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Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Eight months after a freak accident took her best friend's life, Sara Jones is having trouble at home, at school, and with her boyfriend, but she gains an understanding of interconnectedness while working for Roy, an eccentric Christmas tree-farm owner dealing with his own tragedy.
22) Eleven
Author
Series
Winnie years volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
The year between turning eleven and turning twelve bring many changes for Winnie and her friends.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
In high school, poor, studious Jayne Scott and wild, wealthy Rebecca Worden became unlikely best friends, and when Jayne's mother died, the Wordens took her in. Rebecca and her mother, Elizabeth, were bitter enemies, prompting Rebecca to run away from home, while Jayne remained an unpaid assistant to Elizabeth. Now Rebecca is back home, and still angry. Adding more chaos to the family dynamic is her brother David's return.
26) The betrayals
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Best friends Rosie and Lisa's families had always been inseparable. But that summer, Lisa had an affair with Rosie's husband, Nick. None of them would forget that week on the wild Norfolk seacoast. --Jacket.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thirty years ago, a teenage Vincent King was sent to prison. But now, he's served his sentence and is returning to his hometown. The hometown where his childhood best friend, Walk, is now the chief of police. The town where his childhood sweetheart, Star Radley, still lives. The same Star Radley whose sister he killed. Duchess, Star's daughter, is a self-proclaimed outlaw. She needs to be. Who else is going to take care of her and her five-year-old...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
WONDER IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Last year readers were given a special look at another side of his story with The Julian Chapter,...
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Last year readers were given a special look at another side of his story with The Julian Chapter,...
29) Rocky road ahead
Author
Series
Sprinkle Sundays volume 7
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Business is booming at Molly's. The ice cream shop is even going to be featured on a popular food blog! Allie couldn't be happier--until she sees Colin hanging out with Tessa, the guitar player in Sierra's band. It shouldn't be a big deal. After all, Allie and Colin are just friends. It's not like Allie has crush on him--or does she?"--
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2021
Language
English
Description
Freshly fired from her third job in a row, Bonnie St. James stumbles upon a "help wanted" post to run a coffee shop in the Scottish Highlands. Bonnie and her friend Dakota apply on a whim-- and get the job. When they arrive in the tiny idyllic town of Corsekelly, they instantly fall for the gorgeous Highland landscape and friendly townspeople. But Bonnie finds a less-than-warm welcome in Rowan MacGregor, the local handyman. Busy wrestling his own...
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Best friends Unity and Ellen are in serious ruts. High school teacher Ellen, whose son's dream of going out of state for college is arousing financial anxiety, hasn't dated since she became pregnant on the night of her junior prom. Unity, a successful handyman, is grieving after her soldier husband was killed three years ago. Each woman goads the other to venture out of her restrictive comfort zone, daring the other to take on a list of challenges,...
32) Goodbye stranger
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Children's Book Battles: 6th-8th Grade
Children's Recommended: 7th and 8th Grade
Children's Recommended: School Related Middle Grade Chapter Books
Children's Special Topics: Middle School Book Battles - Past & Present
Children's Recommended: 7th and 8th Grade
Children's Recommended: School Related Middle Grade Chapter Books
Children's Special Topics: Middle School Book Battles - Past & Present
Description
As Bridge makes her way through seventh grade on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her best friends, curvacious Em, crusader Tab, and a curious new friend--or more than friend--Sherm, she finds the answer she has been seeking since she barely survived an accident at age eight: "What is my purpose?"
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Every year they have met up for a vacation, but their time away is much more than just a bit of fun. Over time, it has become a lifesaver, as each of them struggles with life's triumphs and tragedies. Sophie, Emily, Amy and Melissa have been best friends since they were girls. They have seen each other through everything--from Sophie's private fear that she doesn't actually want to be a mother despite having two kids, to Amy's perfect-on-the-outside...
Author
Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The summer of 1960 was the hottest ever for Summit, Wisconsin. For kids seeking relief from the heat, there was a creek to be swum in, sprinklers to run through, and ice cream at Whitcomb's Drugstore. Frankie, Viv, and Biz, eleven-year-old best friends, had set forth to make their mark on the summer, with a to-do list in hand. But three patients escaped from Broadhurst Medical Institution-- and what the girls discover could cost all the girls hold...
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"For Kamila Hussain, life is good. She's got plenty of friends, a doting father, and her dog has more Instagram followers than most reality stars. But when she notices her longtime friend Rohan is spending much more time with another woman, Kamila wonders for the first time if a little self-improvement might be in order. First step: take her weekly Bollywood viewing parties to levels unreached, improving on the food, décor and guest list. Next, secure...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Growing up in Liberty Lake, Minnesota, Mary was chubby, awkward, and smart; a scholarship to an Ivy League school was her ticket out. Three years later she's back-- thinner, cynical, and a restless failure. Kicked out of Cornell at the beginning of senior year, she won't tell anyone why. When Olivia Willand, a rising social media star, goes missing, Mary becomes obsessed. Best friends in childhood, Mary knows better than anyone that behind the Instagram...
37) Jar of hearts
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
At sixteen, Angela Wong disappeared without a trace. Fourteen years later, her remains are discovered in the woods near the childhood home of Georgina Shaw, her best friend. Kaiser Brody, now a detective with Seattle PD, learns Angela was a victim of Calvin James, who murdered at least three other women. To the authorities, Calvin is a serial killer. But in high school, Calvin was Geo's first love, their relationship often volatile and bordering on...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A captivating psychological suspense debut about a young woman still haunted by her teenage best friend's death who learns of an eerily similar death and must find her way back to a cabin in the New England woods, armed only with hazy memories, to finally find out the truth that has eluded her. Maya was a high school senior when her best friend Aubrey mysteriously dropped dead in front of the enigmatic man, Frank, they'd been hanging around with...
Author
Series
Central Park pact volume 3
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Can guys and girls ever be just friends? According to Audrey Tate and Clarke West, absolutely. After all, they've been best friends since childhood without a single romantic entanglement. Clarke is the charming playboy Audrey can always count on, and he knows that the ever-loyal Audrey will never not play along with his strategy for dodging his matchmaking mother-announcing he's already engaged...to Audrey. But what starts out as a playful game between...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Sasha North comes into Ellen's life, Ellen falls under her spell. As Ellen is welcomed into Sasha's family, she doesn't see the darkness that lies beneath their bohemian lifestyle. Not until a brutal attack changes all their lives forever. Ten years later, Ellen and Sasha share a flat in London, still bound together by that night. When Sasha disappears, Ellen fears the worst. The police won't take her seriously, but the events of the past give...
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