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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this book, readers will learn about peer pressure, ways they can cope with it and help stop it, and how to help others who are experiencing it. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Grow with Goals and Try This! activities further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn more about overcoming peer pressure. Also includes sidebars,...
Author
Publisher
Viking, published by Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Philomena needs new glasses. Her sister Audrey wants some, too. Pretty soon, Nora Jane is feeling the pressure to get a pair of specs, as well. The one-upmanship escalates from there with the three sisters learning that not everyone needs the same things"--
3) Trust me
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Kim, 15, wants to go away with two girlfriends for the weekend. It transpires that boys will be present and no adults. Do Kim's parents forbid her to go and make her feel that they don't trust her? An audience also watches the drama and discusses the family's quandary with psychologist Peter Quarry. An outstanding award winning DVD that stimulates great discussion.--Kanopy.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This short documentary depicts an Aboriginal Winnipeg teen’s struggle to stay in school and away from local gangs. Filmed over 2 years, the film is a moving portrait of one family trying to break the cycle of addiction, violence and poverty in an environment filled with anger and despair.
Author
Series
Amelia rules! volume 6
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Amelia Louise McBride's eleventh birthday party is fabulous, but soon her friends are fighting all the time, she gets a terrible report card, and when she summons the courage to tell a boy how she feels about him, she learns why it is called a "crush."
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"All Dillon wants is to be a real dancer. And if he wins a summer scholarship at Dance-Splosion, he's on his way. The problem? His dad wants him to play football. And Dillon's freestyle crew, the Dizzee Freekz, says that dance studios are for sell-outs"--
7) Trapped
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Being kind is a big job, but nothing's too big for a sea monster. Not even taking on the new fish in school, who's great...except when he's pushing people around. This funny, charming twist on dealing with a bully will reassure and delight the smallest children and the biggest sea monsters alike.
9) Monster
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Author
Series
Amelia rules! volume 5
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Amelia McBride and company are about to embark on their most daunting mission yet: navigating the promises and pitfalls of popularity at Joe McCarthy Elementary. A tricky task when you consider an unmatched pair of socks alone can cause ridicule for years to come. Really, though, all the gang wants is to not be unpopular. Rising and falling through the ranks of nerd, geek--and cheerleader?--Amelia and her friends encounter riotous mobs, unfortunate...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
With a fearless look at a highly charged subject, Straightlaced unearths how pressures around gender and sexuality are confining American teens. These stories reflect a diversity of experiences, demonstrating how gender role expectations and homophobia are interwoven, and illustrating the different ways these expectations connect with culture, race and class. From girls confronting media messages about body image to boys who are sexually active just...
12) Wringer
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.
13) Purplicious
Author
Series
Pinkalicious volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pink.
14) Free throw
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Since Derek is now the tallest player on his basketball team, the coach decides to have him play center but Jason, the former center, has little confidence in Derek and will not pass him the ball.
Author
Series
Riverbend friends volume 4
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chasing the Spotlight is the fourth book in a series that travels alongside four friends as they deal with teen life in Riverbend, Indiana. The novel inspires girls and young women to deepen their relationships with God and solve their problems in God-honoring ways.
Amelia's feeling a bit lost these days. Her parents are very involved (make that over-involved) volunteering as marriage counselors with their church. Her big brother Josh,...
Amelia's feeling a bit lost these days. Her parents are very involved (make that over-involved) volunteering as marriage counselors with their church. Her big brother Josh,...
16) The Me You See
Author
Series
Riverbend friends volume 3
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Me You See is the third book in a series that travels alongside four friends as they deal with teen life in Riverbend, Indiana. The novel inspires girls and young women to deepen their relationships with God and solve their problems in God-honoring ways.
Winter break is usually Izzy's favorite time of year, but this year all it does is make her feel lonely. She adores her brother Sebastian, but she's stuck at home taking care of him...
Winter break is usually Izzy's favorite time of year, but this year all it does is make her feel lonely. She adores her brother Sebastian, but she's stuck at home taking care of him...
Author
Series
Riverbend friends volume 5
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Life in the Middle is the fifth book in a series that travels alongside four friends as they deal with teen life in Riverbend, Indiana. The novel inspires girls and young women to deepen their relationships with God as they face real-life issues and solve their problems in God-honoring ways.
Tessa feels as if every part of her life is falling to pieces. She finds out that her mom and dad are officially getting divorced. Then, Alex, her boyfriend,...
Tessa feels as if every part of her life is falling to pieces. She finds out that her mom and dad are officially getting divorced. Then, Alex, her boyfriend,...
Author
Series
Tacky the penguin books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.
20) Someday Angeline
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
As an eight-year-old genius in the sixth grade, Angeline is not too popular, but she tries to adjust to being different.
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