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22) The tequila worm
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
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Description
Sofia grows up in the close-knit community of the barrio in McAllen, Texas, then finds that her experiences as a scholarship student at an Episcopal boarding school in Austin only strengthen her ties to family and her "comadres."
Author
Series
Brewster triplets volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Description
The eleven-year-old Brewster triplets, Dawn, Darby, and Delaney, are afraid this is going to be the worst Christmas ever--they have been cast as angels in their local Christmas pageant just because they are girls, their mother, older sister, and aunt are stuck in Boston because of the snow, someone is stealing outdoor Christmas decorations and baked goods, and their father is just too busy for Christmas.
24) Valentine queen
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Kylie Jean's grandparents fiftieth wedding anniversary is on Valentine's Day, and the whole family is planning a surprise party--but Kylie also wants her class to spread valentine cheer to Oak Manor, the local assisted living facility.
Author
Series
Unseen World of Poppy Malone volume 1
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Eleven-year-old Poppy's parents are paranormal investigators who have never actually found anything, but that may change when they move to Austin, Texas, and Poppy meets a goblin in the attic of their new house.
26) Soccer queen
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
After watching a soccer game, Kylie Jean is eager to try out for a local team, but she is disappointed that her cousin Lucy does not want to join her.
27) Picture perfect
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Description
When her mother leaves her family suddenly to take a new job, fourteen-year-old Phoebe tries to deal with her own confused feelings and, in the process, learns some things about love and the complicated ties that bind families together.
29) Wish girl
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Twelve-year-old Peter has never felt at home with his noisy family, but begins to find the strength to live and to be himself when he discovers a special valley in the Texas Hill Country and meets Annie, a girl dying of cancer who knows and accepts him from the start.
30) Fashion queen
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Inspired by the beautiful dresses at the Academy Awards show, Kylie Jean decides to try her hand at fashion--and Lilly recruits her to model the dress she is making for a school fund raising auction.
31) Behind the eyes
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Sixteen-year-old Hector is the hope of his family, but when he seeks revenge after his brother's gang-related death and is sent to a San Antonio reform school, it takes an odd assortment of characters to help him see that hope is still alive.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
In the summer of 1942, young teen Charlie Hardin is set loose in Austin, Texas, with one command, to stay out of trouble, but there are some situations he cannot ignore and he comes to understand that, no matter the cost, when danger arrives he must be brave, resolute, clever, and just a little bit crazy.
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Description
After moving from Chicago to Dallas in the spring of her sophomore year, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that joining the softball team at her private school not only helps her make friends, it also provides unexpected opportunities to learn and grow.
34) Estrella de mar
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Selected as an Honor Book by the Printz Award! Ellie is tired of being shamed about her weight and decides to change that in this moving novel in verse, the first by Lisa Flipps. Ever since Ellie wore a whale bathing suit and caused quite a stir at her 5th birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules, such as "don't make waves", "avoid eating in public", and "don't move so fast that her body...