Athlete Vs. Mathlete

Title:  Athlete vs. Mathlete
Author:  W. C. Mack
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Description:  When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and at home.
Lexile: 610

Word Count: 36,544

Location:  Find the Athlete vs. Mathlete eBook in the Overdrive Collection at the Arlington Public Library.

Liar and Spy

Title:  Liar & Spy
Author:  Rebecca Stead
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Description:  Seventh-grader Georges adjusts to moving to an apartment, his father's efforts to start a new business, his mother's extra shifts as a nurse, being picked on at school, and a boy who wants his help spying on another resident. 
Lexile: 670

Word Count: 38,293

Location:  Find the Liar & Spy eBook in the Overdrive Collection at the Arlington Public Library.

Rebel McKenzie

Title:  Rebel McKenzie
Author:  Candice Ransom
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Description:  When feisty twelve-year-old Rebel McKenzie, an aspiring paleontologist, spends the summer taking care of her sister's seven-year-old son at a mobile home park in Frog Level, Virginia, she never expects to enter a beauty pageant or meet a hand model.
Lexile: 610

Word Count: 54,544

Location:  Find the Rebel McKenzie eBook in the Overdrive collection at the Arlington Public Library.

The Year of Billy Miller

Title:  The Year of Billy Miller

Author:  Kevin Henkes
Genre:  Realistic Fiction
Description:  Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a bump on his head and a lot of worries, but by the end of the year, he has developed good relationships with his teacher, his little sister, and his parents and learned many important lessons.
Lexile: 620

Word Count: 21,882

Location:  Find The Year of Billy Miller eBook in the Overdrive collection at the Arlington Public Library.

Rump

Title:  Rump:  The True Story of Rumplestiltskin

Author:  Liesl Shurtliff
Genre:  Fantasy
Description:  This story relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a firstborn child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen
Lexile: 660

Word Count: 61,156