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4261) The King of Average
Author
Publisher
Bunny Moon Enterprises
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
James isn't the world's greatest kid, but he's not the worst, either: he's average! When he decides to become the most average kid who ever lived, James is transported to another world where he meets Mayor Culpa, a well-dressed talking Scapegoat who recruits him to become the new King of Average.
He's joined on his quest by a professional Optimist and his grouchy companion, an equally professional Pessimist. Together, they set out on a journey of...
4262) Snow-walker
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
The snow-walker Gudrun came from the swirling mists and icy depths beyond the edge of the world to rule the Jarl's people with fear and sorcery, but a small band of outlaws will fight to the death to restore the land to its rightful leader.
4263) The unraveling
Author
Series
The Illuminated Threads volume 1
Publisher
Laurel Wanrow/Sprouting Star Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1868 England, artist Annmar Masterson dreams of owning her own illustration shop, which the city's ruthless industrial magnate would willingly give her-but not for proper work. She flees his loathsome advances and takes advertising work on a farm in a secluded valley.Life in the countryside turns nineteen-year-old Annmar's world upside down. Her lifelong fanciful visions of blue threads are every bit as real as the plant and animal shifters hiding...
4264) Bury the lead
Author
Publisher
BHC Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Sherlock Holmes may not have been a journalist, but that doesn't stop high school senior Kennedy Carter from embracing his methods. With her sights set on becoming an investigative reporter, Kennedy lives by the famous detective's rules: observe the obvious, eliminate the impossible, and avoid romantic entanglements at all costs. Kennedy has her heart set on winning the $10,000 Excellence in Emerging Journalism award so she can finally escape her...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Kaufman explores the shock, wonder, and beauty of an uncertain future. The poems provide a vivid account of trying to find a path forward while reckoning with the pain of the past, embracing imperfection, and unlearning the language of self-criticism.
4266) The promise of amazing
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When the passive strategy she has always adopted proves injurious to her heart's goals, ordinary girl Wren inadvertently saves the life of expelled lacrosse player Grayson and embarks on an awkward romance that compels both to start over.
4267) Pursued
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
The third installment in the popular Jennie McGrady mystery series
Allison Beaumont is beautiful, popular, wealthy, and she's just been crowned the Rose Festival Princess. But when dead roses begin arriving on her doorstep and threatening phone calls follow, Allison realizes she's paying a high price for her throne.
Jennie McGrady has only one goal in life: to find her father. But Allison's plea for help tears Jennie away from her search and involves...
Author
Series
Clockwork planet volume 1
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
–I know this is sudden, but the world had already collapsed long ago. Earth had died, but the entire planet was reconstructed and reproduced using clockwork – "The Clockwork Planet." One day, a black box suddenly crashed into the house of Naoto Miura, a high school failure, from above. Inside was– an automaton girl. "For me to be forced to sleep for as long as two hundred years from just one little fault, has the intelligence of humanity still...
4270) Light filters in: poems
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In the vein of poetry collections like Milk and Honey and Adultolescence, this compilation of short, powerful poems from teen Instagram sensation @poeticpoison perfectly captures the human experience. In Light Filters In, Caroline Kaufman--known as @poeticpoison--does what she does best: reflects our own experiences back at us and makes us feel less alone, one exquisite and insightful piece at a time. She writes about giving up too much of yourself...
4271) Vortex
Author
Series
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"What do you do when you and your family are in the middle of a road trip when a tornado hits? Then after surviving the tornado, when you must get your injured father and very scared younger brother to safety...before the next twister hits?"--
4272) Textrovert
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
20170502
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Was it just a cell phone swap … or fate? It's bad enough when high-school senior Keeley mistakenly swaps cell phones with a stranger. It's even worse when the stranger turns out to be an obnoxious, self-centered boy named Talon … who's just left for football camp with her phone. Reluctantly, the two agree to forward messages for a week. As Keeley gets to know Talon through their texts, she finds out he's more than just an egocentric jock. In fact,...
4273) Sundancer
Author
Series
Saddle Creek novels volume 4
Publisher
Pgw
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Bird does not speak but she is great with horses especially Sundancer who is difficult.
4274) These Things I've Done
Author
Publisher
Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
A haunting and beautiful YA novel that is perfect for fans of Courtney Summers and Jessi Kirby, These Things I've Done is the story of a seventeen-year-old girl who accidentally caused her best friend's death and, a year later, is still grappling with the consequences. Before: Dara and Aubrey have been inseparable since they became best friends in sixth grade. Dara is the fearless one, Aubrey the prodigy, yet despite their differences, they support...
4275) Sacajawea
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Captured by her enemies, married to a foreigner, and a mother at age sixteen, Sacajawea lived a life of turmoil and change. Then in 1804, the mysterious young Shoshone woman known as Bird Woman met Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Acting as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, Sacajawea bravely embarked on an epic journey that altered history forever. Hear her extraordinary story, told by Sacajawea and by William Clark, in alternating chapters and...
4277) Fatal attraction
Author
Series
Nancy Drew Files volume 22
Language
English
Description
Nancy is secretly hired by Frazier Carlton to investigate his daughter Brenda's new boyfriend, who seems to have at least one skeleton in his closet.
4278) Heart of danger
Author
Series
Nancy Drew Files volume 11
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
An undercover assignment draws Nancy out West when Texas rancher Robert Reigert receives a ransom note demanding half a million dollars for the return of his daughter, Catarina.
4279) Stagestruck
Author
Series
Saddle Creek novels volume 3
Publisher
Key Porter Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Romance and the supernatural mingle with uncontrolled dark ambition, and Abby - with the help of her extraordinary horse, Dancer - must put a stop to it before her entire community is destroyed. Champion showjumper Dancer needs a new rider for the upcoming Grand Invitational, and Abby Malone is delighted to be chosen. It's a dream come true, and she can hardly wait to get started. However, it turns out that Abby and Dancer may have some unexpected...
4280) Mystery at Saddle Creek
Author
Series
Saddle Creek novels volume 5
Publisher
Key Porter Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A violent death throws a horse-riding community into conflict, stirring up fear, uncertainty, mental illness, and a mysterious stranger…Summer vacation has finally started, and Bird is looking forward to an extended stay with her Aunt Hannah at Saddle Creek Farm. But before she can settle into the routine of riding Sundancer and preparing for shows, the community is thrown into chaos when a local woman is brutally attacked and left for dead. The...