Kathe Koja
1) Straydog
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
Rachel, a teenager with a healthy dose of both aptitude and attitude, begins to feel at home volunteering at an animal shelter.
2) Buddha boy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
Justin spends time with Jinsen, the unusual and artistic new student whom the school bullies torment and call Buddha Boy, and ends up making choices that impact Jinsen, himself, and the entire school.
3) Headlong
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
High school sophomore Lily opens herself to new possibilities when, despite warnings, she becomes friends with "ghetto girl" Hazel, a new student at the private Vaughn School which Lily, following in her elitist mother's footsteps, has attended since preschool.
4) Talk
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Hoping to escape from himself for awhile, Kit auditions for a controversial school play and discovers his talent for acting, struggles with coming out, and both he and his costar face crises in their view of themselves and in their close relationships. Told from two points of view.
5) Dark factory
Author
Publisher
Meerkat Press
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Dark Factory! You may experience strobe effects, Y reality, DJ beats, love, sex, betrayal, triple shot espresso, broken bones, broken dreams, ecstasy, self-knowledge, and the void. Dark Factory is a dance club: three floors of DJs, drinks, and customizable reality, everything you see and hear and feel. Ari Regon is the club's wild card floor manager, Max Caspar is a stubborn DIY artist, both chasing a vision of true reality. And rogue...