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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.
2) Okay for now
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In Brooklyn, New York, twelve-year-old dog-walker Maggie, aided by her twin brother Finn and best friend Lucy, investigates someone she believes is stealing pets.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
After thirteen-year-old Cody and his father, an undercover agent, are nearly killed, Cody moves in with his aunt in Connecticut, where he is helped with his adjustment to the trials of attending public school for the first time and investigating a threat in nearby woods by a wounded Iraq War veteran.
Author
Series
Vordak the Incomprehensible volume 2
Publisher
Egmont USA
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When one of his experiments makes supervillain Vordak the Incomprehensible younger, he comes out of retirement to launch his latest attempt to defeat Commander Virtue and rule the world, starting with Farding Junior High School.
Author
Series
Popularity papers volume 7
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lydia and Julie's comparative peace is shattered when Hamlin Junior High plays host to new students whose school has burned down, a situation that culminates in a heated rivalry and a dance battle.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Stephanie's relationship with her best friend, Rachel, changes during her first year in junior high as she tries to conceal a family problem and meets a new girl from California.
Author
Series
Chronicles of Vladimir Tod volume 1
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
For thirteen years, Vlad, aided by his aunt and best friend, has kept secret that he is half-vampire, but when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed.
10) Hoop hustle
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Brian Worth Jr. plans on trying out for his middle school's basketball team, but the trouble is he has always relied on his height to give him an advantage and that is no longer enough--but at the local senior center, where he reluctantly volunteers, he discovers a friend in George, a former player, who sets out to teach him some of the skills he is missing.
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