Cecil Castellucci
1) Odd duck
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Theodora is a perfectly normal duck. She may swim with a teacup balanced on her head and stay north when the rest of the ducks fly south for the winter, but there's nothing so odd about that. Chad, on the other hand, is one strange bird. Theodora quite likes him, but she can't overlook his odd habits. It's a good thing Chad has a normal friend like Theodora to set a good example for him. But who exactly is the odd duck here? Theodora may not like...
2) Beige
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Katy, a quiet French Canadian teenager, reluctantly leaves Montréal to spend time with her estranged father, an aging Los Angeles punk rock legend.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bored with her life, popular high school junior Libby signs up for an internship at the zoo and discovers that the "science nerds" she meets there may have a few things to teach her about friendship and life.
Author
Publisher
Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Princess Leia returns for an all-new adventure in this thrilling upper middle grade novel. Set between Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi, the story follows the warrior princess as she leads a ragtag group of rebels on a dangerous mission against the evil Galactic Empire. Hidden in the story are also hints and clues about the upcoming film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, making this a must-read for fans old and...
Author
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Experience the tale of Disney's The Little Mermaid through the voice of Ariel herself in this comic retelling.
The inspiring story of love, hope, and sacrifice is told through the perspective of the mermaid Ariel herself! Ariel is a free spirit. She is curious and adventurous with the desire to learn about everything the world has to offer—especially the world above her ocean home. When she hears a celebration on the surface...
The inspiring story of love, hope, and sacrifice is told through the perspective of the mermaid Ariel herself! Ariel is a free spirit. She is curious and adventurous with the desire to learn about everything the world has to offer—especially the world above her ocean home. When she hears a celebration on the surface...
Author
Publisher
Disney/Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"In this story, set between Star Wars: The empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Princess Leia must lead a ragtag group of rebels on a treacherous decoy mission against the evil Galactic Empire." --
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fifteen-year-old Tessa tries to be happy when her crush, Charlie, falls for her younger sister, Lulu, and it becomes easier after she begins a secret relationship with Jasper, a social outcast who lives next door to Tessa's best friend.
10) Boy proof
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Feeling alienated from everyone around her, Los Angeles high school senior and cinephile Victoria Denton hides behind the identity of a favorite movie character until an interesting new boy arrives at school and helps her realize that there is more to life than just the movies.
11) Rose sees red
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In the 1980s, two teenaged ballet dancers--one American, one Russian--spend an unforgettable night in New York City, forming a lasting friendship despite their cultural and political differences.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Edan Kupferman's life is coming apart: her father is being "sequestered" because the company he works for in Hollywood is in legal trouble, her best friend is in Japan for the summer, and the boy she has a crush on is just plain confusing, so she escapes into the world of comics, and her favorite character, Gargantua--but when Kirk, a boy from her high school, gets her into the sold out ComicCon it starts to look like she might, with a little help,...
14) The plain Janes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Jane moves to the suburbs and thinks her life is over, she and three new friends form a club to make public art but are soon distracted by romance.
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"When Pearl runs away from her abusive father, she has nowhere to go--until she stumbles upon a disguise that gives her the key to a new identity. Reborn as a boy named Soupy, she hitches her star to Ramshackle, a hobo who takes her under his wing. Ramshackle's kindness and protection go a long way toward helping Soupy heal from her difficult past. But he has his own demons to wrestle with, and he'll need Soupy just as much as she needs him. Two misfits...
Author
Series
Publisher
Archaia
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"One thing young Cecil was sure of from the minute she saw Star Wars was that she was going to be some kind of artiste. Probably a filmmaker. Possibly Steven Spielberg. Then, in 1980, the movie Fame came out. Cecil wasn't allowed to see that movie. It was rated R, and she was ten. But she did watch the television show and would pretend with her friends that she was going to that school. Of course they were playing. She was not. She was destined to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"For Yasha, there has always been a storm on the horizon. Maybe it formed with her adoption by the Dolorov people in the harsh lands of Xhorhas. Or perhaps when she fell for her first love, Zuala. Or still later, when grief and madness drove her from her village and out into--somewhere else. Maybe, on the other hand, Yasha IS the storm. Celebrated writer Cecil Castellucci joins artist William Kirkby, colorist Diana Sousa, and letterer Ariana Maher,...
Author
Series
Batgirl ; 7
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"As Killer Moth descends on Gotham once again, this time having been given a mysterious 'offer' of power by Lex Luthor, Batgirl has her hands full. But before she can even begin to exterminate the villain's plans, she's confronted with an even greater powerhouse of evil--the Terrible Trio, now joined by her own rogue creation, Oracle! When her spinal injury kept her from working as Batgirl, Barbara provided intel to Gotham's heroes as Oracle, aided...