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Rachael Lucas
Grace is a British teenager on the autism spectrum who is trying to learn how to socialize. She also navigates having a boyfriend while working out where she fits in. Grace feels as though other people understand rules for life that she has not been given. Her efforts involve both relationships and her sense of belonging as an autistic young person.
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DryNeal Shusterman, Jarrod ShustermanIn Southern California, Alyssa and her ten-year-old brother Garrett face an abrupt loss of running water as Arizona blocks the Colorado River amid shortages. Their parents initially expect the problem to pass, but empty stores and escalating panic reveal a wider crisis. Alyssa’s neighbor and classmate Kelton comes from a family prepared with food, water, weapons, electricity, and a hidden supply site in the woods. Alyssa, Garrett, Kelton, and a teen named Jacqui undertake a difficult trip toward that refuge while the shortage turns neighbors against one another.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 790LATOS Book Level 5.5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
No Fixed AddressSusin NielsenTwelve-year-old Felix and his mother Astrid live in a van, a fact Felix hides from friends while attending a French Immersion class under a false address. As Astrid’s savings run out and she cannot find work, daily life and secrecy become harder to manage. Felix hopes to win a television quiz show so they can rent an apartment and repay a store owner. When Astrid falls into a slump and cannot get out of bed, Felix also wonders whether his birth father, Daniel, might help, despite Daniel’s own struggles.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 620LATOS Book Level 4.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's PoemsDavid BowlesTwelve-year-old Güero is a red-haired, freckled Mexican American boy growing up near the Mexican border. People call him Güero based on his appearance, but his life includes family traditions, friends known as Los Bobbys, and his own interests. As he navigates seventh grade and the difficulties of growing up on the border, his English teacher helps him discover writing poetry as a way to cope.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details