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Author
Series
Dear dumb diary. Original series volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Jamie Kelly shares with her diary her excitement about the fact that students from Wodehouse Middle School will be going to Mackerel Middle School temporarily.
22) The retake
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Zoe knows that the only thing harder than middle school is losing a best friend. She and Laura used to do everything together from taking silly selfies, to joining all the same clubs together and even throwing surprise birthday parties for one another. But lately things have been weird between them. Now Laura will post a photo of her hanging out with other girls before responding to Zoe's simple text. She doesn't even want to sit with her at lunch...
23) Melissa
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part ... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan....
24) Crunch
Author
Series
Click volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It’s no secret that Olive loves trying new things. Between taking guitar lessons, making a short film, joining Berry Scouts, and leading the charge on her school’s dress code reform, Olive has her hands full! But she enjoys being busy, so staying on track with her jam-packed schedule should be no problem…right? As weeks fly by, it gets harder and harder for Olive to find time for her activities, never mind time for herself. Will she be able...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Merci Suárez sabía que el sexto grado sería diferente, pero no tenía idea alguna lo diferente que resultaría. En primer lugar, Merci nunca se ha parecido a los otros niños de su escuela privada en la Florida, porque tanto ella como Roli, su hermano mayor, son estudiantes becados. Ellos no tienen ni una casa grande ni un yate elegante, y tienen que desempeñar servicios comunitarios adicionales para compensar por su matricula gratis. Así que...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eighth-graders Evelyn and Allie are in trouble. Evelyn's constant need for perfection has blown some fuses among her robotics teammates, and she's worried nobody's taking the upcoming competition seriously. Allie is new to school, and she's had a history of short-circuiting on teachers and other kids. So when Allie is assigned to the robotics team as a last resort, all Evelyn can see is just another wrench in the works! But as Allie confronts a past...
Author
Series
Very genius notebooks volume 1
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
In this hilarious guide full of honest, real-life experiences, veteran teacher Luke Reynolds skillfully and humorously shows kids how to not only survive, but thrive and even enjoy the wild adventure that is middle school. Middle grade series like The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dork Diaries bring an authentic voice and vision to fiction about middle schoolers. Now, for the first time a nonfiction guide to middle school offers that same funny and relatable...
30) Mirror magic
Author
Series
Zach King volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Since he's finally recovered his magical powers, middle school has never been better for Zach: he's teaming up with his best friend, Aaron, on their super-popular YouTube channel and talking to the prettiest girl in school, Rachel--but when Zach collides with a magical mirror, he lands in a world that is the exact opposite of everything he's ever known."--
Author
Series
Sew Zoey volume 3
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Zoey{u2019}s school is having a dance, and everyone is talking about whom to ask and what to wear. Zoey gets to work sewing special dresses for her friends, and the girls make a pact to ask their crushes. Things seem all zipped up{u2026}until Zoey gets a phone call from her favorite reality show, Fashion Showdown! The producer wants Zoey to be a guest judge on an upcoming episode. It{u2019}s shaping up to be a fashion fairy tale, but then reality...
Author
Series
Sew Zoey volume 2
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Things are going great for Zoey on the fashion front: She meets a real designer who tells her she should enter a big sewing contest, and she finds out that her idol, Daphne Shaw, is a fan of her blog! But off the runway, Zoey's having friend trouble times two. First her best friend Kate gets her braces off--and starts getting a lot of attention from boys, including Zoey's crush, Lorenzo. Is she still the same sweet Kate on the inside? Then Zoey's...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Seventh graders Owen, Gemma, Ally, and Todd, who have nothing in common and barely know each other, must work together and follow the instructions of an anonymous blackmailer. None of them want to go along with the blackmailer's instructions, but each of them has a secret they must protect at all costs"--
34) Drama
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
"Callie podr̕a presentarse a la audici̤n del musical "La luna sobre Misisip̕" pero no canta bien. Por eso, ha elegido encargarse de la escenograf̕a. Pero para hacerla, tendr̀ que trabajar muy duro. Desafortunadamente, tan pronto se asignan los papeles de la obra, ¡comienza el drama dentro Y fuera del escenario!"-- provided by publisher.
Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over...
Author
Series
Spy school volume 11
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the eleventh book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley goes on a rescue mission when one of his own is abducted from a remote Alaskan training facility. Ben Ripley and his friends are training in Alaska when Cyrus Hale is kidnapped by his old Russian nemesis. Ben, Erica, and the others mount a rescue mission, but events quickly spiral out of control in a plot involving the secret history of US-Russian relations, a young...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Funny, outrageous things didn't stop for Jordan Sonnenblick after he left fourth grade. No, in many ways the events detailed to hilarious effect in The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell were but a prelude to sixth grade, a time when Jordan would have to deal with a rival named Jiminy (his real name is Jimmy -- but, hey, he looks like a cricket), a stickler English teacher who doesn't care that all the old, worn copies of Great Expectations smell like...
38) I got you babe
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In this high-interest accessible novel for middle readers, Mac wants to do a duet with Amy for the school fun fair."--
39) Swim team
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees--until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101. The thought of swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest fears. Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is willing to help"--
Author
Series
Emperor of the Universe volume 2
Publisher
Starscape, a Tom Doherty Associates book
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Nicholas V. Landrew's life as emperor of the universe is off to a terrible start--he has been nefariously cloned, old enemies are after him, and his parents want him to take out the garbage, begging the question--will Nicholas even survive his first year?
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