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5 Steps to Win Her Heart

by Natasha Lopez

Mateo's best friend Kat Nguyen breaks up with him, and he’s far from over it. He has to win her back, but how? The 1950s book "5 Steps to Win Her Heart" just might be the answer he’s looking for.

Reading Level: 1.1
Interest Level: Middle School

Adesewa's Snake

by Kaeoli Sapp

Adesewa's never found the magic in life, nor herself. Not with that cursed scar on her face. When she discovers that a snake-shapeshifter is hiding in her Nigerian village, the hunt for peace begins.

Reading Level: 3.8
Interest Level: Middle School

A Penny for Your Thoughts

by Melony Brown

When Penny's struggles with math turn out to be a learning disability, she has a narrow vision for her life... until her senior English class, where Ms. Key gives her permission to dream big.

Reading Level: 3.1
Interest Level: High School

A Runaway Tale

by Jaclyn Westlake

Zigg is a dog who finally escapes his abusive owner, but is quickly found by new captors. He feels ready to give up, but something about these kind new humans gives him a tiny spark of hope.

Reading Level: 3.6
Interest Level: High School

A Skateboarding Story

by Tammy Griffith

When Luke takes a dare to throw a rock through the window of an abandoned house, he doesn't expect to find Miss Wanda Rose inside. She clearly needs help, but can he be brave enough to offer it?

Reading Level: 3.1
Interest Level: Middle School

Big Fish

by Annie Liu

Bru seems set on making Sui's life miserable in their small, mountaintop village. But when Bru has an accident, Sui has a choice to make. Will he get involved, or watch from the sidelines?

Reading Level: 3.9
Interest Level: Middle School

Born in Danger

by Pius Agbangbatin

Dulani never thinks he'll grow old enough to tell his story to the world. People like him are often targeted for their differences—for their skin. To be albino in Malawi is a dangerous thing.

Reading Level: 5.9
Interest Level: High School

Bully

by Tiffany Jones

Holly is lonely and angry. To avoid being bullied, she becomes the bully herself. Can something as small as a ring change everything?

Reading Level: 3.3
Interest Level: High School

Discos or Dumplings

by Emily Sun

Emma is already under pressure from her family to plan the perfect Chinese New Year party. What will they think when she wants to have a Chinese-American version of the holiday?

Reading Level: 4.2
Interest Level: Middle School

Erin and the Indian Bride

by Javeria Kausar

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.

Reading Level: 3.5
Interest Level: Middle School

Fortunate Fayola

by Stephanie Mhango

A famine threatens the village, and Fayola will do anything to keep her son from going hungry. Her situation quickly goes from bad to worse . . . but perhaps fortune will smile on her in the end.

Reading Level: 5.9
Interest Level: High School

Frederick Douglass's 4th of July Speech

by Ruth Chasek

Frederick Douglass believed that words matter and promises should be kept. He used his fourth of July speech to ask America to be true to its word, to end slavery and ensure freedom for all people.

Reading Level: 7.4
Interest Level: Middle School

Hmong New Year When Grandma Was Alive

by Kao Kalia Yang

Hmong New Year is a time for preparing a meal, honoring ancestral spirits, and sharing memories. A loving grandmother's leadership, guidance, love, and wisdom make the holiday one to remember.

Reading Level: 5.4
Interest Level: Middle School

Instructions for My 5th-Grade Self

by Lisa Zhang

Yijia's fifth-grade self has a knack for attracting attention from Mrs. Lou... but not the good kind of attention. One moment stands out in particular, one that she just can't ever forget.

Reading Level: 4.4
Interest Level: Middle School

Jacob and the Bee Man

by Kelly Winters

Jacob is on a tough path in life and feeling trapped. But when he commits a petty crime and has to pay for it, he discovers that he doesn't need to let his past define him.

Reading Level: 1.5
Interest Level: High School

Jacob's Trouble

by Kelly Winters

Jacob is forced to deal with things that no teenager should and gets himself into trouble as a result. Will he risk his relationship with the girl of his dreams by mixing with the wrong crowd?

Reading Level: 2.1
Interest Level: High School

Jorge

by Brian Kirchner

The People Movers bandmates risk everything to reunite Jorge, a refugee child, with the parents he's been separated from and get them out of an immigrant detention facility in Texas..

Reading Level: 3.7
Interest Level: High School

Katkati

by Manju Bal Krishna Panda

Katkati is a little girl who works in the kiln breaking bricks to make money for her family. Life is hard in her village, but she manages to find joy and hope in the world around her.

Reading Level: 2.9
Interest Level: Middle School

Leap of Faith

by Angela Dell'Isola

Jumping forward in time is dangerous and illegal, but the future is where Chase is. Will Eleanor break the rules and risk her life to be with him?

Reading Level: 2.6
Interest Level: High School

Lesson Plans

by Joanna Szeto

Dylan hates doing homework. So when his mother makes a deal with him that she'll do his homework for a day if he does her job, he takes it. How hard can it be to teach the fourth grade?

Reading Level: 3.1
Interest Level: Middle School

Math = Silence

by Julian Siminski

What begins as a math assignment quickly becomes something so much more personal and important for one student.

Reading Level: 5.2
Interest Level: High School

New Mexico Winds

by Ginger Tull

Jessie feels like giving up. Her family and school keep blowing her in the same hopeless direction. One day, she learns there are solutions to problems if you keep trying and find someone to trust.

Reading Level: 2.2
Interest Level: High School

No Pickles for Annabelle

by Dollie Stiemsma

As a pickle farmer's daughter and a fifth grader with terrible spelling skills, Annabelle believes she is destined to pick prickly green pickles and be the worst speller forever.

Reading Level: 4.7
Interest Level: Middle School

On My Block

by Brian Kirchner

Sometimes a tour around the neighborhood is a journey through diversity, conflict, and peace.

Reading Level: 4.2
Interest Level: Post High School

Pods: Life at Sea

by Ginger Tull

The entire world is at war. Twelve-year-old Carlos is alone and has escaped to the ocean for safety. Survival is constantly on his mind, but he takes a chance that reveals the gift of friendship.

Reading Level: 1.1
Interest Level: Middle School

Raven's Talent

by Emily Fluckiger

The school talent show is the perfect chance for Raven to impress her crush, Max, but when an accident ruins her plans Raven learns that being herself is what makes her special.

Reading Level: 3.0
Interest Level: High School

Running The Point

by Simon Broder

Ennie wants to be a basketball player. He also wants to help Kelly, his new friend who has problems at home. But when Kelly starts getting Ennie in trouble, he wonders whether he can really help her.

Reading Level: 3.7
Interest Level: High School

Search Engine

by Ginger Tull

Thirteen-year-old James has never been outside his own, computer-controlled home. He can't ever remember being in the same room with another person. But something inside is inviting him to go outside.

Reading Level: 3.0
Interest Level: Middle School

Skeleton Valley

by Tom Rameaka

In 1968, the violent deaths of two civil rights leaders change everything, including Timmy and Leon's friendship. Will a hike to the infamous Skeleton Valley help to heal their relationship?

Reading Level: 3.4
Interest Level: Middle School

Tania's Palace

by Brian Kirchner

Things are changing in Redford, Michigan when Yusuf’s girlfriend Tania goes missing. Will the People Movers figure out who’s behind Tania’s disappearance, and more importantly, find her in time?

Reading Level: 3.8
Interest Level: High School

The Chair Lift

by Ginger Tull

Jeff thinks he's going to have a normal day of skiing, but everything changes when he gets stuck with Jamie on the chairlift.

Reading Level: 2.6
Interest Level: Post High School

The Driving Test

by Monique Hayes

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.

Reading Level: 4.1
Interest Level: High School

The Lilac Lesson

by Cat Jenkins

They finally have a name, a label, for Sandy: autism. With the help of Granny Tess and her lilacs, Sandy learns that she is so much more than any label and that different isn't bad; it's beautiful.

Reading Level: 4.9
Interest Level: Post High School

The Manzanar Scrapbook

by Brian Kirchner

Valuable jewelry is stolen along with a scrapbook of an old man's memories of being held as a boy in a Japanese-American internment camp in WWII. It's up to the People Movers to investigate.

Reading Level: 3.6
Interest Level: High School

The Market at Night

by Cat Jenkins

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.

Reading Level: 3.4
Interest Level: Middle School

The Message

by Emily Sherwood

Sienna's parents are arrested after being caught stealing from an art museum. Can a series of messages and some unlikely friends help her navigate her life's new normal?

Reading Level: 1.5
Interest Level: Middle School

The Secret Goldfish

by Ariel Morrison

In the midst of World War II, Alfred meets a Japanese-American boy named Kiku who is afraid for his family. Can Alfred keep Kiku's secret?

Reading Level: 4.5
Interest Level: Middle School

The Secret Of The Blue Box

by Anna Cole

Three sisters discover a secret family heirloom in their old vacation home. Questions arise, and they want answers. But they're not the only ones.

Reading Level: 2.7
Interest Level: Middle School

The Syrian Drummer and the Cactus Crimson Paint

by Brian Kirchner

Can three friends put their minds together to save their new bandmate from the prejudices threatening him and his family?

Reading Level: 2.9
Interest Level: High School

Will

by Cynthia Kerns

If Dylan stands up for his awkward next-door neighbor against the popular kids, will he become an outcast himself? Sometimes the right things are the hardest things to do.

Reading Level: 2.3
Interest Level: Middle School