St. Louis St. Louis Level Title and Author Summary County Public Library Library 6 Fish in a Tree by Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new eBook eBook Lynda Mullaly Hunt school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. Audiobook Audiobook She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. She discovers that there’s a lot more to her—and to everyone—than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike. 6 False Prince by In a discontented kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a eBook eBook Jennifer A. Nielsen nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost Audiobook Audiobook son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword point-he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. But Sage's rivals have their own agendas as well. An extraordinary adventure filled with danger and action, lies and deadly truths that will have readers clinging to the edges of their seats. 6 Piecing Me Together Jade is a girl striving for success in a world that seems like it's trying to break her. She knows eBook eBook by Renee Watson she needs to take every opportunity that comes her way. And she has: every day Jade rides the bus away from her friends to a private school where she feels like an outsider, but where she has plenty of opportunities. But some opportunities Jade could do without, like the mentor programme for 'at-risk' girls. Just because her mentor is black doesn't mean she understands where Jade is coming from. Why is Jade always seen as someone to fix? But with a college scholarship promised at the end of it, how can Jade say no? Jade feels like her life is made up of hundreds of conflicting pieces. Will it ever fit together? Will she ever find her place in the world? More than anything, Jade just wants the opportunity to be real, to make a difference. 6 Restart by Gordon Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't remember hitting his head. He eBook eBook Korman doesn't, in fact, remember anything. He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to Audiobook learn his whole life all over again . starting with his own name. 6 Amal Unbound by Life is quiet and ordinary in Amal's Pakistani village, but she had no complaints, and besides, eBook eBook Aisha Saeed she's busy pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher one day. Her dreams are temporarily Audiobook Audiobook dashed when—as the eldest daughter—she must stay home from school to take care of her siblings. Amal is upset, but she doesn't lose hope and finds ways to continue learning. Then the unimaginable happens—after an accidental run-in with the son of her village's corrupt landlord, Amal must work as his family's servant to pay off her own family's debt. Life at the opulent Khan estate is full of heartbreak and struggle for Amal—especially when she inadvertently makes an enemy of a girl named Nabila. Most troubling, though, is Amal's growing awareness of the Khans' nefarious dealings. When it becomes clear just how far they will go to protect their interests, Amal realizes she will have to find a way to work with others if they are ever to exact change in a cruel status quo, and if Amal is ever to achieve her dreams. 6 Forget Me Not by Astronomy-loving Calliope June has Tourette syndrome, so she sometimes makes faces or Ellie Terry noises that she doesn't mean to make. When she and her mother move yet again, she tries to hide her TS. But it isn't long before the kids at her new school realize she's different. Only Calliope's neighbor, who is also the popular student body president, sees her as she truly is--an interesting person and a good friend. But is he brave enough to take their friendship public? As Calliope navigates school, she must also face her mother's new relationship and the fact that they might be moving--again--just as she starts to make friends and finally accept her differences. 6 Gregor the When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles eBook eBook Overlander series by into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This Audiobook Audiobook Suzanne Collins world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance. Reluctantly, Gregor embarks on a dangerous adventure that will change both him and the Underland forever. 6 Girl Stolen by April Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Wilder is sleeping in the back of the car while her stepmom fills a eBook Henry prescription for antibiotics. Before Cheyenne realizes what's happening, the car is being stolen. Griffin hadn't meant to kidnap Cheyenne and once he finds out that not only does she have pneumonia, but that she's blind, he really doesn't know what to do. When his dad finds out that Cheyenne's father is the president of a powerful corporation, everything changes--now there's a reason to keep her. How will Cheyenne survive this nightmare? 6 Body in the woods Alexis, Nick, and Ruby have very different backgrounds: Alexis has spent her life covering for eBook by April Henry her mom's mental illness, Nick's bravado hides his fear of not being good enough, and Ruby just wants to pursue her eccentric interests in a world that doesn't understand her. When the three teens join Portland County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, they are teamed up to search for a autistic man lost in the woods. What they find instead is a dead body. In a friendship that will be forged in danger, fear and courage, the three team up to find the girl's killer—before he can strike one of their own. 6 The Girl I Used to Be When Olivia's mother was killed, everyone suspected her father of murder. But his eBook eBook by April Henry whereabouts remained a mystery. Fast forward fourteen years. New evidence now proves Olivia's father was actually murdered on the same fateful day her mother died. That means there's a killer still at large. It's up to Olivia to uncover who that may be. But can she do that before the killer tracks her down first? 7 Long Way Down by Fifteen-year-old Will, immobilized with grief when his older brother Shawn is shot and killed, eBook eBook Jason Reynolds slowly comes to mull The Rules in his head. There are three: don’t cry, don’t snitch, and “if Audiobook Audiobook someone you love / gets killed, / find the person / who killed / them and / kill them.” So Will locates Shawn’s gun, leaves his family’s eighth-floor apartment, and—well, here is where this intense verse novel becomes a gripping drama, as on each floor of the descending elevator Will is joined by yet another victim or perpetrator in the chain of violence that took his brother’s life. Shawn’s best friend Buck gets into the elevator on seven; Dani, Will’s friend from childhood, gets in on six; Will and Shawn’s uncle Mark gets in on five, in a cloud of cigarette smoke. And so it goes, each stop of the elevator adding to the chorus of ghosts (including Will and Shawn’s father), each one with his or her perspective on The Rules. 7 Scar Island by Dan Jonathan Grisby is the newest arrival at the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled eBook Gemeinhart Boys--an ancient, crumbling fortress of gray stone rising up from the ocean. It is dark, damp, and dismal. And it is just the place Jonathan figures he deserves. Because Jonathan has done something terrible. And he's willing to accept whatever punishment he has coming. Just as he's getting used to his new situation, however, a freak accident leaves the troubled boys of Slabhenge without any adult supervision. Suddenly the kids are free, with an entire island to themselves. But freedom brings unexpected danger. And if Jonathan can't come to terms with the sins of his past and lead his new friends to safety... then every boy on the island is doomed. 7 Ghost by Jason Ghost. Lu. Patina. Sunny. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that eBook eBook Reynolds are explosive when they clash. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school Audiobook Audiobook track team—a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together.