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1) First Love
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Axi Moore is a "good girl": she studies hard, stays out of the spotlight, and doesn't tell anyone that what she really wants is to run away from it all. The only person she can confide in is her best friend, Robinson--who she also happens to be madly in love. When Axi impulsively invites Robinson to come with her on an unplanned cross-country road trip, she breaks the rules for the first time in her life. But the adventure quickly turns from carefree...
Author
Series
Dawn Rochelle novels volume 3
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Fifteen-year-old Dawn Rochelle has already survived leukemia twice. This summer she will returning to the summer camp for children with cancer where she spent the best two weeks of each of the past two summers. This year, though, she'll be a counselor, sharing her experiences to help others deal with their cancers.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
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Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
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Description
Although Jeff and Tad, encouraged by a new friend, Lindsey, make a deal to help one another overcome aftereffects of their cancer treatments in preparation for eighth-grade graduation, Jeff still craves advice from his older brother Stephen, who is studying drums in Africa.
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Description
Sixteen-year-old Claire is unable to face her fears about a recurrence of her leukemia, her eating disorder, her need to fit in with the popular crowd on Hackett Island, and her mother's alcoholism until the enigmatic Lani Garver helps her get control of her life at the risk of his own.
6) Unstoppable
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"If anyone understands the phrase 'tough luck,' it's Harrison. As a foster kid in a cruel home, he knows his dream of one day playing for the NFL is a long shot. Then Harrison's luck seems to change. He is brought into a new home with kind, loving parents--his new dad is even a football coach. Harrison's big build and his incredible determination quickly make him a star running back on the junior high school team. In no time, he's practically unstoppable....
7) Miracle
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Amie struggles to find herself through friendship and music in the wake of her father's death.
9) Always jack
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Jack's life is pretty good -- he has great friends, everyone loves his funny jokes and he's an awesome inventor. But things are getting complicated. Nanna's older and wobblier, and why does his face turn red when he sees his best friend, Anna? And to top it off, Mum and Rob's wedding seems to be taking over the world. Something really scary has also happened to his mum and it's going to take all of Jack's courage to deal with it"--P. [4] of cover....