Because Of Winn-dixie
When a little girl named Opal and her preacher father move to a small Southern town, she adopts a dog named Winn-Dixie.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 709
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: dogs, city and town life, florida, pets, realistic fiction [X], children's stories, children's audiobooks, animals, audiobooks, electronic books, electronic books, juvenile fiction / social issues / emotions & feelings, juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship, juvenile fiction / animals / dogs
Bingo Brown And The Language Of Love
As twelve-year-old Bingo Brown strives for the triumphs of today and steels himself against the tribulations of tomorrow, he discovers that he will have to undergo a few more trials and triumphs before growing up.
FIC
year: 1991
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
There's A Girl In My Hammerlock
Thirteen-year-old Maisie joins her school's formerly all-male wrestling team and tries to last through the season, despite opposition from other students, her best friend, and her own teammates.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 520
Wonder
Auggie Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school, until now.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 877
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: abnormalities, human, self-acceptance, middle schools, schools, school stories, young adult fiction, birth defects, audiobooks, children's audiobooks, bildungsromans, body image, beauty, personal, face, juvenile works, fiction, electronic books, school fiction, realistic fiction [X]
The Brilliant Fall Of Gianna Z
Gianna has less than one week to complete her leaf project if she wants to compete in the upcoming cross-country sectionals, but issues like procrastination, disorganization--and her grandmother's declining health--seem destined to keep her from finishing.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 30
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: grandmothers, old age, friendship, trees, running, vermont, school stories, family life, realistic fiction [X], schools, families
The Music Of Dolphins
Using sophisticated computer technology, a fifteen-year-old girl--who has been raised by dolphins--records her thoughts about her reintroduction to the human world.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 89
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560
Scorpions
After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun -- until a tragedy occurs.
FIC
year: 1997
copies: 50
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: gangs, african americans, harlem (new york, n.y.), realistic fiction [X], audiobooks, compact discs
Stargirl
At first the students at Arizona's Mica High School are captivated by Stargirl Caraway's unusual, carefree behavior; however, she is soon shunned for everything that makes her unique in this story that pits individuality against conformity.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 634
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
subjects: individuality, popularity, eccentrics and eccentricities, high schools, schools, arizona, extreme read-dig deep, love, homeschooling, diaries, letters, home schooling, pennsylvania, spanish language, school stories, audiobooks, children's audiobooks, individulaity, school, reading counts!, realistic fiction [X]
Past Perfect
Sixteen-year-old Chelsea knows what to expect when she returns for a summer of historical reenactment at Colonial Essex Village until she learns that her ex-boyfriend is working there, too, and then meets the very attractive Dan who works at a rival historical village.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: interpersonal relations, dating (social customs), historical reenactments, summer employment, new england, realistic fiction [X]
Dancing Carl
As winter progresses, the strange man in the worn flight jacket dances frequently on the ice of the rink, expressing more with his movements than most people do with words.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 30
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1090
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.
FIC
year: 6119
copies: 111
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
subjects: religions, girls, beliefs, teenage girls, teenagers, conduct of life, realistic fiction [X], adolescence, moving, household, moving, bildungsromans, puberty
The Kid Who Ran For President
With his friend as campaign manager and his former babysitter as running mate, twelve-year-old Judson Moon sets out to become President of the United States.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 104
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: elections, politics, practical, politics, humorous stories, realistic fiction [X], humorous fiction
Mallory Goes Green
When Mallory is appointed to the Fern Falls Elementary School Environmental Committee, which is deciding on class projects for the upcoming Green Fair, she rapidly succeeds in alienating her classmates, friends, and family by her overzealous efforts to save the planet.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: environmental movement, environmental protection, interpersonal relations, school stories, realistic fiction [X]
Mallory In The Spotlight
When Mallory gets the lead in the school play, she cannot understand why her best friend Mary Ann is not just as excited as she is, but eventually she finds out--and learns who her real friends are.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
Life In The Fat Lane
Sixteen-year-old Lara, winner of beauty pageants and Homecoming Queen, is distressed and bewildered when she starts gaining weight and becomes overweight.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640