Audience: Middle school
Rating: A-
Synopsis:
“Do real Zen masters blush? Because fake ones do” (pg 125). When San moves to a new town, he may have accidentally led his new class to believe that he was a Zen enthusiast. Once this knowledge spreads, he’s not sure how to tell the truth, especially since [...]

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Alex Rider Adventure: Book 6
Audience: 9 and up

Rating: B-
Synopsis:
Technically Alex isn’t involved in an MI6 mission at any point in this book. Despite this fact, he can’t seem to avoid danger. It follows him from the hospital in England, to the United States, to a tropical island, to … outer space! [...]

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Audience: 11 and up
Rating: A-
Synopsis:
Stargirl has moved to Pennsylvania, but she has not forgotten about Leo. This novel is in the form of a series of letters Stargirl writes to Leo describing her new life, zany new friends, and her continued love for him. Even though she’s not in the enchanted desert [...]

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