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1) Matilda
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Matilda comes to the defense of Miss Honey, when Miss Trunchbull starts to bully her favorite teacher.
Matilda, a brilliant, sensitive little girl, uses her talents and ingenuity to seek revenge on her crooked father, lazy mother, and the terrifying Miss Trunchbull, her wicked headmistress, and save her beloved teacher, Miss Honey
Author
Series
Ramona Quimby volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The family routine is upset during Ramona's year in second grade when her father unexpectedly loses his job--Résumé de l'éditeur.
Littérature de jeunesse en langue anglaise.
4) Okay for now
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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For Fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Life in Middle School
NYT - Children’s Paperback Books
Read-Alikes for the Dork Diaries
Life in Middle School
NYT - Children’s Paperback Books
Read-Alikes for the Dork Diaries
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.
6) Squirm
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"This summer, Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, save a neighbor's cat, save an endangered panther, and then try to save his own father. Carl Hiaasen tells a wickedly funny, slightly twisted tale about families, figuring out what's really important, and knowing when (and when not) to let things go."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Poppy and friends volume 5
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Poppy, accompanied by her troublesome son Junior, his skunk friend, and Uncle Ereth the porcupine, responds to a summons to return to her ancestral home, Gray House, to save the mice there from destruction by a bulldozer.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Resolved to leave her home for good, young runaway Beverly is determined not to depend on anyone else, but as she settles in her new home and job, she forms connections with the people around her that alter her perspectives about life and herself.
9) Blister
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When a family tragedy occurs, ten-year-old Alyssa "Blister" Reed changes schools, moves to an apartment with her depressed mother while her father gets his own place, and tries to believe her grandmother, who tells her she is "elastic" and can handle it all.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Formats
Description
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
Author
Publisher
Dutton's Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Ellsworth leaves his father to visit the relatives he has never met and eventually joins forces with Jess, his distant cousin, to uncover family secrets and search for their ancestor's hidden treasure.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tamara dreams of the day when ten-year-old Muscle Man McGinty's constant lies catch up to him, but when an incredible event takes place in the summer of 1969, her outlook on life is altered in the most surprising way.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Forced to move into a haunted concert hall with her distant father, "The Maestro," and aging grandmother, Nonna, twelve-year-old Olivia and classmate Henry try to lay to rest ghosts tied to the Hall's past before time and money run out.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Using the writing techniques she has learned in school, fourth-grader Laney relates how an obese girl new to the class changes the lives of those around her, despite being bullied by her peers.
16) Naming Maya
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When Maya accompanies her mother to India to sell her grandfather's house, she uncovers family history relating to her parents divorce and learns more about herself and her relationship with her mother.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace
Pub. Date
1956
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
After her father returns from the war moody and tired, Marly's family decides to move from the city to Maple Hill Farm in the Pennsylania countryside, where they share many adventures that help restore their spirits and their bond with each other.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Nola Sutton has always been friends with the Swift boys, Cannaan, Brian, and Kevin, but when their father leaves them without saying good-bye the boys start to change, and her long-time friends begin to pull away from her at a time when she needs them more than ever.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Rafe thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He's been accepted to art school in the big city, but it's more competitive than he ever expected. To score big in class, he needs to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art. Anything he's never done before, he's going to do it, from learning to play poker to going to a modern art museum. But when Rafe uncovers secrets about the family he's never known, he has to decide if he's ready...
20) Heavy hitters
Author
Series
Game changers volume 3
Pub. Date
©2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Ben and his friends, the Core Four Plus One, are so excited to play in their town's All-Star Baseball league. But in the first game of the season Ben gets hit by a pitch. It's never happened to him before and it shakes him up. Another player on Ben's team, Justin, is acting really weirdly. Ben has known Justin for a while and they're friendly but he's not one of Ben's closest "boys." Justin is the team's best hitter but his behavior on and off the...
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