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61) Apple crush
Author
Series
Peapod farm series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jen just wants to make a friend.... Jen is still getting used to life on the farm with her stepsisters, Andy and Reese. Now she has to navigate a new job and a new school? At least she'll have Andy on her side, right? Except ... her new stepsister is way more interested in crushes and boys than hanging out with Jen. Just when Jen thinks she's finally settled in, she realizes that she has more to learn about her family, her new friends, and herself."--...
Author
Series
Ali Cross volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Ali Cross and his friends chase police cases while Ali is caught up in a debate about policing"--
63) Solving for M
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Shortly after starting fifth grade, Mika learns that her mother has cancer and uses her math notebook to explore the new changes in her life"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
As features editor of her school newspaper, thirteen-year-old Jameela Pervaiz wants to impress her father by writing a spectacular story about the new student, but a misunderstanding and family illness complicate matters.
Author
Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 3
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the "perfect" Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 11
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Nikki and her friends team up for another adventure.
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 13
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's Nikki's birthday, and it is up to her whether it is a blast or a bust.
71) Dear student
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A girl with social anxiety becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a racist incident rocks her small Michigan town, eleven-year-old Lekha must decide whether to speak up or stay silent, even as she struggles to navigate her life at home, where she can be herself, and at school, where she is teased about her culture.
73) Ungifted
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
Author
Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 7
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, and imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Principal Nichols wants Nate to be buddies with new kid Breckenridge Puffington III and show him around. But that{u2019}s no easy task when Breckenridge is a plant-doodling total fun-sponge. There{u2019}s also something strangely familiar about this guy. . . . What in the world could it be?
Author
Series
Diary of an awesome friendly kid volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"From the imagination of Rowley Jefferson comes an adventure of epic proportions. Join Roland and his best friend, Garg the Barbarian, as they leave the safety of their village and embark on a quest to save Roland's mom from the White Warlock. Will our heroes survive? Find out in Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure!" --
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Miss Know-It-All's inbox overflows with pleas for guidance, Nikki Maxwell, the school newspaper advice columnist, turns to her best friends for help.
77) Linked
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika. Nobody can believe it. How could such a symbol of hate end up in the middle of their school? Who would do such a thing? Because Michael was the first person to see it, he's the first suspect. Because Link is one of the most popular guys in school, everyone's looking to him to figure it out. And because Dana's...
Author
Series
Origami Yoda books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda.
79) Claw and order
Author
Series
Pack (Lisi Harrison) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Sadie thought joining the Pack would be the wildest thing to happen to her this year, but the school year is becoming even harder. On top of classes, Sadie has to navigate her growing feelings for her crush, taming her powers during cheer practice, and trouble-making hyenas trying to take her crown. Then there is the massive secret she is keeping from her BFF Lindsey--that could destroy their friendship and The Pack as they know it"--
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