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Author
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to...
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Stacey and Mary Anne are baby-sitting for the Pike family for two weeks at the New Jersey shore. Things are great in Sea City: There's a gorgeous house right on the beach, a boardwalk, plenty of sun and sand... and the cutest boy Stacey has ever seen! Mary Anne thinks that Stacey should leave Scott alone and focus on the Pike kids, but Stacey's in love. Looking for reasons to hang around his lifeguard stand takes up all her time, which means Mary...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Chet Roscow is finally feeling at home in his uncle's little New Jersey town. He has three new friends, and they love cooling off in the creek on hot summer days. But then comes shocking news: A massive shark has been attacking swimmers in the ocean along the Jersey Shore, not far from where Chet is staying. Fear is in the air. So when Chet spots a gray fin in the creek, he's sure it's his imagination running wild. It's impossible he's about to come...
Series
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Stacey McGill is moving back to New York! That means no more Stoneybrook Middle School, no more Charlotte Johanssen, and worst of all ... no more Baby-sitters Club. Stacey's friends are crushed when they heart that Stacey's moving, especially Claudia. Stacey is her best friend. What kind of going-away present is good enough for someone so special? And how will the BSC go on without Stacey?"-- cover page 4.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
When their mom remarries, Molly and her brother, Michael, try to make friends with their new stepsister, Heather. But Heather only wants to make trouble for them. She lies and tattles and misbehaves, and somehow they always get the blame. They know she's trying to drive a wedge between her father and their mother so she can have her father all to herself--and it seems to be working. Then, Heather starts playing in the graveyard behind their new house....
Author
Series
Dog Man volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, is still learning a few tricks of the trade. If only the Chief would throw him a bone every once and a while...Dog Man needs to dry up the drool, dust away the dander, and roll out of the refuse if he's going to impress the Chief, and he needs to do it fast! Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosity is taking the city by storm. Can the canine crime biter unleash justice...
9) Smile
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood!Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's the first day of a new school year, and while Mary Anne doesn't know what to expect from the eighth grade, she's looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. One thing she definitely doesn't expect is to meet Logan Bruno, who just moved to Stoneybrook! Logan has a dreamy southern accent, he's awfully cute... and he might be interested in joining the BSC. But the baby-sitters aren't sure if Logan would make a good club member, so...
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 3
Publisher
Molino/Lectorum
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
Español
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Witches are real, and they are very, very dangerous. They wear ordinary clothes and have ordinary jobs, living in ordinary towns all across the world -- and there's nothing they despise more than children. When an eight-year-old boy and his grandmother come face-to-face with the Grand High Witch herself, they may be the only ones who can stop the witches' latest plot to stamp out every last child in the country!
13) Disney/Pixar Turning red: the graphic novel / script adaptation, Amy Chu ; letters, Chris Dickey
Series
Publisher
Random House, Disney Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
14) Booked
Author
Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Chip, then kick it in the air Take off like a Belgian hare Shoot it left, but watch it curve All he can do is observe"-- cover page 4.
"Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read."-- provided by publisher....
Author
Series
Heroes in training volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Underworld usually isn't anyone's idea of a fun place--except for Hades. He loves the dark and even the stinky smell of sulfur! But there is one thing that Hades is not a fan of--dogs. And when Zeus and his fellow Olympians encounter Cerberus--a mean, snarling, three-headed dog--Hades must conquer his fears and tame the dog in order for everyone to continue on to the Underworld--and drop off their Titan prisioner, Oceanus, back where he belongs!...
Series
Publisher
IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Lots of adventure, hijinks, humor, and magic await and youve got a front row seat to it all! New stories of Rapunzel, Eugene, Cassandra, and all their friends! With delightful stories, beautiful art, and lots of surprises on every page, its another celebration of Rapunzel and her amazing adventures!
17) Teacher's pet
Author
Series
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"It's Elizabeth's turn in the spotlight... but does Jessica deserve it more? Jessica knows she's the better dancer -- but their teacher only seems to have eyes for her sister Elizabeth! No matter how hard or perfectly she dances she's not getting recognized -- which becomes a huge problem when it becomes clear that her sister is going to get the main role of Swanilda instead of her. Even worse, Elizabeth refuses to believe that their teacher is favoring...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
World War I set the tone for the 20th century and introduced a new type of warfare: global, mechanical, and brutal. Nathan Hale has gathered some of the most fascinating true-life tales from the war and given them his inimitable Hazardous Tales twist. Easy to understand, funny, informative, and lively, this series is the best way to be introduced to some of the most well-known battles (and little-known secrets) of the infamous war.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Beware the hare! Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household—a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits…and fangs! Could this innocent-seeming rabbit actually be a vampire? Experience the chills and thrills of this classic tale in an all-new graphic novel format!"-- provided by publisher.
Publisher
IDW Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The children of classic Disney characters like Maleficent, Belle and the Beast, and the Evil Queen embark on an all-new adventure away from Auradon Prep! Evie, Mal, Carlos, Jay, Ben and their friends are taking a special class in Sherwood Forest. There, the villain kids discover that some of the skills they learned on the Isle of the Lost will come in handy, but the Auradon kids have talents of their own to match. And when theyre split into separate...
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