Tara Sands
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Summer has begun, the beach is calling . . .
. . . but Francesca Schnell is going nowhere. Four years ago, Francesca's little brother, Simon, drowned when she should have been watching. Now she is about to turn sixteen, but guilt keeps her stuck in the past. Meanwhile, her best friend is moving on-with the boy Francesca secretly wants-and her father may be having an affair. Then Francesca begins babysitting Frankie Sky, a four-year-old who bears...
2) MILA 2.0
Author
Series
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Debra Driza's MILA 2. 0 is the first book in a gripping Bourne Identity–style trilogy about a girl who discovers she is actually an android. Mila was never supposed to remember her past, or know what lurked beneath her synthetic skin. She was never meant to learn that she was "born" in a secret computer science lab and programmed with superhuman skills. But when a group of hooded men show up on her doorstep, hoping to strip her of her advanced technology,...
3) Hokey Pokey
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Welcome to Hokey Pokey. A place and a time, when childhood is at its best: games to play, bikes to ride, experiences to be had. There are no adults in Hokey Pokey, just kids, and the laws governing Hokey Pokey are simple and finite. But when one of the biggest kids, Jack, has his beloved bike stolen-and by a girl, no less-his entire world, and the world of Hokey Pokey, turns to chaos. Without his bike, Jack feels like everything has started to go...
4) Dress coded
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An eighth grader starts a podcast to protest the unfair dress code enforcement at her middle school and sparks a rebellion."--
Olivia was yelled at for wearing a tank top when she had to keep her sweatshirt wrapped around her waist. Liza got dress coded and Molly didn't, even though they were wearing the exact same outfit. Jessica was pulled over by the principal, missed a math quiz, and her teacher gave her an F. Molly starts a podcast protesting...