Smoky Night
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 193
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 360
The Ghost Children
Matt's investigation of vandalism of life-sized dolls belonging to the strange but well-meaning aunt with whom he and his sister live takes him to the art world of Los Angeles.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: dolls, mystery and detective stories, mystery fiction, los angeles (calif.) [X], detective and mystery stories, mystery fiction
The Curse Of The Bologna Sandwich
After graduating from the superhero academy, Melvin Beederman heads for Los Angeles, where he unexpectedly teams up with Candace Brinkwater, school play actress, to nab the evil McNasty Brothers.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: heroes, humorous stories, heroes and heroines, humorous fiction, los angeles (calif.) [X], beederman, melvin (fictitious character)
The Grateful Fred
When the star of the rock band The Grateful Fred receives threatening letters, he calls on Marvin, the superhero in charge of Los Angeles, and his assistant, Candace, to stop the criminal and his henchmen before they destroy Fred's reputation.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 34
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
subjects: heroes, musicians, rock music, los angeles (calif.) [X], beederman, melvin (fictitious character), humorous stories, music
Pinch Hit
Trevor, an actor in a major film who lives in a Bel Aire mansion, and Sam, a boy who enjoys baseball and barely has enough to survive on, each have very different lives but look exactly alike.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 83
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: brothers, twins, identity (psychology), baseball, actors, los angeles (calif.) [X], juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship, juvenile fiction / sports & recreation / baseball & softball, juvenile fiction / family / adoption, family life, actors and actresses
The Princess & The Pauper
Carina, crown princess of a tiny European nation, is desperate to sneak away from her chaperones while on a goodwill tour of Los Angeles to attend a Toadmuffin concert, so she switches places with local look-alike Julia, who is only too happy to accept ten thousand dollars to attend an embassy ball, but things go awry when Julia falls in love with Carina's fiance, and Carina somehow finds herself on the way to Texas on the band tour bus.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: princesses, schools, school stories, los angeles (calif.) [X], identity, individuality, identity (philosophical concept)
The Loud Silence Of Francine Green
In 1949, thirteen-year-old Francine goes to Catholic school in Los Angeles where she becomes best friends with a girl who questions authority and is frequently punished by the nuns, causing Francine to question her own values.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: conformity, catholic schools, best friends, friendship, family, los angeles (calif.) [X], united states, families, school stories, schools, family life, historical fiction, historical fiction
The Neddiad
When shoelace heir Neddie Wentworthstein and his family take the train from Chicago to Los Angeles in the 1940s, he winds up in possession of a valuable Indian turtle artifact whose owner is supposed to be able to prevent the impending destruction of the world.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 870
A Girl, A Ghost, And The Hollywood Hills
When the ghost of Holly's mother claims she was murdered by Holly's aunt, Claudia, Holly must decide how far she will go to get revenge.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
My Life As A Stuntboy
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.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 100
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: stunt performers, motion pictures, monkeys as pets, schools, families, los angeles (calif.) [X], children's art, family life
One Of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies
Fifteen-year-old Ruby Milliken leaves her best friend, her boyfriend, her aunt, and her mother's grave in Boston and reluctantly flies to Los Angeles to live with her father, a famous movie star who divorced her mother before Ruby was born.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 57
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: fathers and daughters, moving, household, actors and actresses, grief, interpersonal relations, los angeles (calif.) [X], actors, homosexuality, father-daughter relationship, moving, father-child relationship, father and child, reading counts!
The Other Life
More than three years after a rabies mutation drove survivors into underground bunkers, fifteen-year-old Sherry teams up with seventeen-year-old Joshua, who takes her to Safe Haven and helps rescue her family while fending off part-human, part-beast creatures known as Weepers.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
City Of Bones
Suddenly able to see demons and the Darkhunters who are dedicated to returning them to their own dimension, fifteen-year-old Clary Fray is drawn into this bizarre world when her mother disappears and Clary herself is almost killed by a monster.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 147
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: demonology, supernatural, fantasy, horror stories, bosch, harry (fictitious character), police, children, bosch, harry (fictional character), los angeles (calif.) [X], magic, new york (n.y.), young adult fiction, horror fiction, paranormal fiction, fantasy fiction, large type books, large print books, horror fiction, horror tales, paranormal fiction
Confessions Of A So-called Middle Child
Charlie C. Cooper, reformed bully, gifted hacker, and middle child wants to make "cool" friends at her new school in Los Angeles, but her psychologist tasks her with becoming friends with the school's "biggest loser".
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: middle-born children, friendship, popularity, bullying, middle schools, los angeles (calif.) [X], birth order, bullies
Strawberry Moon
While driving to Auntie Dot's house, Junie tells her children about spending fifth grade there during her parent's separation many years earlier, when finding a best friend seemed almost as important as seeing her mother again.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: moving, household, friendship, aunts, african americans, mothers and daughters, los angeles (calif.) [X]