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61) Sweet on you
Author
Series
Bradford sisters volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Britt and Zander have been best friends since they met thirteen years ago, and Zander has been in love with her all those years. When Zander's uncle dies of mysterious causes, he returns to Merryweather, Washington. As they work together to uncover his uncle's tangled past, will the truth of what lies between them come to light?"--Provided by publisher.
62) Poppy and Ereth
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
After a long, hard winter in Dimwood forest, Poppy the deer mouse finds new adventure thrust upon her while rescuing Ereth the porcupine from the mud.
Author
Language
English
Description
Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story. Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic ... and then her bus drives away. Certain they're fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him....
64) Rush
Author
Series
Breathless trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gabe is one of the richest and most powerful men in the country, used to always get what he wants. When he saw Mia walk into his hotel's grand opening, he knew he shouldn't act on his desires, after all she is his best friend's little sister. Ever since Mia was a teenager she has always had a crush on Gabe. She knows he is too old and too out of her league but she is determined to do something to make him notice her. As Gabe pulls her into his world...
66) Sea witch
Author
Series
Sea witch volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ever since her best friend, Anna, drowned, Evie has been an outcast in her small fishing town. Hiding her talents, mourning her loss, drowning in her guilt. Then a girl with an uncanny resemblance to Anna appears offshore and, though the girl denies it, Evie is convinced that her best friend actually survived. That her own magic wasn't so powerless after all ... The rise of Hans Christian Andersen's iconic villainess is a heart-wrenching story of...
67) Emma Kate
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Emma Kate and her best friend, a toy elephant, share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time!
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Three best friends -- Heather, who finally sees the beauty of family; Daphne, who is trying to fix her marriage after an emotional affair; and Tori, who has fallen in love with a longtime friend, navigate the joy, and heartache of letting people into their hearts for the very first time.
69) What comes next
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Thea, devastated after seeing her best friend die, begins to open to the possibility of new friendships and forgiveness, and comes to believe in what cannot be fully explained.
70) Before I let go
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Returning to her small Alaska home town after her bipolar best friend's death, Corey uncovers chilling secrets about the townspeople and their treatment of Kyra prior to her drowning.
When Corey moves away from Lost Creek, Alaska, she makes her friend 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. The entire Lost community speaks in hushed tones, saying...
71) Top ten
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ryan McCullough and Gabby Hart are the unlikeliest of best friends. Prickly, anxious Gabby would rather do literally anything than go to a party. Ultra-popular Ryan is a hockey star who can get any girl he wants and frequently does. But somehow their relationship just works; from dorky Monopoly nights to rowdy house parties to the top ten lists they make about everything under the sun. Now, on the night of high school graduation, everything is suddenly...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When police show Abby surveillance video of her best friend and business partner, Candice Fusco, shooting a man in cold blood, she can't believe her eyes. And when the cops tell her they think Candice has ties to the Mob, she can't believe her ears. Surely there is a logical explanation. But Candice is nowhere to be found. Abby decides the only way to find out the truth is to go to Vegas herself. Once in town she begins to uncover a rigged game of...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Twelve-year-old Norman Foreman and his best friend, Jax, are a legendary comedic duo in waiting, with a plan to take their act all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe. But when Jax dies, Norman decides the only fitting tribute is to perform at the festival himself. The problem is, Norman's not the funny one. Jax was. There's also another, far more colossal objective on Norman's new plan that his single mom, Sadie, wasn't ready for: he wants to find the...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Stunned by her recently widowed father's reckless behavior, a young woman must learn to navigate a new world--where the people she should trust the most have become strangers she cannot trust at all. Frankie Attleboro returns home to Cape Cod with thrilling news. She's met the love of her life, they're getting married and have a baby on the way. Her talented, charismatic father overshadows her with his own he's also getting married. To Frankie's...
78) I was here
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
In an attempt to understand why her best friend committed suicide, eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds retraces her dead friend's footsteps and makes some startling discoveries.
79) Year of the book
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.
80) Eleven
Author
Series
Winnie years volume 1
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
The year between turning eleven and turning twelve bring many changes for Winnie and her friends.
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