Michael Crouch
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
From Newbery Medalist Avi comes the spine-tingling story of Tony Gilbert, who must solve a mystery surrounding the ghost of his uncle Charlie. For most of Tony Gilbert's life, he always thought of his uncle as 'Weird Uncle Charlie.' That is, until Uncle Charlie moves in with Tony and his family. He's still odd, of course-talking about spirits and other supernatural stuff-but Uncle Charlie and Tony become fast friends. Between eating ice cream and...
4) Release
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Struggling with his family's religious beliefs, an employer's inappropriate advances, and his unrequited love for his ex, Adam finds his life complicated when his best friend announces she's doing her senior year abroad.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
After machines take control of Earth, following the extinction of humans, twelve-year-old robot XR 935A confronts its prejudices about humans and begins to reconsider its own existence within robot society after discovering and befriending a twelve-year-old human girl.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
"Teens will savor the vivid portrayal of ghost exorcism as well as the action-packed adventure, romance, and drama of this tale... An exciting, unforgettable drama that echoes Stephen King infused with Japanese culture" — School Library Journal
The breathtaking and haunting companion to The Girl from the Well, from the highly acclaimed author of the Bone Witch trilogy
The darkness will find you.
Seventeen-year-old
...9) The best man
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Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Archer has four important role models in his life--his dad, his grandfather, his uncle Paul, and his favorite teacher, Mr. McLeod. When Uncle Paul and Mr. McLeod get married, Archer's sixth-grade year becomes one he'll never forget--
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Language
English
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A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK SELECTED BY BUZZFEED & THE NERD DAILY
"Quick-paced, sharp, and thoroughly entertaining. I couldn't put it down!"—Helen Hoang
Shake some hands. Kiss some coworkers.
Cutthroat political consultant Thom Morgan is thriving, working on the governor of California's presidential campaign. If only he didn't have to deal with Clay Parker, the infuriatingly smug...
"Quick-paced, sharp, and thoroughly entertaining. I couldn't put it down!"—Helen Hoang
Shake some hands. Kiss some coworkers.
Cutthroat political consultant Thom Morgan is thriving, working on the governor of California's presidential campaign. If only he didn't have to deal with Clay Parker, the infuriatingly smug...
11) Gallows Hill
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Language
English
Description
Told in alternating voices, in 1692 Salem, Puritan Patience and Quaker Thomas are engrossed in a community panic over witchcraft, and as the list of accusers and accused grows, they question their faiths and fight to protect their families.
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English
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"A GUT PUNCH OF A NOVEL-lyrical, mordantly funny, and wrenching." -Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble
The searing and unforgettable story of one decision that irrevocably changes the course of a young man's life.
In the early 1970s, in Stovall, Texas, seventeen-year-old Earl-a loner, dreamer, lover of music and words-meets and is quickly infatuated with Tina, the new girl in town. Tina convinces Earl to drive her to see her mother in Austin,...
13) Skater boy
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Language
English
Description
"Stonebridge High's resident bad boy, Wesley 'Big Mac' Mackenzie, is failing senior year--thanks to his unchecked anger, rowdy friends, and a tendency to ditch his homework for skateboarding...So when his mom drags him to a production of The Nutcracker, Wes isn't interested at all...until he sees Tristan Monroe...Wes knows he shouldn't like Tristan; after all, he's a ballet dancer...But when they start spending time together, Wes can't seem to get...
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Language
English
Description
"The trailer Ronny grew up in was never a home; at least not in the sense of a haven. He shared it with his mother and a succession of husbands, learning to keep to himself, get good grades, work toward a scholarship (since no one was going to pay for college other than him). At the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Ronny's made some friends, kept his secrets, survived dorm life, and protected his heart. Until he can't. Ben is in some ways...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
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Language
English
Description
Micah and Janie are best friends ? secret best friends. No one knows about their secret, life-long friendship and Janie intends to keep it that way. But when Janie is date-raped by the most popular boy in school and her other friends turn a blind eye, Micah is the only one who can help her.
20) The Listener
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English
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Malcolm Dowd is almost positive he recognizes the freshman who shows up for a session at his office in Baxter College's Center for Behavioral Health—he just can't place her. When suddenly she stands, takes off her wig, and reveals herself as Noah, the young man Malcolm had been treating months earlier, it marks the start of a relationship that will change them both.After losing his wife at a young age, Malcolm dedicated himself to giving his...