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Series
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
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"It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given...
Author
Series
Hunger Games volume 1
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
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Description
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol keeps...
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Lexile measure
880L
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English
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Harry Potter wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants to find out about the mysterious event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. Unfortunately for Harry Potter,...
4) Powerless
Author
Series
[Powerless trilogy] volume 1
Language
English
Description
In the kingdom of Ilya, all were not fortunate enough to survive the Plague. Those who did possess power: they are the Elites. Those born Ordinary are just that: ordinary. Paedyn Gray's lack of an ability made her a felon by fate, and a thief by necessity when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society. Having been trained by her father to be overly observant since she was a child, she poses as a Psychic...
5) Lightlark
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears. Its purpose: to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. Each realm's curse is uniquely wicked. To destroy the curses, one ruler must die. Isla Crown is the ruler of Wilding, a realm of temptresses cursed to kill anyone they fall in...
Author
Series
Hunger Games volume 2
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
7) Mockingjay
Author
Series
Hunger Games volume 3
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
Katniss Everdeen's having survived the Hunger games twice makes her a target of the Capitol and President Snow, as well as a hero to the rebels who will succeed only if Katniss is willing to put aside her personal feelings and serve as their pawn.
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Series
Lexile measure
HL 680L
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English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is living in the caste-divided nation of Illea, which formed after the war that destroyed the United States. America is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illea's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her"--
9) The one
Author
Series
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
"When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown -- or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose -- and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants." -- Page [4] of cover.
10) The Elite
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Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is one of only six girls still competing in the Selection--but before she can fight to win Prince Maxon and the Illean crown, she must decide where her own heart truly lies"--
11) The crown
Author
Series
Selection novel volume 5
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
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Events at the palace force Eadlyn to make an important--and impossible--choice, knowing that her Selection might not lead her to the fairytale ending her parents found twenty years ago. But sometimes love has a way of surprising you, and soon Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more impossible, and more important, than she ever imagined.
13) The heir
Author
Series
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon's heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn't expect her Selection to be anything like her parents' fairy-tale love story... but as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Description
"Raymie Clarke has a plan. Two days ago, her father left home with a dental hygienist. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father will see Raymie's picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton; she also has to contend with Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background, and Beverly Tapinski, who's determined to sabotage...
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Series
Stink volume 3
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
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A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
"Kyle and his teammates are back, and the world-famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, is at it again! This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from across America to compete in the first-ever Library Olympics. Will it be fun? Well, like the commercials say . . . HELLO! It's a Lemoncello! But something suspicious is going on -- books are missing from Mr. Lemoncello's library. Between figuring out mind-boggling challenges, the kids will have to band...
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English
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Effy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice. Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King. She's found solace only in the pages of Angharad - a beloved epic about a mortal girl who falls in love with the Fairy King, and then destroys him. Effy's tattered copy is all that's keeping her afloat through her stifling first term her prestigious architecture college. So when the late author's family announces a contest...
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 4
Pub. Date
2012
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
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Description
When her crush Brandon reveals that the animal shelter where he volunteers is in danger of being closed, Nikki and her friends enter an ice skating competition to help raise money, an effort that is compromised by an interfering Mackenzie.
19) Dumplin'
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Series
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
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Description
"Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs." -- Provided by publisher.
20) Pumpkin
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Series
Language
English
Description
Creating a drag-show audition tape that culminates in an unkind nomination for prom queen, an overweight and openly gay teen partners with a girl who has been nominated for prom king to embrace their true selves.
Waylon Russell Brewer is a fat, openly gay boy stuck in the small West Texas town of Clover City. His plan is to bide his time until he can graduate, move to Austin with his twin sister, Clementine, and finally go Full Waylon so that he...