The Chosen One
In a polygamous cult in the desert, Kyra, not yet fourteen, sees being chosen to be the seventh wife of her uncle as just punishment for having read books and kissed a boy in violation of Prophet Childs' teachings, and is torn between facing her fate and running away from all that she knows and loves.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 480
Pretty Like Us
A shy, small-town girl learns the true meaning of loyalty, love, and beauty through her friendship with a classmate who is suffering from a rare, life-threatening illness.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
The True Colors Of Caitlynne Jackson
Twelve-year-old Caity and her younger sister Cara must fend for themselves when their abusive mother storms out of the house with a suitcase and doesn't come back.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
A Mother To Embarrass Me
Twelve-year-old Laura can hardly believe how embarrassing her mother has become, especially now that she is pregnant.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mothers and daughters, pregnancy, humorous stories, mother-daughter relationship, mapleton (utah)
Waiting
As the tragic death of her older brother devastates the family, teenaged London struggles to find redemption and finds herself torn between her brother's best friend and a handsome new boy in town.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 540
subjects: grief, family life, siblings, family, brothers and sisters, dysfunctional families, family problems
Miles From Ordinary
Thirteen-year-old Lacey is hopeful that her mother's ghosts will go away when she starts a job at the local grocery store, but as her mother's memories and mental images crowd out reality, everything in Lacey's life begins to spiral out of control.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 410
subjects: mothers and daughters, mental illness, families, mother-daughter relationship, family problems
Glimpse
Living with their mother who earns money as a prostitute, two sisters take care of each other and when the older one attempts suicide, the younger one tries to uncover the reason.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: novels in verse, sisters, mothers and daughters, suicide, sexual abuse, mother-daughter relationship, child sexual abuse, sex crimes
Adeline Street
Leah finds that it takes a long time to come to terms with her sister's death.
FIC
year: 1995
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
If I Forget, You Remember
Twelve-year-old Elyse's plan to write an award-winning novel during the summer is interrupted when her grandmother, who has Alzheimer's disease, moves in with the family.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
24 Games You Can Play On A Checkerboard
Presents step-by-step instructions for two dozen games that can be played with a checkerboard, including variations of checkers and entirely different games.
794
year: 2007
copies: 2
call number/section: 794
lexile:
subjects: board games
The Haven
Established in the year 2020, The Haven is home to teens who are classed as Terminals, whose education, food, rest, and behavior are strictly monitored to save them from Disease, but Shiloh and Gabriel remember a different kind of life, and are on the verge of rebellion.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430
Signed, Skye Harper
In 1972, while her idol, Mark Spitz, is in Germany competing in the Olympics, fifteen-year-old Winston, her Nanny, and her crush, Steve, head to Las Vegas in Steve's parents' motorhome to reconnect with Winston's mother, who left ten years before to become a star.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
subjects: mother-daughter relationship, grandmothers, dating (social customs), automobile travel, swimming
Never Said
Shy Sarah has always wanted to be like her twin sister, Annie, because she is the pretty, social, talented one.
FIC
year:
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Messenger
Evie Messenger, who can see and talk to ghosts, tries to solve the mystery of a teenage ghost who is following her.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Never That Far
"When twelve-year-old Libby's grandfather dies of a heart attack, it's up to her--and his spirit--to find a way to help her father overcome his grief and for their family to find peace.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: