Paul Griffin
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Ben Coffin tiene apenas doce años y nunca fue bueno para hacerse amigos. Acostumbrado a las casas de crianza hasta que es adoptado, sabe que la gente puede desaparecer de su vida en cualquier momento. Tratando de superar los problemas de bullying en la escuela, prefiere usar su tiempo libre en leer libros de sci-fi, que consigue en la bioblioteca de Coney Island, donde encuentra un perrito abandonado. O, mejor dicho, es encontrado por el adorable...
2) Skyjacked
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Cassie, Tim, Emily, Brandon, and Jay are on their way back from a camping trip, flying from Idaho to New York City on Cassie's family's private plane. This might be a usual thing for the others, but for Jay, it's only his second time ever on a plane. And what starts as a normal flight soon veers desperately out of control.
One of the regular pilots is sick, so there's a replacement. Cassie has suddenly fallen ill for no reason. And Jay notices...
3) Stay With Me
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English
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Award-winning author Paul Griffin is renowned for his spot-on dialogue and affecting characterization. Stay with Me features the unlikely romance between 15-year-olds CeCe, a sensitive A student, and Mack, a high school dropout. With every moment that passes, CeCe and Mack grow closer as they bond over a rescued dog and share their most intimate secrets. But when Mack makes a terrible mistake, their shared vision of the future begins to crumble.
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English
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Meet Tamika Sykes?
Mik to her friends (if she had any). She’s hearing impaired and way too smart for her West Bronx high school. She copes by reading lips and selling homework answers, and looks forward to the time each day when she can be alone in her room drawing. She’s a tough girl who never gets close to anyone, until she meets Fatima, a teenage refugee who sells newspapers on Mik’s block. Both Mik and Fatima unite in their efforts to befriend...
5) Adrift
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
Working in Montauk for the summer, Matt and Mike meet three girls who invite them to their Hamptons mansion, where the group decides to sail out into the ocean in a small boat, become lost at sea, and must learn to work together to survive.