3,527
3.5K
2007
2007
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 3,527
favorite 16
comment 0
Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship
Topics: Middle schools Fiction, Friendship Fiction, Schools Fiction, Diaries Fiction, Humorous stories,...
2,462
2.5K
1996
1996
by
Spinelli, Jerry
texts
eye 2,462
favorite 9
comment 0
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family
Topics: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction, Friendship -- Juvenile fiction, Family life -- Juvenile fiction
6,064
6.1K
1988
1988
by
Fleischman, Sid, 1920-; Von Schmidt, Eric, ill
texts
eye 6,064
favorite 41
comment 2
"Republished in 1988."
( 2 reviews )
Topics: Gold mines and mining, Orphans, Humorous stories
6,849
6.8K
texts
eye 6,849
favorite 25
comment 3
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Middle schools -- Juvenile fiction., Schools -- Juvenile fiction., Families -- Juvenile fiction.,...
2,561
2.6K
2002
2002
by
Alvarez, Julia
texts
eye 2,561
favorite 17
comment 2
Pura Belpré Award, 2004
favoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
184
184
2004
2004
by
Stratton, Allan
texts
eye 184
favorite 1
comment 0
A girl's struggle amid the African AIDS pandemic, Chanda, is an astonishingly perceptive girl living in the small city of Bonang, a fictional city in Southern Africa. When her youngest sister dies, the first hint of HIV/AIDS emerges, Chanda must confront undercurrents of shame and stigma. Not afraid to explore the horrific realities of AIDS, Chanda's Secrets also captures the enduring strength of loyalty, friendship and family ties. Above all, it is a story about the corrosive nature of secrets...
Topics: Cultural Literacy and Humanities, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading...
Source: removedNEL
4,494
4.5K
2004
2004
by
Hopkins, Ellen
texts
eye 4,494
favorite 72
comment 0
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
Topics: Cocaine abuse, Drug abuse, High schools, Schools, Family problems, Pregnancy, Teenagers, Crank, Ice...
6,228
6.2K
1988
1988
by
Fleischman, Sid, 1920-; Von Schmidt, Eric, ill
texts
eye 6,228
favorite 25
comment 1
"Republished in 1988."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Gold mines and mining, Orphans, Humorous stories
1,324
1.3K
texts
eye 1,324
favorite 10
comment 1
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
4,830
4.8K
1977
1977
by
Herbert, Frank
texts
eye 4,830
favorite 76
comment 0
3,575
3.6K
2000
2000
by
Kate DiCamillo
texts
eye 3,575
favorite 17
comment 0
Topics: Dogs -- Fiction., City and town life -- Florida -- Fiction., Florida -- Fiction.
4,155
4.2K
1903
1903
by
Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906; Costa, Carles, 1879-1929; Jordà, Josep Maria, 1870-1936
texts
eye 4,155
favorite 1
comment 0
Translation of: Hedda Gabler
6,072
6.1K
texts
eye 6,072
favorite 18
comment 0
Topics: Summer -- Fiction, Diaries -- Fiction, Humorous stories
1,626
1.6K
1978
1978
by
Barrett, Judi; Barrett, Ron
texts
eye 1,626
favorite 49
comment 0
Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow, where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse
Topics: Weather, Food
870
870
2009
2009
by
Robie H. Harris
texts
eye 870
favorite 10
comment 0
Topics: Sex instruction for children, Sex instruction for teenagers, Hygiene, Sexual -- Juvenile literature
586
586
2006
2006
by
Hale, Marian
texts
eye 586
favorite 4
comment 1
While salvaging and rebuilding in the aftermath of the Galveston flood of 1900, sixteen-year-old Seth proves himself in a way that his previous efforts never could, but he still must face his father man-to-man
favorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Hurricanes, Fathers and sons, Family, Race relations, Carpentry
8,501
8.5K
texts
eye 8,501
favorite 85
comment 3
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Pigeons -- Juvenile fiction, Bus drivers -- Juvenile fiction
2,489
2.5K
2008
2008
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 2,489
favorite 15
comment 11
"Wimpy kid" Greg Heffley provides instructions for other kids to create their own journals
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 11 reviews )
Topics: Diaries, Middle schools, Best friends, Schools, Popularity, Humorous fiction, American
2,106
2.1K
1981
1981
by
Van Allsburg, Chris
texts
eye 2,106
favorite 44
comment 0
Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game
Topics: Play, Games
1,443
1.4K
1996
1996
by
Shel Silverstein
texts
eye 1,443
favorite 28
comment 0
Topics: Children's poetry, American, Humorous poetry, American poetry
797
797
2009
2009
by
Frank Herbert
texts
eye 797
favorite 8
comment 0
Topic: Dune (Imaginary place) -- Fiction
539
539
1989
1989
by
Maxine Hong Kingston
texts
eye 539
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: Kingston, Maxine Hong -- Family., Chinese Americans -- History., Chinese Americans -- California --...
679
679
texts
eye 679
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: Diners (Restaurants) -- Juvenile fiction, Politics, Practical -- Juvenile fiction, Cancer --...
1,238
1.2K
2003
2003
by
Moore, Christopher, 1957-
texts
eye 1,238
favorite 12
comment 0
Topics: Jesus Christ, Bible
511
511
2002
2002
by
Nye, Naomi Shihab
texts
eye 511
favorite 6
comment 0
I: Different ways to pray -- My father and the figtree -- What kind of fool am I? -- Going to the spring -- Biography of an Armenian schoolgirl -- The words under the words -- Spark -- The man who makes brooms -- The garden of Abu Mahmoud -- Her way -- The clean rinse -- For Mohammed on the mountain -- Passing the refugee camp -- Lunch in Nablus City park -- Arabic coffee -- Red brocade -- Steps -- Prayer in my boot -- Thing's don't stop -- Even at war -- The grieving ring -- For the 500th dead...
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
1,261
1.3K
1999
1999
by
Tracy Barrett
texts
eye 1,261
favorite 14
comment 1
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Cultural Literacy and Humanities, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade...
1,780
1.8K
texts
eye 1,780
favorite 22
comment 0
522
522
2007
2007
by
Gary Paulsen
texts
eye 522
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: Survival -- Fiction, Divorce -- Fiction, Canada -- Fiction
273
273
2008
2008
by
Colfer, Eoin
texts
eye 273
favorite 2
comment 0
412 pages ; 22 cm
Topics: Ireland -- History -- 1837-1901 -- Juvenile fiction, Saltee Islands (Ireland) -- History -- 19th...
823
823
1999
1999
by
Louis Sachar
texts
eye 823
favorite 1
comment 0
Topics: Juvenile delinquency -- Juvenile fiction, Homeless persons -- Juvenile fiction, Friendship --...
1,271
1.3K
2003
2003
by
Doreen Cronin
texts
eye 1,271
favorite 34
comment 0
Topics: Worms -- Fiction, Diaries -- Fiction
648
648
2004
2004
by
Brown, Dan, 1964-
texts
eye 648
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: Intelligence officers, Computer security, Cryptographers
321
321
2009
2009
by
Stroud, Jonathan
texts
eye 321
favorite 2
comment 0
Bored with everyday chores and dreaming of long-ago heroes, teenaged Halli Sveinsson devotes himself to practical jokes but when a trick he plays on Ragnor of the House of Hakonsson sets off a chain of events that alter the course of his life forever, he is forced to leave home and set out on a hero's quest ill-prepared
Topics: Cultural Literacy and Humanities, Reading Level-Grade 4, Reading Level-Grade 5, Reading Level-Grade...
282
282
2001
2001
by
Jon Scieszka
texts
eye 282
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: Life on other planets -- Fiction., Schools -- Fiction.
448
448
texts
eye 448
favorite 4
comment 0
When their plane crashes over the Pacific Ocean, three science students are left stranded on a tropical island and then imprisoned by a doctor who is performing horrifying experiments on humans involving the transfer of animal genes
Topics: Castaways, Islands, Genetic engineering, Science fiction
656
656
1992
1992
by
Hesse, Karen
texts
eye 656
favorite 2
comment 0
In letters to her cousin, a young Jewish girl chronicles her family's flight from Russia in 1919 and her own experiences when she must be left in Belgium for a while when the others immigrate to America
Topics: Emigration and immigration, Jews, Letters
461
461
1993
1993
by
Veryan, Patricia
texts
eye 461
favorite 3
comment 0
Ruth Allington, having lost her husband, father, and brother, must take a job restoring an ancient mural at the estate of Sir Gordon Chandler, who has problems of his own
Topics: Romance fiction, Regency fiction
726
726
texts
eye 726
favorite 9
comment 0
Topics: Modern fiction, Fiction - General, Fiction, Literary, Fiction / General
1,088
1.1K
texts
eye 1,088
favorite 25
comment 0
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12
1,298
1.3K
2001
2001
by
Whelan, Gloria
texts
eye 1,298
favorite 14
comment 0
From the Publisher: Gloria Whelan's National Book Award-winning novel chronicles the breathtaking story of a remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled; her life has been sold for a dowry. In prose both graceful and unflinching, this powerful novel relays the story of a...
Topics: Courage, Young women, Arranged marriage
801
801
1981
1981
by
Heller, Ruth, 1924-
texts
eye 801
favorite 10
comment 0
A pictorial introduction to the animals that lay eggs, including chickens as well as other birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, insects, and even a few mammals
Topics: Reproduction, Eggs
914
914
1990
1990
by
Macaulay, David
texts
eye 914
favorite 13
comment 0
Four brief "stories" about parents, trains, and cows, or is it really all one story? The author recommends careful inspection of words and pictures to both minimize and enhance confusion
Topics: Literary recreations, Puzzles, Riddles
1,376
1.4K
1999
1999
by
Jules Feiffer
texts
eye 1,376
favorite 17
comment 0
Topics: Dogs -- Fiction, Animal sounds -- Fiction, Humorous stories
810
810
1991
1991
by
Fleming, Denise, 1950-
texts
eye 810
favorite 9
comment 0
Rhymed text (crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch) presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall, such as bees, ants, and moles
Topics: Animals, Stories in rhyme
1,005
1.0K
2005
2005
by
Doreen Cronin
texts
eye 1,005
favorite 14
comment 0
Topics: Spiders -- Juvenile fiction, Insects -- Juvenile fiction, Diaries -- Juvenile fiction
751
751
1969
1969
by
McCloskey, Robert, 1914-; Galvin, John T., 1919-1994, former owner
texts
eye 751
favorite 8
comment 0
54
54
1996
1996
by
Ben Mikaelsen
texts
eye 54
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: Astronautics -- Fiction, Masai (African people) -- Fiction, Kenya -- Fiction
1,180
1.2K
2006
2006
by
Annie Barrows
texts
eye 1,180
favorite 11
comment 1
favoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Friendship -- Fiction, Neighbors -- Fiction
364
364
1975
1975
by
Asimov, Isaac, 1920-1992; Kleiner, Harry; Duncan, David, 1913-1999; Klement, Otto; Bixby, Jerome, 1923-1998
texts
eye 364
favorite 9
comment 0
"Based on the screenplay by Harry Kleiner, adaptation by David Duncan, based on a story by Otto Klement and Jay Lewis Bixby"--Cover
Topic: Science fiction
95
95
1986
1986
by
Rostkowski, Margaret I; Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
texts
eye 95
favorite 3
comment 1
A forbidden friendship with a badly disfigured soldier in the aftermath of World War I forces thirteen-year-old Annie to redefine the word "hero" and to question conventional ideas of patriotism
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: World War, 1914-1918, Heroes, People with disabilities, Imprints 20th century 1986
869
869
2003
2003
by
Jacqueline Woodson
texts
eye 869
favorite 2
comment 1
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Cultural Literacy and Humanities, Reading Level-Grade 5, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade...
Source: removedNEL
961
961
1990
1990
by
Van Allsburg, Chris
texts
eye 961
favorite 20
comment 0
When he has a dream about a future Earth devastated by pollution, Walter begins to understand the importance of taking care of the environment
Topics: Environmental protection, Pollution, Dreams
596
596
2009
2009
by
James Preller
texts
eye 596
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Bullies -- Fiction, Conduct of life -- Fiction, Middle schools -- Fiction, Schools -- Fiction,...
414
414
1960
1960
by
Esther Forbes
texts
eye 414
favorite 6
comment 0
Topic: United States -- History. -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction.
1,981
2.0K
1977
1977
by
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976
texts
eye 1,981
favorite 53
comment 0
173 pages ; 18 cm
Topics: Murder victims -- Fiction, Millionaires -- Fiction, Islands -- Fiction, Murder -- Fiction,...
72
72
2002
2002
by
McClintock, Barbara
texts
eye 72
favorite 8
comment 0
Charlotte does not like dolls, until she receives a special doll from her aunt and they become good friends
Topics: Dolls, Toys
1,042
1.0K
2009
2009
by
Urrea, Luis Alberto
texts
eye 1,042
favorite 10
comment 0
"Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US when she was young. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost no men in the village--they've all gone north. While watching The Magnificent Seven, Nayeli decides to go north herself and recruit seven men--her own "Siete Magníficos"--to repopulate her hometown and protect it from the bandidos who...
Topics: Young women, City and town life, Brigands and robbers, Illegal aliens, Return migration
947
947
texts
eye 947
favorite 14
comment 0
Topics: Grealy, Lucy, Ewing's sarcoma -- Patients -- United States -- Biography, Disfigured persons --...
384
384
2008
2008
by
Marcus Ewert
texts
eye 384
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Identity -- Fiction, Transgender people -- Fiction, Self-perception -- Fiction, Interpersonal...
282
282
texts
eye 282
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: Cultural Literacy and Humanities, Reading Level-Adult
726
726
1976
1976
by
Robert McCloskey
texts
eye 726
favorite 11
comment 0
Topic: Bears -- Juvenile fiction
297
297
1997
1997
by
Lamott, Anne
texts
eye 297
favorite 1
comment 0
Topics: Women tennis players, Stalking victims, Families
114
114
2006
2006
by
Leslie Helakoski
texts
eye 114
favorite 0
comment 0
Topics: Chickens -- Fiction., Fear -- Fiction., Humorous stories.
141
141
texts
eye 141
favorite 1
comment 0
Accelerated Reader AR
Topics: Eggs, Animals
335
335
texts
eye 335
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: Academic Literacy, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8
232
232
1999
1999
by
Shusterman, Neal
texts
eye 232
favorite 3
comment 0
When fourteen-year-old Lindsay meets Talon, who lives in the secret Downsider community that evolved in the subterranean passages of the subway built in New York in 1867, she and her new friend try to bridge the differences between their two cultures
Topics: Academic Literacy, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 8
501
501
1984
1984
by
Friedman, Ina R; Say, Allen
texts
eye 501
favorite 15
comment 0
An American sailor courts a Japanese girl and each tries, in secret, to learn the other's way of eating
Topic: Children's stories, American
451
451
2002
2002
by
Cynthia Voigt
texts
eye 451
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Brothers and sisters -- Fiction, Family life -- Fiction
190
190
1972
1972
by
Viorst, Judith, author
texts
eye 190
favorite 3
comment 0
32 unnumbered pages : 20 x 26 cm
Topics: Attitude (Psychology) -- Juvenile fiction, Humorous stories, Attitude (Psychology), Family --...
630
630
2004
2004
by
Morrison, Toni
texts
eye 630
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: African Americans, Crimes of passion, Middle-aged persons, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Triangles...
726
726
1994
1994
by
Anaya, Rudolfo A
texts
eye 726
favorite 11
comment 0
Ultima, a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic, comes to Antonio Marez's New Mexico family when he is six years old, and she helps him discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan past
Topics: Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 11,...
413
413
1993
1993
by
Omar S. Castaneda
texts
eye 413
favorite 7
comment 0
109
109
2003
2003
by
Capuzzo, Mike
texts
eye 109
favorite 3
comment 0
"Adapted from the book Close to shore : a true story of terror in an age of innocence, published by Broadway Books, 2001."--T. p. verso
Topic: Shark attacks
1,439
1.4K
2002
2002
by
Orson Scott Card
texts
eye 1,439
favorite 10
comment 1
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Wiggin, Ender (Fictitious character) -- Fiction., Brothers and sisters -- Fiction., Genetic...
662
662
texts
eye 662
favorite 1
comment 0
