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1) Superstar
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Description
Lester's first days as a fifth grader at Quarry Elementary School are not even a little bit like he thought they would be -- the cafeteria is too loud for Lester's ears, there are too many kids, and then there's the bully. Lester was always home-schooled, and now he's shocked to be stuck in a school where everything just seems wrong. That's until he hears about the science fair, which goes really well for Lester! But then things go a bit sideways,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"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 dead,...
3) 11 before 12
Author
Series
Friendship list volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
Kaylan and Arianna are new to middle school, and when they decide to make a list of eleven things that they want to accomplish before they turn twelve, including getting detention and helping humanity, they start to lose sight of their friendship.
4) Roll
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
During the summer between fifth and sixth grade, comic book-loving Ren grows apart from his best friend and meets a new girl who is looking for a training partner for the upcoming pigeon rolling competition.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
310L
Language
English
Description
I was invited to sleep at Reggie's house. Was I Happy! And with an agenda for the evening that includes a special showing of the junk collection, a wrestling match, a pillow fight, magic tricks, checkers, dominoes, a magnifying glass, and ghost stories, who wouldn't be excited? In the end and in an entirely unexpected way, however, the night proves a happier one than even Ira imagined. One of the most welcome of all experiences is finding out that...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"My Words Flew Away Like Birds is both a poignant and heartening story about the experience of a child who moves to a new country. Everything feels new and strange to her, and though she has learned some of the language, when she tries to speak, all her words fly away. In the end, our heroine finds she doesn't need a lot of words to make a new friend. It is a story of finding a sense of belonging in a new place, resilience, and human connection. An...
8) 13 and 3/4
Author
Series
Friendship list volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Ari and Kaylan aren't sure how they're going to survive their first summer apart. No pool. No sleepovers. No emergency late night chats on the porch. So as Ari returns to Camp Silver and Kaylan heads off to comedy camp, they come up with a new list of 13 and 3/4 ways to keep their friendship strong as they tackle everything from bias to batik and moping to matchmaking"--
9) Geraldine
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Struggling to fit in as the only giraffe in a school of children, reluctant newcomer Geraldine meets fellow outcast Cassie and learns how to stand out by being herself, playing by her own rules, and staying true to her new friend.
Author
Series
Izzy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Seven-year-old Isabel is an adopted, only child, who lives with her single mom and her nanny, Rosa. Isabel's best friend is Zoë. Zoë adores the shenanigans they get up to together, EXCEPT when it gets them into trouble, which does happen now and then! Getting into trouble is Zoë's idea of CATASTROPHE. Each time it happens, it means the friendship is on the rocks -- freeze-out time. Whenever this happens, it's really tough on Isabel, who desperately...
Author
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A quirky and uplifting guide to making new friends for kids 4 to 7 from a beloved, internationally renowned author. What's the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don't go according to plan...but that's okay. Eventually Toad tires of making new friends, but comes to a marvelous conclusion: sometimes being with yourself is a good way to pass the time too. A hilarious and heartfelt read for kids who are starting...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a florist puts two plants in the same rosy-colored pot, he tells the bigger, stronger plant to look after the smaller, weaker one. An artist buys the plants and takes them home, where they become part of the family, celebrating happy occasions and feeling sorrowful during hard times. But as time passes and the plants grow, the pot becomes too small, and the two must be separated. While this makes the larger plant sad, it still rejoices in the...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
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.
14) 12 before 13
Author
Series
Friendship list volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Inspired by the success of their first birthday bucket list, Ari and her BFF Kaylan set twelve new goals for the next school year. And number one is 'keep our friendship strong.' But after a life-changing summer at camp, Ari feels torn between Kaylan and her camp friends. And as she faces down everything from boys to bat mitzvahs, Ari needs to figure out how to be her best self - before her friends come together at her thirteenth birthday party....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Claire has always been happy with her life just as it is, but as the summer wears on and the issues with her friends start to grow, she can't help but wonder: Would everything be better if she could just be someone else?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Best friends Dave and Julia were determined to never be cliche high school kids--the ones who sit at the same lunch table every day, dissecting the drama from homeroom and plotting their campaigns for prom king and queen. They even wrote their own Never List of everything they vowed they'd never, ever do in high school. Some of the rules have been easy to follow, like #5, never die your hair a color of the rainbow, or #7, never hook up with a teacher....
18) One time
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Imaginative, eleven-year-old Gina, her mysterious new neighbor, Antonio, and their classmates are inspired by an unusual young teacher to see who they are and envision who they are meant to become.
Author
Series
Violet Mackerel books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Formats
Description
With her knack for seeing the positive, six-year-old Violet anticipates extraordinary results after getting her tonsils removed, such as making a special new friend and turning her everyday voice into an opera voice.
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