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21) Just jake
Author
Series
Just Jake volume 1
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Jake and his family have moved to a new state and now Jake must start at the bottom of the social ladder, but he is determined to make friends and get back on top with his box of "kid cards."
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic are blacked out he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board.
23) Four eyes
Author
Series
Four eyes (Rex Ogle) volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"When Rex finds out he needs glasses, he's beyond miserable. Dealing with the bullies at school, his family being broke, and an embarrassing lack of friends, he has way too much on his plate already"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores different answers to this provocative question in linked poems that capture the diverse voices of a middle school class. Illustrated with black-and-white art.
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
Mia tries to make friends with Olivia, the new girl, but when Olivia makes fun of the other Cupcake Club girls and tells Mia she shouldn't hang out with them, Mia must make a decision about her new friendship.
Author
Series
Tales from Lovecraft Middle School volume 1
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Robert Arthur begins the seventh grade at a strange new school that has two-headed rats and mysterious labyrinths, in addition to the mean Professor Goyle who is seemingly unconcerned when students begin vanishing into thin air.
28) Restart
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 13
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
For as long as Katie can remember, it's just been her and her mom. But that's about to change. First her mom gets a boyfriend. And then Katie gets an email from her dad, whom she's never met, saying he wants to get together. Katie's not sure she's ready for so much change in her life. With so much happening at once, Katie's counting on her friends in the Cupcake Club to help her find the sweet side of what seems like a sticky situation.
30) Royal crown
Author
Series
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Anticipating her sister's coronation, Princess Olivia visits with an American friend, while dealing with her cousin's gossiping about her relationship with Prince Kahlil.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Ring Lake Middle School decides to host an Olympic Fest, Kyle is assigned to compete in the track and field throwing events--will practice make him good, or will he embarrass himself in front of everyone?
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Davis Beadle joins the Benton Bluff Junior High band, stubbornly determined to play the trumpet--but that section is full, so the band director instructs him to spend time with several of the other instruments, hoping Davis will find his true place in the band.
33) Jacky Ha-Ha
Author
Series
Jacky Ha-Ha volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Adapted from James Patterson's #1 bestselling story, this hilarious and heartwarming graphic novel introduces Jacky Ha-Ha, a class clown who makes people laugh with her so they can't laugh at her! With her irresistible urge to tell a joke in every situation--even when it's a bad idea--Jacky Ha-Ha loves to make people laugh. And cracking wise helps distract her from thinking about not-so-funny things in her life, like her mom serving in a dangerous,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The Benton Bluff Junior High band is one of a number of bands that will compete to perform for a chance to play for the governor, and two of the band members are fighting over who gets to be the soloist--Baylor Meece (clarinet) is not one of them, so can she come up with a plan to bring the band back into harmony?
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!" --
36) Whatshisface
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Cooper Vega and his military family has moved so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name, but at the moment he has a bigger problem--his new phone is haunted by the ghost of Roderick Northrop, a boy from the sixteenth-century, who needs his help to finish a quest, which is somehow tied up in the Stratford Middle School production of Romeo and Juliet.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don't have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be...
38) The unteachables
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
Told in alternating voices, the teacher and students in room 117 find their lives changed over the course of a school year.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends, like two nerdy sides of the same coin . . . until seventh grade, when Ava Petrakis came along. Now Mason can trace everything bad in his life to that terrible fight they had over the new girl. The one thing he'd give anything for is a do-over. But that can't happen in real life--can it? As a science kid, Mason knows do-overs are impossible, so he can't believe it when he wakes up from a freak accident...
40) Each tiny spark
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.
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