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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The author recounts her traumatic childhood, with a mother suffering from mental illness, unfortunate experiences in a series of foster homes, and her discovery of her love of writing, which eventually helped her overcome the hazards of her life.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.
Author
Series
Publisher
BrightPoint Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
College is one of the biggest expenses people will face in their lives. Paying for it can be a major challenge. Paying for College looks at the options people have after high school, discusses the importance of planning, and looks at how students can apply for scholarships, grants, and loans.
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
In this courageous and deeply honest memoir, Shaun takes readers through the journey of what brought him to the edge, and what has helped him truly believe that it does get better.
Author
Publisher
BrightPoint Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Black Lives Matter movement formed in 2013. Since then, it has become one of the largest civil rights movements in American history. This title traces the Black Lives Matter movement from its origins through its incredible growth, discussing its goals and the ways it hopes to bring about change.
Author
Series
Publisher
BrightPoint Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Balancing spending and earnings may sound simple, but it can be a difficult process for many people. Building a responsible budget can help secure a safe financial future. Living on a Budget looks at why a budget is important, discusses ways to think about income and expenses, and provides budgeting tips.
8) Punching bag
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his experience of hunger in Free Lunch, here describes his struggle to survive; reflects on his complex, often paradoxical relationship with his passionate, fierce mother; and charts the trajectory of his stepdad's anger. Through it all, Rex threads moments of grace and humor that act...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves.
12) Dragon Hoops
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An introverted teacher starts understanding local enthusiasm about basketball in his school when he gets to know some of the talented athletes and discovers that their stories are just as thrilling as the comics he loves.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
In the early years of World War II, Josef Stalin issued an order that made the Soviet Union the first country in the world to allow female pilots to fly in combat. Led by Marina Raskova, these three regiments faced intense pressure and obstacles both in the sky and on the ground. This is the story of Raskova's three regiments, women who enlisted and were deployed on the front lines of battle as navigators, pilots, and mechanics. It is the story of...
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In a follow-up to Hey, Kiddo, the author shares his extraordinary experiences as a counselor at Camp Sunshine, a camp for seriously ill kids and their families, where he met campers and fellow counselors who forever changed the course of his life.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
A young adult adaptation of the remarkable memoir of the pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator and decorated war hero describes how the elite Alaskan 212th Pararescue Unit saves at-risk citizens, wounded soldiers and sometimes each other from life-threatening hazards in the Alaskan wilderness and beyond.
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
After horse trainer Gail Ruffu decides to take a racehorse from the hands of its abusive co-owners, she faces legal battles in this graphic novel inspired by real events.
Author
Series
Publisher
BrightPoint Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"COVID-19 is not the first pandemic to spread around the world. More than 500 million people became sick with the flu in 1918. The Black Death killed nearly one-third of Europe's population. Past Pandemics and COVID-19 examines how COVID-19 compares to widespread diseases of history"--
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unending puzzle that has players hooked. Alexey Pajitnov had big ideas about games. In 1984, he created Tetris in his spare time while developing software for the Soviet government. Once Tetris emerged from behind the Iron Curtain, it was an instant hit. Nintendo, Atari, Sega--game developers big and small all wanted Tetris. A bidding war was sparked, followed by clandestine trips to Moscow, backroom...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE
“A shocking whodunit…What...
“A shocking whodunit…What...
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