The Fourth Grade Wizards
After her mother dies, Marianne becomes a daydreamer and begins to fall behind in her schoolwork.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
Bridge To Terabithia
Jesse Aarons is in the 5th grade and has trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 671
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: friendship, death [X], schools [X], virginia, newbery, japanese language, newbery medal, grief, closed caption video recordings, videotapes, death, audiobooks, school stories, large type books [X], children's audiobooks, audiobooks, sound recording, juvenile sound recording, large print books, school children, imaginary places, monsters, trolls, ghouls and ogres, giants, video recordings for the hearing impaired, compact discs
Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee is the story of Jeffrey Lionel Magee, who lost his parents at the age of three in a trolley accident.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 85
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: courage, city and town life, newbery medal, 1991, orphans, death [X], race relations, large type books [X], newbery medal, individuality, prejudices, adolescence, athletes, schools [X], sports, audiobooks, children's audiobooks, heroes, running, heroes and heroines, school stories, children's stories, electronic books
Tears Of A Tiger
The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 89
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: death [X], high schools, schools [X], african americans, large type books [X], african-americans, large print books, school stories
Looking For Alaska
"Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search for answers about life and death after a fatal car crash"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 63
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 930
subjects: interpersonal relations, boarding schools, schools [X], death [X], terminally ill, large type books [X], private schools, school stories, large print books, school fiction