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61) Zeroes
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Told from separate viewpoints, this book tells the tale of teens Scam, Crash, Flicker, Anonymous, Bellwether, and Kelsie--all born in the year 2000 and living in Cambria, California--who have superhuman abilities that give them interesting but not heroic lives until they must work as a community to respond to a high stakes crisis.
Author
Publisher
Random House/Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In an idyllic community of wealthy California families, new teacher Molly Nicoll becomes intrigued by the hidden lives of her privileged students. Unknown to Molly, a middle school tragedy in which they were all complicit continues to reverberate for "her" kids: Nick, the brilliant scam artist; Emma, the gifted dancer and party girl; Dave, the B student who strives to meet his parents' expectations; Calista, the hippie outcast who hides her intelligence...
Author
Series
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Fifth-grader Cleo Edison Oliver is full of money-making ideas, and her fifth-grade Passion Project is no different--but things get more complicated when she has to keep her business running, be a good listener when her best friend needs her, and deal with the bully teasing her about being adopted at the same time.
Author
Series
Cuatro vientos volume 8
Publisher
Noguer y Caralt Editores
Pub. Date
2005.
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
Español
Description
Records the courage and self-reliance of an Indian girl who lived alone for eighteen years on an isolated island off the California coast.
65) The rule of law
Author
Series
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Dismas Hardy knows something is amiss with his trusted secretary, Phyllis. Her out-of-character behavior and sudden disappearances concern Hardy, especially when he learns that her convict brother--a man who had served twenty-five years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder--has just been released. Things take a shocking turn with Phyllis is suddenly arrested at work for allegedly being an accessory to the murder of Hector Valdez, a coyote...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"At the news of her mother's death, Natalie Tan returns home. The two women hadn't spoken since Natalie left in anger seven years ago, when her mother refused to support her chosen career as a chef. Natalie is shocked to discover the vibrant neighborhood of San Francisco's Chinatown that she remembers from her childhood is fading, with businesses failing and families moving out. She's even more surprised to learn she has inherited her grandmother's...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
"At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Only two years old when her parents fled Iran, she didn't learn of her undocumented status until her older sister wanted to apply for an after-school job, but couldn't because she didn't have a Social Security number. Fear of deportation kept Sara up at night, but it didn't keep her from being...
Author
Series
Stella Batts volume 2
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When Stella learns that her best friend Willa is moving away, she makes a wish and tries with a magic potion to keep her in Redwood City, California.
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A woman inherits a beloved bookstore and sets forth on a journey of self-discovery in this poignant debut about family, forgiveness and a love of reading. Miranda Brooks grew up in the stacks of her eccentric uncle Billy's bookstore, solving the inventive scavenger hunts he created just for her. But on Miranda's twelfth birthday, Billy has a mysterious falling-out with her mother and suddenly disappears from Miranda's life. She doesn't hear about...
70) Superstar
Author
Series
Stella Batts volume 8
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Stella gets a chance to audition for her favorite television show when she meets a casting director who thinks she is perfect for the role, so she rehearses her lines until she know the part by heart, but the audition does not go as planned.
71) Something blue
Author
Series
Stella Batts volume 6
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Stella and her family drive to Los Angeles to attend her Aunt Laura's wedding. Stella is excited to be a flower girl but things don't go as planned. She accidently sprays paint on her aunt's wedding dress and the daughter of the man marrying Aunt Laura wants to run away"--
72) Eden's wish
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Eden has spent her twelve years in luxury in an antique oil lamp but hates being a genie, so she jumps at the chance to go to Earth and revels in its pleasures until she gets caught up in a centuries-old conflict between powerful immortals, placing her mortal friends, Tyler and Sasha, at risk.
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