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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Twelve-year-old Derek Fallon has the opportunity of a lifetime--to perform stunts in a movie featuring a popular twelve-year-old star--but complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin monkey, and Derek's chronic inability to concentrate on schoolwork.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"Derek Fallon has expanded his taste in cartoons to the world of manga and anime. Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek has fun learning about all the cool aspects of ninja culture. When someone starts vandalizing their school with graffiti of a mischievous troll-like figure, these ninjas-in-training are convinced they'll be able to crack the case. But it turns out that being a ninja is a lot more work than they thought, and this...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Description
When Derek Fallon's mother hires John, a UCLA student, as his reading tutor, the two spend their time playing video games instead of studying and soon Derek falls behind on preparations for the big state English test, but with help from his friends and a strict new tutor, he might just pass.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Derek Fallon finally found something to get excited about at school-- an extracurricular class on making videos! Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek can't wait to create his own Youtube web series. But he soon realizes Youtube stardom is a lot of work. On top of that, it's time for his foster monkey Frank to go to monkey college so Derek must scramble to find a reason for Frank to stay with his family-- if only a little while...
6) L.A. Candy
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Description
When nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts is cast in a new reality show, she discovers that the fame and fortune of her new life come at a high price to herself and her friendships.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
Formats
Description
Sixteen-year old Jessie, still grieving over her mother's death, must move from Chicago to "The Valley," with a new stepfamily but no new friends until an anonymous fellow student emails and offers to help her navigate the school's treacherous social waters.
9) Infamous
Author
Series
Fame game novels volume 3
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Madison Parker and her castmates Kate Hayes and Carmen Curtis are on the verge of becoming stars, but behind-the-scence drama, makes them realize dreams come at a price.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Formats
Description
Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by by the government's Immigration Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp--Betita finds heart in her imagination and the picture...
11) Finally seen
Author
Series
Finally seen volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Formats
Description
"When ten-year-old Lina Gao steps off the plane in Los Angeles, it's her first time in America and the first time seeing her parents and her little sister in five years! She's been waiting for this moment every day while she lived with her grandmother in Beijing, getting teased by kids at school who called her 'left behind girl.' Finally, her parents are ready for her to join their fabulous life in America! Except, it's not exactly like in the postcards:...
12) Weetzie Bat
Author
Series
Weetzie Bat volume 1
Pub. Date
[1989]
Description
Follows the wild adventures of Weetzie Bat and her Los Angeles friends, Dirk, Duck, and My-Secret-Agent-Lover-Man.
Author
Series
L.A. Candy novels volume 3
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Reality television star Jane Roberts never imagined how celebrity would change her life, and now she must decide if the fame and glamour are worth the drama and deception.
14) Starstruck
Author
Series
Fame game novels volume 2
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
"Madison Parker has discovered that not all publicity is good publicity. After turning herself in for stealing some bling, the reality star is stuck doing community service while her Fame Game castmates soak up all the screen time. Not that newcomer Kate Hayes needs more attention-ever since her breakout song became an overnight sensation she's suddenly acting like she's Katy Perry. Aspiring actress Carmen Curtis is finally making a name for herself,...
Author
Series
Secrets of my Hollywood life volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Longing to experience the life of a "normal" teenager, sixteen-year-old actress Kaitlin Burke assumes a false identity to attend a local high school.
17) At first bite
Author
Series
Poison apple books volume 8
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Twelve-year-old vampire Ashlee Lambert moves from New York to sunny Los Angeles, where she must deal with vicious cliques, awful sunburns, and a mystery of disappearing classmates.
18) Violet & Claire
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In search of material for a screenplay they are developing, seventeen-year-old Violet and her new friend Claire try to make life a movie as they chase their dreams through dangerously beautiful Los Angeles.
19) The broken world
Author
Series
Marked girl volume 2
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"An exciting sequel to The Marked Girl, filled with fantastical adventure and a quest to save two worlds... In the fantasy world of Caelum, Liv, Cedric, and Kat attempt to defeat an evil traitor and his army to save their families and the kingdom. Meanwhile, Liv's best friend and Cedric's frenemy stick in LA to try and figure out how to fix Los Angeles. The city, thanks to the open portals between LA and Caelum, is breaking down: the sky is orange,...