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Twelve-year-old Jade Society member Faryn Liu may be destined to command the Jade Emperor's army of demon-fighting dragons, but first she must complete a daring quest across San Francisco's Chinatown before the Lunar New Year.
As a member of the Jade Society, twelve-year-old Faryn Liu dreams of honoring her family and the gods by becoming a warrior. But the Society has shunned Faryn and her brother Alex ever since their father disappeared years ago,...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
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"Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father--despite...
Author
Lexile measure
HL 570L
Language
English
Description
Budding costume designer Lola lives an extraordinary life in San Francisco with her two dads and beloved dog, dating a punk rocker, but when the Bell twins return to the house next door Lola recalls both the friendship-ending fight with Calliope, a figure skater, and the childhood crush she had on Cricket.
Author
Series
Book scavenger volume 2
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
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"Could the Mark Twain books hidden through Book Scavenger contain clues about the string of recent arson fires plaguing the city? And will Emily and James uncover the mystery before the arsonist comes after them?" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Book scavenger volume 1
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
"Just after twelve-year-old Emily and her family move to San Francisco, she teams up with new friend James to follow clues in an odd book they find, hoping to figure out its secrets before the men who attacked Emily's hero, publisher Garrison Griswold, solve the mystery or come after the friends." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
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After being interrogated for days by the Department of Homeland Security in the aftermath of a major terrorist attack on San Francisco, California, seventeen-year-old Marcus, released into what is now a police state, decides to use his expertise in computer hacking to set things right.
8) 29 dates
Author
Lexile measure
HL 670L
Language
English
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Description
"Ji-su's traditional South Korean parents are concerned by what they see as her lack of attention to her schoolwork and her future. Working with Seoul's premiere matchmaker to find the right boyfriend is one step toward ensuring Ji-su's success, and going on the recommended dates is Ji-su's compromise to please her parents while finding space to figure out her own dreams. But when she flubs a test then skips out on a date to spend time with friends,...
9) Top story
Author
Series
Front desk novel volume 5
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
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"Mia Tang is at the top of her game! She's spending winter break with Mom, Lupe, Jason, and Hank in San Francisco's Chinatown! Rich with history and hilarious aunties and uncles, it's the place to find a great story--one she hopes to publish while attending journalism camp at the Tribune. But this trip has as many bumps as the hills of San Francisco... 1. Mia's camp is full of older kids, with famous relatives, fancy laptops, and major connections!...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
970L
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"'My father disappeared on a Tuesday that should've been like any Tuesday, but eventually became the Tuesday my father disappeared.' Tired of living in Limbo, Callie finally decides to investigate her father's disappearance for herself. Maybe there was an accident at the construction site that he oversaw? Maybe he doesn't remember who he is and is lost wandering somewhere? But after seeing a familiar face in a photo from the Great San Francisco Earthquake...
11) The waning age
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Determined to rescue her brother from the world's biggest company after they kidnapped him, Natalia finds her mission complicated by a serial predator, a boy who needs help, and the bounty on her head.
The time is now. The place is San Francisco. The world is filled with adults devoid of emotion and children on the cusp of losing their feelings--of "waning"--when they reach their teens. Natalia Pęa has already waned. So why does she love her little...
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
357 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Winston Chu saves the owner of a curiosities shop from a robbery only to be gifted a broomstick and a dustpan for his trouble--items that turn out to be more a curse than a blessing when they sweep away important stuff, like his baby sister.
14) The necromancer
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Series
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
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Fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman are finally back home in San Francisco, but they're both more confused than ever about their futures. Neither of them has mastered the elemental magics they'll need to protect themselves from the Dark Elders, they've lost Scatty, Machiavelli is coming to unleash on their city the menagerie of Dr. John Dee. And most disturbing of all is that now they must ask themselves, can they trust Nicholas Flamel?...
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
HL 790L
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The summer of 2013 in the Bay is a momentous one for eighteen-year-old Aria Tang West, for the working-class queer community she finds herself in, and for her artist grandmother.
Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha's Vineyard with her best friends--one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria's parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, artist Joan West.Aria expects...
17) A thousand fires
Author
Lexile measure
HL 630L
Language
English
Description
"10 years. 3 gangs. 1 girl's epic quest...Valerie Simons knows the Wars are dangerous -- her little brother was killed by the Boars two years ago. But nothing will sway Valerie from joining the elite and beautiful Herons to avenge his death - a death she feels she is responsible for. When Valerie is instead recruited by the mysterious Stags, their charismatic leader, Jax, promises to help her get revenge. Torn between old love and new loyalty, Valerie...
Author
Series
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
332 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Trenton, Kallista, and their friends from Discovery trace the origins of the dragons to San Francisco where they must battle a powerful white dragon in order to save the city and everyone who lives there" --
19) Golden Gate
Author
Series
City spies volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Rebel surfer-turned-field ops specialist Sydney finds herself in hot water while undercover on a marine research vessel, while her City Spies teammates investigate a suspected mole.
After thwarting a notorious villain at an eco-summit in Paris, the City Spies are gearing up for their next mission. Operating out of a base in Scotland, this secret team of young agents working for the British Secret Intelligence Services MI6 division have honed their...