Young Adult - High Interest Low Readability (High - Low) (copy)

These are books intended for an older, more mature, audience (young adults). They feature themes and topics that are high interest for this age group while also being low readability (lower reading levels/Lexile Levels). It sets struggling older readers up for reading success. copied from /MyAccount/MyList/52947 - List: Young Adult - High Interest Low Readability (High - Low)
 

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1. Optimists die first

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Author:
Nielsen-Fernlund, Susin, 1964-
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East Regional - Young Adult
YA NIELSENF
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When Petula de Wilde, who is anything but wild, meets Jacob in their school's dorky art therapy program, his friendship (and something more) helps her overcome intense fears since her sister died. And he has a secret of his own.

2. Teach me to forget

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Author:
Chapman, Erica M.
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4 stars
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East Regional - Young Adult
YA CHAPMAN
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After a failed suicide attempt, Ellery tries to return the gun she bought to the store and runs into Colter Sawyer, a boy from her school, who does everything he can to prevent her from trying to take her life again.

3. Unnatural deeds

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Author:
Balog, Cyn
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East Regional - Young Adult
YA BALOG
North Regional - Young Adult
YA BALOG
Description:
Victoria Zell, a high school misfit coping with anxiety, is quite content with her homeschooled, agoraphobic boyfriend until she becomes obsessed with a charismatic new boy.

4. You're welcome, universe

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Author:
Gardner, Whitney
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Athens Drive Community - Young Adult
YA GARDNER
East Regional - Young Adult
YA GARDNER
North Regional - Young Adult has 2
YA GARDNER
Description:
When Julia gets kicked out of the Kingston School for the Deaf for putting up an illegal mural, she is moved to a mainstream school in the suburbs where she starts putting up more art, but she soon finds that someone is showing off their skills by addingto her tags.