Barbara Dee
3) Star-crossed
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Mattie is cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, she is confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate who is playing Juliet.
4) Unstuck
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Lyla sets out to write the perfect fantasy novel in her creative writing class, but discovers some unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page. Includes twenty-five ways to overcome writer's block.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"When Lia returns after a summer with her eccentric aunt, it feels like everything has changed within her group of five friends. Everyone just seems more{u2026}dramatic. And after playing a game of Truth or Dare, Lia discovers how those divides are growing wider, and tells a few white lies about what really happened over the summer in order to 2keep up.3 But is 2keeping up3 with her BFFs really worth it?"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Wren, who is learning special effects makeup, is thrilled to be the makeup artist for her new school's production of "Wicked", but her parents' divorce is seriously affecting her mother.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old cancer survivor Norah struggles to fit in at middle school after two years of treatment, but she finds her voice with the help of new friend Griffin, who shares her love of mythology.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Zinnia Manning's older brother Gabriel is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it turns her family's world upside-down, especially since they are keeping the information private.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade's extended field trip to Washington, D.C., and discovers several surprising things about her roommate, including the possibility of an eating disorder"--