Dead Guys Talk
In the dead middle of summer, the Scarface Detectives investigate their creepiest case yet when a mysterious client sends them to Oak Hill Cemetery, where Loonie Loraine is buried.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 400
subjects: cemeteries, mystery and detective stories, friendship [X], mystery fiction, electronic books, electronic books [X]
Like A Broken Doll
Sereeta Prince, trying to cope with problems with her family, is blamed for a string of thefts at Tubman High School and starts to fall into a depression.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: depression (psychology), family life, theft, friendship [X], school stories, depression in adolescence, schools, depression, mental, family problems, stealing, family, families, dysfunctional families, electronic books, electronic books [X], cutting (self-mutilation), african american teenagers, high school students
Big Nate
"To sixth-grader Nate Wright, life is one big game. So when he suits up for any sport, he does it with an unmistakable swagger.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 76
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 300
subjects: sports, schools, middle schools, behavior, big nate (fictional character), cartoons and caricatures, friendship [X], middle school students, graphic novels, humorous fiction, soccer stories, school stories, soccer, human behavior, cartoons and comics, humorous graphic novels, humorous stories, humorous fiction, comic books, strips, etc, electronic books, comic books, strips, etc, electronic books [X]
The Pact
Samson Davis discusses how he and two friends stuck together and supported one another as they overcame the many challenges they faced while growing up in New Jersey.
920
year: 2002
copies: 4
call number/section: 920
lexile: 940
Sula
A story set in a small town in Ohio, focusing on two girls, Nell and Sula, both black, both poor, who share their dreams until Sula escapes to live a vagrant city life for ten years.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 47
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1050
subjects: african-american women, ohio, african american women, friendship [X], african americans, women, black women, historical fiction, female friendship, city and town life, audiobooks, spanish language, domestic fiction, domestic fiction, audiobooks, family life, electronic books [X]
Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel
When thirteen-year-old Erica "Chia" Montenegro finds out her mother has breast cancer, she makes a promise to God to raise money for breast cancer awareness and discovers that when family and friends work together, miracles can happen.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: fund raising, promises, cancer, family life, christian life, san antonio (tex.), families, friendship [X], hispanic americans, fund-raising, latinos (u.s.), christian fiction, electronic books, christian fiction, electronic books [X]
The Quality Of Mercy
Oliver and Alonee investigate when science teacher Mr. Buckingham becomes the target of vandalism, but Alonee is not sure if she should trust Oliver's instincts about the crimes.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: vandalism, friendship [X], schools, school stories, electronic books, electronic books [X], teachers, african american teenagers, high school students
Wildflower
Chelsea Spain, tired of her father's harsh rules, decides to take some risks with her life, but when her immature friends start egging her on more and more, she is not sure every temptation is worth it.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: risk-taking (psychology) in adolescence, friendship [X], fathers and daughters, schools, risk-taking (psychology), adolescent psychology, father-daughter relationship, school stories, father-child relationship, electronic books, electronic books [X]
Viral
Mike and Lindsay's friendship is ruined by a simple misunderstanding, but when Lindsay is caught in a compromising position and the footage goes viral, Mike knows he has to put aside any hard feelings and help Lindsay in her time of need.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430
subjects: teenagers, internet videos, rape, friendship [X], video recordings, high schools, sex, schools, popularity, school stories, young adult fiction, electronic books [X]
The Trouble With Half A Moon
Thirteen-year-old Dellie is overcome with guilt and grief when her brother dies, but when she finds herself at odds with her best friend, Dellie reaches out to a neglected boy who lives in her building in the projects and learns how to have faith in herself from a new neighbor.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: grief, faith, child abuse, friendship [X], public housing, city and town life, puerto ricans, jamaican americans, electronic books, electronic books [X]
Dog Days
Gavin wants to make a good impression at Carver Elementary, where no one knows he excels at soccer and skateboarding, but an annoying big sister, a bully, and his great aunt's Pomeranian are not helping.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: moving, household, schools, friendship [X], great aunts, bullying, bullies, pomeranian dog, dogs, moving, school stories, pomeranian dogs, juvenile fiction / animals / dogs, juvenile fiction / boys & men, juvenile fiction / family / general (see also headings under social issues), juvenile fiction / humorous stories, juvenile fiction / lifestyles / city & town life, juvenile fiction / people & places / united states / african american, juvenile fiction / readers / chapter books, juvenile fiction / school & education, juvenile fiction / social issues / bullying, juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship, juvenile fiction / social issues / peer pressure, juvenile fiction / social issues / values & virtues, juvenile fiction / sports & recreation / skateboarding, electronic books, electronic books [X]
Frog Saves The Day
"A beginning reader book containing two stories featuring Frog and his friends, where the friends mistake a train for a terrible dragon and Frog rescues a baby possum after it falls into a river"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 330
subjects: frogs, animals, friendship [X], electronic books, readers (elementary), electronic books [X]
Impossible Things
Cassidy Silver is accustomed to being the biggest freak in the seventh grade, but things start to change when Victoria, a new girl at school, chooses to be her friend, and the confidence she gains from having a friend spills over into other areas of Cassidy's life.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 530
subjects: friendship [X], identity (psychology), self-esteem, schools, psychokinesis, family problems, family life, domestic fiction, electronic books [X]
Dork Diaries
"Nikki is in the spotlight. A reality TV crew will follow her and her friends for the whole month of March as they record their hit song together.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: diaries, friendship [X], popularity, reality television programs, middle schools, audiobooks, children's audiobooks, schools, school stories, electronic books, diary fiction, electronic books [X]
The Scar Boys
Written as a college admission essay, eighteen-year-old Harry Jones recounts a childhood defined by the hideous scars he hid behind, and how forming a band brought self-confidence, friendship, and his first kiss.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 910
subjects: disfigured persons, friendship [X], bands (music), near-death experiences, family life, new york (state), domestic fiction, electronic books [X]