Tripping Over the Lunch Lady and Other School Tales

edited by Nancy Mercado
Lexile: 790
Genre: Realistic Fiction/Short Stories

Nancy Mercado has collected school tales from some famous adolescent authors that explore the joys and terrors of life in school. These stories of school life are sure to keep you amused and there's probably one or two you can connect with. Everyone has had at least one embarrassing nightmare at school, right?

All the Lovely Bad Ones

by Mary Downing Hahn
Lexile: 670
Genre: Mystery/Ghost Story

Travis and Corey on spending the summer at their grandmother's inn in Vermont. Rumor has it that the place used to be haunted by ghosts. Travis and Corey decide to play some tricks on the guests by haunting the house with various tricks at night. Little did they realize what their tricks were going to awaken...

Breaking Through

by Francisco Jimenez
Lexile: 750
Genre: Historical Fiction

The story of Francisco continues in this sequel to The Circuit. Francisco and his family were forced to leave California and return to Mexico. After getting their paperwork in order, Francisco and his older brother, Roberto, return to California to support their family. They work hard at a variety of jobs - as janitors, cleaners, and field workers. Eventually the family is reunited, but they continue to have to work hard to survive. There is never enough money for extras. Francisco enters high school and realizes that there is a possibility that he could be the first one in his family to attend college. He sets his sights on that goal and doesn't look back.

Trackers: Shantorian (Book Two)

by Patrick Carman
Lexile: ???
Genre: Mystery

The Trackers, Emily, Adam, Finn, and Lewis, are on the hunt to catch a mastermind cyber thief who exists under the mysterious name of Shantorian. As the team gets deeper and deeper into the hunt, they realize that there is a possibility that they are being set up to take the fall for the greatest bank heist of all time. Should they trust Lazlo and Zara? Are they really working with them to catch a thief or are the Trackers about to take the fall? Read the book and watch the videos!

Leviathan

by Scott Westerfeld
Lexile: 790
Genre: Science Fiction

It's 1914 and things in Europe are heating up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have developed steam driven iron machines known as Clankers while the British Darwinists have been busy creating animals. Alek, prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, who must keep his identity secret, is on the run when he meets Deryn Sharp, a girl disguised as a boy working for the British Air Service. The two will find that they must work together if they and their friends are going to survive.

The Circuit

by Franciso Jimenez
Lexile: 880
Genre: Historical Fiction

The Circuit is a series of short stories that explains the young life of the author that was constantly filled with change as the migrant family moved throughout California in search of work. From the strawberry fields to cotton fields, the family moved back and forth, living in barracks and tent cities and always on the edge of daily survival. It is a journey that will make you appreciate all that you have.