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English
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A community comes together when threatened by someone with a thirst for revenge in this stunningly intricate, tautly plotted novel of rich psychological suspense from the New York Times bestselling author of the Mary Russell mysteries.
Career Day at Guadalupe Middle School: A day given to innocent hopes and youthful dreams. A day no one in attendance will ever forget.
A year ago, Principal Linda McDonald...
Career Day at Guadalupe Middle School: A day given to innocent hopes and youthful dreams. A day no one in attendance will ever forget.
A year ago, Principal Linda McDonald...
22) Supergifted
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call gifted.
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 2
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Nikki's diary describes a frightful Halloween, on which she helps with her sister's ballet class party at the same time she is Brandon's date for their middle school Halloween dance, where she has promised to spend the evening with her two best friends.
24) Lucky
Author
Series
Avery sisters trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
As Phoebe and her clique of privileged girlfriends get ready to graduate from eighth grade, a financial scandal threatens her family's security--as well as Phoebe's social status--but ultimately it teaches her the real meaning of friendship.
Author
Series
Dear dumb diary. Original series volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Jamie Kelly looks back through her very oldest diaries, and is amazed at how dumb she used to be considering how smart she is now.
Author
Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 8
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After his fight with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the school paper, Big Nate has a problem worse than detention on his hands.
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 11
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The Special Day wedding salon is running an ad in the local newspaper, and they want Emma to model in the advertisement. The ad is a huge hit and suddenly Emma is very much in demand. But after running all over New York City for auditions, Emma realizes being a model is a lot tougher than she thought. Does Emma really want to be America's next top model, or is being a part of the Cupcake Club sweet enough?
28) Baseball great
Author
Series
Baseball great novels volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
All twelve-year-old Josh wants to do is play baseball but when his father, a minor league pitcher, signs him up for a youth championship team, Josh finds himself embroiled in a situation with potentially illegal consequences.
29) Posted
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
When cell phones are banned at their school, students start communicating through sticky notes left all over the school, triggering a wave of bullying activities in the wake of a new girl's arrival.
30) Fuzzy
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Max (Maxine Zealster) befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, she helps him navigate Vanguard Middle School and together they reveal the truth behind the Robot Integration Program.
31) Showing off
Author
Series
Upside-down magic volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The Dunwiddle Magic School (fifth to eighth grade) is intended for children whose magic is "upside-down" like Dory (who turns into a combination of a kitten and dragon) and Pepper (whose uncontrollable "fiercing" terrifies everyone around her)--so the Show Off, where fifth grade students are supposed to showcase their skills, does not really seem like a good idea.
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 13
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Katie needs the help of her friends to cope with the changes of her mother getting a boyfriend and when she gets an e-mail from her dad saying that he wants to meet her.
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 10
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
The Cupcake Club questions its loyalties when Mia makes friends with a mean girl in disguise. Will Mia see Olivia's true colors before she wreaks havoc on the Cupcake Club?
Author
Series
Funny kid volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When eleven-year-old Max Walburt decides to run for class president claiming he is the funniest student, he must survive poop scandals, crazy teachers, and stalker ducks to win the election.
36) Brave like that
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Cyrus knows he is not cut out to be a football hero or fireman like his adopted father, but it takes a skittish stray dog to teach him that he, too, can be brave.
Author
Series
Marty Pants volume 2
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
While snooping through his sister's diary, Marty finds a partially torn-out page that suggests he maybe a werewolf and he's determined to protect his classmates from himself.
40) Rodrick rules
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer. Whatever you do, don't ask Greg about his summer vacation. As he enters the new school year, he's eager to put the events of the past three months behind him ... and one event in particular. Greg knows that...
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