Cassandra Morris
1) Ivy + Bean
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
Author
Publisher
Playaway
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Unhappy about being sent to the same summer camp after their fathers start dating, Bett and Avery, two girls, age eleven, eventually begin scheming to get the couple back together after a break-up. Told entirely through letters, emails and text messages.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Since her father's death, Cat has taken care of her brother, Chicken, for their hardworking mother but while spending time with grandparents they never knew, Cat has the chance to be a child again.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve-year-old Thea, devastated after seeing her best friend die, begins to open to the possibility of new friendships and forgiveness, and comes to believe in what cannot be fully explained.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Jake and Lily are twins and have always felt the same--like two halves of one person--but the year they turn eleven and Jake begins hanging out with Bump Stubbins, everything changes
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town which legend says was once magic--but Felicity is convinced the magic is still there, and with the help of her new friend Jonah the Beedle she hopes to bring the magic back.
7) Eggs
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Mourning the loss of his mother, nine-year-old David forms an unlikely friendship with independent, quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose, as the two help each other deal with what is missing in their lives.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"-- Provided by publisher.
World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia, and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom. When their paths converge in route to the ship that promises salvation, Joana, Emilia, and Florian find their strength, courage, and trust in one another tested...
9) Truly Tyler
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
©2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
A story about being your truest self—and trusting your truest friends—from bestselling author Terri Libenson. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Shannon Hale.
Cliques. Crushes. Comics. Middle school.
Ever since Tyler started getting into art and hanging out with Emmie, his friends and teammates have been giving him a hard time. He wonders why can’t he nerd out on drawing and play ball?
Emmie is psyched that she gets to work on a comics...
10) Two-way street
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Courtney is about to embark on a cross-country road trip to college with her boyfriend, Jordan, when he dumps her. Despite the breakup, they decide to go on the trip together.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"The chilling story of a girl who has visions of a dead girl--and the diary that will lead her to the truth behind the girl's tragic demise. All her life, Kara had been told she was born in her hometown. But she's always felt that wasn't quite right, just as she's had flashes of memories that weren't her own. Now that she's 12, those visions are becoming more frequent, more frightening . . . and when a mysterious diary shows up on her doorstep, she...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Told from their own viewpoints, seventeen-year-old Jill, in grief over the loss of her father, and Mandy, nearly nineteen, are thrown together when Jill's mother agrees to adopt Mandy's unborn child but nothing turns out as they had anticipated.
13) Positively Izzy
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
On the day of the school talent show, the lives of shy Bri and dreamer Izzy converge to create an event even more dramatic than either could even imagine.
14) Just Jaime
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
At the end of seventh grade Jaime and Maya's friendship is tested when their priorities are divided.
15) Linked
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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...
16) Handle with care
Author
Publisher
Atria
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
After her daughter contracts a fatal disease, Charlotte O'Keefe must confront some serious questions that ultimately lead to one final epiphany: what constitutes a valuable life.
17) To Die For
Author
Series
6:20 man volume 3
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
From a #1 New York Times bestselling author, the 6:20 Man returns, this time sent to the Pacific Northwest to aid in a complicated FBI case—and he’s about to come face-to-face with his nemesis, the girl on the train.
Travis Devine has become a pro at accomplishing any mission he's given. But this time it’s not his skills that send him to Seattle to aid the FBI in escorting orphaned, twelve-year-old...
Travis Devine has become a pro at accomplishing any mission he's given. But this time it’s not his skills that send him to Seattle to aid the FBI in escorting orphaned, twelve-year-old...
18) Invisible Emmie
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
This is the story of two totally different girls -- quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie -- and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. All the crushes, humiliation, boredom, and drama of middle school are compressed into one surprising day.
19) Roller girl
Author
Publisher
Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart"-- Provided by publisher.