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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 13
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English
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Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse -- Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for...
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Out of my mind volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school -- but no one knows it. Most people -- her teachers and doctors included -- don't think she's capable of learning, and up until recently her school days consisted of listening to the same preschool-level alphabet lessons again and again and again. If only she could...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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After surviving sixth grade, Rafe expects seventh grade to be a fun zone because he has been accepted to art school in the big city, but when he discovers it is more competitive than he expected, he sets out to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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When twelve-year-old Zinnia Manning's older brother Gabriel is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it turns her family's world upside-down, especially since they are keeping the information private.--
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Oceans 11 goes to the arcade in this wildly entertaining heist adventure. We do this my way. No one gets hurt. And if I call it off, it's off. Got it? My name's Darius James--but everyone calls me DJ. At my old school, I was the go-to guy for all kinds of tricky problems that needed creative solutions. But at my new school, Ella Fitzgerald Middle, I'm just trying to blend in. Well, I was, anyway, until my best friend, Conor, got himself transferred...
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Series
Publisher
EDC
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"I was so proud when I won a scholarship to come to Silver Spires. I have to work really hard, but I love representing the school in competitions - and it's great having my brilliant friends to cheer me on! Recently, though, someone's started sending nasty chat-room messages saying I'm a show-off. It's really upset me and totally put me off competing. My friends think it's a jealous rival - I just wish I could find out who's talking about me behind...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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It is 1970 in Red Grove, Alabama, and at Lu Olivera's school the white kids and black kids sit on different sides of the classroom. Six-grader Lu just wants to get along with everyone, but growing racial tensions will not let Lu stay neutral about the racial divide in school. Her old friends have been changing lately--acting boy crazy and making snide remarks about Lu's newfound talent for running track. Lu's secret hope for a new friend is fellow...
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Zach King volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Everyone in Zach King's family has a magical power. His father can turn back time, his sister can turn invisible, and his mother can transform any object into something else. And Zach... well, he hasn't found his magical power yet and his family is growing worried that he's been "skipped. So his parents decide to stop homeschooling him in magical arts and send him instead to a regular middle school with regular kids. To Zach, it's the worst news ever....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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When seventh-grader Bette finds an angel coin she puts it in her pocket and forgets it but soon the mysterious and kind Gabby moves into her building and helps her face her major losses, and then the coin connects her with three classmates who all find new ways to believe in themselves.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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In this accessible "keep-it-real" guide, Marley explores activism, social justice, volunteerism, equity and inclusion, and using social media for good. Drawing from her experience, Marley shows kids how they can galvanize their strengths to make positive changes in their communities, while getting support from parents, teachers, and friends to turn dreams into reality.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Middle school is back in session and so is the New York Times bestselling series that's been brightening the funny papers for almost 30 years! Ready or not, some major laughs are due in this latest Big Nate collection.
You've got to know where you stand to survive sixth grade, and Nate Wright's found the perfect spot: right next to Sherman, the class gerbil. Can Nate's furry friend bail him out of his latest homework jam with Mrs. Godfrey? Or will...
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Nightmare Club (Annie Graves) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Jack finds it hard to believe when his parents tell him the weird changes in his older brother, Stephen, are normal for teenagers, and his suspicions are confirmed when pets start disappearing and strange noises come from the attic while Stephen is supposedly away at school.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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"Derek Fallon receives an exciting new gift--a laptop! But there's a catch: it has no Wi-Fi so he can't use it for gaming. If he wants to play computer games, he'll have to learn how to code them himself. Another unforgettable adventure awaits in Book 9 of the My Life series, this time involving tech and coding!"--Back cover.
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My weirdtastic school volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A.J. and his friends are starting fourth grade. A new school year means a new teacher, and Miss Banks may be their weirdest one yet. She won't stop playing practical jokes on the class, and A.J. has reached his breaking point. Will he and the gang learn to not fall for their teacher's tricks? Or will Miss Banks prevail as the ultimate prankster?"--
16) My Jasper June
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The school year is over, and it is summer in Atlanta. The sky is blue, the sun is blazing, and the days brim with possibility. But Leah feels lost. She has been this way since one terrible afternoon a year ago when everything changed. Since that day, her parents have become distant, her friends have fallen away, and Leah's been adrift and alone. Then she meets Jasper, a girl unlike anyone she has ever known. There's something mysterious about Jasper,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Maddie is starring in her school's production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, so she is glad that her annoying stepbrother is visiting his father and not there to mess up another fairy tale--except it turns out that Germany is not far enough away to prevent the malicious fairy Resplenda from working her curse on the two step-siblings, and they must bring about a reconciliation between the Wicked Queen and her victims.
Author
Publisher
JY, an imprint of Yen Press, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"My name is Grace, not 'Kyle's little sister!' Having a good-looking, friendly, outgoing older brother sucks--especially when you're the total opposite, someone who likes staying home and playing video games. Your parents like him better (even if they deny it!), and everyone calls you 'Kyle's little sister' while looking disappointed that you're not more like him. I was really hoping I'd get to go to a different middle school, but no such luck. At...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"The Middle Grade Memoir of a Girl Boxer and Future Olympian. In this Lean-In style inspirational memoir, twelve-year-old Jesselyn Silva offers a ringside seat to girl power and what it takes to win in the ring and in life: punch by punch. Girl Boxer shows kids what it means to be true to yourself and stick with your dreams even when facing adversity and ridicule. Supported by her single dad, Jesselyn (JessZilla in the ring) first donned her boxing...