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1) No problem
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Curt has it all: friends, summer job, a promising career in baseball; then he begins experimenting with drugs.
3) Thunderbowl
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Jeremy, caught up in the excitement of playing guitar for the hot band Thunderbowl, begins to lose control of the rest of his life.
4) Breathless
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Beverly gets into serious trouble when her starvation diet interferes with her scuba diving.
5) Juice
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When Coach Reeves retired, he was replaced by Coach Barnes, whose own determination to obtain a college post rested on his ability to create a division one high school team; however, to do this involved the illegal distribution of steroids to the team.
6) Yellow line
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In a small Canadian community, the line separating Natives and whites begins to blur for Vince as finds himself falling for a First Nations girl.
8) De nadie más
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
Evie, a young girl who was forced to give up her baby, kidnaps the child and runs to Montreal but must make a difficult decision when baby Brianna gets very ill.
9) First time
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Haley must deal with unwanted advances from her mother's new boyfriend.
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
"When I pick up my guitar and my fingers find the strings, and that first riff comes screaming out of the amp, the only thing that matters is sound." Jay, Kelvin and Cia are The Lunar Ticks, a dedicated band, convinced they are on their way to the top. They hope to win an upcoming battle of the bands where the first prize is a full day in a recording studio. Jay is struggling to write new material but finds he lacks the experience to come up with...
11) El plan de Zee
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
Zee is torn between making a statement and making art.
12) El qué dirán
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
When Jujube finds herself the butt of cruel jokes that are ruining her reputation, she decides to fight back.
13) Scum
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
While still grieving over the death of her brother, who was killed during a robbery, Megan learns some startling facts about Danny's life; and when the police seem unmotivated to solve the crime, Megan searches for answers.
14) A toda velocidad
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
When Jake is involved in a street-racing accident, he struggles to do the right thing.
15) La Verdad
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
When a prominent local adult is killed at a teen house party, the whole school seems to know who is to blame, but no one will go to the police.
16) Hannah's touch
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After being stung by a bee, sixteen-year-old Hannah discovers she has the power to heal.
17) Identificación
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
Chris, who is in trouble at home and at school, finds a wallet on the street and attempts to do the correct thing by returning it to its owner, but as his life continues to worsen, he notices that he looks a lot like the person who owns the wallet, and wonders if he could switch identities.
18) Impact
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After his brother is murdered, Jordan and his parents must find a way to deal with their grief and get through the murder trial.
19) Jacked
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Zane is carjacked and forced to drive by a masked gunman.
20) Ni un día más
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Description
Teenage Dime has trouble following her parents' rules after her older brother, Darren's, accident that left him a parapalegic, so their parents agree to let Dime move in with Darren.