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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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With insight from three guys who have been there, The Manual to Middle School is your 'Do This, not That' guide to nearly everything middle school can throw your way, including lockers, bullies, test taking, cell phone use, homework, gossip, leadership, respect, sports, and more.
3) Night hoops
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
While trying to prove that he is good enough to be on his high school's varsity basketball team, Nick must also deal with his parents' divorce and the erractic behavior of a troubled classmate who lives across the street.
4) Ohm vs. Amp
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Series
Alien in my pocket volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
"Zack McGee has gotten in tons of trouble thanks to Amp, the four-inch-tall alien that crash-landed into his bedroom, but when Amp's commander, Ohm, comes to collect the stranded alien, it's Amp's turn in the hot seat!"--
5) Blast off!
Author
Series
Alien in my pocket volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Zack McGee's life is turned upside-down when Amp, a tiny alien, crash-lands in his bedroom, then causes trouble at school while trying to get parts to repair his spaceship.
Author
Language
English
Description
In this coming-of-age novel, a man returns to boarding school for his high school reunion and remembers the friendship that changed his life.
Eternally eager to please, Eli has lived the life everyone always expected of him. But when he returns to St. Augustine's boarding school for his twenty-fifth high school reunion, he can't help but wonder what kind of man he might have become if things had gone differently between him and Aiden, his roommate...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
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Description
"When Willy Maykit gets stranded on Planet Ed during a class trip to outer space, he's in for an adventure. But will he be able to outwit the monsters inhabiting Ed and find his way back home?"--
8) Radio active
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Series
Alien in my pocket volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Plans go awry when Amp, the four-inch-tall lead scout from the planet Erde, uses parts from fourth-grader Zack's walkie-talkie to build a quantum radio to alert his commanders to call off the pending invasion of Earth. Includes directions for building a radio.
Author
Series
Alien in my pocket volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A story complemented by fun scientific facts and a do-it-yourself experiment finds young Zack working to protect his tiny alien friend, Amp, while struggling through a science-fair project and preventing an alien invasion.
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Series
Twinning project volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Tom and Eddie, identical twins and mirror opposites living on two different Earths some fifty years apart, must switch places and identities to thwart the alien scientists who threaten their planets.
11) Harry Loves Mud
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Language
English
Description
Harry's two favourite things are football and mud. Watched by his younger sister, Aimee, he likes to practice playing football in his garden. Every time he scores a goal, he dives into the mud. It makes his kit very dirty. Harry is a striker for his school football team who are playing in the cup final but as the final whistle draws near and neither team has scored, can Harry's team pull off a victory? In his first book for children, Chris Cowlin,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Brown Boy You Are Loved is about affirmations to our young African American boys. They are often faced with many issues that children of all races also experience. However, the African American men experience these situations at a disproportionately higher rate than other races. This book harps on the good qualities of these young men and give them hope for the future and then when a potentially bad situation, do their best to diffuse it and not agitate...
13) Forces of nature
Author
Series
Alien in my pocket volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ever since Amp crash-landed his spaceship through Zack McGee's window, Zack's life has gone in some unexpected directions. But when everything goes wrong on the McGee family camping trip, Zack's going to need Amp's alien scouting skills to navigate the great outdoors and find their way back to civilization!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fresh from his triumph in exposing the principal of his school as an alien, investigative reporter Jonny Jakes (an alias) and his underground newspaper are confronted by another problem--the new principal, Mr. Chattersly, has established a competing school newspaper, and by-the-way he is sharing a body with the infamous first principal, Victory Piggot, a notorious school ghoul.
Author
Series
Alien in my pocket volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Zack McGee and his alien friend, Amp, discover that the alien invasion is underway"--
16) On impact
Author
Series
Alien in my pocket volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Injured in a bicycle accident, Zack discovers that his alien houseguest has swiped his brakes, placing Zack's baseball season in jeopardy while subjecting him to an annoying little brother.
17) Skateboard party
Author
Series
Carver chronicles volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Richard can't wait to show off his skills at a friend's skateboard birthday party, but a note home from his teacher threatens to ruin his plans"--
18) Space invaders
Author
Series
Alien in my pocket volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Zack and his alien buddy Amp must save the planet from an alien invasion.
19) Punter's pride
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nolan is the highly skilled punter of his school team, but he is less sure about taking over another position when their quarterback goes down--especially since he is also running for class president, and his competition for election is Tony, a linebacker on the team who is constantly belittling punters.
20) Boy on a Wire
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Language
English
Description
Depicting the full spectrum of adolescent alienation, this engaging, coming-of-age narrative is a humorous blend of novel and memoir. A sensitive, quick-witted boy from a small town, Jack Muir adores his mother, yearns for affection from his father, and lives in the shadow of his accomplished brother. Sent to a boarding school at a young age, Jack must quickly decide what sort of person he will be-the type that succumbs to the pressure of bullies...
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