Things Hoped For
Seventeen-year-old Gwen, who has been living with her grandfather in Manhattan while she attends music school, joins up with another music student to solve the mystery when her grandfather suddenly goes missing.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 62
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: music, identity (psychology), grandfathers, death [X], new york (n.y.), individuality [X], music schools, mystery stories, identity, identity (philosophical concept)
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, newbery medal, individuality [X], prejudices, adolescence, athletes, schools, sports, audiobooks, children's audiobooks, heroes, running, heroes and heroines, school stories, children's stories, electronic books
Dead Girl Walking
When Amber, a smart, middle-class, high school student, is hit by a truck, she meets her deceased grandmother in a dreamlike place, then takes a wrong turn and awakens in the body of a wealthy, beautiful, popular classmate with serious problems.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: identity (psychology), death [X], future life, family, high schools, identity, family problems, schools, school stories, identity (philosophical concept), family life, dysfunctional families, families, teenage girls, individuality [X]
A Summer To Die
Thirteen-year-old Meg is envious of her sister's beauty and popularity.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
You Are Here
Sixteen-year-old Emma Healy has always felt something missing in her life, so when she discovers that she had a twin brother who died shortly after they were born, she takes off on an impulsive road trip to try to discover who she really is, accompanied by her neighbor Peter Finnegan.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1180
What Every Girl (except Me) Knows
Twelve-year-old Gabby feels that she needs a mother to help her grow into a woman, so when things between her father and his latest girlfriend do not work out, Gabby set off for the last place she remembers seeing her own mother.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
The Heart And Mind Of Frances Pauley
This heartfelt, deeply moving middle-grade debut features an offbeat girl who learns that she can remain true to herself while also letting others in.
FIC
year:
copies: 30
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
Dreamcatcher
Fran begins to make sense of his world after his father's death.
FIC
year: 1995
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: