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61) Squirm
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Billy Dickens discovers that his mysterious father lives in Montana, so this summer Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, and save his own father.
62) Wonder
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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NYT - Children’s Middle Grade
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade E-Book
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade E-Book
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Description
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
63) Ghost boys
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till"--
64) Diper överlöde
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 17
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Tagging along with his brother Rodrick's band, Löded Diper, Greg gets more than he bargained for when he gets a backstage pass to the rock 'n' roll lifestyle and wonders if he can help them become the legends they think they are.
65) City of ghosts
Author
Series
City of ghosts volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she was really looking forward to a ghost-free summer at the beach; however her parents are going to start filming a TV series about the world's most haunted places, starting with Edinburgh with its graveyards, castles, and restless phantoms--and Cass and her personal ghost companion,...
66) Farmer boy
Author
Series
Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Almanzo lives with his family on a big farm in New York State at the end of the nineteenth century. He raises his own two calves, helps cut ice and shear sheep, and longs for the day he can have his own colt.
67) Artemis Fowl
Author
Series
Artemis Fowl series volume 1
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a most ingenious criminal mastermind, and heir to the Fowl family empire, a centuries-old clan of underworld figures and famous con artists. When Artemis kidnaps Holly Short, one of the Fairy People, to help him on his quest for gold, he takes on a Fairy world determined to rescue Holly.
68) Broken pride
Author
Series
Bravelands. Original series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
For generations, the animals of the African plains have followed a single rule: only kill to survive. But when an unthinkable act of betrayal shatters the peace, the fragile balance between predators and prey will rest in the paws of three unlikely heroes.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 19
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, where they must get a gift to help free the dog Teddy from a spell, Jack and Annie have adventures involving a tiger and other endangered jungle animals.
70) Watercress
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
71) Key player
Author
Series
Front desk volume 4
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang! The Women's World Cup coming to Southern California, everyone is soccer-crazy -- especially Mia Tang! The U.S. is playing China in the finals, and Mia feels like her two identities are finally coming together. Less exciting, though? The fact that her P.E. teacher wants Mia to get out of the soccer field, too -- or fall short of the grade...
Author
Series
Bartimaeus trilogy volume Prequel
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wise-cracking djinni Bartimaeus finds himself at the court of King Solomon with an unpleasant master, a sinister servant, and King Solomon's magic ring.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texasand nearly that long waiting for the chance to participate in the regional robotics competition, which he just knows he can win. Only, this year is going to be more difficult than he thought. Because this year is the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, an anniversary that has everyone in his Muslim community on edge. With Never Forget
74) A rover's story
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.
75) Tumble
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramírez reaches out to her estranged biological father -- who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador -- and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 23
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Jack and Annie travel back to the Kansas prairie in search of "something to learn," they gain an understanding of how hard life was for pioneers and they experience the terror of a tornado.
77) Mary Poppins
Author
Series
Mary Poppins series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
78) School of laughs
Author
Series
I funny volume 5
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When a new principal threatens to close the school library, Jamie Grimm tries to save the day by teaching a comedy class for his fellow students.
79) Twilight
Author
Series
Twilight saga volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.
80) Remember us
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It seems like Sage's whole world is on fire the summer before she starts seventh grade. As house after house burns down, her Bushwick neighborhood gets referred to as "The Matchbox" in the local newspaper. And while Sage prefers to spend her time shooting hoops with the guys, she's also still trying to figure out her place inside the circle of girls she's known since childhood. A group that each day, feels further and further away from her. But it's...
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