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Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Best friends Gabe and Oliver tackle family problems, bullying, and the challenge of dealing with the new kid in their sixth grade class, Reuben, who refuses to talk--and no one knows why.
3) Hummingbird
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Olive, who suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life, finally attends school in person she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy, but if she can find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby, and prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Ex-zombies living in Southern California, four best friends attend a musical festival in the desert, as a last hurrah before graduation, where they soon discover someone is drugging ghouls and reawakening their hunger for flesh and must work together to stop the carnage.
Author
Series
Maybe someday volume 1
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
When she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her, Sydney, a 22-year-old college student, must decide what to do next. She becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor Ridge, and can't stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony. And there's something about Sydney that Ridge can't ignore, either. They soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
From the New York Times bestselling creator of the Vanderbeekers series comes a triumphant tale of friendship, healing, and the power of believing in ourselves told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homeless shelter. As their friendship grows over a shared love of classical music, June and Tyrell confront a new housing policy that puts homeless families in danger. It's June's first day at Huey...
7) Odd one out
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
High school juniors and best friends Courtney and Jupe, and new sophomore Rae, explore their sexuality and their budding attractions for one another.
8) Happy place
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college--they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now--for reasons they're still not discussing--they don't. They broke...
Author
Series
Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When she and her new friends discover a portal to a fairy tale realm, Mihi Whan Park finally gets her shot at being a princess, but she must decide where her loyalties lie when her friends want to go home.
10) Dog star
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Nina, a young girl unsure of her role in her communist society, befriends a dog from her father's lab named Laika, who dreams of finding a home.
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
Told in their alternating voices, twelve-year-old neighbors and former best friends Cora Hamed and Quinn McCauley begin working together to open a wormhole so they can travel through time to prevent the school shooting that resulted in the deaths of Cora's sister and Quinn's brother.
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Golden Maroni starts eighth grade determined to be master of his universe, but learns he cannot control everything on the soccer field, in his friendships, and especially in facing his father's incurable disease.
Author
Series
Legends of Lotus Island volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Young Plum is shocked to discover that she's been accepted to the Guardian Academy on Lotus Island, an elite school where kids learn how to transform into Guardians, magical creatures who are sworn to protect the natural world. The Guardian masters teach Plum and her friends how to communicate with animals and how to use meditation to strengthen their minds and bodies. All the kids also learn to fight, so they can protect the defenseless if needed....
Author
Language
English
Description
When tragedy strikes, forcing them down separate paths in 1967 Iowa, former nursing school roommates, against all odds, form a decades-long friendship that sees them through life's trials and tribulations until one snowy night leads their relationship to the ultimate crossroads.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
While using a public library computer to find help for her mother who is addicted to pain medicine, twelve-year-old Jolene witnesses a friend's livestreamed crash-landing in the Arizona desert and embarks on a journey to rescue her.
16) Even if we break
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Friends Finn, Liva, Maddy, Carter, and Ever begin a farewell round of the game they have played for three years, but each is hiding secrets and the game itself seems to turn against them.
17) Otherearth
Author
Series
Last reality volume 2
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"After discovering terrifying information about Otherworld, the Company's high-tech VR gaming experience, Simon and his friends are on the run, searching for Simon's old roommate. He may just be the key to shutting the Company down, although if they don't find him in time, it may be too late for not only them, but for all of humanity"--
Author
Series
Legends of Lotus Island volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
While on a field trip to Bokati Island with the mysterious Guardian Master Em, Plum must decide whether or not to reveal her own Guardian powers when an unseen force puts the entire ecosystem at risk.
19) Slugfest
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka "Slugfest," in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a summer he'll never forget"--
Author
Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp. But first Percy will discover a secret that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or a cruel joke.