Crash
A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "Crash" in which seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan, who has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, consider the meaning of friendship and importance of family after forming a relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and coping with his grandfather's stroke; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 232
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560
subjects: conduct of life [X], friendship, family life, family, families [X], accepting differences, identifying feelings, perceptions, reflection
True (--sort Of)
For most of her eleven years, Delly has been in trouble without knowing why, until her little brother, R.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 440
subjects: human behavior, selective mutism, friendship, brothers and sisters, families [X], self-control, siblings, school stories, conduct of life [X], schools, family life, family
Wonkenstein
Twelve-year-old Rob does not like to read and stuffs most of the books his parents give him into his closet with the rest of his junk, but when he finds a funny little creature behind the door that seems to be a cross between Willy Wonka and Frankenstein, he begins to see that reading can be an adventure.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 30
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: monsters, conduct of life [X], books and reading, schools, families [X], family life, humorous fiction, school stories, humorous fiction
Ellray Jakes Is Not A Chicken!
Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes's attempts to defend himself against the class bully always end up getting him in trouble, but he promises to do his best when his dad offers to take him to Disneyland if he can be good for an entire week--which may be a few days too long.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 77
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: human behavior, bullying, schools, families [X], behavior, california, bullies, school stories, family life, family, conduct of life [X], bulling, children's stories, humorous fiction
Carrying Mason
In rural Pennsylvania in 1958, when thirteen-year-old Luna's best friend Mason dies, she decides to move in with his mentally disabled mother and care for her as Mason did.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: conduct of life [X], people with mental disabilities, country life, families [X], pennsylvania
Replay
While preparing for a role in the school play, twelve-year-old Leo finds an autobiography that his father wrote as a teenager and ponders the ways people change as they grow up.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 102
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
subjects: conduct of life [X], family life, fathers and sons, theater, schools, school stories, father-son relationship, family, families [X]
Your Eyes In Stars
In their small New York town, two teenaged girls become friends while helping each other make sense of their families, neighbors, and selves as they approach adulthood in the years preceding World War II.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: friendship, conduct of life [X], city and town life, family, world war, 1939-1945, new york (state), united states, families [X], family life
Flipped
A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "Flipped," the story of two teenagers who, in alternating chapter, describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 175
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: teenagers, interpersonal relations, conduct of life [X], family life, self-perception, family, families [X]
Confessions Of The Sullivan Sisters
When the Sullivan sisters' grandmother gathers the entire family on Christmas to announce that she is removing them all from her will unless whoever it is that has offended her confesses in writing by New Year's Day, everybody begins to consider what they may have done.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: conduct of life [X], inheritance and succession, grandmothers, sisters, families [X], baltimore (md.), family life, baltimore (md)
Kick
Told in their separate voices, thirteen-year-old soccer star Kevin and police sergeant Brown, who knew his father, try to keep Kevin out of juvenile hall after he is arrested on very serious charges.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 51
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: conduct of life [X], criminal investigation, police, soccer, families [X], new jersey, family problems, mentoring, youths' writings, soccer stories, family life, family, dysfunctional families
Flat Broke
Fourteen-year-old Kevin is a hard worker, so when his income is cut off he begins a series of businesses, from poker games to selling snacks, earning money to take a girl to a dance, but his partners soon tire of his methods.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: money-making projects for children, business enterprises, conduct of life [X], friendship, families [X]
Little Women And Me
Modern-day teen Emily March turns to Louisa May Alcott's famous book for a school assignment and finds herself mysteriously transported to the world of "Little Women," where she undergoes surprising changes.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
Tumble & Fall
With an asteroid set to strike Earth in just one week, three teens on an island off the Atlantic Coast wrestle with love, friendship, family, and regret as they decide how to live their final days.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
subjects: asteroids, interpersonal relations, conduct of life [X], families [X], islands of the atlantic, human nature
Betty Bunny Loves Chocolate Cake
From her first bite, young Betty Bunny likes chocolate cake so much that she claims she will marry it one day, and she has trouble learning to wait patiently until she can have her next taste.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: patience, human behavior, food habits, families [X], rabbits, behavior, family life, cake, conduct of life [X], eating customs, domestic fiction, picture books for children
Ruby Lu, Star Of The Show
Ruby Lu's father loses his job on her first day of third grade, which causes many things in her life to change, and she is willing to do a lot to help out but giving up some things seems impossible.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
subjects: unemployment, conduct of life [X], family life, school stories, chinese americans, families [X], schools, dogs