Alief-Hayes, Northeast (Codwell), Eastside and Northline Campus Libraries have print ESL (sometimes labeled ABE) collections for students to browse. Patrons can use the Basic search function in the library Catalog to search for "rapid reads" to locate a list of quick-paced book titles written specifically for adult English Language Learners.
The High Climber of Dark Water Bay by Caroline Arden
Typical Audience: 9-15yrs
Themes: Canadian history, economic depression, logging, orphans
For a Girl Becoming by Joy Harjo, 23rd United States Poet Laureate
Typical Audience: 12-15yrs
Themes: Native Americans, North American Indians, Poetry, Girlhood
Melissa (previously published as George) by Alex Gino
Typical Audience: 8-12yrs
Themes: Gender identity, Transgender, Youth, Bullying, Friendship
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Typical Audience: 6-12yrs
Themes: Black History, Policing, Racism, Violence, U.S. History
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Typical Audience: 14yrs & Up
Themes: Anxiety disorders, friendship, mental health struggles, missing persons, OCD, teenage girls
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Typical Audience: 14 & up
Themes: Alcoholism, high school, forgiveness, generational conflict, immigrants, racism
Martita, I Remember You | Martita, Te Recuerdo (Dual-language edition) / Sandra Cisneros
Typical Audience: Adult, Español e Inglés.
Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present
Typical Audience: Teen & Young Adult
Themes: Native American history
Long live the Pumpkin Queen / Shea Ernshaw
Typical Audience: 15yrs & up
Themes: Animated film characters, Gothic horror
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Tiny House, Big Fix (2019) |
Epic Game (2016) |
Dirty Work (2013) |
Contingency Plan (2012) |
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When I Kill You (2012) |
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The Middle Ground (2010) |
The Spider Bites (2010) |
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