Chris Grabenstein
Author
Series
Haunted mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
With the help of his stepmother, his dog Zipper, and new friend Malik, Zack Jennings faces ghosts and zombies at his new middle school, which is said to house a lost Confederate treasure.
23) Dog Squad
Author
Series
Dog Squad volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"When trouble calls . . . it's DOG SQUAD to the rescue! Duke is not your average dog. Along with his crew, he fights crime and goes on claw-biting adventures helping dogs in peril in the hit streaming sensation--DOG SQUAD! Fred is a pretty average dog. He's scrappy. He's loveable. But he's not brave like his heroes on Dog Squad. Fred looks an awful lot like Duke from Dog Squad though. In fact, when Duke needs a stand-in, Fred's the perfect choice....
Author
Series
Riley Mack volume 1
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Riley Mack and his friends, Briana, Mongo, Jake and Jamal outwit the school bully, solve the mystery of who stole the goldendoodle named Poodle, and get evidence to help the FBI catch bank robbers.
Author
Series
Welcome to Wonderland volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"P.T. and Gloria try to save the Wonderland again by getting a teen singing sensation to shoot a movie at the motel"--
26) The Hanging Hill
Author
Series
Haunted mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
While working at a summer stock theater, eleven-year-old Zack and his stepmother encounter the ghost of one of Connecticut's most notorious criminals.
Author
Series
Riley Mack volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
cp2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Riley Mack and his friends are back in action--making trouble in the name of justice--this time to stop a pollution cover-up and protect one of their own from talent-show sabotage"--
28) Genius Camp
Author
Series
Smartest kid in the universe volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Jake McQuade-the smartest kid in the universe-goes to a camp for geniuses, where he goes up against the Virtuoso quantum computer, the smartest machine in the universe"--
30) Mind scrambler
Author
Series
John Ceepak mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
31) Evil genius
Author
Series
Smartest kid in the universe volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Jake McQuade is the smartest kid in the universe, but if he wants to keep his title he will have to figure out a way to defeat the villain who steals his ingestible knowledge capsules.
32) Cat crew
Author
Series
Dog Squad volume 2
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Do you love DOGS? Do you love CATS? Do you love ADVENTURE? Then put your paws together for DOG SQUAD, the hilarious, crime-fighting middle-grade series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library! When trouble calls . . . it’s Dog Squad to the rescue! But when calamity calls . . . call in Cat Crew! Fred, the loveable stray who became the star of the hit streaming sensation, DOG SQUAD, is back and working...
33) I, funny
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Resolving to become the world's greatest stand-up comedian despite less-than-funny challenges in his life, wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm endures bullying from his mean-spirited cousin and hopes he will be fairly judged when he enters a local comedy contest.
Author
Series
I funny volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm's recent victory in the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic Contest leads to a television sitcom based on his life, but being the star of the show forces him to balance his newfound success with the responsibilities of being a good friend.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
After winning the New York state finals in the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic Contest, Jamie's off to Boston to compete in the national semi-finals. But when one of his best buddies runs into trouble at school and a sudden family health scare rears its head, Jamie has to put his comedic ambitions on hold and stand by the people he cares about.
36) Katt loves Dogg
Author
Series
Katt vs. Dogg volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
During a family reunion at the Eastern Wilderness Reserve, adventurers and expert trackers Molly the katt and Oscar the dogg must outsmart the rule-makers when two of their cousins run away together.
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
Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Kidds are heading to China, on a journey that will lead them beyond the Great Wall and into the underbelly of Berlin. Bick and Beck Kidd are desperately trying to secure the ancient Chinese artifact that will buy their mother's freedom from renegade pirates. But when the kidnappers force them to locate even greater treasure-priceless paintings, stolen by Nazis, and with their mom's life on the line, the Kidds must rely on their own cunning and...
39) House of robots
Author
Series
House of robots volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
It was never easy for Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez to fit in, so he's dreading the day when his genius mom insists he bring her newest invention to school: a walking, talking robot he calls E (for Error). Sammy's no stranger to robots; his house is full of a colorful cast of them. But this one not only thinks it's Sammy's brother, it's actually even nerdier than Sammy. Will E be Sammy's one-way ticket to Loserville? Or will he prove to the world that it's...
40) Treasure hunters
Author
Series
Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Following clues left by their missing father, twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd sail from the Caribbean to New York City with their siblings to finish the dangerous quest of their world-famous treasure-hunting parents"--Provided by publisher.