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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for 'the genteel Southern lady'" --Provided by publisher.
1890, Atlanta. Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night she moonlights as the pseudonymous...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The life of a book isn't easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this narrator should know--it's the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets irritated when readers bend its pages back, and it finds authors quite annoying. But it does have a story to tell. Through witty direct address and charming illustrations, readers meet a book that has never been read, with a...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Have you always wanted to write a book, but don't know where to start? Or maybe you're really great at writing the first few chapters . . . but you never quite make it to the end? Or do you finally have a finished manuscript, but you're not sure what to do next? Fear not -- if you have writing-related questions, this book has answers! Whether you're writing for fun or to build a career, bestselling author Ally Carter is ready to help you make your...
5) Nothing
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Charlotte and Frankie think their lives are much more boring than the teen novels they read, but when Charlotte decides to write about their experiences, they realize much more is happening than meets the eye"--
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Living an isolated life in their strict father's parsonage out on the English moors, the Brontë siblings have always been inseparable, their vivid imaginations actually transporting them into their created worlds, but when Branwell begins to slip into madness and the sisters feel their real lives slipping away, they must weigh the cost of their powerful imaginations, even as their characters refuse to let them go.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Marvin is stuck in New York City for the summer working at her quirky family's historic hotel, but her brother's attractive new friend and a seasonal guest who offers her an intriguing and challenging writing project improve her outlook.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Pub
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This highly entertaining and enlightening biography features the story of Christopher Paolini, whom Guinness World Records has recognized as the "Youngest Author of a Best-selling Book Series." Paolini wrote his debut novel, Eragon, about a boy and his adventures with a telepathic dragon when he was just fifteen. The author has taken the publishing world by storm with his four-book Inheritance Cycle. Fans of science fiction and fantasy will enjoy...
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A group of nine high school students grow in understanding of each other's challenges and forge unexpected connections as they prepare for a boys vs. girls poetry slam. Includes author's note about foster home care.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A powerful and moving teen graphic novel memoir about immigration, belonging, and how arts can save a life--perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Hey, Kiddo. For as long as she can remember, it's been Robin and her mom against the world. Growing up as the only child of a single mother in Seoul, Korea, wasn't always easy, but it has bonded them fiercely together. So when a vacation to visit friends in Huntsville, Alabama, unexpectedly becomes...
12) Fishtailing
Author
Publisher
Coteau Books for Teens
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Through a series of poems written for English class, interspersed with teacher comments and letters to and from parents, high school students Natalie, Tricia, Kyle, and Miguel describe their lives.
Author
Series
Flirt volume 1
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Having left her Berkeley, California, home for an eight-week summer internship at a New York City fashion magazine, Mel tries to cope with her new roommates and with city life as she follows her dream of becoming a writer.
14) Kiss my book
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Ruby is on top of the world after having a novel published, but accusations of plagiarism send her into hiding at her eccentric aunt's home in upstate New York, where she gets involved in an old mystery and finds her true self again.
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and accomplishments of Stephenie Meyer, describing her childhood and the events that led her to write the novel "Twilight," and the subsequent series, and discussing her success and plans for the future.
16) Mad love
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
When her famous romance-novelist mother is secretly hospitalized in an expensive mental facility, sixteen-year-old Alice tries to fulfill her mother's contract with her publisher by writing a love story--with the help of Cupid.