big practical joker. After all, how much harm can one little girl do? Plenty. Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy's jokes. Now Claudia is feeling like baby-sitting might be too dangerous and she's talking about quitting the club. Kristy thinks Betsy needs to be taught a lesson, and that the baby-sitters are just the ones to do it. Graphic Novel Series: Baby-Sitters Club, Book 15. IL 3-7. Lexile 520.
Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and the Bad Joke (Book 15) PIJ  
B 123284B 123284 Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn and the Impossible Three (Book 5)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Martin, Ann M
Length: 148 Copyright: 2017

As a new member of the Baby-sitters Club, Dawn tries to win the acceptance of the club's president by tackling a tough babysitting job. Graphic novel. Series fiction: Babysitter's Club, book 5. Graphic novel. IL 3-7. AR 2.7. Lexile 400.
Baby-Sitters Club: Dawn and the Impossible Three (Book 5) PIJ  
B 127452B 127452 Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Secret Language (Book 12)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Chau, Chan
Length: 134 Copyright: 2022

Jessi recently moved to Stoneybrook and is one of the newest members of The Baby-sitters Club. She's getting ready to start regularly sitting for the BSC's newest charge, Matt Braddock. Matt has been Deaf since birth and uses sign language to communicate, so Jessi has to use it, too. Soon all the neighborhood kids want to learn how to sign, which keeps the BSC busy. Jessi's the busiest of all, preparing for her dance school's big show, plus working on another secret, just for Matt. Graphic novel series, Baby-Sitter's Club, Book 12. IL 3-7. AR 3.1. Lexile 450.
Baby-Sitters Club: Jessi's Secret Language (Book 12) IJ  
B 126919B 126919 Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy and the Snobs (Book 10)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Martin, Ann M
Length: 158 Copyright: 2021

Kristy's mom got remarried and their family moved to the ritzy neighborhood across town. The other members of The Baby-sitters Club think it's a good opportunity to get some new business, but the kids who live nearby aren't very friendly. They criticize Kristy's clothes and make fun of the BSC. And, worst of all, they laugh at Louie, Kristy's pet collie, who's getting old and not feeling well. These kids are total snobs, but if anyone can put them in their place, it's the Baby-sitters Club. Graphic novel series, Baby-Sitter's Club, Book 10. IL 3-7. Lexile 300.
Baby-Sitters Club: Kristy and the Snobs (Book 10) PIJ  
B 126340B 126340 Baby-Sitters Club: Logan Likes Mary Anne (Book 8)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Martin, Ann M
Length: 167 Copyright: 2020

It's the first day of a new school year, and while Mary Anne doesn't know what to expect from the eighth grade, she's looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. One thing she definitely doesn't expect is to meet Logan Bruno, who just moved to Stoneybrook Logan has a dreamy southern accent, he's awfully cute... and he might be interested in joining the BSC. But the baby-sitters aren't sure if Logan would make a good club member, so they send him on a job with Mary Anne as a test. Logan and Mary Anne hit it off, but Mary Anne isn't sure of where their friendship could go. Life in the Baby-sitters Club has never been this complicated, or this fun. Series fiction: Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels, Book 8. Graphic novel. IL 3-7. AR 2.8.
Baby-Sitters Club: Logan Likes Mary Anne (Book 8) PIJ  
B 128127B 128127 Baby-Sitters Club: Stacey's Mistake (Book 14)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Martin, Ann M
Length: 155 Copyright: 2023

Stacey is so excited! Her friends from The Baby-sitters Club are coming to New York City for a long weekend. It's going to be perfect, a party and a sleepover on Friday night, a big baby-sitting job on Saturday, and lots of sightseeing throughout. As it turns out, the baby-sitters are way out of place in the big city. Baby-Sitter's Club Graphic Novel Series: Book 14. Fiction. IL 3-7. IL 3-7. AR 2.8. B
Baby-Sitters Club: Stacey's Mistake (Book 14) PIJ  
B 125632B 125632 Banish Your Body Image Thief: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Body Image for Young People
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Collins-Donnelly, Kate
Length: 239 Copyright: 2014

Written for and selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions. Build positive body image with this effective workbook for young people. Body image. Cognitive therapy. Psychology. IL 4-12.
Banish Your Body Image Thief: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on B IJS  
B 125631B 125631 Banish Your Self-Esteem Thief: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Self-Esteem for Young People
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Collins-Donnelly, Kate
Length: 235 Copyright: 2014

Part of the Reading Well scheme. Written for and selected by young people and health professionals to provide 13 to 18 year olds with high-quality support, information and advice about common mental health issues and related conditions. Build confidence and self-esteem with this fun and effective workbook for young people. Look out - the Self-Esteem Thief is on the prowl! He's the crafty character who keeps stealing your positive self-esteem from your Self-Esteem Vault, leaving only negative thoughts and feelings about you behind. But the good news is you can banish him for good and this workbook will show you how! Packed with activities and real-life stories, this workbook shows readers what self-esteem is, how it develops, the impact it can have and how all this applies to your own self-esteem. Using cognitive behavioural and mindfulness principles and techniques, this workbook will help readers change how they think and act in order to build positive self-esteem, protect your Self-Esteem Vault and banish your Self-Esteem Thief for good! Self. Cognitive therapy. Psychology. Social emotional learning. IL 4-12.
Banish Your Self-Esteem Thief: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on IJS  
B 127604B 127604 Barakah Beats
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Siddiqui, Maleeha
Length: 277 Copyright: 2021

It's Nimra Sharif's first time going to public school. Nimra's nervous, but as long as she has her best friend, Jenna, by her side, she figures she can take on just about anything. Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna starts giving hijab-wearing Nimra the cold shoulder around the other kids. Desperate to fit in and save her friendship with Jenna, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to join Barakah Beats, a band made up of popular eighth-grade boys. The only problem is, Nimra was taught that music isn't allowed in Islam, and she knows her parents would be disappointed in her. So she devises a plan: join the band just until she wins Jenna back, then quit before her parents find out. But Nimra's lies quickly start to unravel. And as she grows to care about her bandmates, Nimra has to decide whether to betray her new friends or herself. Iowa Children's Choice 2023-2024. School story. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.3. Lexile 650.
Barakah Beats IJ  
KM 13688KM 13688 Barakah Beats (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Siddiqui, Maleeha
Length: 277 Copyright: 2021

It's Nimra Sharif's first time going to public school. Nimra's nervous, but as long as she has her best friend, Jenna, by her side, she figures she can take on just about anything. Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna starts giving hijab-wearing Nimra the cold shoulder around the other kids. Desperate to fit in and save her friendship with Jenna, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to join Barakah Beats, a band made up of popular eighth-grade boys. The only problem is, Nimra was taught that music isn't allowed in Islam, and she knows her parents would be disappointed in her. So she devises a plan: join the band just until she wins Jenna back, then quit before her parents find out. But Nimra's lies quickly start to unravel. And as she grows to care about her bandmates, Nimra has to decide whether to betray her new friends or herself. Iowa Children's Choice 2023-2024. Contents include hardcover book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 5 hours 19 min. School story. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.3. Lexile 650.
Barakah Beats (Playaway) IJ  
B 124061B 124061 Bat and the Waiting Game
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Arnold, Elana K
Length: 176 Copyright: 2018

For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life is pretty great. He's the caretaker of the best baby skunk in the world--even Janie, his older sister, is warming up to Thor. When Janie gets a part in the school play and can't watch Bat after school, it means some pretty big changes. Someone else has to take care of the skunk kit in the afternoons, Janie is having sleepovers with her new friends, and Bat wants everything to go back to normal. He just has to make it to the night of Janie's performance. A story of friendship starring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum. A great companion to A Boy Called Bat (B 123581). Realistic fiction. IL 2-6. AR 5.1. Lexile 840.
Bat and the Waiting Game PI  
B 124879B 124879 Be Prepared
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Brosgol, Vera
Length: 244 Copyright: 2018

All Vera wants to do is fit in--but that's not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera's single mother can't afford that sort of luxury, but there's one summer camp in her price range--Russian summer camp. Vera is sure she's found the one place she can fit in, but camp is far from what she imagined. And nothing could prepare her for all the 'cool girl' drama, endless Russian history lessons, and outhouses straight out of nightmares! Graphic novel. IL 5-9. AR 2.6. RC 3.2. Lexile 360.
Be Prepared IJ  
B 126769B 126769 Becoming Brianna
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Libenson, Terri
Length: 313 Copyright: 2020

Middle school is full of challenges. Everyone knows how much brainy Bri likes the spotlight (not). So why did she ever agree to something that forces her to learn a new language, give a speech, help organize a party, and juggle drama at school and home?! As the big event inches closer, Bri wonders if it's all worth it. Told in alternating past and present chapters, Bri's heartwarming story unfolds over the eight months leading up to her bat mitzvah, as well as over the course of the big day itself. Series fiction: Emmie and Friends. IL 4-8. AR 3.6.
Becoming Brianna IJ  
B 124590B 124590 Before I Let Go
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Nijkamp, Marieke
Length: 357 Copyright: 2018

Best friends Corey and Kyra were inseparable in their snow-covered town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey moves away, she makes Kyra promise to stay strong during the long, dark winter, and wait for her return. Just days before Corey is to return home to visit, Kyra dies. Corey is devastated--and confused. The entire Lost community speaks in hushed tones about the town's lost daughter, saying her death was meant to be. And they push Corey away like she's a stranger. Corey knows something is wrong. With every hour, her suspicion grows. Lost is keeping secrets--chilling secrets. But piecing together the truth about what happened to her best friend may prove as difficult as lighting the sky in an Alaskan winter... Bipolar disorder. Suicide. Mystery. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.4. Lexile 630.
Before I Let Go JS  
B 123431B 123431 Before We Go Extinct: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Rivers, Karen
Length: 252 Copyright: 2016

After Sharkey's best friend commits suicide (or was it an accident?) in front of him, he spends the summer processing his grief on an abandoned beach resort island where his dad is the caretaker. First person (point of view). Realistic fiction. IL 8-12. AR 4.6. RC 5.6. Lexile 750.
Before We Go Extinct: A Novel JS  
B 123574B 123574 Being Fishkill
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lehrer, Ruth
Length: 312 Copyright: 2017

Born in the backseat of a moving car, Carmel Fishkill was unceremoniously pushed into a world that refuses to offer her security, stability, love. At age thirteen, she begins to fight back. Carmel Fishkill becomes Fishkill Carmel, who deflects her tormenters with a strong left hook and conceals her secrets from teachers and social workers. But Fishkill's fierce defenses falter when she meets eccentric optimist Duck-Duck Farina, and soon they, along with Duck-Duck's mother, Molly, form a tentative family, even as Fishkill struggles to understand her place in it. This fragile new beginning is threatened by the reappearance of Fishkill's unstable mother--and by unfathomable tragedy. Realistic fiction. Poverty. IL 9-12.
Being Fishkill JS  
B 97168B 97168 Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension
Grade Lvl: T Author: Ahmed, Sara K
Length: 139 Copyright: 2018

Topics such as race, gender, politics, religion, and sexuality are part of our students' lives, yet when these subjects are brought up at school teachers often struggle with how to respond. How do we create learning conditions where kids can ask the questions they want to ask, muddle through how to say the things they are thinking, and have tough conversations? How can we be proactive and take steps to engaging in the types of conversations where risk is high but the payoff could be even greater? Being the Change is based on the idea that people can develop skills and habits to serve them in the comprehension of social issues. Sara K. Ahmed identifies and unpacks the skills of social comprehension, providing teachers with tools and activities that help students make sense of themselves and the world as they navigate relevant topics in today's society. Each chapter includes clear, transferrable lessons and practical strategies that help students learn about a targeted social comprehension concept. From exploring identity and diversity to understanding and addressing biases and microaggressions, Sara demonstrates how to address real issues honestly in the classroom while honoring and empowering students. Dealing with social issues is uncomfortable and often messy, but you can build habitats of trust where kids and adults can make their thinking visible and cultivate empathy; where expression, identity, and social literacy matter. There is no magic formula for making the world a better place. It happens in the moments we embrace discomfort and have candid conversations.
Being the Change: Lessons and Strategies to Teach Social Comprehension T  
B 125614B 125614 Belles
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Clayton, Dhonielle
Length: 434 Copyright: 2018

In a world where Beauty is a commodity only a few control, one Belle will learn the dark secrets behind her powers, and rise up to change the world. Overcoming adversity. Fantasy fiction. IL 10-12. AR 4.7. RC 4.7. Lexile 650.
Belles JS  
KM 13223KM 13223 Benefits of Being an Octopus (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Braden, Ann
Length: 254 Copyright: 2018

Seventh-grader Zoey Albro focuses on caring for three younger siblings and avoiding rich classmates at school until her fascination with octopuses gets her on the debate team and she begins to speak out. Contents include the playaway, a book and a 5-way splitter. Playway runtime: approximately 7 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.9. RC 4.7. Lexile 770. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021.
Benefits of Being an Octopus (Playaway) IJ  
B 126732B 126732 Best At It
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Pancholy, Maulik
Length: 320 Copyright: 2019

Twelve-year-old Rahul Kapoor, an Indian-American boy growing up in small-town Indiana, struggles to come to terms with his identity, including that he may be gay. Relationship skills. LGBTQIA+. Realistic fiction. Anxiety. Family. Iowa Children's Choice, 2021-2022. IL 5-9. AR 4.0. RC 4.5. Lexile 620.
Best At It IJS  
B 123491B 123491 Best Possible Answer
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Kottaras, E. Katherine
Length: 263 Copyright: 2016

Ultra-high-achiever Viviana Rabinovich-Lowe learns something they never covered in her AP courses: that it's okay to be less than perfect, because it's our imperfections that make us who we are. Realistic fiction. IL 8-12.
Best Possible Answer JS  
B 126381B 126381 Beverly, Right Here
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: DiCamillo, Kate
Length: 241 Copyright: 2019

Beverly Tapinski has run away from home plenty of times, but that was when she was just a kid. Now that she's fourteen years old, she figures, it's not running away. It's leaving. Determined to make it on her own, Beverly finds a job and a place to live and tries to forget about her dog, Buddy, now buried underneath the orange trees back home; her friend Raymie, whom she left without a word; and her mom, Rhonda, who has never cared about anyone but herself. Beverly doesn't want to depend on anyone, and she definitely doesn't want anyone to depend on her. But despite her best efforts, she can't help forming connections with the people around her--and gradually, she learns to see herself through their eyes. Companion to: Raymie Nightingale (#123138). Realistic fiction. IL 6-9. AR 3.5. RC 2.6. Lexile 480.
Beverly, Right Here IJ  
B 123381B 123381 Big Nate and Friends
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 224 Copyright: 2011

Reprints "Big Nate" comic strips that follow the adventures of sixth-grader Nate Wright and his middle school friends. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novel Series. IL 3-7. AR 2.4. RC 2.8. Lexile 300.
Big Nate and Friends PIJ  
B 123372B 123372 Big Nate Blasts Off
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 218 Copyright: 2016

After his fight with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the school paper, Big Nate has a problem worse than detention on his hands. Realistic Fiction. Big Nate Novel Series, Book 8. IL 3-7. AR 3.3. RC 3.5. Lexile 460.
Big Nate Blasts Off PIJ  
B 126486B 126486 Big Nate Goes Bananas!
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 173 Copyright: 2018

Follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright, who is ready for summer as the school year winds down and entering Hunny Bursts cereal's new mascot contest. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novel Series. IL 3-7. AR 3.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 360.
Big Nate Goes Bananas! PIJ  
B 123493B 123493 Big Nate Makes the Grade
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 224 Copyright: 2012

Nate Wright is known to his pals and teachers for many things, his penchant for mischief and his school record for detentions being the foremost. But beating out brainiac Gina's grades is not one of those things! In Big Nate Makes the Grade, the school life goings-on of Nate, his pals, and his long-suffering teachers are recounted in hilarious detail. Series fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novels. Middle grade fiction. IL 3-8. AR 2.8. Lexile 340.
Big Nate Makes the Grade PIJ  
B 123370B 123370 Big Nate Strikes Again
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 216 Copyright: 2010

Sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright faces his all-time enemy, Gina, when they are paired to work on a research paper together and she also gets a position on his intramural team. Graphic novel format. Realistic Fiction. Big Nate Novel Series, Book 2. IL 3-7. AR 3.0. RC 2.4. Lexile 430. GR R.
Big Nate Strikes Again PIJ  
B 126487B 126487 Big Nate: Blow the Roof Off!
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 172 Copyright: 2020

Follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright, who's band is invited to play at the P.S. 38 annual open house. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novel Series. IL 3-7. AR 2.7. Lexile 310.
Big Nate: Blow the Roof Off! PIJ  
B 126354B 126354 Big Nate: From the Top
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 224 Copyright: 2010

Self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright blazes a haphazard trail through the sixth grade at P.S. 38, where between endless misadventures, marked by complaining observations, he earns straight As and numerous detentions. Series Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 1. IL 3-7. Ar 2.5. RC 2.1. Lexile 330.
Big Nate: From the Top PIJ  
B 123380B 123380 Big Nate: Game On!
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 224 Copyright: 2013

Reprints "Big Nate" comic strips that follow the adventures of sixth-grader Nate Wright and his middle school friends through a variety of hapless sports encounters. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novel Series. IL 3-7. AR 2.3. RC 2.8. Lexile 300.
Big Nate: Game On! PIJ  
B 126485B 126485 Big Nate: Hug It Out!
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 173 Copyright: 2019

Follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright, who visits the emergency room, is tutored by Gina, rides the Flamethrower at the fair, and more. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novel Series. IL 3-7. AR 2.49. Lexile 370.
Big Nate: Hug It Out! PIJ  
B 126353B 126353 Big Nate: Out Loud
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 223 Copyright: 2011

Follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright, a.k.a. Big Nate, a rebellious sixth-grader who fights a daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food, and all-around conventionality. Series Big Nate Graphic Novels, Book 2. IL 3-7. AR 2.5. RC 3.2. Lexile 300.
Big Nate: Out Loud PIJ  
B 123379B 123379 Big Nate: Revenge of the Cream Puffs
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 181 Copyright: 2016

A reprinting of the "Big Nate" comic strip, that follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright and his baseball team the Cream Puffs. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novel Series. IL 3-7. AR 2.9. RC 2.6.
Big Nate: Revenge of the Cream Puffs PIJ  
B 123377B 123377 Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 222 Copyright: 2015

Middle schooler Nate Wright tries to shake off his reputation as a dork by leaving his friends behind and hanging out with Marcus, the leader of the school's most notorious posse. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novel Series. IL 3-7. AR 2.8. RC 3.2. Lexile 360.
Big Nate: Say Good-bye to Dork City PIJ  
B 123376B 123376 Big Nate: the Crowd Goes Wild!
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 222 Copyright: 2014

Nate pines over Jenny, who prefers exchange-student Artur; keeps getting into trouble with his homeroom teacher, Mrs. Godfrey; and works very hard at finding ways to goof off and do as little as possible during summer vacation. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novel Series. IL 3-7. AR 2.9. RC 3.2. Lexile 370.
Big Nate: the Crowd Goes Wild! PIJ  
B 126484B 126484 Big Nate: The Gerbil Ate My Homework
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 173 Copyright: 2020

You’ve got to know where you stand to survive sixth grade, and Nate Wright’s found the perfect spot: right next to Sherman, the class gerbil. Can Nate’s furry friend bail him out of his latest homework jam with Mrs. Godfrey? Or will there be a paper trail leading straight to detention? Nate has no answers, but plenty of ideas—like directing a superhero movie starring the amazing Mega-Chad, inventing a new name for his pal Francis, and living up to his reputation as a P.S. 38 Prank Day legend. Special final exam bonus question: Does Nate makes it to summer vacation? Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novel Series. IL 3-7. AR 2.4. Lexile 350.
Big Nate: The Gerbil Ate My Homework PIJ  
B 123375B 123375 Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 174 Copyright: 2016

A reprinting of the "Big Nate" comic strip, that follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright, a self-proclaimed genius and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history, and his friends and family. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novels Series. IL 3-7. IL 3-7. AR 2.8. RC 3.2. Lexile 360.
Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka PIJ  
B 123374B 123374 Big Nate: Welcome to My World
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 174 Copyright: 2015

A reprinting of the "Big Nate" comic strip, that follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright, a self-proclaimed genius and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history, and his friends and family. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novels Series. IL 3-7. AR 2.8. RC 3.3. Lexile 380.
Big Nate: Welcome to My World PIJ  
B 123373B 123373 Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 174 Copyright: 2017

Reprints "Big Nate" comic strips that follow the adventures of sixth-grader Nate Wright and his middle school friends. Humorous Fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novels Series. IL 3-7. AR 2.8. RC 3.2. Lexile 360.
Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends? PIJ  
B 123378B 123378 Big Nate's Greatest Hits
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Peirce, Lincoln
Length: 373 Copyright: 2015

Reprints "Big Nate" comic strips that follow the adventures of sixth-grader Nate Wright and his middle school friends. Story collection. Humorous fiction. Big Nate Graphic Novel Series. IL 3-7. AR 3.3.
Big Nate's Greatest Hits PIJ  
B 126759B 126759 Black Brother, Black Brother
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Length: 239 Copyright: 2020

Suspended unjustly from elite Middlefield Prep, Donte Ellison studies fencing with a former champion, hoping to put the racist fencing team captain in his place. African American. Coming of age. Prejudice and racism. Self-management. IL 5-9. AR 3.4. GR V.
Black Brother, Black Brother IJ  
B 125613B 125613 Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 400 Copyright: 2019

A collection of coming-of-age short stories that reflect on the African American teenage experience in America. Overcoming adversity. Story collections. Realistic fiction. Bildungsroman. IL 9-12.
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America JS  
B 126758B 126758 Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard
Grade Lvl: S Author: Brown, Echo
Length: 294 Copyright: 2020

From age six through her high school valedictory speech, believing she and her mother are wizards helps young Echo cope with poverty, hunger, her mother's drug abuse, and much more. Biographical fiction. African American. Magical realism. Coming of age. Family problems. IL 10-12.
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard S  
B 124959B 124959 Blended
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Draper, Sharon M
Length: 308 Copyright: 2018

Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police. Blended families. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 610. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Blended IJ  
KM 13160KM 13160 Blended (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Draper, Sharon M
Length: 308 Copyright: 2018

Eleven-year-old Isabella's blended family is more divided than ever in this thoughtful story about divorce and racial identity. Contains book, playaway and 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: Approximately 5.5 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 610. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2021-2022.
Blended (Playaway) IJ  
B 124978B 124978 Book of Essie
Grade Lvl: S Author: Weir, Meghan MacLean
Length: 319 Copyright: 2018

Esther Ann Hicks--Essie--is the youngest child on Six for Hicks, a reality television phenomenon. She's grown up in the spotlight, both idolized and despised for her family's fire-and-brimstone brand of faith. When Essie's mother, Celia, discovers that Essie is pregnant, she arranges an emergency meeting with the show's producers: Do they sneak Essie out of the country for an abortion? Do they pass the child off as Celia's? Or do they try to arrange a marriage--and a ratings-blockbuster wedding? Meanwhile, Essie is quietly pairing herself up with Roarke Richards, a senior at her school with a secret of his own to protect. As the newly formed couple attempt to sell their fabricated love story to the media--through exclusive interviews with an infamously conservative reporter named Liberty Bell--Essie finds she has questions of her own: What was the real reason for her older sister leaving home? Who can she trust with the truth about her family? And how much is she willing to sacrifice to win her own freedom? Celebrity fiction. Coming of age. Teen girls. IL 10-12.
Book of Essie S  
B 126330B 126330 Bookish and the Beast (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Poston, Ashley
Length: 280 Copyright: 2020

Rosie Thorne is feeling stuck on her college application essays, in her small town, and on that mysterious General Sond cosplayer she met at ExcelsiCon. Most of all, she’s stuck in her grief over her mother’s death. Her only solace was her late mother’s library of rare Starfield novels, but even that disappeared when they sold it to pay off hospital bills. An adaptation and retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Classic retellings. Series fiction: Once Upon a Con, Book 1. Celebrities fiction. IL 9-12. On the other hand, Vance Reigns has been Hollywood royalty for as long as he can remember—with all the privilege and scrutiny that entails. When a tabloid scandal catches up to him, he's forced to hide out somewhere the paparazzi would never expect to find him: Small Town USA. At least there’s a library in the house. Too bad he doesn’t read. When Rosie and Vance’s paths collide and a rare book is accidentally destroyed, Rosie finds herself working to repay the debt. And while most Starfield superfans would jump at the chance to work in close proximity to the Vance Reigns, Rosie has discovered something about Vance: he’s a jerk, and she can’t stand him. The feeling is mutual. But as Vance and Rosie begrudgingly get to know each other, their careful masks come off—and they may just find that there’s more risk in shutting each other out than in opening their hearts. Once Upon a Con, Book 3.
Bookish and the Beast (Book 1) JS  
KM 13095KM 13095 Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2019-2020 (12 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

Collection of books nominated for 2019-2020 Iowa High School Award. Poster included. 12 Titles: Dear Martin; AR 4.8. RC 5.4. Lexile 720. End of Our Story; Forgetting; AR 4.8. RC 5.5. Lexile 740. Hate U Give; AR 3.9. RC 5.3. Lexile 590. Long Way Down; AR 4.3. RC 5.4. Lexile 720. Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women; AR 8.1. RC 8.3. Lexile 980. Renegades; AR 6.5. RC 6.6. Lexile 860. Serpent King; AR 4.4. RC 5.3. Lexile 630. Turtles All the Way Down; AR 5.6. RC 5.5. Lexile 840. Underwater; AR 4.1. RC 4.4. Lexile 600. Warcross; AR 5.6. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. When We Collided; AR 4.8. RC 5.5. Lexile 730. Young adult. Mature themes. Four-week loan period.
Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2019-2020 (12 Books) JS  
KM 13259KM 13259 Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2020-2021 (12 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Collection of books nominated for 2020-2021 Iowa High School Award. 12 Titles: The Astonishing Color of After; AR 4.8. RC 5.2. Lexile 670. Children of Blood and Bone; AR 4.8. RC 5.2. Lexile 670. Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel; AR 4.2. Lexile 590. Dry; AR 5.5. RC 5.2. Lexile 790. GR Z+. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter; AR 4.7. RC 6.5. Lexile 730. On the Come Up; AR 3.8. RC 4.2. Lexile 550. Sadie; AR 5.0. Lexile 750. Shout; AR 7.5. They Both Die at the End; AR 5.5. RC 5.6. Lexile 870. This is Not the End; A Very Large Expanse of Sea; AR 5.0. We Are Okay. AR 4.5. RC 4.8. Lexile 660. Four-week loan period.
Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2020-2021 (12 Books) JS  
KM 13401KM 13401 Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022 (13 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Collection of books nominated for 2021-2022 Iowa High School Award. 13 Titles: Dread Nation; AR 6.0. RC 5.6. Lexile 870. Frankly in Love; AR 4.7. Lexile 660. The Grace Year; AR 5.5. Lexile 810. A Heart in a Body in the World; AR 4.6. Lexile 680. Hey, Kiddo; AR 3.5. RC 3.8. Lexile 510. I Know You Remember; AR 4.7. Little White Lies; AR 5.5. Lexile 730. No Exit: A Novel; They Went Left; AR 5.1. Lexile 730. Two Can Keep a Secret; AR 5.0. Lexile 730. We Hunt the Flame; AR 5.5. RC 5.5. Lexile 740. Where the Crawdads Sing; AR 5.9. Lexile 880. With the Fire on High. AR 5.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. Four-week loan period.
Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022 (13 Books) JS  
KM 13526KM 13526 Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023 (12 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

Collection of honor books nominated for 2022-2023 Iowa High School Award. Book nominations are afforded by Iowa students. 12 Titles: Burn; Clap When You Land; Concrete Rose; The Cost of Knowing; Dear Justyce; Dragon Hoops; The Gilded Ones; The Girl from Widow Hills; The Inheritance Games; The Night Swim; Punching the Air; We are Not Free. Four-week loan period. IL 9-12.
Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023 (12 Books) JS  
KM 13649KM 13649 Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2023-2024 (12 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Collection of honor books nominated for 2023-2024 Iowa High School Award. Book nominations are afforded by Iowa students. 12 Titles: All My Rage: A Novel; Billy Summers; Bluebird; Firekeeper's Daughter; The Girls I've Been; Indivisible; Kneel; The Last Thing He Told Me: A Novel; That Weekend; Today Tonight Tomorrow; We Are Not From Here; You'll Be the Death of Me. Four-week loan period. IL 9-12.
Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2023-2024 (12 Books) JS  
KM 13810KM 13810 Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2024-2025 (12 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2024

Collection of honor books nominated for 2024-2025 Iowa High School Award. Book nominations are afforded by Iowa students. 12 Titles: The Agathas; Any Sign of Life; Black Cake; The Counselors; The Davenports; Hollow Fires; If You Could See the Sun; The Knockout; Letters to a Young Athlete; The Red Palace; Throwback; The Weight of Blood. Four-week loan period. IL 9-12.
Boxed Books: Iowa High School Book Award 2024-2025 (12 Books) JS  
KM 13096KM 13096 Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2019-2020 (15 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

Collection of books nominated for 2019-2020 Iowa Teen Award. 15 Titles: Backfield Boys; AR 5.6. RC 5.5. Lexile 840. Lumberjanes Vol. 1. Beware the Kitten Holy; AR 3.5. RC 3.3. Kalahari; AR 5.3. RC 6.2. Lexile 790. Lily and Dunkin; AR 4.3. RC 4.2. Lexile 680. GR Z. One of Us is Lying; AR 5.1. RC 5.5. Lexile 730. Refugee; AR 5.3. RC 5.3. Lexile 800. Saving Red; AR 5.1. RC 5.3. Serafina and the Black Cloak; AR 5.9. RC 5.5. Lexile 850. Seventh Most Important Thing; AR 5.9. RC 5.5. Lexile 850. Shadow Cipher; AR 5.3. RC 5.7. Lexile 780. Solo; AR 4.2. RC 6.7. Lexile 640. Some Kind of Happiness; AR 3.9. RC 4.3. Lexile 580. Thing About Jellyfish; AR 5.0. RC 4.5. Lexile 740. GR Y. Top Prospect; AR 5.2. RC 4.6. Lexile 760, GR X. Ugly. AR 5.7. RC 5.7. Lexile 890. Four-week loan period.
Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2019-2020 (15 Books) IJS  
KM 13260KM 13260 Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021 (15 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Collection of books nominated for 2020-2021 Iowa Teen Award. 15 Titles: The Benefits of Being an Octopus; AR 4.9. RC 4.7. Lexile 770. Craig & Fred: A Marine, a Stray Dog, and How They Rescued Each Other; AR 6.0. Lexile 840. The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives; AR 6.5. RC 6.6. Lexile 930. Five Feet Apart; AR 5.1. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. Forget Me Not; AR 4.1. RC 5.2. Lexile 670. Game Changer; AR 5.4. RC 4.6. Lexile 750. GR X. Hey, Kiddo; AR 3.5. RC 3.8. Lexile 510. Hooper; AR 3.8. Lexile 610. Illegal; AR 2.5. RC 3.6. Lexile 490. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus; AR 4.6. RC 4.3. Lexile 700. Missing Mike; AR 5.2. Lexile 890. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise; AR 4.7. RC 4.5. Lexile 730. Skyward; AR 5.1. RC 5.2. Lexile 680. Speak: The Graphic Novel; AR 4.0 Lexile 550. Tight. AR 3.9. RC 3.4. Lexile 600. Four-week loan period.
Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021 (15 Books) IJS  
KM 13400KM 13400 Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022 (15 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Collection of books nominated for 2021-2022 Iowa Teen Award. 15 Titles: Bloom; AR 4.8. Lexile 670. GR W. Dear Sweet Pea; AR 5.1. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. The Downstairs Girl; AR 5.5. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. Free Lunch; AR 3.7. RC 4.3. Lexile 540. The Kingdom of Back; AR 5.6. Lexile 790. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish; AR 3.9. RC 4.3. Lexile 580. GR V. Ordinary Hazards: A Memoir; AR 5.5. Lexile 840. GR Z+. Other Words for Home; AR 5.3. RC 6.6. Lexile 930. Pet; AR 5.7. RC 5.4. Lexile 820. Small Spaces; AR 4.1. RC 4.3. Lexile 570. Song for a Whale; AR 5.3. RC 5.3. Lexile 800. GR T. Stamped: Racism; Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning; AR 7.4. Lexile 1000. GR Z+ What Lane?; AR 3.5. Wildfire: A Novel; AR 4.5. Lexile 700. You Owe Me a Murder. AR 4.9. Lexile 690. Four-week loan period.
Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022 (15 Books) IJS  
KM 13524KM 13524 Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023 (15 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

Collection of books nominated for 2022-2023 Iowa Teen Award. Honored books are nominated by Iowa students. 15 Titles: All This Time; Becoming: Adapted for Young Readers; Breathing Underwater; Fighting Words; Go With the Flow; Ground Zero; The Inheritance Games; Instructions for Dancing; Just Like That; Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel; Love is a Revolution; One Year at Ellsmere; Raybearer; Roll With It; Starfish. Four-week loan period. IL 6-12.
Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023 (15 Books) IJS  
KM 13648KM 13648 Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2023-2024 (14 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Collection of books nominated for 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. Honored books are nominated by Iowa students. 14 Titles: A-Okay; Ain't Burned All the Bright; Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna; The Canyon's Edge; Dress Coded; Fallout: Spies, Super Bombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown; Huda F Are You?; I Must Betray You; The List of Unspeakable Fears; Long Lost; The Shape of Thunder; War Stories; When You Get the Chance: A Novel; The Witch, the Sword, and the Cursed Knights. Four-week loan period. IL 6-12.
Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2023-2024 (14 Books) IJS  
KM 13811KM 13811 Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2024-2025 (15 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2024

Collection of books nominated for 2024-2025 Iowa Teen Award. Honored books are nominated by Iowa students. 15 Titles: Across the Desert; Attack of the Black Rectangles; Daughter of the Deep; Deepfake; Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers; Frizzy; Iceberg; Linked; Omar Rising; Other Boys; Out of My Heart; The Patron Thief of Bread; Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration; A Thousand Heartbeats; What Once Was Mine: A Twisted Tale. Four-week loan period. IL 6-12.
Boxed Books: Iowa Teen Award 2024-2025 (15 Books) IJS  
B 127241B 127241 Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rutter, Helen
Length: 246 Copyright: 2021

Billy Plimpton wants to be a famous comedian when he grows up but his stutter is getting in the way, and right now he is so worried about being made fun of by the kids in his new school that he plans on not talking at all, but the plan backfires because his persistent silence only draws attention of the school bully and Billy realizes that he needs another plan, one that does not depend on him speaking without a stutter. Diverse abilities. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.9.
Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh IJ  
B 127066B 127066 Breathing Underwater
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Allen, Sarah Elisabeth
Length: 216 Copyright: 2021

During a road trip, thirteen-year-old Olivia, a budding photographer, tries to recreate a Treasure Hunt she once shared with her sixteen-year-old sister, Ruth, while watching for signs that Ruth's depression is back. An Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Realistic fiction. Family. Travel. Photography. Mental health (depression). IL 6-10. AR 5.1. Lexile 800.
Breathing Underwater IJ  
B 123572B 123572 Bubbles
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cooper, Abby
Length: 262 Copyright: 2017

While trying to cheer up her depressed mother, twelve-year-old, biracial Sophie gets roped into doing a triathlon, as part of a school project on risk-taking, and discovers she can see people's thoughts in bubbles above their heads. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8.
Bubbles IJ  
B 127250B 127250 Button Pusher
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Page, Tyler
Length: 244 Copyright: 2022

A memoir-driven realistic graphic novel about Tyler, a child who is diagnosed with ADHD and has to discover for himself how to best manage it. Tyler's brain is different. Unlike his friends, he has a hard time paying attention in class. He acts out in goofy, over-the-top ways. Sometimes, he even does dangerous things, like cut up a bus seat with a pocketknife or hang out of an attic window. To the adults in his life, Tyler seems like a troublemaker. But he knows that he's not. Tyler is curious and creative. He's the best artist in his grade, and when he can focus, he gets great grades. He doesn't want to cause trouble, but sometimes he just feels like he can't control himself. Graphic novels. Learning disabilities. Memoir. Autobiographical comics. Disabilities. Students with special needs. IL 6-9.
Button Pusher IJ  
B 126038B 126038 Captain Superlative
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Puller, J. S
Length: 245 Copyright: 2018

Janey, a quiet outsider, is inspired by the eccentric and enigmatic Captain Superlative, a masked superhero who runs through the halls of their middle school, performing radical acts of kindness. Bullying. Friendship stories. Realistic fiction. Mystery. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021. IL 4-8. AR 4.4. RC 3.4. Lexile 600.
Captain Superlative IJ  
B 123492B 123492 Chaos of Standing Still
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Brody, Jessica
Length: 406 Copyright: 2017

Ryn, eighteen, trapped by a massive blizzard in the Denver airport, meets some unique characters who help her cope with survivor's guilt on the first anniversary of her best friend's death. Realistic fiction. Contemporary Young Adult. Overcoming grief. IL 9-12.
Chaos of Standing Still JS  
B 127521B 127521 Charm (Book 5)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wolff, Tracy
Length: 572 Copyright: 2022

Chronicles the four missing months that Grace lost her memories after becoming a gargoyle--and how the infuriating Hudson Vega came back into her life. Supernatural. Romance. Paranormal. Young Adult. Series fiction: Crave, Book 5. IL 9-12.
Charm (Book 5) JS  
B 128302B 128302 Cherish (Book 6)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wolff, Tracy
Length: 578 Copyright: 2023

Outside the walls of Katmere Academy, Grace and her friends must travel to the Shadow Realm to rescue one of their own as everyone's life hangs in the balance because of a devastating betrayal. Supernatural. Boarding schools. Paranormal. Romance. Young adult fiction. Series: Crave, Book 6. IL 9-12. AR 5.9.
Cherish (Book 6) JS  
B 125407B 125407 Chester and Gus
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McGovern, Cammie
Length: 249 Copyright: 2017

Chester hopes to follow in his mother's paw prints and become a service dog, but when a family with an autistic son adopts him, it's not exactly what Chester imagined, but he'll do whatever he can to prove he's the right dog for the job. IL 4-8. AR 4.3. RC 4.2. Lexile 680.
Chester and Gus IJ  
KM 13228KM 13228 Children of Blood and Bone (Book 1) (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Adeyemi, Tomi
Length: 531 Copyright: 2018

Seventeen-year-old Zelie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playway runtime: approximately 18 hours. Fantasy fiction. Series fiction: Legacy Of Orisha, Book 1. Starred reviews. IL 8-12. AR 4.8. RC 5.2. Lexile 670. Iowa High School Book Award 2020-2021.
Children of Blood and Bone (Book 1) (Playaway) JS  
B 124728B 124728 Children of Exile (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Length: 296 Copyright: 2016

A twelve-year-old girl raised in a foster village is returned to her biological parents, and discovers home is not what she expected it to be. Science fiction. Series: Children of Exile, Book 1. IL 6-10. AR 4.9. RC 5.3. Lexile 680.
Children of Exile (Book 1) IJS  
B 124729B 124729 Children of Refuge (Book, 2)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Length: 262 Copyright: 2017

Many surprises await twelve-year-old Edwy Watanaboneset when the Freds return him to Cursed Town, including that he has siblings in Refuge City who he will join in boarding school. Science fiction. Series: Children of Exile, Book 2. IL 6-10. AR 5.0. RC 5.3. Lexile 690.
Children of Refuge (Book, 2) IJS  
B 126922B 126922 Clap When You Land
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Acevedo, Elizabeth
Length: 417 Copyright: 2020

Sixteen-year-olds Camino Rios, of the Dominican Republic, and Yahaira Rios, of New York City, are devastated to learn of their father's death in a plane crash and stunned to learn of each other's existence. A novel in verse told in two voices. Hispanic/Latino. Realistic fiction. Family. Secrets. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. IL 9-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 800.
Clap When You Land JS  
KM 13509KM 13509 Clap When You Land (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Acevedo, Elizabeth
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Sixteen-year-olds Camino Rios, of the Dominican Republic, and Yahaira Rios, of New York City, are devastated to learn of their father's death in a plane crash and stunned to learn of each other's existence. A novel in verse told in two voices. Hispanic/Latino. Realistic fiction. Family. Secrets. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Kit contains playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 5 hours and 30 minutes. Please see B 126922 for additional copies. IL 9-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 800.
Clap When You Land (Playaway) JS  
B 126481B 126481 Class Act (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Craft, Jerry
Length: 249 Copyright: 2020

Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together. Graphic Novel. Companion to New Kid #B125343. IL 4-8. AR 2.8.
Class Act (Book 2) IJ  
B 126762B 126762 Claudia and the New Girl (Book 12)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Martin, Ann M
Length: 145 Copyright: 2020

Ashley thinks Claudia has artistic talent and should spend more time on her "calling" and forget about the Babysitters club. Claudia has to decide between the Baby-sitters Club and Ashley. Realistic fiction. Series: Original Babysitters Club, Book 12. IL 3-7.
Claudia and the New Girl (Book 12) PI  
B 127049B 127049 Clean Getaway
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 227 Copyright: 2020

For the life of him, William 'Scoob' Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble, and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say freedom. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem, G'ma included. An Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. See Playaway KM 13493. IL 5-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. GR W.
Clean Getaway IJ  
KM 13493KM 13493 Clean Getaway (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

For the life of him, William 'Scoob' Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say freedom. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem. Kt contains the playaway, a hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time approximately 4 hours. A Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 5-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. GR W.
Clean Getaway (Playaway) IJ  
B 124908B 124908 Come November
Grade Lvl: JS Author: van Dam, Katrin
Length: 373 Copyright: 2018

It's not the end of the world, but for Rooney Harris it's starting to feel that way. It's the beginning of senior year, and her mom just lost her job. Even worse, she isn't planning to get another one. Instead, she's spending every waking moment with a group called the Next World Society, whose members are convinced they'll be leaving Earth behind on November 17. It sounds crazy to Rooney, but to her mother and younger brother it sounds like salvation. As her mom's obsession threatens to tear their lives apart, Rooney is scrambling to hold it all together. But will saving her family mean sacrificing her dreams or theirs? Realistic fiction. Cults fiction. Family problems. IL 8-12.
Come November JS  
B 124719B 124719 Complication (Book 6)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Young, Suzanne
Length: 456 Copyright: 2018

Seventeen-year-old Tatum Masterson has no memory of being in The Program, but when she starts experiencing crashbacks she knows something terrible happened last summer, and with help of the boyfriend she lost, Tatum digs into the past and future of The Program and its handlers, and discovers the true cost of a cure. Science fiction. Series: Program, Book 6. Companion book to: The Program, The Treatment, The Remedy, The Epidemic and The Adjustment. IL 8-12.
Complication (Book 6) JS  
B 126768B 126768 Concrete Rose
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 360 Copyright: 2021

A gang leader's son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one's brutal murder. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Coming of age/Bildungsromans. Teenage fathers. Gangs. Starred reviews. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. IL 10-12. AR 3.4.
Concrete Rose S  
KM 13496KM 13496 Concrete Rose (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

A gang leader's son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one's brutal murder. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Coming of age/Bildungsromans. Teenage fathers. Gangs. Responsible decision-making. Starred reviews. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Contents include playway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: approximately 8 hours and 30 minutes. IL 10-12. AR 3.4.
Concrete Rose (Playaway) S  
B 127750B 127750 Cookies & Milk
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Amos, Shawn
Length: 296 Copyright: 2022

Eleven-year-old Ellis discovers family secrets, makes new friends, and adjusts to his parents' recent divorce during a hijinks-filled summer helping his father open the world's first chocolate chip cookie store in 1976 Hollywood. Based on the author's childhood. Realistic fiction. African American. Cooking and food. Money and business. Biographical. IL 3-7. AR 3.8.
Cookies & Milk PIJ  
B 127749B 127749 Cool Code
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Langeland, Deirdre
Length: 222 Copyright: 2022

Going from being homeschooled to attending a new school, coding expert Zoey becomes really popular after developing an app called the Cool Code to help her make friends and gets pulled away from her real friends, forcing her to make some difficult choices. Graphic Novel. Series fiction: Cool Code, Book 1. Mobile apps. Popularity. School story. Friendship. Coming of age fiction. IL 5-8.
Cool Code IJ  
B 128328B 128328 Counselors
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Goodman, Jessica
Length: 343 Copyright: 2022

After a traumatic school year, camp counselor Goldie Easton is excited to reunite with her two best friends at an elite summer camp, but when a local boy is found dead on the grounds, all three must reveal a dark secret to find the murderer. Suspense. Thriller. Secrets. Camps. Young adult fiction. Mature themes. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12. Lexile 810.
Counselors JS  
B 127520B 127520 Court (Book 4)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wolff, Tracy
Length: 707 Copyright: 2022

No one survived the last battle unscathed. Flint is angry at the world, Jaxon is turning into something I don't recognize, and Hudson has put up a wall I'm not sure I'll ever break through. Now war is coming, and we're not ready. We're going to need an army to have any hope of winning. But first, there are questions about my ancestors that need answers. Answers that might just reveal who the real monster is among us. And that's saying something in a world filled with bloodthirsty vampires, immortal gargoyles, and an ancient battle between two gods. There's no guarantee that anyone will be left standing when the dust settles, but if we want to save this world, I have no choice. I'll have to embrace every part of me even the parts I fear the most. Supernatural. Romance. Paranormal. Young Adult. Series fiction: Crave, Book 4. IL 9-12.
Court (Book 4) JS  
B 127519B 127519 Covet (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wolff, Tracy
Length: 692 Copyright: 2021

On the brink of an all-consuming war and caught at the crossroads where choice and destiny meet, Grace struggles to save her school, her friends, and her very soul when she finds herself in a dangerous and unique prison. Supernatural. Romance. Paranormal. Young Adult. Series fiction: Crave, Book 3. IL 9-12. AR 5.4.
Covet (Book 3) JS  
B 127518B 127518 Crave (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wolff, Tracy
Length: 571 Copyright: 2020

My whole world changed when I stepped inside the academy. Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it. Here I am, a mere mortal among gods or monsters. I still can’t decide which of these warring factions I belong to, if I belong at all. I only know the one thing that unites them is their hatred of me. Then there’s Jaxon Vega. A vampire with deadly secrets who hasn’t felt anything for a hundred years. But there’s something about him that calls to me, something broken in him that somehow fits with what’s broken in me. Which could spell death for us all. Because Jaxon walled himself off for a reason. And now someone wants to wake a sleeping monster, and I’m wondering if I was brought here intentionally as the bait. Supernatural. Romance. Paranormal. Young Adult. Series fiction: Crave, Book 1. IL 9-12. AR 5.4.
Crave (Book 1) JS  
B 127496B 127496 Crunch (Book 4)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Miller, Kayla
Length: 213 Copyright: 2022

Olive is balancing the too-many things she wants to do with the too-few hours in the day to do them. When everything adds up, suddenly it's crunch time! It's no secret that Olive loves trying new things. Between taking guitar lessons, making a short film, joining Berry Scouts, and leading the charge on her school's dress code reform, Olive has her hands full! But she enjoys being busy, so staying on track with her jam-packed schedule should be no problem...right? As weeks fly by, it gets harder and harder for Olive to find time for her activities, never mind time for herself. Will she be able to accomplish her goals, or will all her sizzle turn to fizzle? Realistic fiction. Coming of age. Graphic novel series: Click, Book 4. IL 4-8.
Crunch (Book 4) IJ  
B 127613B 127613 Crush (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wolff, Tracy
Length: 684 Copyright: 2020

Returning to Katmere Academy, the Circle is caught in a power play and the Vampire Court fights for leverage while Hudson and Jaxon vie to make themselves the most important person to Grace, one with secrets that appeal to her mind and the other with the love that has captured her heart. Meanwhile they all face an unspeakable evil and possibly the ultimate sacrifice. Supernatural. Romance. Paranormal. Young Adult. Series fiction: Crave, Book 2. IL 9-12. AR 5.6.
Crush (Book 2) JS  
B 124563B 124563 Crush (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Chmakova, Svetlana
Length: 235 Copyright: 2018

Jorge seems to have it all together. He's big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he's also a genuinely sweet guy with a solid, reliable group of friends. The only time he ever really feels off his game is when he crosses paths with a certain girl... But when the group dynamic among the boys starts to shift, will Jorge be able to balance what his friends expect of him versus what he actually wants? Graphic novel. Series fiction: Berrybrook Middle School, Book 3. IL 5-9. AR 2.4. RC 2.2. Lexile 150.
Crush (Book 3) IJ  
B 125033B 125033 Darius the Great is Not Okay
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Khorram, Adib
Length: 314 Copyright: 2018

Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's a Fractional Persian--half, his mom's side--and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Darius has never really fit in at home, and he's sure things are going to be the same in Iran. His clinical depression doesn't exactly help matters, and trying to explain his medication to his grandparents only makes things harder. Then Darius meets Sohrab, the boy next door, and everything changes. Soon, they're spending their days together, playing soccer, eating faludeh, and talking for hours on a secret rooftop overlooking the city's skyline. Sohrab calls him Darioush--the original Persian version of his name--and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he's Darioush to Sohrab.
Darius the Great is Not Okay JS  
KM 13795KM 13795 Davenports (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Marquis, Krystal
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

The Davenports are one of the few Black families of immense wealth and status in 1910 Chicago, and the two daughters, Olivia and Helen, are finding their way and finding love--even where they are not supposed to. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12. Lexile 720.
Davenports (Playaway) JS  
B 126026B 126026 Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Emmich, Val
Length: 358 Copyright: 2018

Evan goes from being a nobody to everyone's hero and a social media superstar after a chance encounter with Connor just before his suicide leads others to believe Evan was his only friend. Coming of Age / Bildungsroman. Realistic ficiton. Iowa High School Book Award 2020-2021. IL 9-12. AR 4.2. Lexile 590.
Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel JS  
KM 13240KM 13240 Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Emmich, Val
Length: 358 Copyright: 2018

Evan goes from being a nobody to everyone's hero and a social media superstar after a chance encounter with Connor just before his suicide leads others to believe Evan was his only friend. Iowa High School Book Award 2020-2021. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 8 hours. Coming of age / Bildungsroman. Popularity fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.2. Lexile 590.
Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel (Playaway) JS  
B 123410B 123410 Dear Martin
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 210 Copyright: 2017

Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.8. Lexile 720. Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020.
Dear Martin JS  
B 127828B 127828 Dear Student
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Swartz, Elly
Length: 295 Copyright: 2022

When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is faced with a dilemma, can she give fair advice to everyone, including her friends, while keeping her identity a secret? 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Realistic fiction. Middle school story. Anxiety fiction. IL 4-8. Lexile 610. GR T.
Dear Student IJ  
B 126725B 126725 Dear Sweet Pea
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Murphy, Julie
Length: 273 Copyright: 2019

Thirteen-year-old Patricia, widely known as Sweet Pea, navigates her parents' unconventional divorce and finds herself in the unlikely role of her town's advice columnist. Starred reviews. Divorce. Friendship stories. Relationship skills. Realistic fiction. Iowa Teen Award, 2021-2022. IL 6-10. AR 5.1. RC 5.3. Lexile 810.
Dear Sweet Pea IJS  
B 128255B 128255 Deepfake
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Littman, Sarah
Length: 336 Copyright: 2020

Dara Simons and Will Halpern are head of the senior class at Greenpoint High, competitors for valedictorian, but also dating each other, a fact that they kept secret until Rumor Has It, an anonymous gossip site, spilled the beans. To make things worse the site posts a video that seems to show Dara accusing Will of paying someone to take the SAT for him. Suddenly Will is under investigation and his relationship with Dara is on the rocks, even though she denies ever having said anything of the sort. It becomes imperative to find out who is responsible for the fake video and why they are trying to wreck two lives. Horror. Thriller. Rumors. Social media. School story. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 7-10. AR 4.6. Lexile 710.
Deepfake JS  
B 127431B 127431 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overload (Book 17)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kinney, Jeff
Length: 217 Copyright: 2022

Tagging along with his brother Rodrick's band, Loded Diper, Greg gets more than he bargained for when he gets a backstage pass to the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and wonders if he can help them become the legends they think they are. Favorite characters. Humor fiction. Realistic. Reluctant reader. Series fiction: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, Book 16. IL 4-8.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Diper Overload (Book 17) IJ  
B 124887B 124887 Die Young With Me: A Memoir
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Rufus, Rob
Length: 382 Copyright: 2016

An incredibly moving true story of a teenager diagnosed with cancer and how music was the one thing that helped him get through his darkest days. Memoir. Iowa HS Battle of the Books 2018-2019. IL 9-12.
Die Young With Me: A Memoir JS  
B 126182B 126182 Dig
Grade Lvl: S Author: King, A. S
Length: 392 Copyright: 2019

Only a generation removed from being simple Pennsylvania potato farmers, Gottfried and Marla Hemmings managed to trade digging spuds for developing subdivisions and now sit atop a seven-figure bank account, wealth they've declined to pass on to their adult children or their teenage grand children. Now the five teenagers are lost in a tangled maze of family secrets. One of the teens sells pot; one has cancer; all are estranged from the family. As they come together for Easter dinner, will they be able to find their ways back to each other? Mature themes. Young adult fiction. Starred reviews. Michael L. Printz Award winner 2020. Multiple point of view. Realistic fiction. Family problems. IL 10-12.
Dig S  
B 97256B 97256 Digital Citizenship in Action: Empowering Students to Engage in Online Communities
Grade Lvl: T Author: Mattson, Kristen
Length: 120 Copyright: 2017

Text provides readers practical ways for taking digital citizenship lessons beyond a conversation about personal responsibility so that you can create opportunities for students to become participatory citizens, actively engaging in multiple levels of community and developing relationships based on mutual trust and understanding with others in these spaces. Digital responsibility. ISTE Standards for Educators. Teaching methods and materials.
Digital Citizenship in Action: Empowering Students to Engage in Online Comm T  
B 127741B 127741 Dinged
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Greenwald, Tom
Length: 273 Copyright: 2022

Fourteen-year-old star freshman quarterback Caleb Springer watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very same sport, forcing Caleb to consider whether playing football, the sport of his dreams, is worth risking irreparable physical harm. A companion novel to Game Changer (B 126024). Change over time. Coming of Age / Bildungsroman. Sports injuries. IL 6-9. AR 4.3.
Dinged IJ  
B 127047B 127047 Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories for Today
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 139 Copyright: 2020

Disabled young people will be proud to see themselves reflected in this hopeful, compelling, and insightful essay collection, adapted for young adults from the critically acclaimed adult book, Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century that sheds light on the experience of life as an individual with disabilities, as told by none other than authors with these life experiences. Adapted for young adults. Biography. Special needs. Essays. Social conditions. IL 8-12. Lexile 1050.
Disability Visibility: 17 First-Person Stories for Today JS  
B 127879B 127879 Do-Over
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Torres, Jennifer
Length: 246 Copyright: 2022

Twins Raquel and Lucinda Mendoza used to be inseparable, but since their parents divorced Raquel has become bossy and obsessive, while Lucinda has immersed herself in her ice skating lessons, and the pandemic and its enforced isolation has only made things worse; but then they are sent to their father's ranch in central California and while Raquel thinks that this is a chance to get their parents back together by driving his girlfriend away, Lucinda discovers she likes his new family, and wonders if trying to bring the Mendoza family back together is really worth the struggle. Siblings. Hispanic/Latino. Family story. Realistic fiction. Pandemic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.4.
Do-Over IJ  
B 123402B 123402 Doping in Sports: Winning at Any Cost?
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino
Length: 104 Copyright: 2016

Discusses the uses and consequences of performance enhancing drugs in sports. Nonfiction. IL 7-12. AR 9.1. RC 11.9. Lexile 1280.
Doping in Sports: Winning at Any Cost? JS  
B 127394B 127394 Drama (French Edition)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Telgemeier, Raina
Length: 233 Copyright: 2013

French Edition. Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going. Graphic novel. Coming of age. Interpersonal relationships. Middle school fiction. IL 6-9.
Drama (French Edition) IJ  
B 127045B 127045 Dress Coded
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Firestone, Carrie
Length: 303 Copyright: 2020

An eighth grader starts a podcast to protest the unfair dress code enforcement at her middle school and sparks a rebellion. Realistic fiction. Responsible decision making. Adolescence and coming of age. Starred reviews. Middle school fiction. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. IL 5-8. AR 4.8. Lexile 760.
Dress Coded IJ  
KM 13668KM 13668 Dress Coded (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Firestone, Carrie
Length: 303 Copyright: 2020

An eighth grader starts a podcast to protest the unfair dress code enforcement at her middle school and sparks a rebellion. Realistic fiction. Responsible decision making. Adolescence and coming of age. Starred reviews. Middle school fiction. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playway run time: 6 hours 30 min. IL 5-8. AR 4.8. Lexile 760.
Dress Coded (Playaway) IJ  
B 124915B 124915 Drum Roll, Please
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bigelow, Lisa Jenn
Length: 306 Copyright: 2018

Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It's the only time in her life she doesn't feel like a mouse. Now she and Olivia are about to spend the next two weeks at Camp Rockaway, jamming under the stars in the Michigan woods. But this summer brings big changes for Melly: her parents split up, her best friend ditches her, and Melly finds herself falling for a girl at camp named Adeline. To top it off, Melly's not sure she has what it takes to be a real rock n' roll drummer. Will she be able to make music from all the noise in her heart? IL 5-9. AR 4.4. RC 3.5. Lexile 630.
Drum Roll, Please IJS  
B 128213B 128213 Duel
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bagley, Jessixa
Length: 307 Copyright: 2023

Sixth grader Lucy is brand-new to middle school, and when her older sister GiGi, the undisputed queen bee of eighth grade humiliates her in the cafeteria, Lucy snaps and challenges her to a fencing duel. Middle school story. Siblings. Fencing. Graphic Novel. IL 5-8.
Duel IJ  
B 127913B 127913 Dumplin' (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Murphy, Julie
Length: 375 Copyright: 2015

Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs. Mature themes. Overcoming adversity. Realistic fiction. Self-awareness. Beauty contests. Overweight persons. Self-esteem. Realistic fiction. Dating. Young adult. Series: Dumplin', Book 1. IL 11-12. AR 4.6. RC 4.4. Lexile 710.
Dumplin' (Book 1) JS  
B 123446B 123446 Edge: Collected Stories
Grade Lvl: S Author: Kerr, M. E
Length: 163 Copyright: 2015

These 15 short stories capture our fears, yearnings, loneliness, self-doubts, and universal need for love and acceptance. Short story collection. Teen perspective. YA Fiction. IL 9-12.
Edge: Collected Stories S  
B 126474B 126474 Efren Divided
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cisneros, Ernesto
Length: 263 Copyright: 2020

In English with some Spanish. "While his father works two jobs, seventh-grader Efren Nava must take care of his twin siblings, kindergartners Max and Mia, after their mother is deported to Mexico. Includes glossary of Spanish words. Starred reviews. Hispanic/Latino. Realistic fiction. Deportation. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 710.
Efren Divided IJ  
KM 13492KM 13492 Efren Divided (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cisneros, Ernesto
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

When Efren's mother is deported to Mexico, he takes on greater responsibilities at home while also dealing with a contentious school election, as his father gets a second job to try and get the money to bring Mom home. An Own Voices debut novel about family, friendship, and tearing down the walls being built between all of us. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter.
Efren Divided (Playaway) IJ  
B 124462B 124462 El odio que das (Hate U Give)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 438 Copyright: 2017

Text in Spanish.;Translation of: The hate u give. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Spanish language. Race relations. Prejudice and Racism. Strong language and content throughout throughout. Mature themes. Teacher preview strongly recommended. IL 10-12.
El odio que das (Hate U Give) S  
B 124636B 124636 El verano de Raymie Nightingale (Spanish Edition)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: DiCamillo, Kate
Length: 233 Copyright: 2016

Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds as she is drawn into an unlikely friendship with a drama queen and a saboteur. Text in Spanish.;Translation of: Raymie Nightingale. Historical fiction. Grief and loss. Family problems. IL 6-12.
El verano de Raymie Nightingale (Spanish Edition) IJS  
B 117175B 117175 Eleanor & Park
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Rowell, Rainbow
Length: 328 Copyright: 2013

Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. Teen romance. Love stories. Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book - 2014. Mature themes. Physical and emotional abuse. Dating. Young adult fiction. Alternating point of view. AR 3.8 RC 4.3 Lexile 580 IL 9-12.
Eleanor & Park JS  
KM 13740KM 13740 ELL Teen Literacy Library
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

This is a PREVIEW kit to support English Language Learners. Subtitle: ELL Teen Literacy Library. Content-Focused Genres for Teen English Language Learners. The ELL Teen Literacy Library is a unique collection of fiction and nonfiction books aimed at high school and adult English language learners, including newcomers. Many of these learners struggle with reading and a limited English vocabulary. This makes it difficult to do well in content-area classes where textbooks are often written above grade level. For this reason, the ELL Teen Literacy Library focuses on social studies, math, and science topics in books written at accessible levels. Each engaging fiction and nonfiction book features age-respectful storylines and full-color photographs on every page to support beginning readers at the secondary level. The library is organized into five content-focused genres, this collection includes 20 unique titles. Each genre includes three fiction books and one nonfiction book. Special emphasis is placed on vocabulary, with five key vocabulary words highlighted in each book. Genres include: American Culture, American History, Environmental Studies, Everyday Math, Science/Technology. 60 books. (20 titles - 3 copies of each title). Teacher Guide Book and Teacher Guide on USB drive. Grades: Teen and YA. Reading Level: 1.2 to 2.3. Lexile: HL120L to HL260L.
ELL Teen Literacy Library JS  
B 124970B 124970 End of Our Story
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Haston, Meg
Length: 280 Copyright: 2017

Bridge and Wil have been entangled in each other's lives for years, but when Wil's family suffers a violent loss their senior year of high school, Bridge and Wil discover just how much they've grown apart, but can they find their way back to each other? Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12.
End of Our Story JS  
B 126227B 126227 Enough is Enough: How Students Can Join the Fight for Gun Safety
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McCann, Michelle Roehm
Length: 300 Copyright: 2019

A young activist's handbook to joining the fight against gun violence--both in your community and on a national level--to make schools safer for everyone. Social issues. Gun safety. Gun control. Student movements. School shootings. IL 9-12. Lexile 1060.
Enough is Enough: How Students Can Join the Fight for Gun Safety JS  
B 124718B 124718 Epidemic (Book 4)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Young, Suzanne
Length: 378 Copyright: 2016

Quinlan is a closer--someone who takes on the short-term role of a deceased loved one. Her last case brought down her entire world; now she's involved in an effort to fight an epidemic. Science fiction. Series: The Program, Book 4. Companion book to: The Program, The Treatment and The Remedy. IL 8-12. AR 4.9. RC 6.3. Lexile 690.
Epidemic (Book 4) JS  
B 127041B 127041 Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Nayeri, Daniel
Length: 356 Copyright: 2020

At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls 'Daniel') stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment he, his mother, and sister fled Iran in the middle of the night, stretching all the way back to family tales set in the jasmine-scented city of Isfahan, the palaces of semi-ancient kings, and even the land of stories. Historical fiction. Refugees. Immigration. Social awareness. Responsible decision making. Storytelling. Starred reviews. IL 6-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 800.
Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story) IJS  
B 123411B 123411 Expelled
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Patterson, James
Length: 296 Copyright: 2017

Expelled over the photo that was posted to his Twitter account, Will Foster, seventeen, is determined to find out who took the picture and why he and three other students were targeted. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.7. Lexile 680.
Expelled JS  
B 117344B 117344 Fangirl
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Rowell, Rainbow
Length: 438 Copyright: 2013

Being consummate fans of the Simon Snow series helped Cath and her twin sister, Wren, cope as little girls whose mother left them, but now, as they start college but not as roommates, Cath fears she is unready to live without Wren holding her hand--and without her passion for Snow. Coming-of-age story. Groupies Fiction. Authorship Fiction. Love stories. Outstanding Books for the College Bound - 2014. AR 3.9 RC 4.3 Lexile 570 IL 9-12. Iowa High School Award 2017-2018.
Fangirl JS  
B 123441B 123441 Far from the Tree
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Benway, Robin
Length: 374 Copyright: 2017

Being the middle child has its ups and downs. But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different ride altogether. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family, including Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. Starred reviews. Realistic fiction. IL 8-12. AR 5.1. Lexile 780.
Far from the Tree JS  
B 114583B 114583 Fault in Our Stars
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Green, John
Length: 318 Copyright: 2012

Sixteen year old Hazel, who has cancer, meets Augustus at a kids-with-cancer support group and as they fall in love they both wonder how they will be remembered. AR 5.5 RC 5.5 Lexile 850 IL 9-12.
Fault in Our Stars JS  
B 127438B 127438 Fault in Our Stars (French Edition)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Green, John
Length: 330 Copyright: 2013

French Edition. Sixteen year old Hazel, who has cancer, meets Augustus at a kids-with-cancer support group and as they fall in love they both wonder how they will be remembered. AR 5.5 RC 5.5 Lexile 850 IL 9-12. Hazel, 16 ans, atteinte d'un cancer, rencontre Augustus dans un groupe de soutien pour enfants atteints de cancer et, alors qu'ils tombent amoureux, ils se demandent tous les deux comment on se souviendra d'eux.
Fault in Our Stars (French Edition) JS  
B 126177B 126177 Field Guide to the North American Teenager
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Philippe, Ben
Length: 372 Copyright: 2019

When Norris, a Black French Canadian, starts his junior year at an Austin, Texas, high school, he views his fellow students as cliches from "a bad 90s teen movie." Starred reviews. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Humor. Multicultural. Moving. New experiences. IL 8-12. AR 5.9. Lexile 830.
Field Guide to the North American Teenager JS  
B 128305B 128305 Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Carter, Caela
Length: 317 Copyright: 2021

A chronically frustrated eleven-year-old girl named Gwendolyn Rogers comes to realize she has an undiagnosed mental health issue and tries every way possible to get control of her emotions. Realistic fiction. ADHD. Girls. Coming of age, bildungsroman. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 6-9. AR 4.0.
Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers IJ  
KM 13792KM 13792 Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Carter, Caela
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

A chronically frustrated eleven-year-old girl named Gwendolyn Rogers comes to realize she has an undiagnosed mental health issue and tries every way possible to get control of her emotions. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 8 hours. Realistic fiction. ADHD. Girls. Coming of age, bildungsroman.24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 6-9. AR 4.0.
Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers (Playaway) IJ  
B 127052B 127052 Fighting Words
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
Length: 259 Copyright: 2020

Ten-tear-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. Suki is Della's own wolf--her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has always known how to keep quiet where it counts. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. Maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud. Contains mature content presented in a delicate way. See Playaway KM 13501. An Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Includes back matter. Mature themes. Sexual abuse. Realistic fiction. Social issues. Foster children. Foster care. IL 6-10. AR 3.6.
Fighting Words IJ  
KM 13501KM 13501 Fighting Words (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Ten-tear-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. Suki is Della's own wolf--her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has always known how to keep quiet where it counts. Then Suki tries to kill herself, and Della's world turns so far upside down, it feels like it's shaking her by the ankles. Maybe she's been quiet about the wrong things. Maybe it's time to be loud Kit contents includes playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours and 30 minutes. Contains mature content presented in a delicate way. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Includes back matter. Mature themes. Sexual abuse. Realistic fiction. Social issues. Foster children. Foster care. IL 6-10. AR 3.6.
Fighting Words (Playaway) IJS  
B 127294B 127294 Final Gambit (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Length: 374 Copyright: 2022

Eighteen-year-old Avery Grambs is weeks away from inheriting the multi billion-dollar Hawthorne fortune, but first she'll have to survive a dangerous game against an old enemy looking for vengeance. Young adult. Mystery fiction. Inheritance and succession. Series: Inheritance Games, Book 3. IL 9-12.
Final Gambit (Book 3) JS  
B 127043B 127043 Firekeeper's Daughter
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Boulley, Angeline
Length: 494 Copyright: 2021

Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths. Native Americans. Thriller. Detective and mystery story. Undercover operations. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. Starred reviews. IL 10-12. AR 5.1. Lexile 720.
Firekeeper's Daughter JS  
KM 13666KM 13666 Firekeeper's Daughter (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Boulley, Angeline
Length: 494 Copyright: 2021

Daunis, who is part Ojibwe, defers attending the University of Michigan to care for her mother and reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation of a series of drug-related deaths. 2023-2024 Iowa High School Book Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 14 hours. Young adult fiction. Starred reviews. Corruption of power. Young adult fiction. Mature themes. IL 10-12. AR 5.1. Lexile 720.
Firekeeper's Daughter (Playaway) S  
B 124877B 124877 First Rule of Punk
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Perez, Celia C
Length: 310 Copyright: 2017

There are no shortcuts to surviving your first day at a new school-you can't fix it with duct tape like you would your Chuck Taylors. On Day One, twelve-year-old Mal. (MarYa Luisa, if you want to annoy her) inadvertently upsets Posada Middle School's queen bee, violates the school's dress code with her punk rock look, and disappoints her college-professor mom in the process. Her dad, who now lives a thousand miles away, says things will get better as long as she remembers the first rule of punk- be yourself. Realistic fiction. Coming of Age / Bildungsroman. Hispanic American. IL 5-9. AR 4.5. RC 4.2. Lexile 670. GR T.
First Rule of Punk IJS  
B 127712B 127712 First to Die at the End
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Silvera, Adam
Length: 550 Copyright: 2022

In this prequel to the bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End (126023), two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. Science Fiction. Hispanic American. LGBTQIA+. Gay fiction. Young adult. IL 9-12.
First to Die at the End JS  
B 126025B 126025 Five Feet Apart
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lippincott, Rachael
Length: 281 Copyright: 2019

Seventeen-year-olds Stella and Will, both suffering from cystic fibrosis, realize the only way to stay alive is to stay apart, but their love for each other is slowly pushing the boundaries of physical and emotional safety. Romance fiction. Bildungroman / Coming of Age. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021. IL 5.1. RC 4.7. Lexile 780.
Five Feet Apart JS  
B 125612B 125612 Focused
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gerber, Alyson
Length: 288 Copyright: 2019

Twelve-year-old Clea wants to do her homework, follow instructions, pay attention in school, and play chess on the school team, but somehow she cannot focus on whatever is in front of her. The other kids are starting to notice and make fun of her. When her worried parents take her to be tested she finds out that she has ADH, only without the hyperactivity. With the help from the psychiatrist who seems to really understand her she is determined to learn how to focus. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. RC 4.6. Lexile 750.
Focused IJ  
B 125616B 125616 For Black Girls Like Me
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lockington, Mariama
Length: 321 Copyright: 2019

Eleven-year-old Makeda dreams of meeting her African American mother, while coping with serious problems in her white adopted family, a cross-country move, and being homeschooled. New experiences. Realistic fiction. Identity. IL 5-9. AR 3.5. RC 3.7. Lexile 500.
For Black Girls Like Me IJ  
B 126035B 126035 Forget Me Not
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Terry, Ellie
Length: 330 Copyright: 2017

When her mother breaks up with yet another boyfriend, Calliope meets Jinsong at her latest middle school, who becomes her friend despite her Tourette Syndrome and the embarrassment it can cause. As Calliope navigates school, she must also face her mother's new relationship and the fact that they might be moving,againjust as she starts to make friends and finally accept her differences. Diverse abilities. Novels in verse. Realistic fiction. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021. IL 5-9. AR 4.1. RC 5.2. Lexile 670.
Forget Me Not IJ  
B 127664B 127664 Fort
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Korman, Gordon
Length: 239 Copyright: 2022

When a tight-knit group of middle school friends discover a trap door in the woods that leads to a completely intact bomb shelter, they vow to keep the place a secret while sharing their individual secrets to build the safest space possible. Adventure fiction. Friendship story. Family violence. Nuclear bomb shelter. Realistic fiction. IL 5-8. AR 5.0.
Fort IJ  
B 127876B 127876 Four Eyes (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ogle, Rex
Length: 218 Copyright: 2023

When Rex finds out he needs glasses, he's beyond miserable. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, he has way too much on his plate already. Memoir. Graphic novel. Middle school story. Coming of age. Stepfamilies. IL 4-8. Lexile 280.
Four Eyes (Book 1) IJ  
B 127508B 127508 Frankie & Bug
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Forman, Gayle
Length: 273 Copyright: 2021

In the summer of 1987 in Venice, California, ten-year-old Bug and her new friend Frankie learn important lessons about life, family, being your true self, and how to navigate in a world that is not always just or fair. LGBTQIA+. Realistic fiction. Salvadoran American. Transgender people. IL 6-9. AR 4.5. Lexile 700.
Frankie & Bug IJ  
B 126745B 126745 Frankly in Love
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Yoon, David
Length: 406 Copyright: 2019

High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love, or himself, at all. Social awareness. Asian American. Korean American. Realistic fiction. Romance. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022. IL 9-12. AR 4.7. Lexile 660.
Frankly in Love JS  
B 80229B 80229 Freak the Mighty
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Philbrick, Rodman
Length: 169 Copyright: 1993

At the beginning of eighth grade, learning-disabled Max and his new friend, Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces, they make a powerful team. Realistic fiction. IL 5-8. AR 5.5. RC and Follett RL 6.3 Lexile 1000. GR level W.
Freak the Mighty IJ  
KM 13546KM 13546 Freak the Mighty (30 books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Philbrick, Rodman
Length: 208 Copyright: 2022

At the beginning of eighth grade, learning-disabled Max and his new friend, Freak, whose birth defect has affected his body but not his brilliant mind, find that when they combine forces, they make a powerful team. Classroom set of 30 books; 3 audio CDs; a study guide; student packet; teacher guide and literature kit. Starred reviews. Novel Study. IL 5-8. AR 5.5. RC and Follett RL 6.3 Lexile 930. GR level W.
Freak the Mighty (30 books) IJ  
B 127662B 127662 Freestyle
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Galligan, Gale
Length: 240 Copyright: 2022

While preparing for the last major dance competition before they graduate from eighth grade and go to separate high schools in NYC, Cory must balance the expectations of his parents, school, crew and his new friend as pressure mounts from all sides. Graphic Novel. Dance competition. Middle school fiction. IL 5-8. AR 2.7. Lexile 320.
Freestyle IJ  
B 125312B 125312 Friendship War
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Clements, Andrew
Length: 173 Copyright: 2019

When Grace takes boxes of old buttons from a building her grandfather bought, she starts a fad at school that draws her closer to one friend, but further from another. IL 4-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 770. GR U.
Friendship War IJ  
KM 13157KM 13157 Friendship War (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Clements, Andrew
Length: 173 Copyright: 2019

Stickers, Silly Bandz, Rainbow Looms, fidget spinners . . . buttons?! A brand-new school story about friendship and fads. When Grace takes boxes of old buttons from a building her grandfather bought, she starts a fad at school that draws her closer to one friend, but further from another. Contains book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: Approximately 4 hours. IL 4-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 770. GR U.
Friendship War (Playaway) IJ  
B 127854B 127854 Frizzy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ortega, Claribel A
Length: 212 Copyright: 2022

Tired of going to the salon to have her curls straightened every weekend, Marlene slowly learns to embrace her natural curly hair with the help of her best friend and favorite aunt. African American. Hispanic/Latino. Biracial. Hair. Friendship. Family life. Graphic Novel. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 4-8. AR 3.0.
Frizzy IJ  
B 126727B 126727 From the Desk of Zoe Washington
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 291 Copyright: 2020

Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime. African American. Prejudice and racism. Responsible decision-making. Social awareness. Prisoner's families. Starred reviews. Zoe Washington, Book 1. Iowa Children's Choice, 2021-2022. IL 5-9. AR 4.4. Lexile 660.
From the Desk of Zoe Washington IJ  
B 123567B 123567 Georgia Rules
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stevenson, Nanci Turner
Length: 261 Copyright: 2017

The story of a girl who moves to a new town and meets an unforgettable family--one that will change her and her mother's lives forever. Bildungsroman / Coming of Age. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8.
Georgia Rules IJ  
KM 13538KM 13538 Ghost (25 books)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 181 Copyright: 2016

Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential. Series fiction: Track, Book 1. Classroom set of 25 books. Iowa Teen Award Nominee 2018-2019. Realistic fiction. Novel Study. IL 6-10. AR 4.6. RC 4.5. Lexile 730.
Ghost (25 books) IJS  
B 123408B 123408 Ghost (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 181 Copyright: 2016

Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential. Series fiction: Track, book 1. Iowa Teen Award Nominee 2018-2019. Realistic fiction. IL 6-10. AR 4.6. RC 4.5. Lexile 730.
Ghost (Book 1) IJS  
KM 13029KM 13029 Ghost (Playaway) (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019. Realistic fiction. Series fiction: Track, book 1. IL 5-10. AR 4.6. RC 4.5. Lexile 730. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book and one 5-way splitter. Run time for playaway approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes. Copy B 123408 in lending.
Ghost (Playaway) (Book 1) IJS  
B 127709B 127709 Girls I've Been
Grade Lvl: S Author: Sharpe, Tess
Length: 356 Copyright: 2021

When seventeen-year-old Nora O'Malley, the daughter of a con artist, is taken hostage in a bank heist, every secret she is keeping close begins to unravel. 2023-2024 High School Book Award. LGBTQIA+. Mystery. Thriller. Bisexuality. Swindlers and swindling. Young adult. Romance fiction. IL 10-12. AR 4.7.
Girls I've Been S  
B 126050B 126050 Girls Like Us
Grade Lvl: S Author: PInk, Randi
Length: 310 Copyright: 2019

This historical novel presents a story of unplanned teen pregnancies in a time where abortion was not a viable option and pregnant teens, especially in small Southern towns, were shunned or hidden away to have their babies. US History fiction. Teen pregnancy. Multicultural. Realistic fiction. IL 10-12.
Girls Like Us S  
KM 12945KM 12945 Give Me Some Truth (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gansworth, Eric L
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

Carson Mastick is entering his senior year of high school and desperate to make his mark, on the reservation and off. A rock band -- and winning the local Battle of the Bands, with its first prize of a trip to New York City -- is his best shot. But things keep getting in the way. Small matters like the lack of an actual band, or the fact that his brother just got shot confronting the racist owner of a local restaurant. Maggi Bokoni has just moved back to the reservation from the city with her family. She's dying to stop making the same traditional artwork her family sells to tourists (conceptual stuff is cooler), stop feeling out of place in her new (old) home, and stop being treated like a child. She might like to fall in love for the first time too. Carson and Maggi -- along with their friend Lewis -- will navigate loud protests, even louder music, and first love in this stirring novel about coming together in a world defined by difference. Alternating point of view. Realistic fiction. Bildungsroman / Coming of Age. Contains 1 hardcover book, 1 playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 14 hours and 21 minutes. IL 9-12. Lexile 760.
Give Me Some Truth (Playaway) JS  
B 126335B 126335 Go With the Flow
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Williams, Lily
Length: 327 Copyright: 2020

Sophomores Abby, Brit, Christine, and Sasha are fed up. Hazelton High never has enough tampons. Or pads. Or adults who will listen. Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, the girls confront a world that shrugs, or worse, squirm at the thought of a menstruation revolution. They band together to make a change. It's no easy task, especially while grappling with everything from crushes to trig to JV track but they have each other's backs. That is, until one of the girls goes rogue, testing the limits of their friendship and pushing the friends to question the power of their own voices. Coming of age / bildungsroman. High school students. Graphic novel. Realistic fiction. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. IL 8-12. AR 3.2.
Go With the Flow JS  
KM 13738KM 13738 Go! Welcome Newcomers Library: TWEENS (2 Parts)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

This is a PREVIEW kit to support English Language Learners. Subtitle: GO! Welcome Newcomers: Topic-Based Books to Help New Tween Immigrants Thrive. The GO! Welcome The Welcome Newcomers library is an instructional solution that introduces life in the United States to immigrant tweens. As these students learn English and adapt to living in a new country, they must learn to fit in socially and academically. Content library is developed around 14 topics that are critical to success in American schools and communities. This collection provides recent immigrants relevant information supported by full-color photographs of diverse teens in real-world settings. Text set includes nonfiction and fiction books, survival vocabulary cards, lesson plans, reproducible activities, and assessments. Key features of the kit: Accessible text with low readability and photographs on every page for comprehension support, progress monitoring in the form of summative assessments for every topic and a program checklist, and engaging content focused on topics critical to newcomers. Designed specifically for english language learning tweens in grades 4-8.
Go! Welcome Newcomers Library: TWEENS (2 Parts) IJ  
B 127502B 127502 Golden Arm
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Deuker, Carl
Length: 354 Copyright: 2020

Lazarus Weathers, a high school senior from the wrong side of the tracks, seeks to protect his half-brother while pitching his way out of poverty, one strike at a time. Sports fiction. Relationship skills. Baseball. Living in poverty. Young adult fiction. IL 7-12. AR 4.5. Lexile 690.
Golden Arm JS  
B 127869B 127869 Good Different
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kuyatt, Meg Eden
Length: 273 Copyright: 2023

Seventh-grader Selah Godfrey knows that to be 'normal' she has to keep her feelings tightly controlled when people are around, but after hitting a fellow student, she needs to figure out just what makes her different and why that is ok. Mental health. Novels in verse. Realistic fiction. Self-perception. Self-actualization. Self-control. IL 5-8. AR 5.1.
Good Different IJ  
B 125445B 125445 Good Kind of Trouble
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ramee, Lisa Moore
Length: 358 Copyright: 2019

An incredibly promising #ownvoices middle grade debut in the vein of Black-ish, about twelve-year-old Shayla, who is just trying to get through middle school without making waves, until she realizes that some things are important enough to be worth the trouble. School stories. Black lives matter movement. IL 5-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 720. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Good Kind of Trouble IJ  
B 126739B 126739 Grace Year
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Liggett, Kim
Length: 408 Copyright: 2019

Tierney James, sixteen, struggles to endure the year in which she and other young women are banished to the wild until, purified, the survivors are allowed to return home and marry. Horror fiction. Survival. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022. IL 9-12. AR 5.5. Lexile 810.
Grace Year JS  
B 125349B 125349 Green: A Novel
Grade Lvl: S Author: Graham-Felsen, Sam
Length: 301 Copyright: 2018

In 1992 Boston, Dave, a white boy at a mostly black middle school, befriends Marlon, a youth who lives in public housing and who confounds Dave's assumptions about black culture before their bond is tested by girls, family secrets, and national violence. Alex Award, 2019. Coming of Age / Bildungsroman. Race relations. IL 10-12.
Green: A Novel S  
B 126722B 126722 Ground Zero
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 304 Copyright: 2021

Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11. Historical fiction. Realistic. Multiple points of view. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. IL 7-12. AR 4.8 Lexile 690.
Ground Zero IJS  
KM 13507KM 13507 Ground Zero (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gratz, Alan
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11. Historical fiction. Realistic. Multiple points of view. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Contents include playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Please see B 126722. IL 7-12. AR 4.8 Lexile 690.
Ground Zero (Playaway) JS  
B 127897B 127897 Grounded: A Novel
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Saeed, Aisha
Length: 257 Copyright: 2023

When a thunderstorm grounds all flights following a huge Muslim convention, four unlikely kids are thrown together. Feek is stuck babysitting his younger sister, but he'd rather be writing a poem that's good enough for his dad, a famous poet and rapper. Hanna is intent on finding a lost cat in the airport, and also on avoiding a conversation with her dad about him possibly remarrying. Sami is struggling with his anxiety and worried that he'll miss the karate tournament that he's trained so hard for. And Nora has to deal with the pressure of being the daughter of a prominent congresswoman, when all she really wants to do is make fun NokNok videos. These kids don't seem to have much in common...yet. Adventure. Multiple points of view. Friendship. Juvenile fiction. IL 4-8.
Grounded: A Novel IJ  
B 127891B 127891 Growing Pangs
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Ormsbee, Kathryn
Length: 249 Copyright: 2022

Eleven-year-old Katie navigates life as a homeschooler, forms a better understanding of the OCD she experiences, and learns that growing apart from friends is sometimes part of growing up. Introducing a relatable graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and growing up. Graphic Novel. Coming of age. Obsessive compulsive disorder. Realistic fiction. IL 4-7. AR 3.0.
Growing Pangs PIJ  
B 125471B 125471 Guts
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Telgemeier, Raina
Length: 211 Copyright: 2019

Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going on? Coming of age. Graphic novel. IL 5-10. Lexile 480.
Guts IJS  
B 127919B 127919 Hands
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Maldonado, Torrey
Length: 135 Copyright: 2023

Twelve-year-old Trevor has an adult problem to deal with: how to protect himself, his sisters, and his mother from his abusive stepfather (currently in prison) and he thinks the way to do that is to take up boxing, although he would really rather draw. African American. Realistic fiction. Self-management. Responsibility. Family problems. Coming of age. IL 6-9. Lexile 430.
Hands IJ  
B 124853B 124853 Harbor Me
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 176 Copyright: 2018

It all starts when six kids have to meet for a weekly chat--by themselves, with no adults to listen in. There, in the room they soon dub the ARTT Room (short for "A Room to Talk"), they discover it's safe to talk about what's bothering them--everything from Esteban's father's deportation and Haley's father's incarceration to Amari's fears of racial profiling and Ashton's adjustment to his changing family fortunes. When the six are together, they can express the feelings and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world. And together, they can grow braver and more ready for the rest of their lives. Starred reviews. IL 5-8. AR 4.1. Lexile 630.
Harbor Me IJ  
B 124935B 124935 Hate U Give
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 444 Copyright: 2017

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020. Mature themes. Strong language and content throughout. Teacher preview strongly recommended. See KM 12759 for access to multiple copies. IL 10-12. AR 3.9. RC 5.3. Lexile 590.
Hate U Give S  
KM 12759KM 12759 Hate U Give (15 Books)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 444 Copyright: 2017

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Mature themes. Young Adult. Novel Study. AR 3.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 590. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. IL 10-12. Set of 15 books. Also see lending title: B124935. Teacher preview strongly recommended.
Hate U Give (15 Books) S  
KM 13464KM 13464 Hate U Give (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 444 Copyright: 2017

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Young Adult. Also see lending title: B124935. Teacher preview strongly recommended due to strong language and nature of the content. Contents include 1 book, 1 playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. AR 3.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 590. IL 10-12.
Hate U Give (Playaway) S  
B 127293B 127293 Hawthorne Legacy (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Length: 358 Copyright: 2021

Rumors spread that Tobias Hawthorne's lost son may still be alive, casting doubt on seventeen-year-old Avery's inheritance and changing the rules of the game. Series fiction: Inheritance Games Book 2. See collection for book 1 #127213. Young adult. Mystery. Puzzles. Missing persons. Wealth. Inheritance and succession. IL 9-12. AR 4.7.
Hawthorne Legacy (Book 2) JS  
B 124985B 124985 Heart in a Body in the World
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Caletti, Deb
Length: 355 Copyright: 2018

Followed by Grandpa Ed in his RV and backed by her brother and friends, Annabelle, eighteen, runs from Seattle to Washington, D.C., becoming a reluctant activist as people connect her journey to her recent trauma. Starred reviews. Massacre survivors. School shootings. Trauma. Social action. Grief. IL 7-12. Lexile 680. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022.
Heart in a Body in the World JS  
KM 13710KM 13710 Help! Study Hacks
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

Study skills are life skills, but sometimes they're hard to pick up in the classroom. From explaining how to write, listen, plan, and research through how to give a speech and managing a social network, this funny, irreverent, and helpful series will guide every student through. Kit contents include 2 copies each of these 6 titles: How Do I Give a Great Speech?; How Do I Listen Well?; How Do I Manage My Social Media?; How Do I Plan Well?; How Do I Research Well?; and How Do I Write Well?. How to. Life skills. Personal growth. Digitial literacy. School library skills. Series nonfiction: Help! Study Hacks. IL 4-8.
Help! Study Hacks IJ  
B 125455B 125455 Heroine
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McGinnis, Mindy
Length: 418 Copyright: 2019

When a car crash sidelines Mickey just before softball season, she has to find a way to hold on to her spot as the catcher for a team expected to make a historic tournament run. Behind the plate is the only place she's ever felt comfortable, and the painkillers she's been prescribed can help her get there. The pills do more than take away pain; they make her feel good. With a new circle of friends--fellow injured athletes, others with just time to kill--Mickey finds peaceful acceptance, and people with whom words come easily, even if it is just the pills loosening her tongue. But as the pressure to be Mickey Catalan heightens, her need increases, and it becomes less about pain and more about want, something that could send her spiraling out of control. Realistic fiction. IL 8-12. AR 5.7. Lexile 900.
Heroine JS  
B 124733B 124733 Hey, Kiddo
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Krosoczka, Jarrett
Length: 314 Copyright: 2018

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery. Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents, two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through with raising children until Jarrett came along. Jarrett goes through his childhood trying to make his non-normal life as normal as possible, finding a way to express himself through drawing even as so little is being said to him about what's going on. Only as a teenager can Jarrett begin to piece together the truth of his family, reckoning with his mother and tracking down his father. Hey, Kiddo is an important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive. Starred reviews. Memoir. Substance abuse and family problems. Overcoming adversity. Graphic novel. IL 9-12. Lexile 510. 2020 Newbery Award. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021. Also Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022.
Hey, Kiddo JS  
KM 13226KM 13226 Hey, Kiddo (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Krosoczka, Jarrett
Length: 314 Copyright: 2018

In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery, Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents, two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through with raising children until Jarrett came along. Jarrett goes through his childhood trying to make his non-normal life as normal as possible, finding a way to express himself through drawing even as so little is being said to him about what's going on. Only as a teenager can Jarrett begin to piece together the truth of his family, reckoning with his mother and tracking down his father. Hey, Kiddo is an important memoir about growing up in a family grappling with addiction, and finding the art that helps you survive. Starred reviews. Memoir. Substance abuse and family problems. Graphic novel.Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time 2 hours and 50 minutes. IL 9-12. Lexile 510. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021. Newbery Award 2020. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022.
Hey, Kiddo (Playaway) JS  
B 128331B 128331 Hidden Truths
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Swartz, Elly
Length: 258 Copyright: 2023

Dani and Eric have been best friends since Dani moved next door in second grade--until one summer when everything changes. Multiple point of view. Realistic fiction. Relationship skills. Accidents. IL 4-8. Lexile 600. GR V.
Hidden Truths IJ  
B 125454B 125454 High: Everything You Want to Know about Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sheff, David / Sheff, Nic
Length: 262 Copyright: 2019

Just Say Know! With drug education for children more important than ever, this nonfiction book draws on the experiences of the NY Times bestselling father/son team of David and Nic Sheff to provide all the information teens and tweens need to know about drugs, alcohol, and addiction. Health and wellness. Includes back matter. Mature themes. Narrative nonfiction. IL 9-12.
High: Everything You Want to Know about Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction JS  
KM 13155KM 13155 High: Everything You Want to Know about Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sheff, David / Sheff, Nic
Length: 262 Copyright: 2019

Just Say Know! With drug education for children more important than ever, this nonfiction book draws on the experiences of the NY Times bestselling father/son team of David and Nic Sheff to provide all the information teens and tweens need to know about drugs, alcohol, and addiction. Mature themes. Contains book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 4 hours and 30 minutes. Health and wellness. Includes back matter. Narrative nonfiction. IL 9-12.
High: Everything You Want to Know about Drugs, Alcohol, and Addiction (Play JS  
B 125619B 125619 Holding Up the Universe
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Niven, Jennifer
Length: 391 Copyright: 2016

A boy with face blindness and a girl who struggles with weight fall in love. A heart-wrenching story about what it means to see someone--and love someone--for who they truly are. Overcoming adversity. Realistic fiction. Romance. IL 9-12. AR 4.9. RC 5.7. Lexile 770.
Holding Up the Universe JS  
B 128326B 128326 Hollow Fires
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Ahmed, Samira
Length: 404 Copyright: 2022

After discovering the body of fourteen-year-old Jawad Ali in Jackson Park, seventeen-year-old journalism student Safiya Mirza begins investigating his murder and ends up confronting white supremacy in her own high school. Young adult. Mature themes. Hate crime. Mystery. Asian American. Responsible decision making. Thriller. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12. AR 5.1.
Hollow Fires JS  
KM 13798KM 13798 Hollow Fires (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Ahmed, Samira
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

After discovering the body of fourteen-year-old Jawad Ali in Jackson Park, seventeen-year-old journalism student Safiya Mirza begins investigating his murder and ends up confronting white supremacy in her own high school. Young adult. Mature themes. Hate crime. Mystery. Asian American. Responsible decision making. Thriller. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 10 hours. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12. AR 5.1.
Hollow Fires (Playaway) JS  
B 127905B 127905 Honestly Elliott
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McDunn, Gillian
Length: 263 Copyright: 2022

Elliott is not quite sure where he fits in, but when he's paired with the super-popular Maribel for a school-wide contest, they both learn what it means to be a good friend and how to be the person others can count on. Realistic fiction. Relationship skills. Cooking and food. Friendship. IL 4-8. AR 4.3.
Honestly Elliott IJ  
B 127296B 127296 How to Find What You're Not Looking For
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hiranandani, Veera
Length: 380 Copyright: 2021

Middle schooler Ariel Goldberg must find her own voice and define her own beliefs after her big sister elopes with a young man from India following the Supreme Court decision that strikes down laws banning interracial marriage. Historical fiction. Learning disabilities. Prejudice and racism. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. Lexile 690.
How to Find What You're Not Looking For IJ  
DVD 2955DVD 2955 How to Quit Juuling and Vaping
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 20 Copyright: 2019

Most kids who vape and Juul (currently more than 3.5 million American teens) are beginning to understand the health risks of nicotine addiction and exposure to carcinogens from vaping. Being “on the Juul is definitely not cool.” The program clearly describes several quitting methods including cold turkey, tapering and nicotine replacement therapy. Teens using these methods inform viewers of what works and what doesn’t and why. Close Captioned. To access the DVD Guide, go to Keystone's webpage (www.keystoneaea.org), click on the Educators link, Search Media Library, then click on the Teacher Guides link and follow the directions provided. Health education. IL 6-12.
How to Quit Juuling and Vaping IJS  
B 127708B 127708 Huda F Are You?
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Fahmy, Huda
Length: 184 Copyright: 2021

A graphic novel about a young American Muslim growing up and figuring out who she is. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. Young adult. Graphic novel. Identity fiction. Muslim fiction. School comics. High schools. Coming of age/Buildungsroman. IL 8-12. Lexile 560.
Huda F Are You? JS  
KM 13781KM 13781 Hummingbird (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lloyd, Natalie
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

When twelve-year-old Olive, who suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life, finally attends school in person she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy, but if she can find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby, and prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted. Diverse abilities. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 8 hours and 23 minutes. Realistic fiction. Special needs. Middle school story. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 610.
Hummingbird (Playaway) IJ  
B 127319B 127319 Hunger Games (French Edition, Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Collins, Suzanne / Fournier, Guillaume
Length: 398 Copyright: 2011

In a future North America, sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death. Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1. AR 5.3. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. GR level Z IL 7-12. En français: Dans un futur sombre, sur les ruines des États-Unis, un jeu télévisé est créé pour contrôler le peuple par la terreur. Douze garçons et douze filles tirés au sort participent à cette sinistre téléréalité, que tout le monde est forcé de regarder en direct. Une seule règle dans l'arène : survivre, à tout prix.
Hunger Games (French Edition, Book 1) JS  
B 126738B 126738 I Know You Remember
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Donaldson, Jennifer
Length: 326 Copyright: 2019

After moving back to Anchorage and discovering the mysterious disappearance of her best friend, high school senior Ruthie embarks on a search that reveals dark secrets. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022.
I Know You Remember JS  
B 123451B 123451 I See Reality: Twelve Short Stories About Life
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 290 Copyright: 2016

Through prose and comics alike, these heart-pounding short stories for young adults ask hard questions about a range of topics from sexuality and addiction to violence and immigration. Here is the perfect tool for starting tough discussions or simply as an introduction to realistic literary fiction. In turns funny, thought-provoking, and heartbreaking. Short story collection. YA Fiction. Lexile 790.
I See Reality: Twelve Short Stories About Life JS  
B 124901B 124901 If I Was Your Girl
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Russo, Meredith
Length: 280 Copyright: 2016

Amanda Hardy only wants to fit in at her new school, but she is keeping a big secret, so when she falls for Grant, guarded Amanda finds herself yearning to share with him everything about herself, including her previous life as Andrew. Transgender fiction. Realistic. IA HS Battle of the Books 2018-2019. IL 9-12. AR 5.2. RC 5.7. Lexile 770.
If I Was Your Girl JS  
B 128327B 128327 If You Could See the Sun
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Liang, Ann
Length: 341 Copyright: 2022

Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school. When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship, Alice hatches a plan to monetize her strange new power, she'll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know, for a price. But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes, Alice must decide if it's worth losing her conscience, or even her life. Fantasy fiction. Asian American. Extortion. International schools. Secrets. Young adult. Mature themes. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12.
If You Could See the Sun JS  
B 127701B 127701 Indivisible
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Aleman, Daniel
Length: 392 Copyright: 2021

New York City high school student Mateo dreams of becoming a Broadway star, but his life is transformed after his parents are deported to Mexico. Hispanic/Latino. LGBTQIA+. Social Awareness. Deportation. Illegal immigration. Mexican Americans. 2023-2024 Iowa High School Book Award. Young adult. IL 9-12. AR 5.2.
Indivisible JS  
KM 13667KM 13667 Indivisible (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Aleman, Daniel
Length: 392 Copyright: 2021

New York City high school student Mateo dreams of becoming a Broadway star, but his life is transformed after his parents are deported to Mexico. Hispanic/Latino. LGBTQIA+. Social Awareness. Deportation. Illegal immigration. Mexican Americans. 2023-2024 Iowa High School Book Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 8 hours and 30 minutes. Young adult. IL 9-12. AR 5.2.
Indivisible (Playaway) JS  
B 127213B 127213 Inheritance Games (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Length: 376 Copyright: 2020

When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance. Young adult fiction. Mystery. Series fiction: Inheritance Games. Iowa Teen and Iowa High School Book Award Nominee 2022-2023. Also see playaway KM 13522. IL 9-12. AR 4.7. RC 3.7. Lexile 640.
Inheritance Games (Book 1) JS  
KM 13522KM 13522 Inheritance Games (Book 1) (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Barnes, Jennifer Lynn
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance. Mystery fiction. Puzzles. Wealth. Succession. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023 and Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Series fiction: Inheritance Games, book 1. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 11 hours. Also see B 127213. IL 9-12. AR 4.7. RC 3.7. Lexile 640.
Inheritance Games (Book 1) (Playaway) JS  
B 127064B 127064 Instructions for Dancing
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Yoon, Nicola
Length: 285 Copyright: 2021

Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon: She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began , and how it will end. After all, even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart, eventually. As Evie tries to understand why this is happening, she finds herself at La Brea Dance studio, learning to waltz, fox-trot, and tango with a boy named X. X is everything that Evie is not: adventurous, passionate, daring. His philosophy is to say yes to everything, including entering a ballroom dance competition with a girl he's only just met. Falling for X is definitely not what Evie had in mind. But as she and X dance around and toward each other, Evie is forced to question all she thought she knew about life and love. Starred reviews. An Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. African Americans. Relationship skills. Romance fiction. Ability. Contemporary young adult fiction. IL 10-12. Lexile 650.
Instructions for Dancing JS  
KM 13505KM 13505 Instructions for Dancing (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Yoon, Nicola
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Evie Thomas doesn't believe in love anymore. Especially after the strangest thing occurs one otherwise ordinary afternoon. She witnesses a couple kiss and is overcome with a vision of how their romance began, and how it will end. After all, even the greatest love stories end with a broken heart, eventually. As Evie tries to understand why this is happening, she finds herself at La Brea Dance studio, learning to waltz, fox-trot, and tango with a boy named X. X is everything that Evie is not: adventurous, passionate, daring. His philosophy is to say yes to everything, including entering a ballroom dance competition with a girl he's only just met. Falling for X is definitely not what Evie had in mind. But as she and X dance around and toward each other, Evie is forced to question all she thought she knew about life and love. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Kit contents include playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 8 hours. Starred reviews. African Americans. Relationship skills. Romance fiction. Ability. Contemporary young adult fiction. Please see B 127064 for additional copies. IL 10-12. Lexile 650.
Instructions for Dancing (Playaway) S  
B 127500B 127500 Invisible
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gonzalez, Christina Diaz
Length: 195 Copyright: 2022

Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain, Sara: the loner, Dayara: the tough kid, Nico: the rich kid, and Miguel: the athlete. And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same, just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school. Text mostly in English with some Spanish. IL 4-8. AR 2.6. Lexile 260.
Invisible IJ  
B 124863B 124863 Invisible Emmie
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Libenson, Terri
Length: 185 Copyright: 2017

Crushes. Humiliation. Drama. Middle school. This is the story of two totally different girls--quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie--and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. Multiple point of view. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 3.8. RC 4.3.
Invisible Emmie PI  
B 124735B 124735 Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Stambach, Scott
Length: 326 Copyright: 2016

Seventeen-year-old Ivan Isaenko is a life-long resident of the Mazyr Hospital for Gravely Ill Children in Belarus. Born severely deformed, yet mentally keen with a frighteningly sharp wit, strong intellect, and a voracious appetite for books, Ivan is forced to interact with the world through the vivid prism of his mind. For the most part, every day is exactly the same for Ivan. That is until the seventeen-year-old Polina arrives at the hospital. At first, Ivan resents Polina. She steals his books. She challenges his routine. The nurses like her. But eventually, he is drawn to her and the two forge a romance that is tenuous and beautiful and everything they never dared dream of. And now Ivan wants something, whereas before he survived by being utterly detached from things and people: Ivan wants Polina to live. Iowa High School Battle of the Books 2018-2019. Realistic fiction. Contemporary fiction. IL 9-12.
Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko JS  
B 125346B 125346 It Wasn't Me
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Levy, Dana Alison
Length: 327 Copyright: 2018

When Theo's photography project is vandalized, the five students nearby all claim it was not them, so Theo's favorite teacher suggests they all spend vacation week together and get to the truth. First person point of view. Mystery. Humor. IL 5-8. AR 5.0. Lexile 740. GR Y.
It Wasn't Me IJ  
B 124750B 124750 Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Blake, Ashley Herring
Length: 310 Copyright: 2018

When a tornado rips through town, twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed and her family of five is displaced. Ivy feels invisible and ignored in the aftermath of the storm--and what's worse, her notebook filled with secret drawings of girls holding hands has gone missing. Mysteriously, Ivy's drawings begin to reappear in her locker with notes from someone telling her to open up about her identity. Ivy thinks--and hopes--that this someone might be her classmate, another girl for whom Ivy has begun to develop a crush. Will Ivy find the strength and courage to follow her true feelings? LGBTQIA. Realistic fiction. Identity. IL 5-8. AR 4.9. RC 4.5. Lexile 740.
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World JS  
B 128314B 128314 Jawbreaker
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Wyman, Christina
Length: 305 Copyright: 2023

Twleve-year-old Max, who has an extreme overbite, must navigate sibling rivalry and middle school bullies. Realistic fiction. Responsible decision-making. Orthodontics. School story. Sibling rivalry. IL 5-8. AR 4.9. Lexile 760.
Jawbreaker IJ  
B 125482B 125482 Just Jaime
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Libenson, Terri
Length: 247 Copyright: 2019

Friends. Frenemies. Middle school... The last day of seventh grade has Jaime and Maya wondering who their real friends are. Jaime knows something is off with her friend group. They've started to exclude her and make fun of the way she dresses and the things she likes. At least she can count on her BFF, Maya, to have her back . . . right? Maya feels more and more annoyed with Jaime, who seems babyish compared to the other girls in their popular group. It's like she has nothing in common with Jai anymore. Are their days as BFFs numbered? Graphic novel format. Reluctant reader. Multiple point of view novel. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 3.6.
Just Jaime IJ  
B 127212B 127212 Just Like That
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Schmidt, Gary D
Length: 387 Copyright: 2021

Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's traditions and a social structure heavily weighted toward students from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elene's with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang, fearing the gang's relentless, destructive pursuit. Both young people gradually dispel their loneliness, finding a way to be hopeful and also finding each other. Adventure. Grief & loss. Historical fiction. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. IL 6-10. AR 5.9.
Just Like That IJS  
KM 13510KM 13510 Just Like That (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Schmidt, Gary D
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene's Preparatory Academy for Girls, where she struggles to navigate the venerable boarding school's traditions and a social structure heavily weighted toward students from wealthy backgrounds. In a parallel story, Matt Coffin has wound up on the Maine coast near St. Elene's with a pillowcase full of money lifted from the leader of a criminal gang, fearing the gang's relentless, destructive pursuit. Both young people gradually dispel their loneliness, finding a way to be hopeful and also finding each other. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Kit contents include playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 12 hours. Historical fiction. Grief. IL 6-9. AR 5.9.
Just Like That (Playaway) IJ  
KM 13537KM 13537 Just Look Up (30 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJST Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

What are the most important messages ALL kids need to hear in today’s world? The questions kids are asking today are big. • Why am I here? • How can I feel less alone? • Am I enough? • What’s the point of any of this? As educators and adults, how are we responding? Combining humor, authenticity, heart, and soul, international speaker Joe Beckman shares five specific phrases he believes all kids (and adults) need to hear. The result is a refreshing, authentic, and down-to-earth approach to finding self-worth (Love YOU), resilience (Push Through), confidence (Fail On), joy (Yeah Toast!), and maybe most importantly, human connection (Just Look Up). Classroom set of 30 books and 3 steps to communication guide. IL 4-10.
Just Look Up (30 Books) IJST  
B 127264B 127264 Just Pretend
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Sharp, Tori
Length: 297 Copyright: 2021

A comic memoir from Tori Sharp about dealing with her parents' divorce. Autobiograpy. Graphic novel. Social issues. Children of divorced parents. IL 5-8. AR 2.3.
Just Pretend PI  
B 127249B 127249 Just Roll With It (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Durfey-Lavoie, Lee
Length: 318 Copyright: 2021

Maggie, who struggles with anxiety and OCD, gets through her first year of middle school by making friends, finding the best after-school clubs, and using her twenty-sided dice to help her make decisions. Social emotional connections. Graphic novel. Middle School fiction. Obsessive compulsive disorder. Just Roll With It series, Book 1. IL 4-8. Lexile 370.
Just Roll With It (Book 1) PI  
B 123350B 123350 Kids Like Us
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reyl, Hilary
Length: 282 Copyright: 2017

Martin is an American teen on the autism spectrum living in France with his mom and sister for the summer. He falls for a French girl who he thinks is a real-life incarnation of a character in his favorite book. Over time Martin comes to realize she is a real person and not a character in a novel while at the same time learning that love is not out of his reach just because he is autistic. Starred reviews. IL 9-12.
Kids Like Us JS  
B 125485B 125485 Last Bus to Everland
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Cameron, Sophie
Length: 327 Copyright: 2019

A novel of magic, adventure, and what it means to truly belong. Brody Fair feels like nobody gets him: not his overworked parents, not his genius older brother, and definitely not the girls in the projects set on making his life miserable. Then he meets Nico, an art student who takes Brody to Everland, a 'knock-off Narnia' that opens its door at 11:21pm each Thursday for Nico and his band of present-day misfits and miscreants. Here Brody finds his tribe and a weekly respite from a world where he feels out of place. But when the doors to Everland begin to disappear, Brody is forced to make a decision: He can say goodbye to Everland and to Nico, or stay there and risk never seeing his family again. Magical realism. Fantasy. IL 8-12.
Last Bus to Everland JS  
KM 13154KM 13154 Last Bus to Everland (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Cameron, Sophie
Length: 327 Copyright: 2019

A novel of magic, adventure, and what it means to truly belong. Brody Fair feels like nobody gets him: not his overworked parents, not his genius older brother, and definitely not the girls in the projects set on making his life miserable. Then he meets Nico, an art student who takes Brody to Everland, a 'knock-off Narnia' that opens its door at 11:21pm each Thursday for Nico and his band of present-day misfits and miscreants. Here Brody finds his tribe and a weekly respite from a world where he feels out of place. But when the doors to Everland begin to disappear, Brody is forced to make a decision: He can say goodbye to Everland and to Nico, or stay there and risk never seeing his family again. Contains book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 8 hours and 30 minutes. IL 8-12.
Last Bus to Everland (Playaway) JS  
B 123463B 123463 Last True Love Story
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Kiely, Brendan
Length: 279 Copyright: 2016

Hendrix and Corrina bust Hendrix's grandfather out of assisted living, and leave LA for New York in pursuit of freedom, truth, and love. Realistic fiction. Bildungsroman / Coming of Age. IL 9-12. Lexile 900.
Last True Love Story JS  
B 124592B 124592 Leah on the Offbeat
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Albertalli, Becky
Length: 343 Copyright: 2018

When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat--but real life isn't always so rhythmic. She's an anomaly in her friend group: the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she's bisexual, she hasn't mustered the courage to tell her friends--not even her openly gay BFF, Simon. So Leah really doesn't know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. It's hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting--especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended. Sequel to: Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. (B 120577 or Playaway KM 12923) LGBTQIA. Secrets. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 3.7. RC 3.7. Lexile 500.
Leah on the Offbeat JS  
B 126363B 126363 Let Me Hear a Rhyme
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 380 Copyright: 2019

Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right: Things done changed. But that doesn't mean that Quadir and Jarrell are cool letting their best friend Steph's music lie forgotten under his bed after he's murdered--not when his rhymes could turn any Bed Stuy corner into a party. With the help of Steph's younger sister Jasmine, they come up with a plan to promote Steph's music under a new rap name: the Architect. Soon, everyone wants a piece of him. When his demo catches the attention of a hotheaded music label rep, the trio must prove Steph's talent from beyond the grave. As the pressure of keeping their secret grows, Quadir, Jarrell, and Jasmine are forced to confront the truth about what happened to Steph. Only, each has something to hide. And with everything riding on Steph's fame, they need to decide what they stand for or lose all that they've worked so hard to hold on to, including each other. Hoaxes. Teenager death. IL 9-12. AR 4.0. RC 4.4. Lexile 610.
Let Me Hear a Rhyme JS  
B 125310B 125310 Lety Out Loud
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Cervantes, Angela
Length: 197 Copyright: 2019

Lety Muñoz's first language is Spanish, and she likes to take her time putting her words together. She loves volunteering at the Furry Friends Animal Shelter because the dogs and cats there don't care if she can't always find the right word. When the shelter needs a volunteer to write animal profiles, Lety jumps at the chance. But grumpy classmate Hunter also wants to write profiles -- so now they have to work as a team. Hunter's not much of a team player, though. He devises a secret competition to decide who will be the official shelter scribe. Whoever helps get their animals adopted the fastest wins. The loser scoops dog food. Lety reluctantly agrees, but she's worried that if the shelter finds out about the contest, they'll kick her out of the volunteer program. Then she'll never be able to adopt Spike, her favorite dog at the shelter! IL 4-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 720.
Lety Out Loud IJ  
B 126215B 126215 Lila and Hadley
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Keplinger, Kody
Length: 245 Copyright: 2020

Hadley is an angry girl: angry at her mother for embezzling money, angry at her estranged older sister, Beth, whom she has to live with while her mother is in jail, angry at having to move to Kentucky away from her friends, and angry at the world because she has retinitis pigmentosa and is slowly going blind. But then she meets Lila, a rescued pit bull who has not responded to anyone else, so if Hadley can train Lila, maybe the dog can get adopted into her forever home, and just maybe Lila can help Hadley deal with her own problems. Realistic fiction. IL 5-8. AR 4.3. Lexile 690.
Lila and Hadley IJ  
B 124965B 124965 Lily and Dunkin
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gephart, Donna
Length: 338 Copyright: 2018

Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl. But being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Especially when you're in the eighth-grade. Norbert Dorfman, nicknamed Dunkin Dorfman, is bipolar and has just moved from the New Jersey town he's called home for the past thirteen years. This would be hard enough, but the fact that he is also hiding from a painful secret makes it even worse. One summer morning, Lily Jo McGrother meets Dunkin Dorfman, and their lives forever change. Iowa Teen Award, 2019-2020. Realistic fiction. Transgender. Mental health. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. IL 8-12. AR 4.3. RC 4.2. Lexile 680.
Lily and Dunkin JS  
B 126890B 126890 Linked
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Korman, Gordon
Length: 246 Copyright: 2021

When swastikas begin appearing all over town, Link, Michael, and Dana, the only Jewish girl in town, must face crimes both past and present to find the truth. Mystery fiction. Prejudice. Realistic fiction. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 5-8. AR 5.3.
Linked IJ  
KM 13784KM 13784 Linked (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Korman, Gordon
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

When swastikas begin appearing all over town, Link, Michael, and Dana, the only Jewish girl in town, must face crimes both past and present to find the truth. Contents include book, playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours and 30 minutes. Mystery fiction. Prejudice. Realistic fiction. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 5-8. AR 5.3.
Linked (Playaway) IJ  
B 126092B 126092 Look Both Ways: A Tale Told In Ten Blocks
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 188 Copyright: 2019

A collection of ten short stories that all take place in the same day about kids walking home from school. Adventure. Realistic fiction. IL 5-9. AR 4.8. RC 4.6. Lexile 750. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told In Ten Blocks IJS  
KM 13384KM 13384 Look Both Ways: A Tale Told In Ten Blocks (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 188 Copyright: 2019

A collection of ten short stories that all take place in the same day about kids walking home from school. Iowa Children's Choice 2021-2022. Kit contains one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 4 hours. IL 5-8. AR 4.8. RC 4.6. Lexile 750. GR Y.
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told In Ten Blocks (Playaway) IJ  
KM 12951KM 12951 Losers Bracket (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Crutcher, Chris
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

When it comes to family, Annie is in the losers bracket. While her foster parents are great (mostly), her birth family would not have been her first pick. And no matter how many times Annie tries to write them out of her life, she always gets sucked back into their drama. Love is like that. But when a family argument breaks out at Annie's swim meet and her nephew goes missing, Annie might be the only one who can get him back. With help from her friends, her foster brother, and her social service worker, Annie puts the pieces of the puzzle together, determined to find her nephew and finally get him into a safe home. Alternative family. Realistic fiction. Contains 1 hardcover book, 1 playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 5 hours and 30 minutes. IL 7-12. AR 5.0. RC 6.2. Lexile 790.
Losers Bracket (Playaway) JS  
B 126367B 126367 Love From A to Z
Grade Lvl: S Author: Ali, S. K
Length: 342 Copyright: 2019

Eighteen-year-old Muslims Adam and Zayneb meet in Doha, Qatar, during spring break and fall in love as both struggle to find a way to live their own truths. Multicultural. Realistic fiction. Romance. Arab. IL 9-12. AR 5.0. Lexile 740.
Love From A to Z S  
B 127060B 127060 Love is a Revolution
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 290 Copyright: 2021

Harlem teenager Nala is looking forward to a summer of movies and ice cream until she falls in love with the very woke Tye and pretends to be a social activist. Starred reviews. An Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Young adult. African American. Realistic fiction. Contemporary romance. Relationship skills. Jamaican Americans. Self-acceptance. IL 9-12. AR 4.8.
Love is a Revolution JS  
KM 13050KM 13050 Lu (Playaway) (Track, Book 4)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems. Suddenly, there are hurdles in Lu's way--literally and not-so-literally--and Lu needs to figure out, fast, what winning the gold really means. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book, and one 5-way splitter. Run time of playaway: approximately 5 hours. Series fiction: Track, book 4. IL 5-10. AR 4.0.
Lu (Playaway) (Track, Book 4) IJS  
B 124705B 124705 Lumberjanes: A Bird's-Eye View (Book 7)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Watters, Shannon / Leyh, Kat
Length: 112 Copyright: 2017

The High Council is coming to camp and counselor Jen is determined to make everything perfect, even though a storm is brewing and kittens from the boys' camp are manifesting magical powers. It's every Lumberjane on deck as the girls do their best to prep the grounds for inspection . . . but there are some storms no one can prepare for. Series: Lumberjanes, Book 7. IL 3-8. Lexile 290.
Lumberjanes: A Bird's-Eye View (Book 7) PIJ  
B 124701B 124701 Lumberjanes: A Terrible Plan (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Stevenson, Noelle
Length: 103 Copyright: 2016

Trying to take advantage of the first quiet day at camp on a while, Mal and Molly's date takes a bizarre turn with the appearance of the bear woman! Back at camp Jo, April, and Ripley must stay on their toes as they try to earn every badge possible which ends up being a lot harder than any of them ever planned. Series: Lumberjanes, Book 3. IL 3-8. AR 4.3. Lexile 810.
Lumberjanes: A Terrible Plan (Book 3) PIJ  
B 124703B 124703 Lumberjanes: Band Together (Book 5)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Stevenson, Noelle / Ellis, Grace
Length: 112 Copyright: 2016

The Lumberjanes meet rock n' roll mermaids! Excited for the annual Bandicoot Bacchanal, Ripley recruits her friends to help her get ready for the dance. But before the Lumberjanes know it, something mysterious begins to bubble to the surface of the lake near camp! Will the Lumberjanes be able to bring peace to the lake in time for the Bacchanal? Series: Lumberjanes, Book 5. IL 3-8. AR 3.7. Lexile 780.
Lumberjanes: Band Together (Book 5) PIJ  
B 124699B 124699 Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Stevenson, Noelle / Ellis, Grace
Length: 128 Copyright: 2015

Best friends Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley spend a fun summer at Lumberjane scout camp where they encounter yetis, three-eyed wolves, and giant falcons while solving a mystery that holds the fate of the world in the balance. Series: Lumberjanes, Book 1. Graphic novel. IL 3-8. AR 3.5. RC. 3.3. Iowa Teen Award, 2019-2020.
Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy (Book 1) PIJ  
B 124700B 124700 Lumberjanes: Friendship to the Max (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Stevenson, Noelle / Ellis, Grace
Length: 112 Copyright: 2015

Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are not your average campers, and Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady-Types is not your average summer camp. Between the river monsters, magic, and the art of friendship bracelets, this summer is only just beginning. Join the Lumberjanes as they take on raptors and a sibling rivalry that only myths are made of. Series: Lumberjanes, Volume 2. Graphic novel. IL 3-8. AR 3.4. RC 3.3.
Lumberjanes: Friendship to the Max (Book 2) PIJ  
B 124707B 124707 Lumberjanes: On a Roll (Book 9)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Watters, Shannon
Length: 112 Copyright: 2018

When the Yetis are kicked out of their treehouse, it's up to the Roanokes to win their home back from the Sasquatches that took it over by beating them at roller derby. Series: Lumberjanes, Book 9. Graphic novel. IL 3-8.
Lumberjanes: On a Roll (Book 9) PIJ  
B 124702B 124702 Lumberjanes: Out of Time (Book 4)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Stevenson, Noelle / Ellis, Grace
Length: 102 Copyright: 2016

Jen just wants to have a normal lesson with her cabin, teaching Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley the basic survival skills needed without any supernatural intervention when a blizzard hits camp! Separated from her girls, Jen finds herself in more trouble than ever...until a mysterious stranger swoops in to save the day. Who is this taxidermist? What is her relationship to Rosie? Join Jen as she finds a way back to her girls, and a way to save the day! Series: Lumberjanes, Volume 4. IL 3-8. AR 3.5. Lexile 390.
Lumberjanes: Out of Time (Book 4) PIJ  
B 124704B 124704 Lumberjanes: Sink or Swim (Book 6)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Stevenson, Noelle / Ellis, Grace
Length: 112 Copyright: 2017

A crazy storm is coming and the Lumberjanes have to help their counselor Seafarin' Karen get her boat back from some renegade selkies. Knot On Your Life! Camp is about more than just crafts and acquiring badges when you're a Lumberjane. When April, Jo, Mal, Molly, and Ripley all decide to learn more about the mysterious Seafarin' Karen, things take a turn for the strange. Shapeshifters, strange portals, and friendship to the max make for one summer camp that never gets boring! Series: Lumberjanes Graphic Novels, Book 6. IL 3-8. AR 3.7. Lexile 350.
Lumberjanes: Sink or Swim (Book 6) PIJ  
B 124706B 124706 Lumberjanes: Stone Cold (Book 8)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Watters, Shannon
Length: 112 Copyright: 2018

Excited to have Barney starting their first week at the camp, the Roanokes run over to the Zodiac cabin, only to find everyone turned to stone! Between strange shadows and Diane being back, it looks like April, Jo, Mal, Molly, and Ripley are going to have their hands full trying to find a cure for their friends . . . as long as they don't look the wrong thing in the eye first. Series: Lumberjanes, Book 8. Graphic novel. IL 3-8. Lexile 370.
Lumberjanes: Stone Cold (Book 8) PIJ  
B 124896B 124896 Making Friends (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Gudsnuk, Kristen
Length: 261 Copyright: 2018

Sixth grade was SO much easier for Danny. All her friends were in the same room and she knew exactly what to expect out of life. Now that she's in seventh grade, she's in a new middle school, her friends are in different classes and forming new cliques, and she is totally, completely lost. What Danny really needs is a new best friend! So when she inherits a magic sketchbook from her eccentric great-aunt in which anything she sketches in it comes to life, she draws Madison, the most amazing, perfect, and awesome best friend ever. The thing is, even when you create a best friend, there's no guarantee they'll always be your best friend. Especially when they discover they've been created with magic! Graphic novel. IL 3-7. AR 3.0.
Making Friends (Book 1) PIJ  
B 125606B 125606 Making Friends: Back to the Drawing Board (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Gudsnuk, Kristen
Length: 198 Copyright: 2019

Almost everything is going great for Dany. She and Madison are still best friends, she still has her magic sketchbook, and the new school year is actually looking up. But after Dany creates a duplicate of herself to help with homework and raise her social status, they accidentally unleash supernatural havoc around town. And with the big school dance coming up, time is running out for Dany and her double to set things right before the night is ruined! Series fiction: Making Friends, Book 2. IL 5-9. AR 2.7.
Making Friends: Back to the Drawing Board (Book 2) IJS  
B 127218B 127218 Merci Suárez Can't Dance (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Medina, Meg
Length: 372 Copyright: 2021

Merci embarks on a seventh grade year shaped by high teacher expectations, a crush on a school-store co-worker, and a bossy classmate's plan for the annual Heart Ball. Hispanic/Latino. Realistic fiction. School story. Series fiction: Merci Suárez, book 2. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. Lexile 710.
Merci Suárez Can't Dance (Book 2) PIJ  
B 124990B 124990 Merci Suárez Changes Gears (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Medina, Meg
Length: 355 Copyright: 2018

Thoughtful, strong-willed sixth-grader Merci Suarez navigates difficult changes with friends, family, and everyone in between. Merci Suarez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don't have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be Merci's school-assigned Sunshine Buddy, Merci becomes the target of Edna's jealousy. Things aren't going well at home, either: Merci's grandfather and most trusted ally, Lolo, has been acting strangely lately -- forgetting important things, falling from his bike, and getting angry over nothing. No one in her family will tell Merci what's going on, so she's left to her own worries, while also feeling all on her own at school. In a coming-of-age tale full of humor and wisdom, award-winning author Meg Medina gets to the heart of the confusion and constant change that defines middle school -- and the steadfast connection that defines family. Newbery Award Winner 2019. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. RC 4.3. Lexile 700.
Merci Suárez Changes Gears (Book 1) IJ  
B 127843B 127843 Merci Suarez Plays It Cool (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Medina, Meg
Length: 340 Copyright: 2022

Follow Merci Suarez into an eighth-grade year full of changes, evolving friendships, new responsibilities, and a heartbreaking loss. Realistic fiction. School story. Series fiction: Merci Suárez, book 3. IL 4-8. AR 4.8.
Merci Suarez Plays It Cool (Book 3) IJ  
B 124192B 124192 Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (Book 4)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Patterson, James / Tebbetts, Chris
Length: 309 Copyright: 2017

Rafe Khatchadorian is ready for a fun summer at camp--until he finds out it's a summer school camp! Luckily, Rafe easily makes friends with his troublemaking cabin mates and bunkmate, a boy nicknamed Booger-Eater, who puts up with endless teasing from the other kids. Rafe soon realizes there's more to a person than a nickname, though, and Booger-Eater might be the kind of friend you want on your side when the boys from the Cool Cabin attack. Graphic novel format. Series fiction: Middle School, Book 4. IL 4-8. AR 4.0. RC 3.7. Lexile 640. GR T.
Middle School: How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill (Book 4) IJ  
B 127449B 127449 Miss Quinces
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fajardo, Kat
Length: 245 Copyright: 2022

Story highlights a girl who would rather do anything other than celebrate her quinceanera. A funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about navigating the expectations of family and cultural tradition. Graphic Novel. Hispanic/Latino. Honduran American. Family life. Humor. Social customs. IL 4-8. AR 3.0. Lexile 370.
Miss Quinces IJ  
B 125026B 125026 Monday's Not Coming
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 435 Copyright: 2017

Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been inseparable--more sisters than friends. So when Monday doesn't turn up for the first day of school, Claudia's worried. When she doesn't show for the second day, or second week, Claudia knows that something is wrong. Monday wouldn't just leave her to endure tests and bullies alone. Not after last year's rumors and not with her grades on the line. Now Claudia needs her best--and only--friend more than ever. But Monday's mother refuses to give Claudia a straight answer, and Monday's sister April is even less help. As Claudia digs deeper into her friend's disappearance, she discovers that no one seems to remember the last time they saw Monday. How can a teenage girl just vanish without anyone noticing that she's gone? Starred reviews. Urban fiction. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. Thriller. IL 9-12. AR 4.3.
Monday's Not Coming JS  
B 97286B 97286 More Short Scenes and Monologues for Middle School Students: Inspired by Literature, Social Studies, and Real Life
Grade Lvl: T Author: Surface, Mary Hall
Length: 207 Copyright: 2007

Eleven-to fourteen-year olds love making theater. But they demand dramatic material that honestly captures who they are-newly emerging individuals, struggling with school, friends and parents, eager to explore and find a place in the great big world. Written by a nationally award-winning playwright of theater for family audiences, this collection offers the teacher and student: Monologues with strong emotional turning points. Two- and four-actor scenes with strong relationships, specific objectives. Multiple-actor scenes, drawn from multicultural sources, in which the roles have relatively equal weight. Reader's Theater ideas. Middle school students Drama. One-act plays and monologues. Student IL appropriate for grades 5-8.
More Short Scenes and Monologues for Middle School Students: Inspired by Li T  
B 97281B 97281 More Ten-Minute Plays for Middle School Performers: Plays for a Variety of Cast Sizes
Grade Lvl: T Author: Young, Rebecca / Gritton, Ashley
Length: 125 Copyright: 2011

A sequel collection of eighteen plays that give teenage performers the chance to reveal the unique identities and motivations of students their own age. These brief plays may be used for speech and drama classrooms, forensic competitions, or variety shows. They are easily staged with no sets or costumes. Topics include: the never-ending gossip cycle, parents, being conceited, getting in trouble, and more. Included are scripts for girls only, scripts for boys only, and scripts for mixed casts. The dialogue is believable and easy to perform. Sample titles: Word Gets Around, The School Talent Show, The Party, Three Boys and a Baby, Bad Hair Day, First Kiss, The Bigheaded Girl and more. Reader's Theater ideas. Middle school students Drama. One-act plays. Student IL 7-10.
More Ten-Minute Plays for Middle School Performers: Plays for a Variety of T  
B 123674B 123674 My Girlfriend's Pregnant!: A Teen's Guide to Becoming a Dad
Grade Lvl: S Author: Shantz-Hilkes, Chloe
Length: 126 Copyright: 2015

Looks at pregnancy for teenage fathers, focusing on relationships, abortion, adoption, and other topics. IL 10-12.
My Girlfriend's Pregnant!: A Teen's Guide to Becoming a Dad S  
B 127668B 127668 Nat for Nothing (Book 4)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Scrivan, Maria
Length: 232 Copyright: 2023

When her best friend and ex-BFF join the volleyball team, Natalie feels betrayed and, unable to find an extracurricular activity that interests her, meets a new student with the same problem and together they come up with a solution. Humorous stories. Coming of age / bildungsroman. Graphic novel series: Nat Enough, Book 4. IL 4-8. Lexile 540.
Nat for Nothing (Book 4) IJ  
B 123662B 123662 Need
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Charbonneau, Joelle
Length: 338 Copyright: 2015

In this exploration of the dark side of social media, and government control and manipulation, the teenagers in a small town are drawn deeper and deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need--regardless of the consequences. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019. IL 7-12. AR 4.8. RC 5.5. Lexile 730.
Need JS  
B 125343B 125343 New Kid (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Craft, Jerry
Length: 249 Copyright: 2019

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself? African American fiction. School stories. Graphic novel. IL 4-8. AR 2.9. Lexile 320. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021. Newbery Award 2020.
New Kid (Book 1) IJ  
KM 13237KM 13237 New Kid (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Craft, Jerry
Length: 249 Copyright: 2019

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself? African American fiction. School stories. Graphic novel. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021. Newbery Award 2020. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 2 hours. IL 4-8. AR 2.9. Lexile 320.
New Kid (Playaway) IJ  
B 127916B 127916 Not an Easy Win
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Giles, Chrystal D
Length: 245 Copyright: 2023

Nothing has gone right for twelve-year-old year old Lawrence since his Pop went away. After getting expelled from school for fighting, he discovers the world of chess and things begin to change. African American. Realistic fiction. Self-management. Overcoming adversity. IL 6-9. AR 5.0. Lexile 770.
Not an Easy Win IJ  
B 97324B 97324 Novels in Verse for Teens: A Guidebook with Activities for Teachers and Librarians
Grade Lvl: T Author: Krok, Lisa
Length: 151 Copyright: 2020

This valuable guide advises teachers and librarians how to use novels in verse in functional, hands-on ways with teens, including reluctant readers. Novels in verse are popular and have recently won some important awards. They are of great value to teachers and librarians as a way of reaching all teens, including marginalized teens and those who may be struggling or reluctant readers. This guide shows readers how to pair books with teens based on their needs, interests, and specific situations. After teens are paired with books, this guide suggests activities to further engage them with the poetry. Activities are tied to Common Core and AASL standards for ease of lesson planning for teachers. Verse novels address a widely diverse demographic and a variety of topics, including various cultures, religions, racism, LGBTQ+ themes, mental illness, poverty, homelessness, sexual assault, self-harm/suicide, domestic violence, family dynamics, disabilities, refugees, English language learners, and more. Novels in verse provide a more modern, practical alternative to some older classics that may not appeal to many teens or that may intimidate them by their sheer number of words per page. This book provides a one-stop resource for choosing and using novels in verse with teen readers. Instructional and educational works.
Novels in Verse for Teens: A Guidebook with Activities for Teachers and Lib T  
B 127211B 127211 Omar Rising
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Saeed, Aisha
Length: 216 Copyright: 2022

Omar must contend with being treated like a second-class citizen when he gets a scholarship to an elite boarding school. Companion to Amal Unbound - B 124893. Boarding schools. Pakistan fiction. School story. Realistic fiction. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 5-10.
Omar Rising IJS  
KM 13802KM 13802 Omar Rising (Wonderbook)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Saeed, Aisha
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

Omar must contend with being treated like a second-class citizen when he gets a scholarship to an elite boarding school. Companion to Amal Unbound - B 124893. Contents include a Wonderbook and a 5-way splitter. Wonderbook run time: 4 hours and 40 minutes. Boarding schools. Pakistan fiction. School story. Realistic fiction. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 5-10. AR 3.8. Lexile 540.
Omar Rising (Wonderbook) IJS  
B 127733B 127733 On Air with Zoe Washington (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 293 Copyright: 2023

Follows fourteen-year-old Zoe and her recently exonerated father as they build their new relationship and work to open a restaurant together. Sequel to "From the Desk of Zoe Washington"(126727). Realistic fiction. Social awareness. Podcasts. Family life. African Americans. Series fiction: Zoe Washington, Book 2. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-9. AR 4.5.
On Air with Zoe Washington (Book 2) IJ  
KM 13777KM 13777 On Air with Zoe Washington (Book 2) (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Follows fourteen-year-old Zoe and her recently exonerated father as they build their new relationship and work to open a restaurant together. Sequel to "From the Desk of Zoe Washington"(126727). Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playway run time: 6 hours. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. Podcasts. Family life. African Americans. Series fiction: Zoe Washington, Book 2. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-9. AR 4.5.
On Air with Zoe Washington (Book 2) (Playaway) IJ  
B 125617B 125617 On the Come Up
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 447 Copyright: 2019

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your come up when you're labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral...for all the wrong reasons. Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn't just want to make it--she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be. Teacher preview strongly recommended. Urban fiction. Realistic. IL 9-12. AR 3.8. RC 4.2. Lexile 550. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021.
On the Come Up JS  
KM 13238KM 13238 On the Come Up (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 447 Copyright: 2019

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least win her first battle. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But it's hard to get your come up when you're labeled a hoodlum at school, and your fridge at home is empty after your mom loses her job. So Bri pours her anger and frustration into her first song, which goes viral...for all the wrong reasons. Bri soon finds herself at the center of a controversy, portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. But with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri doesn't just want to make it--she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be. Teacher preview strongly recommended. Urban fiction. Realistic. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 11 hours and 45 minutes. IL 9-12. AR 3.8. RC 4.2. Lexile 550.
On the Come Up (Playaway) JS  
B 126913B 126913 One Kid's Trash
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Sumner, Jamie
Length: 226 Copyright: 2021

A middle grade novel about a boy who uses his unusual talent for decoding people's trash to try to fit in at his new school. Realistic fiction. Family story. Friendship. IL 4-8.
One Kid's Trash IJ  
B 123415B 123415 One of Us is Lying
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McManus, Karen M
Length: 360 Copyright: 2017

When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students all four become suspects. It's up to them to solve the case. Fiction. IL 9-12. AR 5.1. RC 5.5. Lexile 730. Iowa Teen Award, 2019-2020.
One of Us is Lying JS  
B 127068B 127068 One Year at Ellsmere
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Hicks, Faith Erin
Length: 166 Copyright: 2020

Jun embarks on her first year of school at the prestigious Ellsmere Academy and tries to handle the rich girls who look down on her for being on scholarship as well as her friend Cassie's stories about mythical beasts. An Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. Graphic novel. IL 6-10. Fantasy comic. Friendship fiction. Fantasy. Teen girls. IL 6-10.
One Year at Ellsmere IJS  
B 126323B 126323 Opposite of Always
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Justin A
Length: 457 Copyright: 2019

When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he's falling hard. Soon she's meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack. But then Kate dies. And their story should end there. Yet Kate's death sends Jack back to the beginning, the moment they first meet, and Kate's there again. Healthy, happy, and charming as ever. Jack isn't sure if he's losing his mind. Still, if he has a chance to prevent Kate's death, he'll take it. Even if that means believing in time travel. Young adult fiction. Realistic fiction. Romance. African American. IL 9-12. AR 4.3. RC 4.5. Lexile 630.
Opposite of Always JS  
B 125621B 125621 Other Words for Home
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Warga, Jasmine
Length: 342 Copyright: 2019

Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven't quite prepared her for starting school in the US --and her new label of 'Middle Eastern,' an identity she's never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises--there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude just might try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. Immigration. Refugees. Realistic fiction. Novel in verse. Starred reviews. IL 4-8. AR 5.3. RC 6.6. Lexile 930. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022.
Other Words for Home IJ  
KM 13383KM 13383 Other Words for Home (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Warga, Jasmine
Length: 342 Copyright: 2019

Jude never thought she'd be leaving her beloved older brother and father behind, all the way across the ocean in Syria. But when things in her hometown start becoming volatile, Jude and her mother are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives. At first, everything in America seems too fast and too loud. The American movies that Jude has always loved haven't quite prepared her for starting school in the US --and her new label of 'Middle Eastern,' an identity she's never known before. But this life also brings unexpected surprises--there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical that Jude just might try out for. Maybe America, too, is a place where Jude can be seen as she really is. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022. Kit contents include one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 4 hours. IL 4-8. AR 5.3. RC 6.6. Lexile 930.
Other Words for Home (Playaway) IJ  
B 127877B 127877 Pack Your Bags, Maggie Diaz
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Moreno, Nina
Length: 256 Copyright: 2023

Spring semester is here and Maggie is killing it! Her grades are up, she's loving outdoor track and field, and being a seventh grader means the awesome spring break trip to St. Augustine is almost here. She can't wait for her first overnight trip away from her overprotective parents, lovesick sister, and busybody abuela. Nothing will get in the way of Maggie having the best time ever with her two best friends, Zoey and Julian! But all of Maggie's plans for their unforgettable trip start to fall apart as everyone gets carried away with the upcoming dance instead. Even Julian has a crush, throwing their group dynamic into turmoil when he asks the new girl to be his date. Zoey's so stressed with school that her straight A streak is in trouble, and why can't Maggie stop thinking about Eerie Eddie? The three best friends have been inseparable for years, but everything is changing as everyone splits into twos, leaving Maggie unsure of where,and with who, she still fits. Hispanic/Latino. Humor. Realistic fiction. Best friends. IL 5-8. AR 4.9.
Pack Your Bags, Maggie Diaz IJ  
B 123420B 123420 Pandemonium
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Oliver, Lauren
Length: 375 Copyright: 2012

Sequel to: Delirium (B 117176). After falling in love, Lena and Alex flee their oppressive society where love is outlawed and everyone must receive "the cure"--an operation that makes them immune to the delirium of love--but Lena alone manages to find her way to a community of resistance fighters, and although she is bereft without the boy she loves, her struggles seem to be leading her toward a new love. Book 2 in Delirium Series. Series fiction. IL 8-12. AR 5.4. Lexile 760.
Pandemonium JS  
B 123579B 123579 Pants Project
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Clarke, Cat
Length: 267 Copyright: 2017

Eleven-year-old Liv fights to change the middle school dresscode requiring girls to wear a skirt and, along the way, finds the courage to tell his moms he is meant to be a boy. LBGTQ. Realistic fiction. IL 5-9. AR 4.8.
Pants Project PIJ  
B 109622B 109622 Paper Towns
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Green, John
Length: 305 Copyright: 2008

One month before graduating from his Central Florida high school, Quentin "Q" Jacobsen basks in the predictable boringness of his life until the beautiful and exciting Margo Roth Spiegelman, Q's neighbor and classmate, takes him on a midnight adventure and then mysteriously disappears. Missing persons. Coming-of-age Fiction. Bildungsromans. Runaways. Young adult fiction. Mystery. IL 9-12. AR 5.4. RC 5.5. Lexile 850.
Paper Towns JS  
B 127724B 127724 Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Tang, Betty C
Length: 282 Copyright: 2023

An extraordinary story filled with humor and heart about three kids living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the author's childhood experiences as a parachute kid. Graphic Novel. Authentic author. Immigration & Emigration. Refugees. Separation. Talwanese. IL 4-8.
Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel IJ  
B 123409B 123409 Patina (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 233 Copyright: 2017

A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons. Series fiction. Sequel to "Ghost" (B 123408). Book 2 in Track series. IL 6-10. AR 4.7. Lexile 710.
Patina (Book 2) IJS  
KM 13030KM 13030 Patina (Playaway) (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 0 Copyright: 2017

A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons. Series fiction. Sequel to "Ghost" (B 123408). Series fiction: Track, book 2. IL 5-10. AR 4.7. Lexile 710. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book, and one 5-way splitter. Run time of playaway approximately 3 hours and 25 minutes.
Patina (Playaway) (Book 2) JS  
B 123576B 123576 Perfect Score
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Buyea, Rob
Length: 358 Copyright: 2017

Told from different viewpoints, five sixth-graders, facing various challenges and under pressure to do well on statewide assessment tests, agree to a plan for acing the tests. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.7. Lexile 710. GR Y. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021.
Perfect Score IJ  
KM 13218KM 13218 Perfect Score (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Buyea, Rob
Length: 358 Copyright: 2017

Told from different viewpoints, five sixth-graders, facing various challenges and under pressure to do well on statewide assessment tests, agree to a plan for acing the tests. Contents include playway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: approximately 8 hours. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.7. Lexile 710. GR Y. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2020-2021.
Perfect Score (Playaway) IJ  
B 113016B 113016 Perks of Being a Wallflower
Grade Lvl: S Author: Chbosky, Stephen
Length: 213 Copyright: 1999

Charlie, a freshman in high school, explores the dilemmas of growingup through a collection of letters he sends to an unknown receiver. Classic (Fiction). Teenagers. Letter writing. Coming-of-age. Young adult fiction. Mature themes. ALA Best Book for YA (2000). AR 4.8. RC 6.1. Lexile 720. IL 10-12.
Perks of Being a Wallflower S  
B 123439B 123439 Phantom Limbs
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Garner, Paula
Length: 352 Copyright: 2016

Still reeling from the death of his little brother and the sudden departure of his first love Meg, Otis throws himself into swim training with Dara, until Meg returns for the summer and Otis tries to rekindle their relationship. Realistic fiction. IL 8-12. AR 4.7. Lexile 660.
Phantom Limbs JS  
B 126365B 126365 Piecing Me Together
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 264 Copyright: 2017

Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls. African American. Realistic fiction. Mentoring. IL 9-12. AR 4.5. RC 4.2. Lexile 680.
Piecing Me Together JS  
B 127226B 127226 Pity Party
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Lane, Kathleen
Length: 203 Copyright: 2021

A grab bag of dark short fiction set in middle school that explores anxieties and twists them into funny, resonant, and reassuring psychological thrills. Come to the party for a grab bag of delightfully dark stories that ultimately offers a life-affirming reminder that there is hope and humor to be found amid our misery.There's a story about a mood ring that tells the absolute truth. One about social media followers who literally follow you around. And one about a kid whose wish for a new, improved self is answered when a mysterious box arrives in the mail. There's also a personality test, a fortune teller, a letter from the Department of Insecurity, and an interactive Choose Your Own Catastrophe. IL 6-10. GR Y.
Pity Party IJS  
B 128324B 128324 Playing through the Turnaround
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Larsen, Mylisa
Length: 261 Copyright: 2022

When their beloved Jazz Lab teacher is let go due to budget cuts, his students hatch a plan to save their class, becoming an unlikely band of crusaders whose quest turns into something bigger than they ever could have imagined. Realistic fiction. Responsible decision making. The Arts. Middle school story. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 4-8.
Playing through the Turnaround IJ  
KM 13785KM 13785 Playing through the Turnaround (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Larsen, Mylisa
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

When their beloved Jazz Lab teacher is let go due to budget cuts, his students hatch a plan to save their class, becoming an unlikely band of crusaders whose quest turns into something bigger than they ever could have imagined. Realistic fiction. Responsible decision making. The Arts. Middle school story. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 5 hours and 15 minutes. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 4-8.
Playing through the Turnaround (Playaway) IJ  
B 124989B 124989 Poet X
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Acevedo, Elizabeth
Length: 361 Copyright: 2018

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. Novel in verse. Realistic fiction. Hispanic American. Bildungsroman / Coming of age. IL 9-12. AR 5.2. RC 6.3. Lexile 800.
Poet X JS  
B 124864B 124864 Positively Izzy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Libenson, Terri
Length: 220 Copyright: 2018

Tells the intersecting stories of dreamer Izzy, who has trouble focusing on schoolwork, and Brainy Bri, who wants people to think of her as more than a brainiac. Realistic fiction. Graphic novel format. IL 4-8. AR 3.0. RC 3.3. Lexile 390.
Positively Izzy IJ  
B 127251B 127251 Psychology for Kids: The Science of the Mind and Behavior
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Toner, Jacqueline B
Length: 256 Copyright: 2021

This is an introduction to the science of psychology for young readers. Text features chapters on the brain, personality, intelligence, emotions, social relationships, and more. Health and wellness. Whole person. Personal growth. Psychology. Graphic novel format. IL 5-9.
Psychology for Kids: The Science of the Mind and Behavior IJ  
KM 13601KM 13601 Psychology for Kids: The Science of the Mind and Behavior - 25 Books (2 Parts)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Toner, Jacqueline B
Length: 256 Copyright: 2021

This is an introduction to the science of psychology for young readers. Text features chapters on the brain, personality, intelligence, emotions, social relationships, and more. Kit includes a classroom set of 25 books. Health and wellness. Whole person. Personal growth. Psychology. Novel study. Health Education. Four week loan period. IL 5-9.
Psychology for Kids: The Science of the Mind and Behavior - 25 Books (2 Par IJ  
B 127915B 127915 Puddin' (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Murphy, Julie
Length: 428 Copyright: 2018

A story about unexpected friendship, romance, and Texas-size girl power. Realistic fiction. Young adult. Mature themes. Overweight teens. Romance fiction. Self-esteem. Friendship. Humor. Series fiction: Dumplin', Book 2. IL 11-12. AR 4.9. Lexile 730.
Puddin' (Book 2) S  
B 127914B 127914 Pumpkin (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Murphy, Julie
Length: 326 Copyright: 2021

Creating a drag-show audition tape that culminates in an unkind nomination for prom queen, an overweight and openly gay teen partners with a girl who has been nominated for prom king to embrace their true selves. School story. LGBTQIA+. Self-esteem. Overweight persons. Young adult fiction. Mature themes. Series fiction: Dumplin', Book 3. IL 11-12.
Pumpkin (Book 3) S  
B 97262B 97262 Read Me: A Parental Primer for The Talk
Grade Lvl: T Author: St. John, Lanae
Length: 212 Copyright: 2018

Talking to your kids about sex is hard. And, oh so awkward, but most important. Especially if you want your kids to grow up confident and have healthy relationships. Sexologist and mom, Dr. Lanae St.John, (The MamaSutra), believes it’s time to shake up the status quo and normalize sex and sexuality. Dr. St.John uses “The Five Building Blocks to a Healthy Sexuality” to ensure children and adults of all ages have the best resources, support, and skills to make good decisions and grow into a happy and fulfilling sex life.
Read Me: A Parental Primer for The Talk T  
B 123462B 123462 Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
Grade Lvl: IJST Author: Higashida, Naoki
Length: 135 Copyright: 2013

Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one at last have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within. Biography. IL 5-12. AR 5.8. RC 8.5. Lexile 1000.
Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism IJST  
B 127227B 127227 Red, White, and Whole
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: LaRocca, Rajani
Length: 217 Copyright: 2021

A novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia. Starred reviews. Asian American. Family. Novel in verse. Realistic fiction. Middle schools. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 5-8. AR 5.3.
Red, White, and Whole IJ  
B 127497B 127497 Remarkably Ruby
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Libenson, Terri
Length: 376 Copyright: 2022

Although Ruby and Mia used to be friends, they've grown apart as Ruby is not a joiner and likes to write poetry, while Mia is popular and wants to be class president, but they may have more in common than they realize. Series fiction: Emmie and Friends. IL 4-8. AR 3.2.
Remarkably Ruby IJ  
B 124717B 124717 Remedy (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Young, Suzanne
Length: 401 Copyright: 2015

Seventeen-year-old Quinn provides closure to grieving families by taking on the short-term role of a deceased loved one, until huge secrets come to the surface about Quinn's own past. Series fiction: Program, Book 3. Companion book to: The Program and The Treatment. Science fiction. IL 8-12. AR 5.0. RC 6.4. Lexile 710.
Remedy (Book 3) JS  
B 123419B 123419 Requiem
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Oliver, Lauren
Length: 391 Copyright: 2013

Delirium (B 117176) Trilogy, Book 3. Sequel to: Pandemonium (B 123420). While Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous Wilds, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland. Series fiction. IL 8-12. AR 5.1. Lexile 740.
Requiem JS  
B 126022B 126022 Sadie
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Summers, Courtney
Length: 308 Copyright: 2018

Sadie hasn't had an easy life. Growing up on her own, she's been raising her sister Mattie in an isolated small town, trying her best to provide a normal life and keep their heads above water. But when Mattie is found dead, Sadie's entire world crumbles. After a somewhat botched police investigation, Sadie is determined to bring her sister's killer to justice and hits the road following a few meager clues to find him. When West McCray--a radio personality working on a segment about small, forgotten towns in America--overhears Sadie's story at a local gas station, he becomes obsessed with finding the missing girl. He starts his own podcast as he tracks Sadie's journey, trying to figure out what happened, hoping to find her before it's too late. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021. Thriller. IL 9-12. AR 5.0. Lexile 750.
Sadie JS  
B 124966B 124966 Saving Red
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sones, Sonya
Length: 440 Copyright: 2016

Right before winter break, fourteen-year-old Molly Rosenberg reluctantly volunteers to participate in Santa Monica's annual homeless count, just to get her school's community service requirement out of the way. But when she ends up meeting Red, a spirited homeless girl only a few years older than she is, Molly makes it her mission to reunite her with her family in time for Christmas. This turns out to be extremely difficult-because Red refuses to talk about her past. There are things Molly won't talk about either. Like the awful thing that happened last winter. She may never be ready to talk about that. Not to Red, or to Cristo, the soulful boy she meets while riding the Ferris wheel one afternoon. When Molly realizes that the friends who Red keeps mentioning are nothing more than voices inside Red's head, she becomes even more concerned about her well-being ... Novel in verse. Homelessness. Realistic fiction. Iowa Teen Award, 2019-2020. IL 8-12. AR 5.1. RC 5.3.
Saving Red JS  
B 97282B 97282 Scenes for Teens: 50 Original Comedy and Drama Scenes for Teenage Actors
Grade Lvl: T Author: Kimmel, Mike
Length: 120 Copyright: 2014

Scenes for Teens is meant to help simplify the acting process for young actors. These fifty original comedy and drama scripts are intended for the teenage reader. The scenes are written for two actors. They are gender-neutral, and intentionally exclude costumes, props, entrances, exits, complicated stage directions, and additional characters. Scenes for Teens is specifically designed to help young readers practice dialogue in a conversational and realistic manner. This allows them to focus on the one-on-one comedy and drama relationship. Scripts include content geared toward teenage social themes. Reader's Theater ideas. Middle school students Drama. One-act plays. Student IL appropriate for grades 7-10.
Scenes for Teens: 50 Original Comedy and Drama Scenes for Teenage Actors T  
B 127765B 127765 School Trip (New Kid)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Craft, Jerry
Length: 249 Copyright: 2023

Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he isn't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together. Relationship skills. African Americans. School fied trips. Graphic Novel. New Kid series, Book 3. IL 4-8.
School Trip (New Kid) IJ  
B 124956B 124956 Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Sonnenblick, Jordan
Length: 193 Copyright: 2017

Maverick Falconer is just starting middle school and he wishes he were a hero like his father because maybe then he could deal with his mother's drinking and series of abusive boyfriends, not to mention the kids who bully him in middle school (pretty much the same ones who bullied him in elementary school)--but as the year passes he begins to realize that other kids have problems too, and maybe if they can all survive sixth-grade things will get better. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2019-2020. IL 4-7. AR 5.1. RC 4.6. Lexile 760.
Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade IJ  
B 127223B 127223 Shape of Thunder
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Warga, Jasmine
Length: 275 Copyright: 2021

Cora hasn't spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other, they exist in separate worlds of grief. Cora is still grappling with the death of her beloved sister in a school shooting, and Quinn is carrying the guilt of what her brother did. On the day of Cora's twelfth birthday, Quinn leaves a box on her doorstep with a note. She has decided that the only way to fix things is to go back in time to the moment before her brother changed all their lives forever and stop him. In spite of herself, Cora wants to believe. And so the two former friends begin working together to open a wormhole in the fabric of the universe. But as they attempt to unravel the mysteries of time travel to save their siblings, they learn that the magic of their friendship may actually be the key to saving themselves. Grief and loss. Gun violence. Realistic fiction. Relationship skills. School shootings. IL 6-9 AR 4.2.
Shape of Thunder IJ  
KM 13678KM 13678 Shape of Thunder (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Warga, Jasmine
Length: 275 Copyright: 2021

Estranged from the best friend whose brother killed her sister in a school shooting, a grieving Cora receives a message on her twelfth birthday from her friend, asking for her help with creating a time portal to prevent the tragedy. School shootings. Gun violence. Best friends. Death. Realistic fiction. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours and 30 minutes. IL 5-8. AR 4.2.
Shape of Thunder (Playaway) IJ  
B 120577B 120577 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Albertalli, Becky
Length: 303 Copyright: 2015

Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity--and that of his pen pal--will be revealed. Extortion- Fiction. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. William C. Morris YA Debut Award, 2016. AR 4.4 RC 4.7 Lexile 640 IL 9-12.
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda JS  
KM 12923KM 12923 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Albertalli, Becky
Length: 320 Copyright: 2015

Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity--and that of his pen pal--will be revealed. Extortion- Fiction. William C. Morris YA Debut Award, 2016. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. AR 4.4 RC 4.7 Lexile 640 IL 9-12. Contains 1 book, 1 playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6.75 hours.
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Playaway) S  
B 123664B 123664 Since You've Been Gone
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Matson, Morgan
Length: 449 Copyright: 2014

Quiet Emily's sociable and daring best friend, Sloane, has disappeared leaving nothing but a random list of bizarre tasks for her to complete, but with unexpected help from popular classmate Frank Porter, Emily gives them a try. Iowa Teen Award 2018-2019. IL 7-12. AR 6.0. RC 7.6. Lexile 970.
Since You've Been Gone JS  
B 126386B 126386 Slay
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Morris, Brittney
Length: 321 Copyright: 2019

An honors student at Jefferson Academy, seventeen-year-old Keira enjoys developing and playing Slay, a secret, multiplayer online role-playing game celebrating black culture, until the two worlds collide. Video gaming. Fantasy world. African American. High schools. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 6.0. Lexile 930.
Slay JS  
B 127850B 127850 Soft Place to Land
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 281 Copyright: 2021

Twelve-year old Joy dreams of writing music for the movies, but first she has to survive her family's move into a small apartment when her father loses his job. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Poverty. Realistic fiction. Family life. Friendship. IL 4-8. AR 3.9.
Soft Place to Land IJ  
KM 13689KM 13689 Soft Place to Land (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 281 Copyright: 2021

Twelve-year old Joy dreams of writing music for the movies, but first she has to survive her family's move into a small apartment when her father loses his job. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours. Poverty. Realistic fiction. Family life. Friendship. IL 4-8. AR 3.9.
Soft Place to Land (Playaway) IJ  
B 126362B 126362 Some Places More Than Others
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 194 Copyright: 2019

All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father's family in New York City, Harlem, to be exact. She can't wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins in person, and to stay in the brownstone where her father grew up. Maybe this will help her understand her family and herself, in new way. But New York City is not exactly what Amara thought it would be. It's crowded, with confusing subways, suffocating sidewalks, and her father is too busy with work to spend time with her and too angry to spend time with Grandpa Earl. As she explores, asks questions, and learns more and more about Harlem and about her father and his family history, she realizes how, in some ways more than others, she connects with him, her home, and her family. Realistic fiction. IL 5-9. AR 4.6. RC 4.6. Lexile 750.
Some Places More Than Others IJ  
B 127545B 127545 Song Called Home
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Zarr, Sara
Length: 356 Copyright: 2022

Receiving a mysterious guitar the night before she leaves the city to live with her mom and new stepdad, Lou believes that if she learns how to play it, she can bring a piece of her old life home. Realistic fiction. Change. Alternative family. IL 5-9. AR 4.4.
Song Called Home IJ  
B 123585B 123585 Song From Somewhere Else
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Harrold, A. F
Length: 217 Copyright: 2017

Frank thought her summer couldn't get any worse--until big, weird, smelly Nick Underbridge rescues her from a bully, and she winds up at his house. Frank quickly realizes there's more to Nick than meets the eye. When she's at his house, she hears the strangest, most beautiful music, music which leads her to a mysterious, hidden door. Beyond the door are amazing creatures that she never even dreamed could be real. For the first time in forever, Frank feels happy . . . and she and Nick start to become friends. But Nick's incredible secrets are also accompanied by great danger. Frank must figure out how to help her new friend, the same way that he has helped her. Black-and-white illustrations are weaved throughout the text. A powerful story about unlikely friendship, strange magic, and keeping the shadows at bay. Fantasy fiction. Starred reviews. IL 4-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.3.
Song From Somewhere Else IJ  
B 125049B 125049 Speak
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Anderson, Laurie Halse
Length: 198 Copyright: 1999

A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school. Sexual assault. Rape. Emotional problems- Fiction. Michael L. Printz Honor book (198 pages) by Laurie Halse Anderson. Starred reviews. First person point of view. Sexual abuse. Mature themes. AR 4.5 RC 7.1 Lexile 690 GR level Z. IL 8-12.
Speak JS  
B 126027B 126027 Speak: The Graphic Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 372 Copyright: 2018

ased on the novel. A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school. Graphic novel adaptation. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021. IL 8-12. AR 4.0. Lexile 550.
Speak: The Graphic Novel JS  
B 126180B 126180 Spin
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Giles, Lamar R
Length: 387 Copyright: 2019

When DJ ParSec (Paris Secord), rising star of the local music scene, is found dead over her turntables, the two girls who found her, Kya (her pre-fame best friend) and Fuse (her current chief groupie) are torn between grief for Paris and hatred for each other, but when the lack of obvious suspects stalls the investigation, and the police seem to lose interest, despite pressure from social media and ParSec's loyal fans, the two girls unite, determined to find out who murdered their friend. Mystery fiction. African American. IL 9-12. AR 5.0. RC 4.2. Lexile 680.
Spin JS  
B 127875B 127875 Squished
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lloyd, Megan Wagner
Length: 243 Copyright: 2023

Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room--her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships, and working on an art entry for the fair. Family story. Friendship. Graphic novel. Coming of age. IL 4-8.
Squished IJ  
B 127214B 127214 Starfish
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Fipps, Lisa
Length: 244 Copyright: 2021

Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies. Novel in verse. Realistic fiction. Bullying. Starred reviews. Iowa Teen Award 2022-2023. IL 6-9. AR 4.1.
Starfish IJ  
B 123474B 123474 Still Life with Tornado
Grade Lvl: JS Author: King, A.S
Length: 295 Copyright: 2016

A talented 16-year-old artist slowly discovers the history of domestic violence behind why her brother left the family years earlier, and why she suddenly cannot make art. Realistic fiction. IL 8-12. AR 4.1. RC 4.5.
Still Life with Tornado JS  
B 125364B 125364 Story About Cancer (With a Happy Ending)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Desjardins, India
Length: 96 Copyright: 2019

A teenage girl heads towards the hospital waiting room where the doctors are going to tell her how much time she's got to live. As she walks, she thinks about her journey up to this point . . . the terrible decor in the hospital, wearing a headscarf, the horrible treatments, but also being with her friends, family, and her new boyfriend Victor. This is a story about cancer with a happy ending. It's about life, love, and especially, hope. Realistic fiction. IL 5-8.
Story About Cancer (With a Happy Ending) IJ  
B 126214B 126214 Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Perez, Celia C
Length: 365 Copyright: 2019

After Ofelia, Aster, Cat, and Lane fail to persuade a local girls club to change an outdated tradition, they form an alternative group that shakes up their sleepy Florida town. Includes tips for beginning birders, characteristics of crystals, a cookie recipe, tips for aspiring journalists, directions for creating badges, and facts about the killing of birds for fashion. Social action. Family life fiction. Clubs. IL 5-9. AR 5.0. Lexile 750.
Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers IJ  
B 128341B 128341 Strike Zone (Book 7)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Jeter, Derek
Length: 164 Copyright: 2020

Derek's season is not off to a good start, with his good friends on a different team and his father unable to coach, and having a girl on his team only complicates things more. Adventure. Sports fiction. Autobiographical fiction. Series: Jeter Publishing, Book 7. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. Lexile 710.
Strike Zone (Book 7) IJ  
B 127392B 127392 Sun is Also a Star (French Edition)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Yoon, Nicola
Length: 400 Copyright: 2017

French Edition. Natasha is a girl who believes in science and facts. Daniel has always been a good son and good student. But when he sees Natasha he forgets all that and believes there is something extraordinary in store for both of them. Written in alternating first-person narrations. Fate and fatalism- Fiction. Romance fiction. 2017 John Steptoe Award & Michael L. Printz Honor Book. AR 4.7 RC 4.7 Lexile 650 IL 8-12. Iowa High School Award 2018-2019. Daniel, 18 ans, est fils de Coréens immigrés à New York. L'année prochaine, il intègrera certainement la prestigieuse université de Yale. Natasha, 17 ans, est arrivée de la Jamaïque dix ans auparavant. Ce soir, elle quittera peut-être les États-Unis pour toujours. Il croit à la poésie et à l'amour. Elle croit à la science et aux faits explicables.Ils ont 12 heures pour se rencontrer, se connaître, et s'aimer. Au-delà des différences.
Sun is Also a Star (French Edition) JS  
B 124570B 124570 Sunny (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 159 Copyright: 2018

Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing. Realistic. Series fiction: Track, Book 3. IL 6-10. AR 4.5. RC 4.3. Lexile 700.
Sunny (Book 3) IJS  
KM 13031KM 13031 Sunny (Playaway) (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing. Realistic. Series fiction: Track, Book 3. IL 5-10. AR 4.5. RC 4.3. Lexile 700. Contains 1 playaway, 1 book, and one 5-way splitter. Runtime for playaway approximately 3 hours. Addtional hardcover copies: B 124570.
Sunny (Playaway) (Book 3) IJS  
B 127243B 127243 Sunny Makes a Splash (Book 4)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Holm, Jennifer L
Length: 218 Copyright: 2021

It's summer, and Sunny is bored. Most of her friends are out of town. Her mom wants her to baby-sit way more than Sunny wants to baby-sit. There's nothing good on TV. The only place that's cool (in a not-boring sense) and cool (in a not-hot sense) is the community pool. Sunny loves going there and loves it even more when she's offered a job at the snack shack. Soon she's flinging fries and serving soft ice-cream like a pro with the assistance of the very sweet boy who works with her. Sunny's mom isn't sure Sunny should be quite so independent. But Sunny is definitely sure: Life is best when it's free swim. Graphic novel series: Sunny, Book 4. IL 4-9. AR 2.3. Lexile 500.
Sunny Makes a Splash (Book 4) IJ  
B 126049B 126049 Sunny Rolls the Dice (Book 3)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Holm, Jennifer L
Length: 215 Copyright: 2019

Sunny's just made it to middle school and it's making her life very confusing. All her best friend Deb wants to talk about is fashion, boys, makeup, boys, and being cool. Sunny's not against any of these things, but she also doesn't understand why suddenly everything revolves around them. She's much more comfortable when she's in her basement, playing Dungeons & Dragons with a bunch of new friends. Because when you're swordfighting and spider-slaying, it's hard to worry about whether you look cool or not. Especially when it's your turn to roll the 20-sided die. Best friends fiction. Cartoons and comics. Also see: Sunny Side Up B 121107 and Swing It Sunny B 123248. IL 4-8. AR 2.5. RC 3.5. Lexile 470.
Sunny Rolls the Dice (Book 3) IJ  
B 127826B 127826 Sunshine
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Krosoczka, Jarrett J
Length: 240 Copyright: 2023

When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into it, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn't it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn't it be grim? But instead of the shadow of death, Jarrett found something else at Camp Sunshine: the hope and determination that gets people through the most troubled of times. Not only was he subject to some of the usual rituals that come with being a camp counselor (wilderness challenges, spooky campfire stories, an extremely stinky mascot costume), but he also got a chance to meet some extraordinary kids facing extraordinary circumstances. He learned about the captivity of illness, for sure but he also learned about the freedom a safe space can bring. Follow-up to Hey, Kiddo (Lend Book #124733). Graphic Novel. Young adult biography. Autobiographical comic. IL 8-12.
Sunshine JS  
B 127829B 127829 Sunshine
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bauer, Marion Dane
Length: 193 Copyright: 2021

Abruptly spending a week in a northern Minnesota forest with the mother he has never met, a boy with a faithful imaginary dog learns to camp, canoe, and endure the elements while wondering if his not-so-present mother will ever return home. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Realistic fiction. Coming of age. Family.
Sunshine IJ  
B 127871B 127871 Sweet and Sour
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Florence, Debbi Michiko
Length: 292 Copyright: 2022

Eleven-year-old Mai has been contemplating revenge on her former best friend Zach ever since he humiliated her two years ago, but while spending time together for the summer, Mai has noticed a change in Zach, forcing her to decide if she can forgive him, even if she can never forget. A heartfelt middle-grade novel about ex-best friends, betrayals, and revenge that is best served sour. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. Asian American. Forgiveness. Best friends. IL 408. AR 4.3.
Sweet and Sour IJ  
B 125348B 125348 Swing
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 448 Copyright: 2018

Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything. Coming of Age / Bildungsroman. Novel in verse. Realistic fiction. African Americans. Letters. Starred reviews. IL 9-12. AR 4.1. RC 4.4. Lexile 610.
Swing JS  
B 123248B 123248 Swing It, Sunny! (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Holm, Jennifer L
Length: 217 Copyright: 2017

In the mid-1970s Sunny Lewin is back, star of her personal show, facing the prospect of Middle School, and dealing with the problems of her somewhat dysfunctional family--in particular her older brother, Dale, who has been sent off to a military academy because of his delinquent behavior. Book 2 in series. Sequel to Sunny Side Up (B 121107). Graphic novel. IL 4-9. AR 2.4. Lexile 480.
Swing It, Sunny! (Book 2) IJ  
B 128236B 128236 Switch-Hitter (Book 9)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Jeter, Derek
Length: 147 Copyright: 2022

Seventh grader Derek Jeter, distracted with responsibilities of playing both basketball and baseball, finds himself on the bench with an injury and he must learn how to be a team player from the dugout and understand the importance of taking care of his body. Adventure. Sports fiction. Autobiographical fiction. Series: Jeter Publishing, Book 9. IL 4-8. AR 5.1.
Switch-Hitter (Book 9) IJ  
B 126093B 126093 Tales From a Not-So-Best Friend Forever (Book 14)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Russell, Rachel Renee
Length: 295 Copyright: 2019

Nikki and her bandmates are looking forward to an AWESOME summer on tour as the opening act for the world famous Bad Boyz! Nikki is a little worried when her frenemy, MacKenzie Hollister, weasels her way into a social media intern position with the tour. But she has a total MELTDOWN when she learns that MacKenzie is her new roommate! Will Nikki survive her dream tour as it quickly goes from AWESOME to AWFUL?! Series fiction. Dork Diaries, Book 14. IL 3-7. AR 5.1. RC 4.5. Lexile 740.
Tales From a Not-So-Best Friend Forever (Book 14) IJ  
B 128129B 128129 Tales from a Not-so-posh Paris Adventure (Book 15)
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Russell, Rachel Renee
Length: 326 Copyright: 2023

Ooh la la! Nikki Maxwell and her band are on their way to Paris, but they run into some roadblocks on the way, and Nikki's French skills may not be as reliable as she hoped! Can she get them moving again in time to reach their destination? Series fiction: Dork Diaries, Book 15. IL 3-8. AR 4.9.
Tales from a Not-so-posh Paris Adventure (Book 15) PIJ  
B 125765B 125765 Teen's Guide to World Domination: Advice on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Awesomeness
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Shipp, Josh
Length: 285 Copyright: 2010

Teens are becoming more independent and their environment more unpredictable. Deep down, they want to do well...But they're struggling - and you're struggling to figure out how to navigate the teenage years. Author and teen mentor Josh Shipp has pulled together his sound advice for "world domination" into a must-have teen survival guide. Josh offers teen tested/parent approved wisdom for everything that has teens freaking out. Teens will summon their inner hero and learn to dominate the seven "villains" that are keeping you from awesomeness. Life skills. Teen social skills. Personal growth. Conduct of life. IL 7-12. AR 6.4.
Teen's Guide to World Domination: Advice on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit JST  
B 97339B 97339 Teenagers with ADD, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits: A Guide for Parents and Professionals, 3rd Edition
Grade Lvl: T Author: Zeigler Dendy, Chris A
Length: 362 Copyright: 2017

Looks at key areas (academics, dating, driving, socializing, and greater independence) that make adolescence potentially more difficult for kids with ADD, ADHD, or executive function deficits. This new edition is expanded and refreshed with indispensable information on the latest DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, research, education strategies and laws, and technology use. The book also offers a thorough explanation of executive function deficits and their impact on teens' ability to focus, prioritize, and plan. The author shows how to support and advocate for teens using a combination of medications, behavior and academic interventions and accommodations, ADHD education, and exercise. Armed with the book's extensive information and strategies, parents, educators, and therapists can be proactive, working together with teens to build resilience and a hopeful future.
Teenagers with ADD, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits: A Guide for Parents T  
B 97280B 97280 Ten-Minute Plays for Middle School Performers: Plays for a Variety of Cast Sizes
Grade Lvl: T Author: Young, Rebecca
Length: 129 Copyright: 2008

The plays in this theatre book give teenage performers the chance to reveal the unique identities and motivations of students their own age. These brief plays may be used for speech and drama classrooms, forensic competitions or variety shows. They are easily staged with no sets or costumes. Topics include: how to be popular, jealousy, shoplifting, prank, K-I-S-S-I-N-G and more. Included are scripts for girls only, scripts for boys only and scripts for mixed casts. The dialogue in all the plays is believable and easy to perform. Reader's theater ideas. Middle school students Drama. One-act plays. Students IL 7-10.
Ten-Minute Plays for Middle School Performers: Plays for a Variety of Cast T  
KM 13201KM 13201 TERL Phonics: Decode Set 1
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

This is a PREVIEW kit to support English Language Learners. TERL Phonics has been developed specifically for emerging teen readers who are developing their decoding skills. The series is also useful for newcomers with no prior English language skills. Written at emergent and beginning reader levels, the books have been carefully controlled to showcase phonics skills, beginning with CVC words and progressing through long vowels, consonant digraphs, vowel diphthongs, and multisyllabic words. Accompanied by dynamic full-color photos, the engaging storylines are teen-centric and represent a wide variety of genres. Each level features eight 16 page books, six fiction and two nonfiction. Each book also includes a Word List, organized by phonics skills. Vocabulary-building words are highlighted in the text. A Teacher’s Guide supports each book with a lesson plan, vocabulary-building activities, guided reading questions, reproducible activities featuring phonics and comprehension skills, plus a quiz. Teacher Guide Book and Teacher Guide USB Drive on a lanyard. Grades: Teen and YA. Reading Level: 0.9 to 1.3; Lexile: BR to HL140L.
TERL Phonics: Decode Set 1 JS  
KM 13202KM 13202 TERL Phonics: Develop Set 2
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

This is a PREVIEW kit to support English Language Learners. TERL Phonics: A New Level of Accessible Text for Teens Developing Their Decoding Skills. TERL Phonics has been developed specifically for emerging teen readers who are developing their decoding skills. The series is also useful for newcomers with no prior English language skills. Written at emergent and beginning reader levels, the books have been carefully controlled to showcase phonics skills, beginning with CVC words and progressing through long vowels, consonant digraphs, vowel diphthongs, and multisyllabic words. Accompanied by dynamic full-color photos, the engaging storylines are teen-centric and represent a wide variety of genres. Each level features eight 20 page books, six fiction and two nonfiction. Each book also includes a Word List, organized by phonics skills. Vocabulary-building words are highlighted in the text. A Teacher’s Guide supports each book with a lesson plan, vocabulary-building activities, guided reading questions, reproducible activities featuring phonics and comprehension skills, plus a quiz. Grades: Teen and YA. Reading Level: 0.9 to 1.3; Lexile: BR to HL140L.
TERL Phonics: Develop Set 2 JS  
KM 13203KM 13203 TERL Phonics: Discover: Set 3
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2016

This is a PREVIEW kit to support English Language Learners. TERL Phonics has been developed specifically for emerging teen readers who are developing their decoding skills. The series is also useful for newcomers with no prior English language skills. Written at emergent and beginning reader levels, the books have been carefully controlled to showcase phonics skills, beginning with CVC words and progressing through long vowels, consonant digraphs, vowel diphthongs, and multisyllabic words. Accompanied by dynamic full-color photos, the engaging storylines are teen-centric and represent a wide variety of genres. Each level features eight 24 page books, six fiction and two nonfiction. Each book also includes a Word List, organized by phonics skills. Vocabulary-building words are highlighted in the text. A Teacher’s Guide supports each book with a lesson plan, vocabulary-building activities, guided reading questions, reproducible activities featuring phonics and comprehension skills, plus a quiz. Grades: 9-12. Teen and YA | Lexile: HL10L to HL150L. Reading Level: 1.2 to 1.6
TERL Phonics: Discover: Set 3 JS  
B 126023B 126023 They Both Die at the End
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Silvera, Adam
Length: 373 Copyright: 2017

In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021. Grief and loss. Science Fiction. Hispanic American. LGBTQIA. IL 9-12. AR 5.5. Lexile 870.
They Both Die at the End JS  
B 124957B 124957 Thing About Leftovers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Payne, C.C
Length: 281 Copyright: 2017

Fizzy struggles to find her place in her blended family after her parents' divorce, hoping her entry in the Southern Living Cook-Off will show them she is more than just a leftover kid. Iowa . Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2019-2020. IL 5-8. AR 4.9. RC 4.7. Lexile 770.
Thing About Leftovers IJ  
B 127748B 127748 Thirst
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bajaj, Varsha
Length: 179 Copyright: 2022

Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity, an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she just started to work, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there's even a rooftop swimming pool. What Minni also discovers there is one of the water mafia bosses. Now she must decide whether to expose him and risk her job and maybe her life. A story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. Asia. Around the world. Human rights. Adventure. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-8. AR 4.4.
Thirst IJ  
KM 13807KM 13807 Thirst (Wonderbook)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bajaj, Varsha
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. Lately, though, even that access is threatened by severe water shortages and thieves who are stealing this precious commodity, an act that Minni accidentally witnesses one night. Meanwhile, in the high-rise building where she just started to work, she discovers that water streams out of every faucet and there's even a rooftop swimming pool. What Minni also discovers there is one of the water mafia bosses. Now she must decide whether to expose him and risk her job and maybe her life. A story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. Contents include wonderbook and a 5-way splitter. Wonderbook run time: 4 hours 10 minutes. Asia. Around the world. Human rights. Adventure. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 5-8. AR 4.4.
Thirst (Wonderbook) IJ  
B 124903B 124903 Thirteen Reasons Why: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Asher, Jay
Length: 288 Copyright: 2007

High school student Clay Jensen receives a box in the mail containing seven cassette tapes recorded by his crush, Hannah Baker, who committed suicide, and spends a bewildering and heartbreaking night crisscrossing their town, listening to Hannah's voice recounting the events leading up to her death. Mature themes. Teacher preview recommended. Young adult fiction. Realistic fiction. Bildungsroman / Coming of Age. Grief and loss. Suicide. IL 10-12. AR 3.9. RC 3.2. Lexile 550.
Thirteen Reasons Why: A Novel JS  
B 126034B 126034 This is Not the End
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Baker, Chandler
Length: 376 Copyright: 2017

Seventeen-year-old Lake Devereaux must make an impossible choice in a future where resurrection is possible--but each person is only permitted to bring back a single loved one. Science fiction. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021.
This is Not the End JS  
B 126331B 126331 This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Boyce, Jo Ann Allen
Length: 310 Copyright: 2019

In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourteen year old Jo Ann Allen was one of twelve African-American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. At first things went smoothly for the Clinton 12, but then outside agitators interfered, pitting the townspeople against one another. Uneasiness turned into anger, and even the Clinton Twelve themselves wondered if the easier thing to do would be to go back to their old school. Jo Ann clear-eyed, practical, tolerant, and popular among both black and white students found herself called on as the spokesperson of the group. But what about just being a regular teen? This is the heartbreaking and relatable story of her four months thrust into the national spotlight and as a trailblazer in history. Civil rights. Includes primary sources. U.S. History. African American biography. IL 6-10. AR 6.3. RC 8.5. Lexile 1000.
This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality IJ  
B 127259B 127259 Those Kids from Fawn Creek
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kelly, Erin Entrada
Length: 319 Copyright: 2022

The twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek K-12 have been together all their lives so when graceful Orchid Mason arrives, with exotic clothes and glorious hair, the other seventh graders do not know what to think. City and town life. Realistic fiction. IL 5-8. AR 4.4.
Those Kids from Fawn Creek IJ  
B 128303B 128303 Thousand Heartbeats
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Cass, Kiera
Length: 565 Copyright: 2022

Soon to be forced into a loveless marriage for political gain, Princess Annika of Kadier finds unexpected love against all odds in the arms of the enemy--a Dahrainian soldier determined to reclaim the throne for his people. Fantasy. Identity. Romance. Young adult fiction. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 7-10. AR 4.7.
Thousand Heartbeats JS  
KM 13799KM 13799 Thousand Heartbeats (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Cass, Kiera
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

Soon to be forced into a loveless marriage for political gain, Princess Annika of Kadier finds unexpected love against all odds in the arms of the enemy--a Dahrainian soldier determined to reclaim the throne for his people. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 14 hours. Fantasy. Identity. Romance. Young adult fiction. 24-25 Iowa Teen Award. IL 7-10.
Thousand Heartbeats (Playaway) JS  
B 126477B 126477 Three Keys (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Yang, Kelly
Length: 271 Copyright: 2020

Mia Tang thinks she's going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners of the Calivista Motel, Mia gets to run the front desk with her best friend, Lupe, and she's finally getting somewhere with her writing! But as it turns out, sixth grade is no picnic. Sequel to first book: Front Desk.(B 124891) IL 4-8. AR 4.8.
Three Keys (Book 2) IJ  
B 128307B 128307 Throwback
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Goo, Maurene
Length: 355 Copyright: 2023

A Gen Z Korean American girl gets stuck in the '90s with her teenaged mother in this fresh, funny adventure full of heart, humor, and time-crossed romance. Asian American. Realistic fiction. Romance. Time travel. 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 9-12.
Throwback JS  
B 126029B 126029 Tight
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Maldonado, Torrey
Length: 180 Copyright: 2018

After his quick-tempered father gets in a fight and is sent back to jail, sixth-grader Bryan, known for being quiet and thoughtful, snaps and follows new friend Mike into trouble. Urban story. Realistic fiction. Conduct of life. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021. IL 4-8. AR 3.9. RC 3.4. Lexile 600.
Tight IJ  
B 127764B 127764 Time to Roll (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Sumner Jamie
Length: 201 Copyright: 2023

When thirteen-year-old Ellie reluctantly agrees to enter a beauty pageant with her best friend Coralee, the director seems determined to feature Ellie and her wheelchair, so she must find a way to participate on her own terms, all while saving her friendship and forming a better relationship with her divorced dad. Diverse abilities. Realistic fiction. Self-awareness. Series fiction: Roll With It, book 2. IL 4-8
Time to Roll (Book 2) IJ  
B 125479B 125479 To Night Owl from Dogfish
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Sloan, Holly Goldberg
Length: 295 Copyright: 2019

A novel about friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters. Avery Bloom, who's bookish, intense, and afraid of many things, particularly deep water, lives in New York City. Bett Devlin, who's fearless, outgoing, and loves all animals as well as the ocean, lives in California. What they have in common is that they are both twelve years old, and are both being raised by single, gay dads. When their dads fall in love, Bett and Avery are sent, against their will, to the same sleepaway camp. Their dads hope that they will find common ground and become friends--and possibly, one day, even sisters. But things soon go off the rails for the girls (and for their dads too), and they find themselves on a summer adventure that neither of them could have predicted. LGBTQIA - Realistic Fiction. IL 5-9. AR 5.6. Lexile 770.
To Night Owl from Dogfish IJ  
B 127697B 127697 Today Tonight Tomorrow
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Solomon, Rachel Lynn
Length: 373 Copyright: 2020

Throughout the years both Rowan and Neil have been at competition with one another on everything from who has the best ideas for school functions to which one will be their graduating class's valedictorian. However, in the twenty-four hours left they have as high school students, the two learn they share something much deeper than a rivalry. 2023-2024 Iowa High School Book Award. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Romance. Competition (Psychology). High school story. IL 9-12. AR 5.2. Lexile 740.
Today Tonight Tomorrow JS  
B 124964B 124964 Top Prospect
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Volponi, Paul
Length: 270 Copyright: 2016

Travis Gardner lives to play quarterback. He's a standout QB by the middle school, and he's prepared to put everything he has into the game. Then Gainesville University's head coach makes Travis a promise: Travis will have a place on the team, and a scholarship to go with it. He just has to get through high school first. As Travis starts ninth grade, he'll have to earn his teammates' trust and dodge opponents aiming to sack the star quarterback. But his biggest challenge might be staying focused in the face of sudden fame. Because now the pressure is on, and Travis has to prove himself with every pass. Iowa Teen Award, 2019-2020. IL 5-9. AR 5.2. RC 4.5. Lexile 760.
Top Prospect IJ  
B 123527B 123527 Touchdown Kid
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Green, Tim
Length: 313 Copyright: 2017

Cory has always been passionate about football. But life for him and his single mom has been hard, making it difficult for Cory to play. And though Cory is a good kid, he's constantly surrounded by negative influences. But when the coach from an elite private school with one of the best football programs in the country recognizes his talents on the field, Cory is presented with an unbelievable opportunity. Cory knows that football could be his ticket out. But leaving to attend private school also means struggling to fit into a world where most people look at him and just see a scholarship kid from the wrong side of town. Cory knows that if he can fight hard enough--both on and off the field--he may be able to secure a bright future that looks different from his unpromising past. Realistic fiction. Single parent home. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. RC 4.4. Lexile 710.
Touchdown Kid IJ  
B 124716B 124716 Treatment (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Young, Suzanne
Length: 344 Copyright: 2014

Working with rebels to bring down The Program, a suicide prevention treatment in which painful memories are erased, Sloane and James consider taking The Treatment to unlock their memories. Series fiction: Program, Book 2. Sequel to: The Program. IL 8-12. AR 5.0. RC 5.3. Lexile 700.
Treatment (Book 2) JS  
B 123472B 123472 Trouble is a Friend of Mine
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Tromly, Stephanie
Length: 334 Copyright: 2015

After her parents' divorce, Zoe Webster moves from Brooklyn to upstate New York where she meets the weirdly compelling misfit, Philip Digby, and soon finds herself in a series of hilarious and dangerous situations as he pulls her into his investigation into the kidnapping of a local teenage girl which may be related to the disappearance of his kid sister eight years ago. Mystery ficition. IL 9-12. AR 4.3. RC 6.5. Lexile 630.
Trouble is a Friend of Mine JS  
B 123471B 123471 True Letters from a Fictional Life
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Logan, Kenneth
Length: 323 Copyright: 2016

A young man in a sleepy Vermont town feels trapped when he sits down to write letters he never intends to send, which ultimately leads to a truth he is not quite ready to face. Bildungsroman / Coming of Age. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. Lexile 690.
True Letters from a Fictional Life JS  
B 127451B 127451 Tryout
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Soontornvat, Christina
Length: 257 Copyright: 2022

As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad. Graphic Novel. Asian American. Self-awareness. Sports fiction. Best friends. Cheerleading. IL 4-8. Lexile 360.
Tryout IJ  
B 123104B 123104 Turtles All the Way Down
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Green, John
Length: 286 Copyright: 2017

It’s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see. Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. Coming of age. Young adult. IL 9-12. Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020.
Turtles All the Way Down JS  
B 127435B 127435 Turtles All the Way Down (French Edition)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Green, John
Length: 374 Copyright: 2019

French Edition. Tortues à l'infini. It’s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see. Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett’s son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective, while also living within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts. Coming of age. Young adult. IL 9-12. Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020. Prise dans la spirale vertigineuse de ses pensées obsessionnelles, Aza, seize ans, n'avait pas l'intention d'enquêter sur la disparition du milliardaire Russell Pickett. Mais c'était compter sans Daisy, sa meilleure amie, et une récompense de cent mille dollars. Aza renoue alors avec le fils Pickett, Davis. L'improbable trio trouvera en chemin d'autres mystères et d'autres vérités, celles de la résilience, de l'amour et de l'amitié indéfectible.
Turtles All the Way Down (French Edition) JS  
B 126366B 126366 Tweet Cute
Grade Lvl: S Author: Lord, Emma
Length: 361 Copyright: 2020

Meet Pepper, swim team captain, chronic overachiever, and all-around perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming, mainly thanks to Pepper, who is barely managing to juggle real life while secretly running Big League Burger's massive Twitter account. Enter Jack, class clown and constant thorn in Pepper's side. When he isn't trying to duck out of his obscenely popular twin's shadow, he's busy working in his family's deli. His relationship with the business that holds his future might be love/hate, but when Big League Burger steals his grandma's iconic grilled cheese recipe, he'll do whatever it takes to take them down, one tweet at a time. All's fair in love and cheese that is, until Pepper and Jack's spat turns into a viral Twitter war. Little do they know, while they're publicly duking it out with snarky memes and retweet battles, they're also falling for each other in real life on an anonymous chat app. Realistic fiction. Romance. Social media. IL 9-12.
Tweet Cute S  
KM 13744KM 13744 TWERL Phonics: Go! Decode: Set 1
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

This is a PREVIEW kit to support English Language Learners. Intended for Grades 4 to 8. Lexile: BR90L to HL110L. TWERL Phonics: A New Level of Accessible Text for Tweens Developing Their Decoding Skills. TwERL Phonics has been developed specifically for emerging readers in grades 4–8 who are developing their decoding skills. The series is also useful for newcomers with no prior English language skills. Written at emergent and beginning reader levels, the books have been carefully controlled to showcase phonics skills, beginning with CVC words and progressing through long vowels, consonant digraphs, vowel diphthongs, and multisyllabic words. Accompanied by dynamic full-color photos, the engaging storylines are tween-centric and represent a wide variety of genres.Each level features eight 16 page books, six fiction and two nonfiction. Each book also includes a Word List, organized by phonics skills. Vocabulary-building words are highlighted in the text. A Teacher’s Guide supports each book with a lesson plan, vocabulary-building activities, guided reading questions, reproducible activities featuring phonics and comprehension skills, plus a quiz.
TWERL Phonics: Go! Decode: Set 1 IJ  
KM 13745KM 13745 TWERL Phonics: Go! Develop: Set 2
Grade Lvl: IJ Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

This is a PREVIEW kit to support English Language Learners. Grades 4-8: Lexile BR to HL 140L. TWERL Phonics: Go! Develop: Set 2. TWERL Phonics: A New Level of Accessible Text for Tweens Developing Their Decoding Skills. TWERL Phonics has been developed specifically for emerging readers in grades 4–8 who are developing their decoding skills. The series is also useful for newcomers with no prior English language skills. Written at emergent and beginning reader levels, the books have been carefully controlled to showcase phonics skills, beginning with CVC words and progressing through long vowels, consonant digraphs, vowel diphthongs, and multisyllabic words. Accompanied by dynamic full-color photos, the engaging storylines are tween-centric and represent a wide variety of genres. Each level features eight 20 page books, six fiction and two nonfiction. Each book also includes a Word List, organized by phonics skills. Vocabulary-building words are highlighted in the text. A Teacher’s Guide supports each book with a lesson plan, vocabulary-building activities, guided reading questions, reproducible activities featuring phonics and comprehension skills, plus a quiz. Compliment to TWERL GO! DECODE Set 1.
TWERL Phonics: Go! Develop: Set 2 IJ  
B 126478B 126478 Twins (Book 1)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Johnson, Varian
Length: 247 Copyright: 2020

Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran, a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there's nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good? African American. Maturation. Coming of age. Graphic novel. Series fiction: Twins, Book 1. IL 4-8. AR 2.9. Lexile 360.
Twins (Book 1) IJ  
B 127494B 127494 Unplugged
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Korman, Gordon
Length: 324 Copyright: 2021

As the son of the world's most famous tech billionaire, spoiled Jett Baranov has always gotten what he wanted. So when his father's private jet drops him in the middle of the Arkansas wilderness, at a place called the Oasis, Jett can't believe it. He's forced to hand over his cell phone, eat grainy veggie patties, and participate in wholesome activities with the other kids, who he has absolutely no interest in hanging out with. As the weeks go on, Jett starts to get used to the unplugged life and even bonds with the other kids over their discovery of a baby-lizard-turned-pet, Needles. But he can't help noticing that the adults at the Oasis are acting really strange and Jett leads other campers in trying to solve a crime. Realistic fiction. Swindlers and swindling. Camps. IL 4-8. AR 5.2. Lexile 750.
Unplugged IJ  
B 126030B 126030 Very Large Expanse of Sea
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Mafi, Tahereh
Length: 310 Copyright: 2018

It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments, even the physical violence she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her, they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down. Multicultural. Overcoming adversity. Historical fiction. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021.
Very Large Expanse of Sea JS  
KM 13241KM 13241 Very Large Expanse of Sea (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Mafi, Tahereh
Length: 310 Copyright: 2018

It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments, even the physical violence she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her. They seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down. Asian American. Multicultural. First love fiction. Muslim religion. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours and 45 minutes. IL 9-12. AR 5.0.
Very Large Expanse of Sea (Playaway) JS  
B 128235B 128235 Walk-Off (Book 10)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Jeter, Derek
Length: 151 Copyright: 2023

Derek is about to turn 13, and as the school year comes to an end and summer baseball season is about to begin, Derek knows that if he does his best both on and off the field, the future will look bright next year in 8th grade, and it'll be a grand slam! Sports. Baseball story. Autobiographical fiction. Series fiction: Jeter Publishing Series, Book 10. IL 4-8. Lexile 780.
Walk-Off (Book 10) IJ  
B 124419B 124419 Warden's Daughter
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Spinelli, Jerry
Length: 343 Copyright: 2017

Cammie O'Reilly lives at the Hancock County Prison--not as a prisoner, she's the warden's daughter. She spends the mornings hanging out with shoplifters and reformed arsonists in the women's exercise yard, which gives Cammie a certain cache with her school friends. But even though Cammie's free to leave the prison, she's still stuck. And sad, and really mad. Her mother died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. You wouldn't think you could miss something you never had, but on the eve of her thirteenth birthday, the thing Cammie most wants is a mom. A prison might not be the best place to search for a mother, but Cammie is determined and she's willing to work with what she's got. IL 5-9. AR 4.1. RC 4.2. Lexile 550. GR X.
Warden's Daughter IJ  
KM 12946KM 12946 Warden's Daughter (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Spinelli, Jerry
Length: 343 Copyright: 2017

Cammie O'Reilly lives at the Hancock County Prison--not as a prisoner, she's the warden's daughter. She spends the mornings hanging out with shoplifters and reformed arsonists in the women's exercise yard, which gives Cammie a certain cache with her school friends. But even though Cammie's free to leave the prison, she's still stuck. And sad, and really mad. Her mother died saving her from harm when she was just a baby. You wouldn't think you could miss something you never had, but on the eve of her thirteenth birthday, the thing Cammie most wants is a mom. A prison might not be the best place to search for a mother, but Cammie is determined and she's willing to work with what she's got. Contains 1 hardcover book, 1 playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 7 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.1. RC 4.2. Lexile 550. GR X.
Warden's Daughter (Playaway) IJ  
B 123509B 123509 Way I Used to Be
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Smith, Amber
Length: 367 Copyright: 2016

After fourteen-year-old Eden is raped by her brother's best friend, she knows she'll never be the way she used to be. A story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault. Sexual abuse. Trauma. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.4. 5.4. Lexile 640.
Way I Used to Be JS  
B 127702B 127702 We Are Not From Here
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Torres Sanchez, Jenny
Length: 348 Copyright: 2020

Teens from Guatemala escape through Mexico and attempt to reach the U.S. border. 2023-2024 Iowa High School Book Award. Hispanic/Latino. Guatemalans. Immigration & Emigration. Realistic Fiction. Social Awareness. Young adult. IL 9-12.
We Are Not From Here JS  
B 126032B 126032 We Are Okay
Grade Lvl: JS Author: LaCour, Nina
Length: 234 Copyright: 2017

After leaving her life behind to go to college in New York, Marin must face the truth about the tragedy that happened in the final weeks of summer when her friend Mabel comes to visit. LGBTQIA+. Realistic fiction. Iowa High School Award 2020-2021. IL 9-12. AR 4.5. RC 4.8. Lexile 660.
We Are Okay JS  
B 126188B 126188 We Used to Be Friends
Grade Lvl: S Author: Spalding, Amy
Length: 362 Copyright: 2020

At the start of their senior year in high school, James (a girl with a boy's name) and Kat are inseparable, but by graduation, they're no longer friends. James prepares to head off to college as she reflects on the dissolution of her friendship with Kat while, in alternating chapters, Kat thinks about being newly in love and having a future that feels wide open. Tells of the pains of growing up and growing apart. LGBTQIA+. Realistic fiction. Alternating point of view. IL 10-12. GR Z+.
We Used to Be Friends S  
B 127847B 127847 Weight of Blood
Grade Lvl: S Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 406 Copyright: 2022

When Springville residents, at least the ones still alive, are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation, Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington. After a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on Springville High's racist roots, student leaders come up with a plan to change their image: host the school's first integrated prom as a show of unity. The popular white class president convinces her Black superstar quarterback boyfriend to ask Maddy to be his date, leaving Maddy wondering if it's possible to have a normal life. But some of her classmates aren't done with her just yet. And what they don't know is that Maddy still has another secret, one that will cost them all their lives. Young adult. Horror. Bullying. Thriller (fiction). 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 10-12. AR 5.0.
Weight of Blood S  
KM 13788KM 13788 Weight of Blood (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

When Springville residents, at least the ones still alive, are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation, Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington. After a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on Springville High's racist roots, student leaders come up with a plan to change their image: host the school's first integrated prom as a show of unity. The popular white class president convinces her Black superstar quarterback boyfriend to ask Maddy to be his date, leaving Maddy wondering if it's possible to have a normal life. But some of her classmates aren't done with her just yet. And what they don't know is that Maddy still has another secret, one that will cost them all their lives. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 11 hours. Young adult. Horror. Bullying. Thriller (fiction). 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 10-12. AR 5.0.
Weight of Blood (Playaway) S  
KM 13739KM 13739 Welcome Newcomers Library: TEENS (2 PARTS)
Grade Lvl: JS Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

This is a PREVIEW kit to support English Language Learners. Subtitle: Welcome Newcomers: Topic-Based Books to Help New Immigrants Thrive. The Welcome Newcomers library is an instructional solution that introduces life in the United States to immigrant teens. As these students learn English and adapt to living in a new country, they must learn to fit in socially and academically. Content library is developed around 14 topics that are critical to success in American schools and communities. This collection provides recent immigrants relevant information supported by full-color photographs of diverse teens in real-world settings. Text set includes nonfiction and fiction books, survival vocabulary cards, lesson plans, reproducible activities, and assessments. Key features of the kit: Accessible text with low readability and photographs on every page for comprehension support, progress monitoring in the form of summative assessments for every topic and a program checklist, and engaging content focused on topics critical to newcomers. Also included is Teacher Guide and Teacher Guide on USB Drive. Designed specifically for English language learning teens in grades 9-12.
Welcome Newcomers Library: TEENS (2 PARTS) JS  
B 127920B 127920 Welcome to Consent: How to Say No, When to Say Yes, and How to Be the Boss of Your Body
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Stynes, Yumi
Length: 224 Copyright: 2023

Breaks down myriad situations involving consent and bodily autonomy, including navigating new or changing feelings, recognizing power imbalances, staying safe in online spaces, and keeping relationships mutually comfortable. Through real-life examples, readers will learn how to actively listen and observe, set boundaries, and speak up for themselves and others. Series nonfiction: Welcome to Your Body. Young adult. Health and wellness. Mature themes. Sexual ethics. Sexual consent. LGBTQIA+. Social issues. School counselors. IL 9-12.
Welcome to Consent: How to Say No, When to Say Yes, and How to Be the Boss JS  
B 127311B 127311 Welcome to Your Period
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Stynes, Yumi
Length: 163 Copyright: 2021

Provides information about menstruation, answering questions girls often have about their periods with honest advice and big sisterly wisdom on all the things girls need to know to feel empowered and informed. IL 6-10.
Welcome to Your Period IJS  
B 123449B 123449 What Happens Now
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Castle, Jennifer
Length: 376 Copyright: 2016

Ari, working to overcome depression, enters into a summer romance with Camden, a boy she has long admired from afar. Realistic fiction. Romance. IL 9-12.
What Happens Now JS  
B 125620B 125620 What I Leave Behind
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McGhee, Alison
Length: 202 Copyright: 2018

Since his father's suicide, Will, sixteen, has mainly walked, worked at Dollar Only, and tried to replicate his father's cornbread recipe, but the rape of his childhood friend shakes things up. Realistic fiction. Homelessness. Grief and loss. IL 9-12. Lexile 550.
What I Leave Behind JS  
B 126726B 126726 What Lane?
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Maldonado, Torrey
Length: 125 Copyright: 2020

Biracial sixth-grader Stephen questions the limitations society puts on him after he notices the way strangers treat him when he hangs out with his white friends and learns about the Black Lives Matter movement. Prejudice and racism. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. African American. Starred reviews. Iowa Teen Award, 2021-2022. IL 5-9. AR 3.5.
What Lane? IJ  
B 123435B 123435 What Light
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Asher, Jay
Length: 250 Copyright: 2016

Sierra's family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon--it's a bucolic setting for a girl to grow up in, except that every year, they pack up and move to California to set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra lives two lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And leaving one always means missing the other. Until this particular Christmas, when Sierra meets Caleb, and one life eclipses the other. Realistic fiction. IL 7-12. AR 4.5. RC 5.3. Lexile 690.
What Light JS  
B 123467B 123467 When the Moon Was Ours
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Mclemore, Anna-Marie
Length: 273 Copyright: 2016

To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miel's wrist, and rumors say that she spilled out of a water tower when she was five. Sam is known for the moons he paints and hangs in the trees and for how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to town. But as odd as everyone considers Miel and Sam, even they stay away from the Bonner girls, four beautiful sisters rumored to be witches. Now they want the roses that grow from Miel's skin, convinced that their scent can make anyone fall in love. And they're willing to use every secret Miel has fought to protect to make sure she gives them up. Transgenderism. Fantasy fiction. IL 9-12. AR 5.9. RC 6.4. Lexile 920.
When the Moon Was Ours JS  
B 124975B 124975 When We Collided
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lord, Emery
Length: 344 Copyright: 2016

Seventeen year-old Jonah Daniels has lived in Verona Cove, California, his whole life, and only one thing has ever changed: his father used to be alive, and now he is not. With a mother lost in a deep bout of depression, Jonah and his five siblings struggle to keep up their home and the restaurant their dad left behind. But at the start of summer, a second change rolls in: Vivi Alexander, the new girl in town. Vivi is in love with life. Charming and unfiltered, she refuses to be held down by the medicine she's told should make her feel better. After meeting Jonah, she slides into the Daniels' household seamlessly, winning over each sibling with her imagination and gameness. But it's not long before Vivi's zest for life begins to falter. Soon her adventurousness becomes all-out danger-seeking. Through each high and low, Vivi and Jonah's love is put to the test . . . but what happens when love simply isn't enough? Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020. Realistic fiction. AR 4.8. RC 5.5. Lexile 730.
When We Collided JS  
B 127700B 127700 When You Get the Chance
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lord, Emma
Length: 308 Copyright: 2022

Millie Price deals with her lovable but introverted dad, her drama club rival, Oliver, and her "Millie Moods," the feelings of intense emotion that threaten to overwhelm, but when an accidentally left-open browser brings Millie to her dad's embarrassingly moody LiveJournal, Millie knows she must find her mom. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. Romantic comedy. Romance. Young adult. IL 8-12.
When You Get the Chance JS  
KM 13671KM 13671 When You Get the Chance (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lord, Emma
Length: 320 Copyright: 2022

Millie Price deals with her lovable but introverted dad, her drama club rival, Oliver, and her "Millie Moods," the feelings of intense emotion that threaten to overwhelm, but when an accidentally left-open browser brings Millie to her dad's embarrassingly moody LiveJournal, Millie knows she must find her mom. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 8 hours and 30 min. Romantic comedy. Romance. Young adult. IL 8-12.
When You Get the Chance (Playaway) JS  
B 127844B 127844 When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Holt, Kimberly Willis
Length: 227 Copyright: 2021

During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world. A prequel to the Ambassador of Nowhere Texas (B #127723). Friendship story. Historical fiction. Best friends. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 700.
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town IJ  
KM 13392KM 13392 Where the Crawdads Sing (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Owens, Delia
Length: 370 Copyright: 2018

Kya Clark is the 'Marsh Girl' of Barkley Cove on the North Carolina coast. Abandoned at age ten, she has survived on her own in the marsh that she calls home. A born naturalist, she took life lessons from the land, learning from the false signals of fireflies the real way of this world. Drawn to two young men from town who were intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opened herself to a new and startling world--until the unthinkable happens. When Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya. Young adult fiction. Coming of age / bildungsroman. Realistic fiction. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022. Kit contents include one book, one playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 12 hours. IL 10-12. AR 5.9. Lexile 880.
Where the Crawdads Sing (Playaway) S  
B 126314B 126314 Where We Go From Here
Grade Lvl: S Author: Rocha, Lucas
Length: 269 Copyright: 2020

When Victor finds himself getting tested for HIV for the first time, he can't help but question his entire relationship with Henrique, the guy he has-had-been dating. See, Henrique didn't disclose his positive HIV status to Victor until after they had sex, and even though Henrique insisted on using every possible precaution, Victor is livid. That's when Victor meets Ian, a guy who's also getting tested for HIV. But Ian's test comes back positive, and his world is about to change forever. Though Victor is loath to think about Henrique, he offers to put the two of them in touch, hoping that perhaps Henrique can help Ian navigate his new life. LGBTQIA. Realistic fiction. Diversity + Multicultural. IL 10-12.
Where We Go From Here S  
B 127716B 127716 Where We Used to Roam
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bishop, Jenn
Length: 343 Copyright: 2021

Living near Boston, sixth-grader Emma tries to hide from family problems and changing friendships by spending the summer in Wyoming. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Drugs, alcohol and substance abuse. Family problems. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.3. Lexile 640.
Where We Used to Roam IJ  
KM 13657KM 13657 Where We Used to Roam (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bishop, Jenn
Length: 343 Copyright: 2021

Living near Boston, sixth-grader Emma tries to hide from family problems, her brother's opioid addiction and changing friendships by spending the summer in Wyoming. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice Award. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 7 hours. IL 5-8. AR 4.3. Lexile 640.
Where We Used to Roam (Playaway) IJ  
B 127859B 127859 Where You See Yourself
Grade Lvl: S Author: Forrest, Claire
Length: 306 Copyright: 2023

Effie Galanos' goals for her senior year include her navigating her way through her high school that is not really wheelchair-friendly, getting into the perfect college, and getting her crush Wilder to accompany her to the prom, but by spring she is beginning to see herself entirely differently. Coming of age. Bildungsroman. Diverse abilities. Realistic fiction. IL 10-12.
Where You See Yourself S  
B 128239B 128239 Wind Up (Book 8)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Jeter, Derek
Length: 170 Copyright: 2021

As Derek and his team tackle playoffs, everyone deals with the pressure in different ways. And practice gets intense! One of Derek's teammates, Avery, starts being especially hard on herself. She isn't even enjoying the game anymore. Can Derek and the rest of the team pull her out of her funk? Adventure. Sports fiction. Autobiographical fiction. Series: Jeter Publishing, Book 8. IL 4-8. AR 4.5
Wind Up (Book 8) IJ  
B 126192B 126192 Wink: Surviving Middle School With One Eye Open
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Harrell, Rob
Length: 315 Copyright: 2020

Ross Maloy just wants to be a normal seventh grader. He doesn't want to lose his hair, or wear a weird hat, or deal with the disappearing friends who don't know what to say to "the cancer kid." But with his recent diagnosis of a rare eye cancer, blending in is off the table. Based on Rob Harrell's real life experience. Diseases and illnesses. Realistic fiction. Coming of Age / Bildungsroman. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 4-8.
Wink: Surviving Middle School With One Eye Open IJ  
B 126051B 126051 With the Fire on High
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Acevedo, Elizabeth
Length: 389 Copyright: 2019

Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef. Hispanic American. Single parent homes. Teen pregnancy. Realistic fiction. Bildungsroman / Coming of Age. IL 9-12. AR 5.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 810. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022.
With the Fire on High JS  
B 123460B 123460 World Without You
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Revis, Beth
Length: 370 Copyright: 2016

Seventeen-year-old Bo has always had delusions that he can travel through time...so when his worried parents send him to a school for troubled youth, he is actually attending Berkshire Academy, a school for kids who, like Bo, have 'superpowers'. IL 8-12. AR 5.1. RC 5.7. Lexile 780.
World Without You JS  
B 128234B 128234 Wrecker
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Hiaasen, Carl
Length: 323 Copyright: 2023

When fifteen-year-old Valdez Jones VIII, a.k.a. Wrecker, unwittingly becomes entangled with a group of smugglers and grave robbers, he must deep dive into their shady dealings to escape their twisted net. Adventure. Mystery fiction. IL 6-9.
Wrecker IJ  
B 125481B 125481 Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Townsend, Jessica
Length: 525 Copyright: 2018

Morrigan Crow is now a proud scholar in the elite Wundrous Society, but must prove that she belongs in the Society, while battling a new evil. Fantasy fiction: Nevermoor, Book 2. IL 4-8. AR 6.0. RC 5.5. Lexile 840. Sequel to B #123552.
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Book 2) IJ  
B 126736B 126736 You Owe Me a Murder
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Cook, Eileen
Length: 359 Copyright: 2019

Seventeen-year-old Kim gets more than she bargained for when she is set up for murder. On a school trip to London that includes her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend, Kim meets risk-taker Nicki, who proposes a diabolical deal. Mystery. Thriller. Iowa Teen Award, 2021-2022. IL 9-12. AR 4.9. Lexile 690.
You Owe Me a Murder JS  
B 127290B 127290 You'll Be the Death of Me
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McManus, Karen M
Length: 326 Copyright: 2021

Estranged friends Ivy, Mateo, and Cal witness a murder while skipping school, and the only way they can solve it is by revealing what they have been hiding from one another, and themselves. Young adult. Mystery. Thriller. Murder. Relationship skills. 2023-2024 Iowa Teen Award. IL 9-12. AR 5.1. Lexile 750.
You'll Be the Death of Me JS  
KM 13665KM 13665 You'll Be the Death of Me (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: McManus, Karen M
Length: 326 Copyright: 2021

Estranged friends Ivy, Mateo, and Cal witness a murder while skipping school, and the only way they can solve it is by revealing what they have been hiding from one another--and themselves. 2023-2024 Iowa High School Book Award. Contents include book, playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 10 hours. Young adult. Mystery. Thriller. Murder. Relationship skills. IL 9-12. AR 5.1. Lexile 750.
You'll Be the Death of Me (Playaway) JS