Numbers

by Rachel Ward
Lexile:  650
Genre:  Science Fiction

Ever since her mother died, Jem has realized that she has a strange gift.  When she locks eyes with them, she sees a number.  That number represents their death.  At first Jem doesn't let it bother her as she has refused to get close to anyone since her other died.  But now she has met Spider...even though she knows that he has only a few months left to live, she decides to take a chance on building a friendship.  She has no idea how much befriending Spider will change her life.

We Were Liars

by E. Lockhart

Lexile:  600

Genre:  Realistic Fiction

The Sinclairs are a powerful family.  They all come together every summer on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts.  Johnny, Mirren, Cady, and Gat are a close knit group who spend each summer roaming about the island while the adults fight and argue about who is to get what as they watch their parents age.  The summer of 15 is the one that changes their lives forever...will life ever be the same again?

Mr. Terupt Falls Again

by Rob Buyea
Lexile:  680
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Mr. Terupt's class gets to spend one more year together.  Given the trauma of their 5th grade year, their principal has decided to let them continue on to 6th grade as a group.  Mr. Terupt is back and ready to challenge his students with exciting new projects that will bring them even closer.  Each student will experience personal struggles, but if they can work together, it's possible that everyone can have a happy ending.

Monsters (Ashes Trilogy Book #3)

by Iisa J. Bick
Lexile:  770
Genre:  Science Fiction

Alex, Tom, and Ellie found each other right after the world fell apart.  Now they have been frantically trying to stay alive and find a way to get back to each other.  The strange new world is continuing to evolve - the Changed are becoming more plentiful and more dangerous.  None of them know who they can really trust or how they will be able to survive, but they all have one thing in common - they refuse to give up.

Shadows (The Ashes Trilogy Book #2)

by Ilsa Bick
Lexile:  730
Genre:  Science Fiction

The Changed are continuing to grow and take over the world.  Alex is fighting for her life - against adults, the survivors, and the Changed.  She doesn't know who to trust.  All she wants to do is find out whether or not Tom is still alive.  If she can find Tom, she might be able to survive.

No Dawn Without Darkness (Book #3 in the Safety in Numbers Trilogy)

by Dayna Lorentz
Lexile:  ???
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Shay, Marco, Lexi, Ryan, and Ginger have been living in a quarantined mall for two weeks. Conditions are rapidly deteriorating and people are getting desperate.  Lexi's mom is desperately trying to hold things together, but is having less and less success in contacting the outside world. And then the power goes out and the mall is plunged into darkness.  Security is over taken and now gangs of teenagers have taken over.  Is this the end or is there still a way out?

No Easy Way Out (Book #2 in the Safety In Numbers Trilogy)

by Dayna Lorentz
Lexile:  710
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

It has been 7 days since thousands of shoppers have been trapped in the mall with no real access to the outside world.  No one understands what is happening...only that people are dying rapidly from a mysterious flu.  The government has left, leaving Lexi's mom, the senator, in charge of trying to enforce law and order.  Supplies are dwindling and people are getting impatient.  No one is sure who they can trust.  Lexi, Ryan, Marco, and Shay, all teenagers, begin to emerge as leaders in the uncertainty.  But even they are unsure of what is going to happen next.