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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Detective Michael Bennett takes his family to upstate New York in an effort to escape a lawless crime wave erupting in Manhattan only to find themselves immersed in another nightmare, one that endangers his relationship with his wife.
Author
Series
Publisher
Algonquin
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
280 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Three sisters in San Antonio are shadowed by guilt and grief over the loss of their oldest sister, who still haunts their house"--
5) Lights out
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
27 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a storm causes a neighborhood blackout, Sofia and her father come up with a plan for the perfect family night without electricity.
6) Abuela
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
For over a year the Bronx has been plagued by unexplained disappearances. Raquel does her best to ignore it: after all, the police only look for the white kids. Then her crush Charlize's cousin goes missing-- and Raquel's mom comes down with a mysterious illness that seems linked to the disappearances. Raquel and Charlize discover that everything is tied to a terrifying urban legend called the Echo Game. The game is rumored to trap people in a sinister...
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
c2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After Ciela and Lock are sexually assaulted at the same party, they develop a cautious friendship through her family's possibly-magical pasteleria and his secret forest of otherworldly trees.
12) One is a pinata
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text, Hispanic children count the things, like pinatas and maracas, that can be seen in their neighborhood.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
245 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
After her father's landscaping business fails and the family loses their house, sixth-grader Griselda Zaragoza follows her sister's example and begins selling Alma cosmetics while hiding her changed circumstances from friends.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twins Carlos and Carmen want to make Mother's Day special, and the day is going well--until they try to make cupcakes without following the recipe.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Following her mother's tragic death, seventeen-year-old Sarah takes on the role of caretaker to her grieving father and younger brother, which leaves little time and emotional energy for a relationship, but when a school project helps her rediscover her love of art, her perspective shifts.
18) Mountain Dog
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
215 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
While Eva and her family prepare for her quinceanera, no one is paying attention to her younger sister, but when the dog gets out of the laundry room and steals Eva's sash, her little sister comes to the rescue.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
When seventeen-year-old Star Fuentez reaches social media stardom, her polar-opposite twin, Moon, becomes "merch girl" on a tour bus full of beautiful influencers and the grumpy but attractive Santiago Philips.