Ramon de Ocampo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
There are twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek Middle School. There are thirteen desks in the seventh-grade classroom. That's because Renni Dean's father got a promotion, and the family moved to Grand Saintlodge. Renni's desk is empty, but Renni still knows their secrets; is still pulling their strings. When Orchid Mason arrives and slips gracefully into Renni's chair, the other seventh graders don't know what to think. Orchid--who just...
2) I need a hug
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
330L
Language
English
Description
A little porcupine just wants a hug, but all the other animals shy away from his prickly spikes--except for a snake.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Virgil feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia is deaf, smart, and loves everything about nature. Kaori is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so that he can concentrate on basketball. They aren't friends. But when Chet pulls a prank that traps Virgil and his pet guinea pig at the bottom of a well, Kaori, Gen, and...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Against his better judgment, fifth grader Griffin Birch follows his best friend down the new slide in the school playground, and at the other end of this portal they discover a cruel world populated by bloodthirsty creatures on a quest to become immortal"--Title verso page.
6) Notorious
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Description
Told in different voices, on Centerlight Island, halfway between the United States and Canada, middle-schoolers Keenan and ZeeBee team up to seek gold rumored to be hidden there by a famous gangster.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
HL 730L
Language
English
Description
Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood.
8) Stealing air
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Three sixth-grade boys band together to build an experimental aircraft, enduring social and practical difficulties in the process.
9) Someone new
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Description
The new kids seem different.... Who will be their friends? Maria is new. She's from Guatemala. Jesse can't understand her very well. Jin is new. He's from Korea. Jason can't read his writing. Fatimah is new. She's from Somalia. Emma can't see anything they have in common. Eventually-with a little courage and curiosity-Jesse, Jason, and Emma reach out to their classmates. Maybe making a new friend isn't so tricky after all.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Alder has always lived in his cozy little house in Southern California. An old, reliable, comforting walnut tree has stood between his house and the one next door. When a new family--with a particularly annoying girl his age named Oak--moves into the neighboring house, they cut the tree down. As Oak and Alder start school together, they can't imagine ever becoming friends. But they soon discover a series of mysterious, possibly magical, connections...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Gideon's short-lived run as a locally famous boy detective ended when middle school started, and everyone else--including his best friend, Lily--moved on while Gideon kept holding on to his trench coat, fedora, and his treasured film noir collection. Now he's sixteen and officially retired. That is, until Lily shows up suddenly at Gideon's door, needing his help. He might be mad at her for cutting him off with no explanation, but Gideon can't turn...
13) Glitch
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
From the critically acclaimed author of Float comes a new whirlwind adventure about a pair of kids who must break all the rules of time travel, perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and John David Anderson. Regan Fitz and Elliot Mason have been enemies since they started training to become Glitchers--people who travel through time to preserve important historical events. But everything changes when they find a letter from Regan's future self, warning...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
For as long as he can remember Curtis Pith has wanted to become a chef. When the host of his favorite cooking show announces a kids-only final season, Curtis sees his chance. And more than wanting to be a chef, Curtis sees a chance to meet his biological father, Lucas Taylor, the Super Chef himself. A cross between Willy Wonka and Master Chef, this book is full of delicious food, teamwork and a wonderful tale of a young boy trying to find his place...
16) Imaginary
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Zach knows he is too old to have an imaginary playmate, but between grieving for the loss of his father and coping with bullying at school the only place he seems to find joy is in his fantasy world with his best friend Shovel.
Author
Series
Riverdale volume 04
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Betty and Veronica's cheerleading retreat with the River Vixens was supposed to be fun -- not deadly. Betty, Veronica, Cheryl, and the rest of the River Vixens are heading out of town for the weekend on a cheerleading retreat. So Archie, Jughead, and the rest of the guys decide to have a poker night at La Bonne Nuit. But a storm causes the power to go out, and the speakeasy goes into lockdown. When the lights come back on, all of the cash is gone....
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ben Cutler loves everything about soccer! He's got a great team, and they have the best pregame chants and half-time jokes. He and his best friend, Jay-Jay, even invent dances for when they score a goal! And Ben is good at soccer. Like REALLY good. Too good for a casual rec team. Soon, he's recruited for a travel team. His new team plays amazingly well, but they take soccer super seriously. No pregame chants, no juice-box breaks, and the most important...
19) Restart
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Appears on list
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?"--Provided by publisher.
20) Omitted Pieces
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
By 2164, the new Sierra is on a new planet with a new problem. The mad scientist Cromwell has kidnapped her mother and set up shop on planet Scepter. In order to save her, Sierra will need to make new friends in this place of glowing leaves and a floating capital. Back on Vortex, Al's shut down the old facility but will he be able to make it to Scepter? What about those who made it to Earth? Can they all work together or are they closer to danger...