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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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When eleven-year-old Rigel Harman's parents divorce, she and her sisters must move from the Alaskan wilderness to suburban Connecticut, and while she yearns to return in a year, she eventually realizes she must move forward.
Eleven-year-old Rigel Harman loves her life in off-the-grid Alaska. She hunts rabbits, takes correspondence classes, and doesn't mind not having electricity or running water. When her parents divorce, Rigel and her sisters have...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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"Riley Flynn is alone. It feels like she's been on her own since sixth grade, when her best friend, Emily, ditched her for the cool girls. Girls who don't like Riley. Girls who decide one day to lock her in the science closet after hours, after everyone else has gone home. When Riley is finally able to escape, however, she finds that her horror story is only just beginning. All the school doors are locked, the windows won't budge, the phones are...
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Series
Mallory McDonald books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Summer is over and that can only mean one thing for eight-year-old Mallory McDonald (like the restaurant, but no relation)-she has to go back to school. But not just any school, a new school with all new kids in it. To make matters worse, her mom is going, too! She's the new music teacher, and Mallory can't think of anything that could...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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A thoughtful middle-grade novel about caring for others and for yourself——and what it truly means to be kind and vulnerable
Thirteen-year-old Ivy Campbell has always been a good kid: She supports her soccer-star brother, bakes with her nana, and puts her friends' needs before her own. So of course, Ivy is 100 percent supportive when her mom decides to be a gestational surrogate, carrying and giving birth to her friends' baby. But when Ivy finds...
8) Spy camp
Author
Series
Spy school volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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As almost thirteen-year-old Ben, a student at the CIA's academy for future intelligence agents, prepares to go to spy summer camp, he receives a death threat from the evil organization SPYDER.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Jemma Hartman knows that her first summer at beautiful Camp Star Lake is going to be amazing. There will be swimming, sailing, and overnight trips, not to mention her best friend, Tammy, who moved away a year ago. But, when Tammy's cousin, Brooke, decides to come to camp as well, Jemma's perfect summer starts to crumble. Brooke never laughs at Jemma's jokes, and she thinks she rules the cabin. She even convinces Tammy to be her sailing partner, sticking...
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Series
Turtle of Oman volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Praised by the Horn Book as "both quiet and exhilarating," this novel by the acclaimed poet and National Book Award Finalist Naomi Shihab Nye follows Aref Al-Amri as he says goodbye to everything and everyone he loves in his hometown of Muscat, Oman, as his family prepares to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan. This book was awarded a 2015 Middle East Book Award, was named a Notable Book by the American Library Association, and includes extra material by...
11) The worst witch
Author
Series
Worst witch volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Mildred Hubble is the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches--she's always getting her spells wrong. But she manages to get by until she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet, into her deadly enemy...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Ahmed Aziz is having an epic year—epically bad. His family moved from Hawaii to Minnesota because his dad got sick, and even though Minnesota is where his dad grew up, Ahmed can't imagine a worse place to live—not that anyone asked him.
Being the new kid is tough, especially because Ahmed is the only brown-skinned student in a sea of white. But over the course of the school year, Ahmed—who never lives up to his potential—surprises himself...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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"I am the opposite of a mermaid and that's exactly the way I like it." Shy and quiet, Pixie Jones does everything she can to fade into the background. All she wants is to survive middle school without being noticed. Meanwhile, her parents own the best party-planning business in town. They thrive on attention, love being experts in fun, and throw themselves into party personas, dressing as pirates, princes, mermaids, and more. When her mom leaves town...
14) Us, in Progress
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
★"Pura Belpré honoree Delacre's chronicles-each different from the next-offer moving snapshots of family heartbreak, disadvantage, dysfunctionality, heartbreak, privilege, and joy." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
★ "Beautifully written with candor, honesty and perfect brevity. Delacre illustrates as well, providing a gorgeous mixed-media portrait of each story's main character. A collection not to be missed." - Booklist (starred review)
"This...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Four best friends, one lucky bracelet, and an utterly charming new middle-grade series!
Caitlin would stay at summer camp forever if she could. Her new best friends in the world, Hannah, Mia, and Libby are there. And at home? Everything's different: Her dad is worried he might be losing his job; her mom is repainting the whole house and making the kids volunteer at a soup kitchen; and Caitlin is starting sixth grade at a new school, where none of...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ellie may be new to the gated community of Whitmore Way, but she can tell right away that something about her neighbors is very, very wrong. They dress perfectly. They speak perfectly. They even act perfectly-much too perfectly, in fact. And that's not all. Every time she looks around, they are watching her. They even have a Neighborhood Watch group they want her parents to join. What is up with these weird people? And why do the mirrors in her house...
17) One time
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Perfect for fans of Love That Dog, this tale is about the transformative power of imagination and the journey to becoming who you are meant to be. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, at home or at school. It's a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom. Gina Filomena has been told she has an overactive imagination. With her bright clothing and artistic spirit, she's...
18) Karthik Delivers
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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From the award-winning author of Finding Mighty, a moving middle-grade novel about finding your place by following your heart
Karthik Raghavan is good at remembering things. Like his bike routes. Or all the reasons he likes Juhi Shahâeven if she doesnât even know he exists. It doesn't help that she seems to have a crush on his arch nemesis, Jacob Donnell, whose only job is to humiliate Karthik (and get his name wrong). Then
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
For fans of Gary Schmidt and Joan Bauer, a laugh-out-loud intergenerational road trip story from acclaimed author Paul Acampora!
Since the death of his grandfather, Leo's number one chore has been to chase after his grandmother who seems to wander away from home every few days. Now, Gram's decided to roam farther than ever. And despite his misgivings, Leo's going along for the ride. With his seventeen-year-old cousin, Abbey, and an old, gassy dog...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
When her little brother faces a lengthy stay in the hospital, Farah is sent visit her grandmother in Florida. Sitti Fayrouz doesn't speak much English, and she has lots of rules. She thinks rocks are dirty, that towels need to hang a certain way, and that hummus must be scooped from the side of the plate. Even worse, Farah managed to make an enemy out of one of her grandmother's neighbors-before she even arrived in Florida! Will Farah find a way to...
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