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501) Thornhill
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Parallel plotlines, one told in text and one in art, inform each other as a young girl unravels the mystery of a ghost next door.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City -- until she's suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm! When Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them, as well. Is Kamala ready to wield these immense new gifts? Or will the weight of the legacy before her be too much to bear? Kamala has...
505) Even and Odd
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"Even and Odd are sisters who share magic. Lately, though, it seems like that's the only thing they have in common. Odd doesn't like magic, and Even practices it every chance she gets, dreaming of the day she'll be ready to be a hero. When the hidden border between the mundane world the sisters live in and the magical land they were born in shuts abruptly, the girls are trapped, unable to return home. With the help of a unicorn named Jeremy, they...
506) Tides of mutiny
Author
Series
Description
A girl who dreams of captaining her own ship must fight for her place on the high seas in a world that executes female sailors in this romantic YA adventure that pairs a strong female character in disguise, reminiscent of Arya Stark, with the swashbuckling, high seas hijinks of Pirates of the Caribbean. Summary by Amazon.
Author
Series
Clique novels. Original series volume 14
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
Description
As the girls face some tough decisions and some life-changing events, the Pretty Committee may come to an end.
509) All wrapped up
Author
Series
Geek girl special volume 1
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Harriet Manners knows a lot. She knows that every year Santa climbs down 91.8 million chimneys. She knows that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was almost definitely a girl. She knows that the first artificial Christmas trees were made out of goose feathers. But this Christmas is extra special for Harriet, because four days ago she had her. Now she just needs to work out what's supposed to happen next...
Author
Series
Gold seer trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
Description
Lee Westfall, a young woman with the magical ability to sense the presence of gold, must flee her home to avoid people who would abuse her powers, so when her best friend Jefferson heads out across Gold Rush-era America to stake his claim, she disguises herself as a boy and sets out on her own dangerous journey.
513) The first cut
Author
Series
Chloe by Design volume 2
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Both sixteen-year-old Chloe Montgomery and her long time rival, Nina, have made it through the first round of the California Teen Design Diva audition--but more rounds lie ahead and each round promises to be more challenging than the one before.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Formats
Description
A timely, gripping teen novel about a boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where black girls’ disappearances are too often overlooked. When you look like us—brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades—everyone else thinks you’re trouble. No one even blinks twice over a missing black girl from public housing because she must’ve brought whatever happened to her upon herself. I, Jay Murphy,...
515) Reasons to be happy
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Eighth-grader Hannah Carlisle feels unattractive compared to her movie star parents and cliquish Beverly Hills classmates, and when her mother's cancer worsens and her father starts drinking heavily, Hannah's grief and anger turn into bulimia, which only her aunt, a documentary filmmaker, understands.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Appears on list
Description
"From the New York Times best-selling authors of Rad Women Worldwide and Rad American Women A-Z, a bold and brave collection of stories and art about inspiring and accomplished girls who have made positive impacts on the world before the age of 20. You might know the stories of Malala Yousafzai, Anne Frank, Jazz Jennings, and Joan of Arc. But have you heard about Yusra Mardini, a Syrian refugee who swam a sinking boat to shore, saved twenty lives,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
She's your new favorite. She's everyone's new favorite. And now she's joining the big leagues. Look out world, Kamala Khan is an Avenger! But is she really cut out to be one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes? Saving the world is important, but Jersey City still needs its protector--and a development company that co-opted Ms. Marvel's face for its project has more in mind for gentrification than just real estate! Can Kamala take down the evil suits destroying...
520) Driving by starlight
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Two best friends delight in the small acts of rebellion they carry out against the Saudi cultural police, but Leena and Mishie still find their ambitions for college and independence challenged by cultural restrictions.