Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Third Wheel

by Jeff Kinney
Lexile:  ???
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Greg is back in a new middle school adventure. This time he's trying to find a date to the school's Valentine's day dance, but as you would expect, things are never easy for Greg.  Each time he comes up with a plan to ask a girl, something happens to spoil his plans.  In the end, he and Rowley decide to go as a group, but even then, the evening doesn't turn out quite like Greg had planned!

Reached

by Ally Conde
Lexile:  ???
Genre:  Science Fiction

Reached is the conclusion to the Matched Triolgy.  Cassia, Ky, and Xander have each been following different paths, but have been working towards the same goal:  overcoming the Society by being a part of the Rising.  But then the Plague strikes and people begin to die.  There are so many questions and no one knows who to trust.  Will Cassia, Ky, and Xander be reunited?  And if so, will they and their loved ones all survive?

Swindle

by Gordon Korman
Lexile:  710
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Griffin is the Man with a Plan and this time his plan just might include breaking the law.  But, in his mind, he's only trying to get back something that was wrongly taken from him.  In order to reclaim his property, he will hava to assemble a team that will be able to maneuver around a high tech security system, a nosy neighbor, and a couple of serious guard dogs.  Griffin thinks he has everything covered, until the plan actually gets under way.

Steve Jobs: Thinking Differently

by Patricia Lakin
Lexile:  ???
Genre:  Biography

Steve Jobs, the cofounder and chairman of Apple, has at times been called a variety of names:  "inventor, third grade terror, pioneer, college dropout, visionary, geek, and revolutionary."  No one who knew Steve as a child or teenager would have expected him to lead such an extraordinary life.  His inventions and companies have changed people's lives throughout the world.

Fatty Legs

by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Lexile:  ???
Genre:  Memoir

Margaret is an Inuit girl growing up in the High Arctic.  She begs her father to let her go live with the "outsiders" so that she can go to school and learn to read.  Her father and older sister caution her that living with the "outsiders" is no easy thing.  But Margaret is determined.  She wants an education and is willing to sacrifice whatever she has to, to get one.

Picture Perfect

by D. Anne Love
Lexile:  860
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

14 year old Phoebe Trask has a picture perfect life until her mother leaves on a business trip and doesn't come back.  Then a new neighbor moves in next door and her father seems to have become instant friends with her.  Phoebe is forced to cope with life changes that she didn't ask for.  Will her family ever be perfect again?