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| Title | A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor |
| Author | Harry Mazer |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • courage • danger • fathers/sons • risk • trilogy • war • World War II • Belonger/Connector |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
It’s 1941 and the Japanese planes are streaking over Pearl Harbor. Adam knows his farther is down there on the Arizona and he slips down under the barbed wire to...
Books » Mystery
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| Title | A Face First |
| Author | Priscilla Cummings |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | acceptance • being different • being yourself • boys/girls • burns • choices • fairness • family • feelings • getting along • honesty • hope • hospital • mature readers • mystery • older readers • point of view • realistic fiction • responsibility • self-confidence • self-esteem • self-reliance • telling the truth |
She wakes up in the hospital after a really bad car crash. She has been really badly burned. Her face is covered to protect the skin. Day by day she...
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | A Million Shades of Gray |
| Author | Cynthia Kadohata |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • Asian culture • danger • elephants • journeys • mature readers • older readers • responsibility • risk • traditions • Vietnam War • war • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
You are about to enter the world of South Vietnam just as the American War is ending. Y'Tin's father has helped the Americans on several missions and now there is...
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | A Ride Into Morning The Story of Tempe Wick |
| Author | Ann Rinaldi |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | adventure • American history • American Revolution • boys/girls • courage • girl power • girls • historical fiction • mature reader • older reader • values • war |
Strong-minded Tempe Wick is struggling to care for her addled mother, her "lunatic" brother, and her farm, amidst the turmoil of the American Revolution. The war is reaching into Tempe's...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | A Summer To Die |
| Author | Lois Lowry |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | girls • change • coming of age • death • family • growing up • identity • journeys • loss • mature reader • older reader • older readers • realistic fiction • sisters • If You Liked Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants |
Two sisters, Molly and Meg, are moving into a new, small house out in the country, so Dad can write his book. Molly, 15, is the beautiful sister, the cheerleader,...
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| Title | A Thousand Never Evers |
| Author | Shana Burg |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | prejudice • multicultural • fiction |
It's 1963 in Kuckachoo, Mississippi, and Addie Mae Pickett is about to start junior high school. She's also about to enter into the heart of the Civil Rights movement...
Books » Science Fiction
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| Title | A Wrinkle in Time |
| Author | Madeleine L'Engle |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • being different • being yourself • books that make a difference • character • classic • family • fathers • identity • If You Liked A Wrinkle in Time • If You Liked Among the Hidden • If You Liked City of Ember • journeys • mature readers • middle readers • older readers • science fiction • society • Space • struggle • time travel • values • Seeker/Leader • Answerman |
"You were a star once, weren't you?" Charles Wallace asks Mrs. Whatsit and that line alone will give you the sense that this book takes you to a new place....
Books » Suspense / Thriller
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| Title | Acceleration |
| Author | Graham McNamee |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action/adventure • danger • if you Liked Stuck in Neutral • intrigue • mature readers • mystery • older readers • reluctant reader • suspense • suspense thriller • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
Our young friend has a job working in the Lost and Found department of a subway system. This is a fairly mundane job until the day he discovers a journal...
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| Title | Across Five Aprils |
| Author | Irene Hunt |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • boys/girls • American history • bravery • character • choices • Civil War • coming of age • family • fathers/sons • historical fiction • mature reader • older reader • war • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • If You Liked My Brother Sam Is Dead |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
The five Aprils are the five years of the American Civil War. Fifteen-year-old Jethro Creighton lives those five Aprils, and it's through his experiences that we follow the paths of...
Books » Realistic Fiction
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| Title | After Tupac and D Foster |
| Author | Jacqueline Woodson |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • African American • basketball • being different • being yourself • courage • dreams • foster family • identity • If You Liked Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants • injustice • mature issues • mature readers • overcoming obstacles • persistence • prejudice • prison • racism • risk • sexuality |
Me and Neeka live across the street from each other in Queens in a neighborhood where people know each other and watch out for each other and there is a...
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | Alex Rider, Book 1: Stormbreaker |
| Author | Anthony Horowitz (Alex Ryder series) |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • action/adventure • adventure • boys • danger • espionage • If You Liked Alex Rider • If You Liked Indiana Jones • intrigue • middle reader • middle readers • older reader • older readers • reluctant reader • self-reliance • series • spies • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Okay, if you haven't heard about these books and if you missed the movie somehow, don't wait any longer. The Alex Ryder series, as it is referred to, is really...
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | Alex Rider, Book 3: Skeleton Key |
| Author | Anthony Horowitz |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • action/adventure • adventure • courage • danger • espionage • fiction • If You Liked Alex Rider • If You Liked Indiana Jones • intrigue • mature readers • middle readers • older readers • reluctant reader • self-reliance • spies • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
James Bond has nothing on this young man. Alex Ryder is headed into his third action-packed adventure novel. Armed with wondrous gadgets, Alex is 'man' enough to tackle this latest...
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | Alex Rider, Book 4: Eagle Strike |
| Author | Anthony Horowitz |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • adventure • choices • courage • danger • espionage • fiction • If You Liked Alex Rider • If You Liked Indiana Jones • intrigue • risk • self-reliance • series • spies • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
The Alex Rider series continues with more fabulous action adventure. This series is so popular with even the most reluctant reader guys
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | Alex Rider, Book 5: Scorpia |
| Author | Anthony Horowitz |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • action/adventure • adventure • espionage • fiction • If You Liked Alex Rider • self-reliance • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
The adventures of Alex Rider continue.
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| Title | Alex Rider, Book 6: Ark Angel |
| Author | Anthony Horowitz |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • action/adventure • adventure • courage • danger • espionage • If You Liked Alex Rider • If You Liked Indiana Jones • intrigue • mature reader • mature readers • middle reader • middle readers • older reader • older readers • self-reliance • spies • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
The Alex Rider series continues.
Books » Action / Adventure
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| Title | Alex Rider, Book 7: Snakehead |
| Author | Anthony Horowitz |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • action • action/adventure • adventure • Australia • bravery • choices • courage • danger • espionage • fathers/sons • fiction • If You Liked Alex Rider • If You Liked Indiana Jones • intrigue • mature reader • mature readers • middle reader • middle readers • older reader • older readers • reluctant reader • secret agents • self-reliance • spies • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader |
| Reluctant Reader | Good for Reluctant Readers |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Alex splashes down in his space capsule in the ocean off the coast of Australia and is taken to a base to recover. While there, the Australian Intelligence folks ask...
Books » Mystery
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| Title | All the Lovely Bad Ones |
| Author | Mary Downing Hahn |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • ghosts • if you Liked Stuck in Neutral • macabre • mature readers • mystery • older readers • spooky • suspense • suspense thriller • Jokester/Thrill Seeker/Party Animal • Belonger/Connector • If You Liked Wolf Rider |
Corey and Travis are going to spend the summer at their grandmother's inn in Vermont. The inn hasn't been getting many guests because it's rumored to have ghosts. Corey...
Books » Non-Fiction
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| Title | An American Plague The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 |
| Author | Jim Murphy |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • African American • American history • disasters • diseases • Newbery Honor • non-fiction • yellow fever • Answerman |
In 1793, Philadelphia was reeling from an epidemic of yellow fever. At the same time George Washington was in the early years of developing our government and establishing policies to...
Books » Mystery
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| Title | An Echo Falls Mystery: Down the Rabbit Hole |
| Author | Peter Abrahams (An Echo Falls Mystery) |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | adventure • boys/girls • girl power • girls • mature reader • murder • mystery • older readers • soccer • suspense • grandfather |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Thirteen-year-old Ingrid Levin-Hill is fascinated by Sherlock Holmes, but she never expected to have to carry on his work in her own town. She's involved in the town community theater,...
Books » Mystery
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| Title | An Echo Falls Mystery: Into the Dark |
| Author | Peter Abrahams |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | girls • boys/girls • adventure • detective • girl power • grandfather • mature reader • murder • mystery • suspense • If You Liked Nancy Drew • If You Liked Sammy Keyes |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Ingrid Levin Hill is up against another mystery and trying to protect her beloved grandfather. At the age of thirteen she has discovered a body in the snow. What's going...
Books » Mystery
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| Title | An Echo Falls Mystery: Behind the Curtain |
| Author | Peter Abrahams (An Echo Falls Mystery) |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys/girls • brothers • fiction • girl power • girls • intrigue • mature reader • mystery • older reader • suspense |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Something is wrong in Echo Falls, and Ingrid is starting to notice. Her father is getting really tense and stressed out about his job. Her brother is lifting weights like...
Books » Historical Fiction
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| Title | Arabus Family Saga: Jump Ship to Freedom |
| Author | James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier (Arabus Family Saga) |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • African American • American history • American Revolution • Arabus Family Saga • courage • historical fiction • journeys • mature reader • older reader • racial differences • series • slavery • war • Belonger/Connector • Seeker/Leader • If You Liked My Brother Sam Is Dead • If You Liked Across FIve Aprils |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Fourteen-year-old Daniel and his mother are slaves owned by an evil man named Captain Ives. Daniel learns that his father had earned enough revolutionary notes to buy their freedom when...
Books » Science Fiction
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| Title | Atherton: House of Power |
| Author | Patrick Carman |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • danger • If You Liked City of Ember • If You Liked Hunger Games • suspense • Seeker/Leader • earthquakes |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
The year is 2085 in Atherton, a new world created by Dr. Harding who directed the migration from the Dark Planet years ago. Atherton is divided into the Flatlands, a...
Books » Fantasy
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| Title | Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1: Amulet of Samarkand |
| Author | Jonathan Stroud |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Middle Readers • Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • genie • humor • If You Liked A Wrinkle in Time • If You Liked Charlie Bone • intrigue • magic • mature reader • older reader • power • rivalry • self-reliance • series • Wizardry • Seeker/Leader |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
Britain is ruled by magicians in this first book of a trilogy, and eleven-year-old Nathaniel is an obedient apprentice to a cold, weak, mid-level magician named Arthur Underwood. Nathaniel has...
Books » Fantasy
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| Title | Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2: Golem's Eye |
| Author | Jonathan Stroud |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Fiction |
| Reading Level | Older Readers • Mature Readers |
| Keywords | boys • girls • boys/girls • adventure • genie • humor • If You Liked Charlie Bone • magic • mature reader • middle readers • older readers • self-reliance • series • Seeker/Leader |
| Part of a Series | Part of a Series |
This is Book Two of the Bartimaeus Trilogy. To read a description read the Amulet of Samarkand annotation. Ptolemy's Gate is the third in the series.
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