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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
As the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic finals near, Jamie faces a whirlwind of attention at school and in the media and the fame starts to go to his head, but in Hollywood with Uncle Frankie, some of his fellow comedians quickly show him what competition andpressure are all about.
"In the third episode of James Patterson's bestselling series, Jamie Grimm is one step closer to becoming the best kid comic in the world, but now he's facing his biggest challenge...
Author
Series
Molly Moon volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Believing that she has been sent to Los Angeles by her librarian friend, Lucy Logan, to stop an evil plot by the wealthy Primo Cell, Molly Moon and her friend Roger, orphans with unusual hypnotic powers, find themselves in danger from an unsuspected source.
3) 1001 cranes
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
With her parents on the verge of separating, a devastated twelve-year-old Japanese American girl spends the summer in Los Angeles with her grandparents, where she folds paper cranes into wedding displays, becomes involved with a young skateboarder, and learns how complicated relationships can be.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Moving to Hollywood with his academic parents, eleven-year-old Mitch feels like an outsider in his school where everyone has connections to the powerful and famous in the entertainment industry, until he is cast in a soda commercial that launches a popular catchphrase.
5) Pinch hit
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"When movie star Trevor and regular Little League player Sam discover that they are identical twins who were separated at birth, they decide to trade places for a while so that Sam can live the Hollywood life and Trevor can play baseball"--
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In August 1965, twelve-year-old Eden's older cousin from Mississippi comes to visit her in Los Angeles, and while the Watts Riots erupt around them, they continue their investigation of the disappearance of Winter's father ten years ago.
Author
Series
Double vision volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"When Link Baker heads to Santa Barbara for a family reunion, spy agency Pandora contacts him--again--saying they need his help tracking down a Dangerous Double in Hollywood to prevent worldwide destruction at the hands of a terrorist"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Derek Fallon gets the chance of a lifetime when he is asked to test software for new video games, but he soon discovers that his dream job isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones SM
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
Español
Description
"Viaja a Hollywood con Molly y su perra Petula. Allí os enfrentaréis a un malvado hipnotizador. Solo Molly podrá salvar el mundo"--Cover, P. [4].
Believing that she has been sent to Los Angeles by her librarian friend, Lucy Logan, to stop an evil plot by the wealthy Primo Cell, Molly Moon and her friend Roger, orphans with unusual hypnotic powers, find themselves in danger from an unsuspected source.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"During the pilot year of a Los Angeles school system integration program, two sixth grade boys, one black, one white, become best friends as they learn to cope with everything from first crushes and playground politics to the loss of loved ones and racial prejudice in the 1970s"--
11) Fantasy league
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Los Angeles, twelve-year-old Charlie's skill at fantasy football gains the attention of both the local media and the owner of a professional football team.
Author
Series
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Derek Fallon has expanded his taste in cartoons to the world of manga and anime. Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek has fun learning about all the cool aspects of ninja culture. When someone starts vandalizing their school with graffiti of a mischievous troll-like figure, these ninjas-in-training are convinced they'll be able to crack the case. But it turns out that being a ninja is a lot more work than they thought, and this...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
One World, Many Stories, 3rd - 5th
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
One World, Many Stories, 3rd - 5th
Description
Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by by the government's Immigration Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp--Betita finds heart in her imagination and the picture...
14) Fenris & Mott
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A girl and her puppy face down the end of the world—which the puppy’s partly responsible for—in this middle grade story from acclaimed author Greg van Eekhout, perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and J.C. Cervantes. When Mott finds a puppy abandoned in a recycling bin, she’s ready to do everything she can to protect him. What she doesn’t realize, however, is that this is the legendary wolf Fenris, who’s prophesied to bring about the end...
Author
Series
Alien superstar volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"After escaping his oppressive red dwarf planet and landing a role on a popular Hollywood sitcom, Buddy Burger seems destined for high-flying success. His legions of fans love his six eyes, his suction cup feet, and even his excessive need for avocados. It seems nothing can stop his rise to super-stardom--until the arrival of Citizen Cruel, a shape-shifting Squadron member sent from Buddy's home planet to bring him back by any means necessary. Will...
Author
Series
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
From popular middle-grade novelist Janet Tashjian comes another hilarious installment in the My Life series, with illustrations by Janet's son, Jake Tashjian. Derek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelvehe just wants to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make him look like a baby. He passes out during a worm dissection in science class, falls flat on his face in gym class and gets a fat lip that...
Author
Series
Hardy boys undercover brothers volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Frank and Joe travel to Los Angeles where they attempt to identify who is trying to murder rock star Madison Vee.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Derek Fallon finally found something to get excited about at school-- an extracurricular class on making videos! Together with his friends Carly, Matt, and Umberto, Derek can't wait to create his own Youtube web series. But he soon realizes Youtube stardom is a lot of work. On top of that, it's time for his foster monkey Frank to go to monkey college so Derek must scramble to find a reason for Frank to stay with his family-- if only a little while...
20) Any day with you
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on these lists
AANHPI Heritage Month for Kids
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
One World, Many Stories, 3rd - 5th
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
One World, Many Stories, 3rd - 5th
Description
This summer, Kaia and her friends are part of a creative arts camp, where they're working on a short movie to enter in a contest. The movie is inspired by the Filipino folktales that her beloved Tatang, her great-grandfather, tells. Tatang lives with her family and is like the sparkle of her special-effects makeup. When Tatang decides that it is time to return to his homeland in the Philippines, Kaia will do anything to convince him not to go.
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