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English
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"Career Day at Guadalupe Middle School: A day given to innocent hopes and youthful dreams. A day no one in attendance will ever forget. A year ago, Principal Linda McDonald arrived at Guadalupe determined to overturn the school's reputation for truancy, gang violence, and neglect. One of her initiatives is Career Daybringing together children, teachers, and community presenters in a celebration of the future. But there are some in attendance who reject...
Author
Series
House of robots volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
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"Fifth grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez has to find a solution when his robot 'brother' has repeated malfunctions at school and a newer model robot steps in as competition--and his mother's job is in jeopardy as a result"--
Author
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
It happens to every parent. One day, you have a sweet son or daughter who loves to snuggle on the couch and who puts a smile on your face just by walking into the room. The next day, it's as if someone left the door open and let in an alien with a smart mouth and an attitude that, frankly, you could do without. Entering middle school is like stepping onto a different planet -- for parent and child alike. But these years don't have to create chaos...
Author
Series
Origami Yoda books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda.
6) Wonder
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Description
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
7) Linked
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks into school and vandalizes it with a swastika. Nobody can believe it. How could such a symbol of hate end up in the middle of their school? Who would do such a thing? Because Michael was the first person to see it, he's the first suspect. Because Link is one of the most popular guys in school, everyone's looking to him to figure it out. And because Dana's...
Author
Series
Adventures of Beanboy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This sequel to The Adventures of Beanboy combines comic illustrations, a small-town bully facing off against a budding artist, and a rousing, decisive game of dodge ball"--
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 10
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
291 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Nikki tries to be a pet sitter, but realizes it's harder work than she thought.
10) Bright
Author
Language
English
Formats
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Marianne Blume, a self-described 'ditz,' tries out for her school's Quiz Quest team in a bid to prove she is smart.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Augusta writes letters to her younger sister, Louie, about life in middle school, from tackling a new school building to meeting new people like the assistant principal, the class pet, and the renegade.
13) TTYL
Author
Series
Camp confidential volume 5
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
159 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having left summer camp to return home, the girls from bunk 3C use a blog to keep one another informed of their struggles adjusting to sixth grade at their respective schools and to new situations at home.
Author
Series
Middle school (James Patterson) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When Rafe Khatchadorian enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.
15) Royal crown
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anticipating her sister's coronation, Princess Olivia visits with an American friend, while dealing with her cousin's gossiping about her relationship with Prince Kahlil.
16) Take two
Author
Series
Payton and Emma Mills books volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin M!X
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st Aladdin M!X ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
271 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Identical twins Payton and Emma continue to navigate life in middle school as they serve their punishment for having fooled people by trading places, and they learn that their own identities are usually best.
Author
Series
Astrid the astronaut volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition, First Aladdin paperback edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
97 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young girl is determined to be the first astronaut with hearing aids in space! Astrid can't wait for the school year to start so she can put her Astronomically Grand Plan into action! She and her best friend, Hallie, are going to be in their first year of Shooting Stars, a club dedicated to all things space. Astrid's big sister has told her all about it, and this year, there is a big, wonderful prize: a trip to a real-life space camp! But Astrid's...
Author
Series
Vanquishers volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
216 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Boog and her best friends, Cedrick, Jules, and Aaron--aka the Squad--stick together, no matter what. Now that vampires are back, they'll need to take their Vanquisher lessons more seriously than ever. But who is behind this return of the undead? When strange disappearances keep happening across their community and the Department of Vampire Affairs not-so-subtly warns Boog's mom to keep quiet about vampires returning, it looks like uncovering the...
19) Wonder
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Based on the New York Times bestseller, this tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
20) Framed
Author
Series
Swindle mysteries volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Griffin Bing is in big trouble when a Super Bowl ring disappears from his middle school's display case, replaced by Griffin's retainer, and the more he and his friends investigate, the worse his situation becomes.
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