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1) Sparkle
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When she starts losing her hair, Sparkle, a twelve-year-old budding superstar, hides her condition from her friends until she realizes she must come to terms with the changes in her life and show her classmates and her family what she can do with or without hair.
Author
Series
Misfits (Lisa Yee) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Olive Cobin Zang has . . . issues. And they mostly aren’t her fault. (No, really!) Though she often slips under the radar, problems have a knack for finding her. So, imagine her doubts when she’s suddenly dropped off at the strangest boarding school ever: a former castle turned prison that's now a “reforming arts school”! But nothing could’ve prepared Olive for RASCH (not “rash”). There, she’s lumped with a team of other kids who...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Love at first sight isn't a myth. For seventh graders Olivia and Eden, it's fate. Olivia is a capital-P Poet, and Eden thinks she wants to be a musician one day, but for now she's just the new girl. And then Eden shows up to Poetry Club and everything changes. Eden isn't out, and she has rules for dating Olivia: don't call. Don't tell her friends. And don't let anyone know they're together. But when jealousy creeps in, it's Olivia's words that push...
Author
Publisher
Triangle Square Books for Young Readers / Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As Elisa, Lucia, and Alice grapple with internal struggles and hidden challenges while navigating middle school in New York City, they find unexpected friendship and support when they let go of their preconceived notions of each other.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Oliver and Nathan, determined to get to the bottom of their new homeroom teacher's fishy behavior, discover Mr. Aidact is actually an AI robot from a secret experimental program.
9) The showdown
Author
Series
Saddlehill Academy volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Abby is worried her unmasked blackmailer will expose the one secret she cannot risk getting out, and to make matters worse, the drama is affecting her performance on Beau, putting her place on the team in jeopardy.
10) Duel
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic novel sure to appeal to readers of Raina Telgemeier and Shannon Hale. Sixth grader Lucy loves fantasy novels and is brand-new to middle school. GiGi is the undisputed queen bee of eighth grade (as well as everything else she does). They’ve only got one thing in common: fencing. Oh, and they’re sisters. They never got along super well, but ever since...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What's middle school without a crisis? Sixth-grader Nate Wright would love to find out, but the emergencies are piling up fast. A gang of eighth-graders steals Nate's favorite lunch spot. Alan Chen chooses a new name (hint: it begins with N) in a brazen attack on Nate's uniqueness. And when a post-hypnotic suggestion works a little TOO well, the lovable Chad becomes P.S. 38's unlikeliest bully. Is Nate any match for Bad Chad? Can he fly under the...
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Sopia Unexpectedly receives a mysterious invitation to a special school for horse riders, she begs her mom to let her go. Then she learns that the school is actually called Unicorn Academy, where each student is matched with a magical unicorn! Sophia must bond with her unicorn, Wildstar, in order to stay and protect Unicorn Island and the source of all the magic in the world. But an evil queen wants to destroy the island and the unicorns. Will...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Boog and the rest of The Squad continue their Vanquisher training as they try to find who is behind the vampires' return and work to convince their parents they are ready to join the Vanquishers' fight.
16) Finally seen
Author
Series
Finally seen volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.
17) Defending champ
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
When the girls soccer team learns it has been canceled due to budget cuts, they come up with a plan to raise the necessary funds through a face-off with the boys' team, which is led by sneering superstar Chase Gwinn.
18) Deephaven
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Hoping for a fresh start at Deephaven Academy, Guinevere "Nev" Tallow instead finds something strange stalking its corridors and teams up with another first-year student to unravel the secrets of this exclusive boarding school and its forbidden east wing.
Author
Series
Tyrell Show volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A highly illustrated, funny, and heartwarming story from the point of view of a precocious 11-year-old boy, Tyrell, who copes with his day-to-day stress by hosting an imaginary real-time podcast in his head!"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
For Merci Sur̀ez, eighth grade means a new haircut, nighttime football games, and an out-of-town overnight field trip. At home, it means more chores and keeping an eye on Lolo as his health worsens. It's a year filled with more responsibility and independence, but also with opportunities to reinvent herself. Merci has always been fine with not being one of the popular kids like Avery Sanders, who will probably be the soccer captain and is always...
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