Francisco X Stork
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
When Victoria Cruz wakes up in the psychiatric ward of a Texas hospital after her failed suicide attempt, she still has no desire to live, but as the weeks pass, and she meets Dr. Desai and three of the other patients, she begins to reflect on the reasons why she feels like a loser compared with the rest of her family, and to see a path ahead where she can make a life of her own.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Description
Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen-year-old boy on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a corporate law firm.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Description
Seventeen-year-old Pancho is bent on avenging the senseless death of his sister, but after he meets D.Q, who is dying of cancer, and Marisol, one of D.Q.'s caregivers, both boys find their lives changed by their interactions.
4) On the hook
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Hector has always worked hard and minded his own business. He wants to be captain of his school's chess team, go to college, and help his family make their way to a better life someday. Until Joey singles him out. Joey, whose older brother, Chavo, is head of the Discípulos gang, tells Hector that he's going to kill him: maybe not today, or tomorrow, but someday. And Hector, frozen with fear, does nothing. From that day forward, Hector's death hangs...
5) Illegal
Author
Series
Disappeared (Stork) volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
To escape the violent cartel that is after them in Ciudad Juárez, siblings Sara and Emiliano flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States and hoping to bring their pursuers to justice, only to discover that an even greater danger awaits them.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alberto is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, living in New York City, and is now suspected of a terrible crime; his friend Grace is a top student with every advantage, and she is determined to prove Alberto's innocence.
7) Disappeared
Author
Series
Disappeared (Stork) volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Audio
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Four Months Ago
Sara Zapata's best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorize Juarez.
Four Hours Ago
Sara received a death threat - and with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away.
Four Weeks Ago
Emiliano Zapata fell in love with Perla Rubi, who will never be his so long as he's poor.
Four Minutes Ago
Emiliano got the chance to make more money than he ever dreamed - just by joining the web.
In the...
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Marcelo Sandoval, a seventeen-year-old boy on the high-functioning end of the autistic spectrum, faces new challenges, including romance and injustice, when he goes to work for his father in the mailroom of a corporate law firm.
9) Disappeared
Author
Series
Disappeared (Stork) volume 1
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four months ago Sara Zapata's best friend, Linda, disappeared from the streets of Juarez, and ever since Sara has been using her job as a reporter to draw attention to the girls who have been kidnapped by the criminals who control the city, but now she and her family are being threatened--meanwhile her younger brother, Emiliano, is being lured into the narcotics business by the promise of big money, and soon the only way for both of them to escape...