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Kai is a teenager living on the Navajo reservation who wishes he was anywhere else. A scholarship might be his way out, but his grandmother's illness changes everything.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 1.6 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Life in a new country and caring for a little brother who's sick make Nina struggle to fit in at school. But when she joins an art club and finds new friends, she becomes the Trading Card Queen.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 1.7 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
The Incident at Number 17 South Marlborough Street
After a burglary in a quiet suburban street, a group of teenage friends decide to do their own investigation and get pulled into a dangerous world where people aren't always what they seem.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 1.7 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Olsen is a young white man in the 1960s who meets his first Black friend, Arnold, in Army boot camp. When a tragedy separates the two men, Olsen learns that it's never too late to be a good friend.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 3.9 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Lily's favorite place is the forest near her home. But when her forest is taken from her, will she find beauty somewhere else or try to fix what's broken?
Interest Level: Middle School Reading Level: 5.5 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
When Darina's neighborhood in Kyiv is bombed, she has to begin the journey out of Ukraine to safety. With her country at war and her family scattered, Darina must choose between despair and hope.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 4.4 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Angela thinks she knows every corner of her beloved Pike Place Market, but she discovers there's a whole other, magical market waiting to be explored at night.
Interest Level: Middle School Reading Level: 3.4 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Pike Place Market in Seattle is a magical place... especially at night. Angela knows this. She can't wait to visit it again to see if her first visit really happened, or if it was a dream.
Interest Level: Middle School Reading Level: 4.1 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Erin dreads moving to India from her native London. She feels shy and helpless at her new school until she meets smart, capable Vennela, and their friendship ends up being a lifeline for both of them.
Interest Level: Middle School Reading Level: 3.5 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
A mother and daughter find their relationship is tested as they adjust to a new culture and language, but they both learn that a little understanding goes a long way.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 3.0 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Taking a driving test is stressful enough for any teenager. But Enrique is up against a particularly difficult barrier, and it has nothing to do with his driving skills.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 4.1 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Emmeline's dangerous secret is safe until Richard Pratt threatens to reveal the truth. When someone tries to kill Pratt, Emmeline becomes the main suspect... but who is the real murderer?
Interest Level: Middle School Reading Level: 2.5 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Desperate to be part of the popular crowd at school, a boy makes a terrible deal that will hurt someone he likes. Acceptance comes with a price, but he isn't sure this price is worth it.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 2.8 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Bailey takes a walk through the forest to find inspiration for an essay, but new friends and dangerous adventures in a magical world take her on an exciting journey home.
Interest Level: Late Elementary Reading Level: 1.1 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Moira's son Henry, who has autism, loves his new puppy like he's never loved anything before. But when the puppy's original owner shows up, Moira is faced with a painful decision.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 3.3 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Abby's classmates have great topics for their family history projects. Their families are so much more interesting than hers, or so she thinks, until she begins asking the right questions.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 2.5 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
Divided in Land but Together in Heart: A Tale of Cyprus
Living on opposite sides of a divided Cyprus, two teen girls—one of Turkish descent, one of Greek descent—become friends with a shared goal: to bring together old friends and new.
Interest Level: Middle School Reading Level: 3.7 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
A teenage girl faces a life-or-death problem and doctors can't figure out what's causing it. It seems no one can help her... until she meets a boy with autism who ends up changing her life forever.
Interest Level: High School Reading Level: 2.5 To read this and hundreds of other great titles, contact us for more details.
