TAKE-HOME BOOKS PAPERBACKS FICTION GRADE RANGE 6 to 8
Gaither Sisters Rita Williams-Garcia
Esperanza Rising Pam Muñoz Ryan Esperanza thought she’d always live like a princess on their Mexican
The Garden of My Imaan Farhana Zia Narrated by a thoughtful
The Exact Location of Home Kate Messner
All 224pp. Ages 10–14
“Zig” Zigonsky would rather manage electronics than his unpredictable family. When he uses GPS to try locating his dad, he learns a lesson in the way forward. ILA Teachers’ Choice 256pp. Ages 10–13 Lexile 620L GR W DRA 60 Paperback 9NU827649 $ 7.95 $ 4.53
One Crazy Summer The award-winning story of three sisters and the mother who abandoned them, set against the turbulent ’60s and Oakland’s Black Panther movement. Coretta Scott King Book Award, John Newbery Medal Honor Book, National Book Award Finalist, Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, NCTE Notable Children’s Book in Language Arts, ALA Notable Book Lexile 750L GR W AR 4.6 DRA 60 Paperback 9NU544784 $ 7.95 $ 4.53 P.S. Be Eleven Amid the turmoil of 1968, the Gaither sisters return to Brooklyn and find that changes large and small are affecting their home. Coretta Scott King Author Award Lexile 770L GR X DRA 60 Paperback 9NU578041 $ 7.95 $ 4.53 Gone Crazy in Alabama In the third book in the Gaither Sisters series, the girls travel from Brooklyn to the deep South where they unearth secrets in their complicated family tree. Coretta Scott King Author Award Lexile 740L GR V AR 4.5 DRA 50 Paperback 9NU812173 $ 7.95 $ 4.53
middle-school girl, this is a coming-of-age story about making choices, exploring faith, and fitting into an increasingly multicultural community. 240pp. Ages 10–13 Lexile 550L GR V DRA 50 Paperback 9NU568822 $ 6.95 $ 3.96
ranch, but disaster strikes, and her life starts over in the US. “This well-written novel belongs in all collections.” —SLJ Pura Belpré Medal, ALA Notable Book, ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults, Jane Addams Award, Judy Lopez Memorial Award, Américas Award Commendation 304pp. Ages 9–12 Lexile 750L GR V AR 5.3 DRA 50 Paperback 9NU912042 $ 7.99 $ 4.55 en español Esperanza renace Lexile 740L GR W AR 5.3 Paperback 9NU939885 $ 7.99 $ 4.55 Events in the Life of a Cactus Dusti Bowling Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Born without arms, Aven unearths a mystery in a rundown theme park and discovers she has just what she needs. “Charming and memorable.” —SLJ, starred review 272pp. Ages 11–13 Lexile 700L GR T AR 4.6 DRA 50 Paperback 9NU826342 $ 7.95 $ 4.53 Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus Just as Aven starts to feel comfortable with her friends and schoolmates accustomed to her lack of “armage,” everything changes once again as she enters her first year of high school. 320pp. Ages 11–14 Lexile 550L GR U AR 3.8 DRA 50 Paperback 9NU866769 $ 7.95 $ 4.53
Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson
The sights and sounds of old Philadelphia are vividly drawn in this tense, riveting tale of the ravages of the yellow fever
epidemic. “Gripping.” —NY Times IRA Teachers’ Choice, ALA Best Books for Young Adults 256pp. Ages 11–16 Lexile 580L GR Z DRA 70–80 Paperback 9NU935525 $ 8.95 $ 5.10
Garvey’s Choice Nikki Grimes
When sensitive and unathletic Garvey joins the choir, he finds his voice, his confidence, and a connection with his sports-minded father. Told in verse. ILA Children’s Choice 128pp. Ages 10–12 Lexile 620L GR T AR 3.6 DRA 50 Paperback 9NU827271 $ 6.95 $ 3.96
Focused Alyson Gerber After wrestling with her unquiet mind, Clea is diagnosed with ADHD. Now, the tween asks for help to reshape her life.
304pp.
Ages 11–13
Ghost Squad Claribel A. Ortega Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters in this action-packed supernatural fantasy. A “feel-good, phantasmagorical adventure.” —Booklist
Lexile 750L Paperback
GR V
AR 4.6
DRA 50 $ 3.98
9NU853167
$ 6.99
Gabby Garcia’s Ultimate Playbook Iva-Marie Palmer This series opener introduces a plucky baseball-obsessed sports nut who learns to stop
288pp.
Ages 9–12
Lexile 810L Paperback
GR W
AR 5.5
DRA 60 $ 4.55
obsessing about winning and starts loving the game of life. “Hilarious and joyful.” —Kirkus 304pp. Ages 11–13 Lexile 730L GR X AR 5.2 DRA 60 Paperback 9NU833505 $ 7.95 $ 4.53
9NU828013
$ 7.99
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en español La patrulla fantasma Paperback 9NU866799
$ 4.53
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