Cinder

by Marissa Meyer
Lexile:  790
Genre:  Science Fiction

New Beijing is ready for the ball.  Prince Kai is searching for a wife, and all the girls in town are planning for the big event.  But then there's Cinder....part human, part cyborg, trapped in her stepmother's home, with no hope of being allowed to attend.  A chance encounter leads her to meet Prince Kai which launches a series of events that will change her life forever.  Will Cinder and Prince Kai find true love?

Storm Mountain

by Tom Birdseye
Lexile:  740
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Cat and Ty's fathers were world famous mountain climbers, brothers, and best friends.  Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, their lives were cut short.  Now Cat and Ty are left behind to live without them.  Ty comes up with a daring plan.  To honor their fathers, he thinks they should climb Storm Mountain to disperse their ashes.  Cat doesn't think it's a good idea, but when Ty takes off on his own, she decides that she has no choice but to follow.

Who Were the Beatles?

by Geoff Edgers
Lexile:  670
Genre:  Biography

How did four unknown boys from Liverpool, England become a world-famous rock band of the '60s?  Read this book to learn about the exciting lives of John, Paul, Ringo and George!

True (...sort of)

by Katherine Hannigan
Lexile:  440
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Delly's having trouble staying out of trouble.  Again.  But her brother is going to try to help her.  Then along comes a new girl, Ferris Boyd, who Delly can just not figure out.  As her life gets busier trying to figure out her new friend, staying out of trouble gets easier.  But now Delly is afraid that her friend is in serious trouble and she's really not sure what to do about it.

Johnny Swanson

by Eleanor Updale
Lexile:  740
Genre:  Historical Fiction/Mystery

Johnny and his mother are barely making ends meet.  His mom works two jobs to earn enough to pay the rent so Johnny comes up with a scheme to help them earn extra money.  The problem is, his idea is illegal and involves swindling innocent people out of money.  But them his mother his accused of murder.  The police and the whole town are convinced that she is guilty.  It is up to Johnny to prove her innocence and set her free.

Becoming Little Women

by Jeannine Arkins
Lexile:  ???
Genre:  Historical Fiction

Louisa May Alcott, the famous author of Little Women, lived an interesting life.  This novel tells of the year at age 10 when Louisa and her family moved to Fruitlands as an experiment to see whether or not they could survive without money and by eating only what they could grow on their farm.  The experiment fails and the family is forced to move in with friends as the winter approaches, but Louisa learns a lot about life, her family, and what it takes to survive.

Beneath a Meth Moon

by Jacqueline Woodson
Lexile:  730
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Laurel wishes she could turn back time.  Her life was so much simpler when her mother and grandmother were alive.  Now she is struggling with facing her new reality.  That struggle leads her to new friends who introduce her to drugs.  The drugs take the pain of her life away and Laurel is sure she can handle it.  But things quickly spin out of control and Laurel finds herself living on the streets, wondering if she is going to survive.