The New Girl
Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 92
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: bullying, grandmothers, rules (philosophy), moving, household, best friends, fund raising, contests [X], middle school students, schools, murder [X], high school students, man-woman relationships, horror stories, homicide, mystery and detective stories [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, north carolina, sisters, school stories, radio and television novels
The Black Queen
When Nova, Lovett High School's first black homecoming queen, is murdered the night of her coronation, her best friend, Duchess, finds an unlikely ally in her search for the killer--her prime suspect, Tinsley, the white rival nominee for queen.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: african americans, race relations, high schools, schools, contests [X], murder [X], detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories [X], school fiction, detective and mystery fiction