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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"From the beloved author of The House on Mango Street: a richly illustrated compilation of true stories and nonfiction pieces that, taken together, form a jigsaw autobiography: an intimate album of a literary legend's life and career. From the Chicago neighborhoods where she grew up and set her groundbreaking The House on Mango Street to her abode in Mexico, in a region where "my ancestors lived for centuries," the places Sandra Cisneros has lived...
Author
Series
Pushing the limits volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
"[A] good girl with a reckless streak, a street-smart guy with nothing to lose, and a romance forged in the fast lane. The girl with straight As, designer clothes and the perfect life-- that's who people expect Rachel Young to be. So the private-school junior keeps secrets from her wealthy parents and overbearing brothers-- and she's just added two more to the list. One involves racing strangers down dark country roads in her Mustang GT. The other?...
Author
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Secking explains what endometriosis is, in terms that adolescents can understand. Endo is not just part of 'becoming a woman', and many women have been diagnosed for decades. It is a physically and mentally debilitating disease that currently affects 176 million women of childbearing age worldwide. Young women need to know the truth about the disease so they can overcome their fears, advocate for their own health, and begin the quest of healing. --...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Teen
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"You know Haylah Swinton - she's big, bold and funnier than a cat in a onesie playing the bagpipes. She's been busy proving she's as a kick-butt comedian, she's got herself a fab boyfriend called Dylan, the best girl crew in the world totally have her back, her little brother isn't driving her totally nuts, and did she mention she has a boyfriend called Dylan? Yes, THAT Dylan. But this proving-she's-funny thing is kind of tough sometimes. And come...
Author
Series
Dominions (Abigail Owen) volume 1
Publisher
Entangled Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Everything about my life is a lie. As a hidden twin princess, born second, I have only one purpose--to sacrifice my life for my sister if death comes for her. I've been living under the guise of a poor, obscure girl of no standing, slipping into the palace and into the role of the true princess when danger is present. Now the queen is dead and the ageless King Eidolon has sent my sister a gift--an eerily familiar gift--and a proposal to wed. I don't...
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
"Adam Moynihan's life used to be awesome. Straight As, close friends and a home life so perfect that it could have been a TV show straight out of the 50s. Then, his oldest brother died. Now, his fun-loving mom cries constantly, he and his remaining brother can't talk without fighting, and the father he always admired proved himself a coward by moving out when they needed him most. Jolene Timber's life is nothing like the movies she loves -- not the...
Author
Publisher
Make Me a World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Alma's life is a constant of halfways: She's half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and, at thirteen, she's halfway through becoming a woman. Then comes the year when everything changes, and her life is overtaken by constant endings: friends move away, romances bloom and wither, her parents file for divorce, and just like that her childhood seems to be over. Among this world of confusing beginnings,...
Author
Series
Kitchen princess volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey/Ballantine
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Najika is a gifted cook and attends the prestigious Seika Academy cooking school. Her friendship with two brothers, Sora and Daichi, creates resentment with other girls at the school. Her greatest rival is a popular, teen model, Akane who tries to drive Najika from the school by staging a cooking contest.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Three days. Two girls. One life-changing music festival. Toni is reeling in the wake of the loss of her roadie father and desperate to figure out where her life will go from here -- so she's heading back to the festival that taught her to love music in a last ditch effort to rediscover her passion. Olivia is a hopeless romantic whose heart has just taken a beating (again), and is beginning to believe that someone like her may never find "the one"...
Series
Kaiju girl Caramelise volume 5
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"She loves him. Kuroe definitely loves Minami&right? But Minami s popularity, his insistence that they keep their relationship a secret, her attempts to hide her nature as a kaiju from him it s all starting to crush her spirit. So when a small misunderstanding snowballs into a fight between them, Minami s refusal to really listen to her is the last straw! Maybe they weren t meant for each other after all&"-- provided by publisher.
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Love is just around the corner for Nozaki and the gang--or so it seems... The appearance of a young maiden from a private school stuns the Nozaki squad with some rather perplexing beliefs about...love? While the new girl is befriending Nozaki, Chiyo is playing the field with other attractive men--who aren't Nozaki! Meanwhile, the elder Seo tries again to win a date with his longtime crush, Yukari--'tis the season, after all. And love might be in...
Series
Ice guy and the cool girl volume 1
Publisher
Square Enix Manga & Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Himuro is a modern-day ice god, an ordinary office worker who just so happens to be the descendant of a snow spirit. He's also besotted with his coworker Fuyutsuki, who's a little unusual herself. At first glance, the pair both seem to be calm, cool, and collected. But beneath Himuro's icy good looks rages a passionate blizzard of love! On the other hand, his coworker's cool facade belies nothing about any feelings she might have for Himuro in return--because...
Author
Publisher
Running Press Teens
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Discover the women behind the video games we love--from the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built--and how they changed the industry forever. From classic games like Centipede and Solitaire to popular modern games like Final Fantasy, Uncharted, and Halo, this book explores the work and history of 25 influential women in the video game industry and how their contributions ultimately built and transformed...
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"A misunderstanding causes Sawako and Kazehaya to distance themselves from each other. Unable to stand the tension, Sawako decides she needs to reveal her true feelings to him. Will this awkward girl and well-liked guy become a couple?!"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Sawako 'Sadako' Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With her jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanor, she's always had trouble fitting in. But her whole life changes when she befriends the most popular boy in class, Shota Kazehaya. Sawako and Kazehaya have confessed their feelings to each other! But now Sawako is worried about her rival, Kurumi. In the past, Kurumi vowed to hate any girl who went out with Kazehaya. So...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl's fight for survival in Nazi occupied Poland, The Girl Who Sang illustrates the power of a brother's love, the kindness of strangers, and finding hope when facing the unimaginable. Born to a Jewish family in a small Polish village, Estelle Nadel—then known as Enia Feld—was just seven years old when the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939. Once a vibrant child with a song for every occasion, Estelle...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Both Komomo and Natsu are resolute in their stance that they are not in love with each other, even though everyone else around them thinks otherwise. Now that Komomo's fortunes and arranged fiancé have returned, a romance between a pâtissier and a princess seems even less likely. But Komomo is determined to pursue her own path in life when she realizes what she wants most."--Amazon.com.
Series
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun volume 14
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Love is only smooth sailing when you know how to words... and use smartphones. Communication bcan be a beautiful thing--when the other person actually understands your intended meaning. Unfortunately for Nozaki and the gang, that never happens. Not when some of Nozaki's classmates invite Sakura over to his house 'for the first time.' Not when Nozaki and Ryosuke chat at a café, and certainly not when Mikoshiba tries to learn judo from Mayu. As for...
Series
Publisher
Viz Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A strong-willed high school girl and a hot, young scion of a business empire can t help trying to outwit each other every chance they get& But could these opposites be conning themselves out of the perfect match?! After her older sister refuses to go to an arranged marriage meeting with Takane Saibara, the heir to a vast business fortune, high schooler Hana Nonomura agrees to be her stand-in to save face for the family. But what happens when Hana...
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Iduna harbors a dark secret. On the surface, she is an Arendellian village girl, an aspiring inventor, and the best friend of Prince Agnarr, but she is also secretly Northuldra. Ever since the day the forest fell, Arendellians have despised and distrusted Northuldra with a vengeance. No matter that the Northuldra-along with some of Arendelle's own-have been trapped in the Enchanted Forest behind an impenetrable wall of mist since...
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