Jennifer Niven
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Told in alternating voices, when Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--both teetering on the edge--it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey to discover the 'natural wonders' of the state of Indiana, and two teens' desperate desire to heal and save one another"--
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Language
English
Description
It was controversial explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson who sent four young men and Ada Blackjack into the far North to colonize desolate, uninhabited Wrangel Island. Only two of the men had set foot in the Arctic before. They took with them six months' worth of supplies on Stefansson's theory that this would be enough to sustain them for a year while they lived off the land itself. But as winter set in, they were struck by hardship and tragedy. As months...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Everyone knows Libby Strout. She's the girl who was so heavy she had to be lifted out of her house by a crane. After being homeschooled for years, she's ready to rejoin the human race, aka the junior class of MVB High. She's free, she's strong, and she's going to get through this or so she lies to herself. (Okay, fine, she s terrified out of her skull.).
Author
Publisher
Destino México
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Todo el mundo cree conocer a Libby, aunque nadie se ha detenido a pensar en cómo es ella realmente, más alla de su aspecto y de su peso. También todos creen conocer a Jack, ese chico encantador que oculta un profundo secreto. Cuando una cruel jugarreta los enfrenta, los dos van a descubrir que cuanto más tiempo pasan juntos, menos solos se sienten. Son dos adolescentes rotos: de corazón a corazón, porque lo único que importa es querer y que...
Author
Series
Velva Jean novels volume 2
Publisher
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Velva Jean Hart, the fiercely independent heroine of Jennifer Niven's spectacular debut novel, Velva Jean Learns to Drive, returns in a captivating adventure that literally sends her soaring. Bristling at the limitations faced by a woman in rural Appalachia and fueled by the memory of her late Mama telling her to "live out there," Velva Jean hits the road to pursue her dream of singing at the Grand Ole Opry. But after a string of auditions, she begins...
Author
Series
Velva Jean novels volume 1
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Set in Appalachia in the years before World War II, Velva Jean Learns to Drive is a poignant story of a spirited young girl growing up in the gold-mining and moonshining South.
Before she dies, Velva Jean's mother urges her to "live out there in the great wide world." Velva Jean dreams of becoming a big-time singer in Nashville until she falls in love with Harley Bright, a handsome juvenile delinquent turned revival preacher. As their...
Before she dies, Velva Jean's mother urges her to "live out there in the great wide world." Velva Jean dreams of becoming a big-time singer in Nashville until she falls in love with Harley Bright, a handsome juvenile delinquent turned revival preacher. As their...
Author
Series
Velva Jean novels volume 3
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Summer 1944, Paris, a secret mission, a dangerous passion—a spellbinding story you will never forget
After delivering a B-17 Flying Fortress to Britain, an American volunteers to copilot a plane carrying special agents to their drop spot over Normandy. Her personal mission: to find her brother, who is missing in action. Their plane is shot down, and only she and five agents survive. Now they are on the run for their lives.
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...8) Breathless
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
From Jennifer Niven, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places, comes an unforgettable new novel about a sensitive girl ready to live her bravest life--sex, heartbreak, family dramas, and all. Before: With graduation on the horizon, budding writer Claudine Henry is focused on three things: college in the fall, become a famous author, and the ever-elusive possibility of sex. She doesn't even need to be in love--sex is all she's...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Ezra Ahern wakes up one day to find his older sister, Bea, gone. No note, no sign, nothing but an email address hidden somewhere only he would find it. Ezra never expected to be left behind with their abusive stepfather and their neglectful mother. How is he supposed to navigate life without Bea? Bea Ahern already knew she needed to get as far away from home as possible. But a message in her inbox changes everything, and she finds herself alone in...
11) Brave the Page
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
The official NaNoWriMo handbook that inspires young people to tackle audacious goals and complete their creative projects.
Partly a how-to guide on the nitty-gritty of writing, partly a collection of inspiration to set (and meet) ambitious goals, Brave the Page is the go-to resource for middle-grade writers. Narrated in a fun, refreshingly kid-friendly voice, it champions NaNoWriMo's central mission that everyone's...
Partly a how-to guide on the nitty-gritty of writing, partly a collection of inspiration to set (and meet) ambitious goals, Brave the Page is the go-to resource for middle-grade writers. Narrated in a fun, refreshingly kid-friendly voice, it champions NaNoWriMo's central mission that everyone's...