Geek Girl is about Harriet Manners, who has been labeled a geek all her life. But she’s given a chance to change that when she’s dragged on a school field trip to “Birmingham Clothes Show Live” by her best friend, Nat. Nat has been waiting for this field trip her whole life. While there, she…
Tag: recommended for ninth grade reader
A Good Kind of Trouble By: Lisa Moore Ramee
A Good Kind of Trouble is from the perspective of Shayla. Shayla is in seventh grade with her two best friends, Julia and Isabella. They call themselves the United Nations, and they tell each other everything, like Shayla’s crush on Jace. Shayla has her perfect image of seventh grade: Jace will become her boyfriend; the…
The Alchemyst By: Michael Scott
The Alchemyst is about Sophie and Josh Newman. They are twins and live in San Francisco with their aunt while their parents are on an archeology expedition. When the twins witness a strange man attacking bookshop owner Nick Fleming with magical spears of energy and Nick defending himself with exploding balls of light, their lives…
York: The Shadow Cipher By: Laura Ruby
York: The Shadow Cipher is the first book in the York Trilogy. I read this book (and series) at the same time as my mom, and we both really enjoyed it. York: The Shadow Cipher is about Theo and Tess Biederman, who are twins. They are named after Theodore and Theresa Morningstarr, who created New…
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