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Cursed

From the Series Sinkhole

Eli Hancock is all about facts and scoffs at his friend Freddy's superstitions. But after the pair find a gold coin in a sinkhole at Broken Brand Ranch and good things start happening to Eli, Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2023

Dead and Gone

From the Series Mike & Riel Mysteries

A shallow grave. Human remains. An unsolved murder from years ago. It looks like the past is coming back to wreak havoc on Mike's new life. What's making the usually unshakeable Riel so… Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

Dead Silence

From the Series Mike & Riel Mysteries

Mike is stunned when his friend Sal is stabbed to death near the high school. Even though there were lots of kids nearby, nobody comes forward to explain what happened. When Mike starts… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

Hit and Run

From the Series Mike & Riel Mysteries

Fifteen-year-old Mike McGill has lived with his Uncle Billy since his mother's death. Only ten years older than Mike, Billy loves to party, and he doesn't pay much attention when Mike starts… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • ATOS: 4.2
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

Honor Code

Sam knows how lucky she is to be part of the elite Edwards Academy. As she dreams of getting into Harvard one day, she's willing to do anything to fit in and excel at the private high school. Read More →

  • Lexile: 720
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2018

Locked Up

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

When he was fifteen, Kevin took a car for a joyride and got in an accident that seriously injured a pedestrian. Now known as "Strider" in juvie, he has spent more than two years incarcerated, Read More →

  • Lexile: 520
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2020
7 titles

Lorimer SideStreets — Hardcover Set

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Edgy high/low fiction for teen reluctant readers. Each SideStreets novel deals with real-world issues and features contemporary teen characters, many from diverse backgrounds. Male and female Read More →

  • Copyright: 2021
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $195.93
  • Your Price: $146.95
  • 7 titles

Nobody

Author of the popular BookTok series The Inheritance Games Jennifer Lynn Barnes introduces us to . . . Nobody. There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • ATOS: 4.8
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

On the Run

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

In and out of juvie since he was thirteen, Ryan is running out of chances. This time, Ryan is determined to stay out for good. Being just a few months shy of eighteen means that next time… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2020

Push Back

From the Series Lorimer SideStreets

Sixteen-year-old Zaine Wyatt's mother walked out of his life when he was twelve, and he was kicked out of his aunt's house. After living on the streets and getting badly beaten up, he is back Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2020

Quicksilver

Back home Tori was the girl who had everything a sixteen-year-old could want—popularity, money, beauty. Everything. Including a secret. That secret made her very valuable. Now she's left… Read More →

  • Lexile: 850
  • ATOS: 5.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

Seeing and Believing

From the Series Mike & Riel Mysteries

Vin swears he had nothing to do with the robbery—or the two people who were shot. But Sal saw Vin running from the scene. Even after Vin is arrested, Mike isn't sure who to believe. He's… Read More →

  • Lexile: 590
  • ATOS: 4.1
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014

Shades of Black

Romero, a Guyanese Canadian, is a sensitive kid who is just starting to attend an inner-city-style school with a large racialized population. Romero falls in with a friendly crew but finds… Read More →

  • Lexile: 700
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2023
6 titles

Sinkhole — Hardcover Set

From the Series Sinkhole

Ever since the first sinkhole appeared in Foggy Creek, Texas, weird things have been happening. Unexplained phenomena—power surges, a purple mist, a glowing coin—seem to precipitate strange… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2023
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $175.92
  • Your Price: $131.94
  • 6 titles
Cover: Splinter
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Splinter

Sixteen-year-old Sami hasn't seen her mother in ten years—and neither has anyone else. The police suspect Sami's father had something to do with her mom's disappearance, but Sami's never… Read More →

  • Lexile: 630
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017

The Missing

After a girl she knows from school goes missing and is found dead, Feather is shocked when the police write it off as a suicide. Then, it's Feather's best friend, Mia, who vanishes—but Mia's… Read More →

  • Lexile: 590
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2017
Cover: The Sin-Eater's Confession
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The Sin-Eater's Confession

People in Merit, Wisconsin, always said Jimmy was . . . you know. But people said all sorts of stupid stuff. Nobody really knew anything. Nobody really knew Jimmy. I guess you could say I… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • ATOS: 5.0
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2013

The Tension of Opposites

Two years ago Noelle disappeared. Two long years of no leads, no word, no body. Since the abduction, Tessa, her best friend, has lived in a state of suspended animation. She has some friends… Read More →

  • Lexile: 730
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2010

Truth and Lies

From the Series Mike & Riel Mysteries

Mike's lies are spinning out of control and now he's the prime suspect in a murder. He can't explain his bruised and skinned knuckles, and he can't explain why he was seen near the park where Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2014
Cover: Wish You Were Dead
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Wish You Were Dead

I'll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first on the list. You can't believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn around and there she is staring at me like I'm some disgusting bug or Read More →

  • Lexile: 650
  • ATOS: 4.4
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2009