The Replaced (sequel to The Taking)

by Kimberly Derting
Lexile:  ???
Genre:  Science Fiction

Kyra has lost 5 years of her life.  And now she has lost her dad and her boyfriend and doesn't know if she will ever see them again.  She teams up with other Returned to try to find them, but it looks as though the Daylighters may have gotten to them first.  The more that Kyra learns about herself and the others who are helping her survive, the more she realizes that her life will never again be the same.

The Heir (Book 4 in The Selection series)

by Kiera Cass
Lexile:  680
Genre:  Dystopian

20 years ago, Eadlyn's parents fell in love during the Selection process.  Much to her annoyance, they have decided that it is now her turn to find a husband.  And so begins her Selection adventure. Eadlyn only agrees to participate if after 3 months she is unable to find a suitable husband, the Selection will end and she will not be forced to marry.  The candidates arrive from all over the country, including one from within the palace, and the drama begins.

Rump - The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin

by Liesl Shurtliff
Lexile:  660
Genre:  Fantasy

Everyone in the kingdom thinks Rump's name is hilarious!  His mother died moments after he was born and before she could tell his grandmother his full name.  So Rump he became.  His grandmother won't tell him much about his mother.  One night, Rump finds her spinning wheel and begins to spin. Much to his surprise the straw he is spinning, turns to gold. Gold buys power and food...two things that Rump and his grandmother have very little of.  Could this be the answer to all of his family troubles?

One for the Murphy's

by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Lexile:  520
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Carley Connors has been through a lot.  She has grown up in Las Vegas with her mother where she has sometimes had to be the parent.  When her mother remarries and they move across the country, Carly's life changes in ways she never expects.  A terrible incident occurs and suddenly Carley finds herself in foster care living with the Murphy family.  They are a family that Carley has only ever dreamed of having.  Would she choose a life with a perfect family over life with her unpredictable mother?

Rain Reign

by Ann M. Martin
Lexile:  720
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Rose Howard loves homonyms and can't figure out why the rest of the world isn't as interested in them as she is. Even her name is a homonym!  Rose has trouble understanding the rules of the world - both at home and at school.  Rose's favorite thing in the world (next to homonyms) is her dog Rain (also a homonym!)  One night, a terrible storm passes through her town, and her dad lets Rain out and she doesn't return.  Now Rose must do everything she can to find her dog and bring her home safely.

The Thief Lord

by Cornelia Funke
Lexile:  640
Genre:  Fantasy

Prosper and Bo have trying to hide out in Venice to escape an evil aunt who wishes to adopt one of them and send the other into foster care.  They are befriended by the Thief Lord and his gang of street children who live in an abandoned movie theater and steal to make ends meet.  Then they meet the Conte who asks the Thief Lord to steal a magical wing that he has been searching for a long time.  Once the boys steal the wing, all of their lives will change and none of them will ever be the same again.

Rainy

by Sis Deans
Lexile:  ???
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Rainy lives in a world that is all her own.  Her ADHD makes it hard for her to focus her thoughts and her actions and now she is being left at a summer camp without their support.  Rainy is used to having her mom, dad, sister, and dog to help her out, but now she has to get along with new people who don’t understand her.  When Rainy gets bad news from home, she sets off on a dangerous journey to help herself, but doesn’t think about how her decision will affect others.  The author does an excellent job of showing how differently the brain can work as the reader can get a sense of what it might be like to have ADHD as the book in many instances jumps from place to place as Rainy’s brain might actually have done in real life.  This would be a great book for anyone to read who is trying to cope with their own ADHD or trying to better understand what it’s like for someone who has this diagnosis.