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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
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In the last months of high school, charismatic eighteen-year-old Sutter Keely lives in the present, staying drunk or high most of the time, but that could change when he starts working to boost the self-confidence of a classmate, Aimee.
2) Gather
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Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 13
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Ian Gray isn't supposed to have a dog, but a lot of things that shouldn't happen end up happening anyway. And Gather, Ian's adopted pup, is good company now that Ian has to quit the basketball team, find a job, and take care of his mom as she tries to overcome her opioid addiction. Despite the obstacles thrown their way, Ian is determined to keep his family afloat no matter what it takes. And for a little while, things are looking up: Ian makes friends,...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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"Meg works for a casino in LA, catching cheaters and popping a few too many pain pills to cope, following a far different path than her sister Haley, a famous actress. But suddenly reports surface of Haley dying at the remote rehab facility where she hadbeen forced to go to get her addictions under control. There are whispers of suicide, but Meg can't believe it. She decides that the best way to find out what happened to her sister is to check in...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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"In one impulsive moment the summer before they leave for college, overachievers Scarlett and David plunge into an irresistible swirl of romance, particle physics, and questionable decisions. Scarlett and David have known each other all their lives in small-town Graceville, Colorado, where David is just another mountain in the background, until, one day, he is suddenly so much more than part of the landscape. Magnetic, spontaneous, David is a gravitational...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Description
In the wake of her cousin's suicide, overweight and introverted seventeen-year-old Miles experiences significant changes in her relationships with her mother and father, her best friend Jamal and his family, and her cousin's father, while gaining insights about herself, both positive and negative.
7) Crank
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Series
Crank trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
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Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul - her life.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Description
This is Alice, but this is no wonderland. Alice, a first-generation Russian teenager, is a talented artist and advance student, but she holds secrets. She is a known substances abuser, and when she relapses, it's worse than ever. Despite meeting what seems to be her savior, Alice must ultimately realize whether or not to continue destroying herself.
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Former Seattle homicide cop J. P. Beaumont, is learning to enjoy the new realities of retirement--doing morning crossword puzzles by a roaring fireplace; playing frisbee with his new dog; having quiet lunches with his still working wife. But then his past comes calling. When an acquaintance from long ago, Alan Dale, shows up on Beau's doorstep with a newborn infant in hand and asking for help locating his missing daughter, Beau finds himself faced...
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Series
A-list volume 2
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Her sister Susan's arrival in Beverly Hills further complicates Anna's life, with Ben still mooning over her, Adam wanting more than friendship, an internship in her father's girlfriend's new company, and a class project that brings her in close contact with Sam, Cassie, and Dee.
12) Viral
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Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Mike and Lindsay's friendship is ruined by a simple misunderstanding, but when Lindsay is caught in a compromising position and the footage goes viral, Mike knows he has to put aside any hard feelings and help Lindsay in her time of need.
13) All's well
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Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"ALL'S WELL is about Miranda Fitch whose life is a waking nightmare after an accident ruins her acting career, and leaves her with chronic back pain, a failed marriage, and a deepening dependence on painkillers and alcohol. On the verge of losing her job as a college theater director, Miranda lives out her broken dreams through an upcoming production of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well, when the unimaginable happens. She suddenly recovers,...
14) Tall cool one
Author
Series
A-list volume 4
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Description
When she joins her sister on the West Coast at their father's, Anna begins to understand that telling true love from true lust is far more easily said than done.
16) Outta here
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Elise's best friend and her sympathetic teachers offer what help they can, but there's only so much they can do. Elise's situation suddenly turns dangerous when her mother invites a fellow addict into their lives. Elise has to find a better path for herself--to get to college, pay for her education, and deal with her mother's lifestyle"--
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Series
Pub. Date
2014
Description
There are two kinds of people in the world. The ones who look first, and the ones who leap. I've always been more of a looker. Cautious. A planner. That changed after I met Drew Evans. He was so persistent. So sure of himself - and of me. But not all love stories end happily ever after. Did you think Drew and I were going to ride off into the sunset? Join the club. Now I have to make a choice; the most important of my life. Drew already made his -in...