Girl Overboard
Everybody thinks Syrah is the golden girl. After all, her father is Ethan Cheng, billionaire, and she has everything a kid could possibly desire;except her half siblings hate her and her boyfriend is only with her for her father's money.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 960
subjects: individuality [X], families, interpersonal relations, chinese americans, snowboarding, seattle (wash.), family
The Secret Science Alliance And The Copycat Crook
Eleven-year-old Julian Calendar thought changing schools would mean leaving his "nerdy" persona behind, but instead he forms an alliance with fellow inventors Greta and Ben and works with them to prevent an adult from using one of their gadgets for nefarious purposes.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 470
A Very Big Bunny
Amelia is so big that she is always last in line at school and none of the other bunnies in her class will play with her, but a special new classmate teaches her that size is not always the most important thing.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 24
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 500
Sophie The Awesome
Sophie Miller's life is boring. She's not the oldest or the youngest, the tallest or the shortest.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 410
The Hard Kind Of Promise
California seventh-graders Sarah and Marjorie made a promise in kindergarten to always be friends, but Marjorie is weird and Sarah, wanting to be at least somewhat popular, makes friends with a fellow choir member.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: best friends, friendship, popularity, individuality [X], middle schools, california, identity
Tutus Aren't My Style
When she receives a ballerina costume from her uncle, Emma, who does not know how to be a ballerina, gets a lot of advice from friends and family.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Ling & Ting
Ling and Ting, Chinese American twins, are alike in so many ways, but they also like to point out the many ways they are different from one another.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 81
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 390
My Best Friend Is As Sharp As A Pencil
When her grandma asks her about school, a girl draws a class portrait, adding details that show what makes each person special.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 50
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Nora And The Texas Terror
When Nora's uncle loses his job and house in Texas, he and his family come to stay with Nora's family in Portland, Oregon, and Nora must try very hard to adjust to her cousin Ellie, who is loud, stubborn, and a tease.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
Tacky's Christmas
Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, Perfect, and Tacky are having a wonderful Christmas, complete with an unusual tree, when Tacky's odd behavior saves them from a group of hunters.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 45
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
Calli Be Gold
Eleven-year-old Calli, the third child in a family of busy high-achievers, likes to take her time and observe rather than rush around, and when she meets an awkward, insecure second-grader named Noah and is paired with him in the Peer Helper Program, she finds satisfaction and strength in working with him.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
Two Heads Are Better Than One
Although George is the only monster in his family with one head instead of two, a new neighbor makes him feel better about his situation.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 420
The Visconti House
Laura Horton has always been an outsider, more interested in writing, drawing, or spending time with her free-spirited family than in her fellow teens, but she is drawn to Leon, a new student, as together they explore the mysteries of her eccentric old house.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
Mac And Cheese
Two cats that are as different as night and day are nevertheless best friends.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 510
subjects: stories in rhyme, best friends, friendship, individuality [X], cats, readers (elementary), identity, pets, animals
Winterling
Spirited young Fer travels through the Way to a magical world in which beings part human and part animal serve an evil ruler known as the Lady, and where she hopes to learn about her long-lost parents and her own identity.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: magic, individuality [X], shapeshifting, fantasy, identity, identity (philosophical concept), fantasy fiction