Ramon de Ocampo
Author
Series
Ben Braver volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
"Even though Ben Braver saved Kepler Academy from total destruction last year, he knows he still doesn't fit in at his secret middle school for kids with special abilities. Ben's been hiding his lack of super skills, but it's getting harder as his classmates' powers are getting stronger. Will Ben be able to power up before his enemies at school take him down? And will he risk everything to become the ultimate superhero?" --
62) Be more chill
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Badly in need of self-confidence and a change of image, high school nerd Jeremy Heere swallows a pill-sized super computer that is supposed to help him get whatever he wants.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
408 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
For as long as he can remember, Curtis Pith has been obsessed with becoming a chef like Lucas Taylor, host of Super Chef. And Curtis has a secret: Taylor is actually his long-absent father. So when Taylor announces a kids-only season of Super Chef, Curtis finally sees his chance to meet his dad. But after Curtis wins a spot in the competition and arrives in New York to film the show, nothing goes as smoothly as he expected. It's all riding on the...
64) The dark talent
Author
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"So there I, Alcatraz Smedry, was, tied to an altar made from outdated encyclopedias, about to get sacrificed--wait, you've heard that before? Oh yeah, I wrote it at the beginning of my first book. Well, this is the one where that actually happens, I promise! I managed to beat the evil Librarians attacking Mokia (it's not on the maps the Librarians let you see, so don't try to find it), but Bastille was hit by some kind of knockout ray and is in a...
65) Melvin the Mouth
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Melvin the Mouth can not resist making a variety of strange noises as he imagines himself as a dragon, a shark, or perhaps a train--but his talent gets him into trouble at school.
Author
Series
Zeus the Mighty volume 3
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Zeus the hamster will not allow the new hen at the Pet Center to join the ranks of the Olympians until she completes the labors of Hairy-clees.
67) Imaginary
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
299 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Zach knows he is too old to have an imaginary playmate, but between grieving for the loss of his father and coping with bullying at school the only place he seems to find joy is in his fantasy world with his best friend Shovel.
Zach shouldve outgrown his imaginary friend by now. He knows this. Hes 11, long past the days when kids are supposed to go on epic make-believe adventures with their invisible friends. But after the death of...
68) Shadow magic
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
540L
Physical Desc
321 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Thorn, a boy sold into slavery who must serve the royalty of Castle Gloom for a year and a day to earn his freedom, and Lilith Shadow, the 13-year-old ruler of Gehenna, who is forbidden to practice the magic that is her heritage, join forces to solve the murders taking place in Gehenna" --
69) Dinged
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old star freshman quarterback Caleb Springer watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very same sport, forcing Caleb to consider whether playing football, the sport of his dreams, is worth risking irreparable physical harm.
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Shortly after Judd's wife leaves him for his boss, Judd's father Mort passes away, bringing the entire family together in mourning. During this week of “sitting shiva,” Judd realizes his siblings are even more dysfunctional than he is, and the confrontations that ensue are full of raw emotion and humorous consequences.
71) Rivals
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In basketball-crazed Walthorne, rival middle school stars Austin Chambers and Carter Haswell are both feeling the pressure when school sports reporter Alfie Jenks reveals scandals that jeopardize the whole season. Told through flashbacks, newspaper reports, social media posts, and interviews.
72) Sidekicks
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Batman has Robin, Wonder Woman has Wonder Girl, and Phantom Justice has Bright Boy, a.k.a. Scott Hutchinson, an ordinary dude by day and a superfast, superstrong sidekick by night, fighting loyally next to his hero...despite his doubts about the social benefits of wearing yellow tights. After an embarrassing incident involving said tights and the revelation that his lifelong nemesis, supervillain sidekick Monkeywrench, might be one of the most popular...
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
405 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Working at the local community center, Guillermo Lozano meets the one girl who is off limits, and as friendship--and something more--blossoms between them, he decides to break the rules and be a little bit reckless.
Guillermo Lozano never met a rule he didn't break, but he's getting a fresh start: new town, new school, and no more reckless behavior. He's done his time, and is working at the local community center. throws him into the path of the...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
610L
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Three years after his father's death by suicide, twelve-year-old Drew embarks on a journey toward understanding, forgiveness, and hope.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 630L
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A week before high school graduation, Harvard-bound Higgs suddenly finds his life falling apart and the other students turning against him, and somehow it all started with a hypothetical question about donating a kidney--but really it goes much deeper, all the way back to the death of his older brother.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
300 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Copper Inskeep holds Windydown Vale's deepest and darkest secret: he is the ghoul that haunts the Vale, donning a gruesome costume to scare travelers and townsfolk away from the dangers of the surrounding swamps. When a terrified girl claims she and her father were attacked by a creature--one that could not have been Copper--it threatens not just Copper's secret, but the fate of all Windydown"--
78) Joyride
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
200 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Oregon teenager and tennis champ Jeff McKenzie can't wait for summer vacation. But when he decides to take his Bronco for a joyride on the Hamptons' farm land, he gets into real hot water. As punishment Jeff is ordered to work on the farm for the first few weeks of summer. Getting up early and working with Mexican immigrants just doesn't appeal to him. The only thing he looks forward to is seeing the Hamptons' eldest daughter Alexa, who he is quickly...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
1000L
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When he was four years old, Sam Abernathy was trapped at the bottom of a well for three days, where he was teased by a smart-aleck armadillo named Bartleby. Since then, his parents plan every move he makes. But Sam doesnt like their plans. He doesnt want to go to MIT. And he doesnt want to skip two grades, being stuck in the eighth grade as an eleven-year-old with James Jenkins, the boy hes sure pushed him into the well in the first place. He wants...
80) Defekt
Author
Series
Publisher
Tordotcom
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
166 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Derek is LitenVärld's most loyal employee. He lives and breathes the job, from the moment he wakes up in a converted shipping container at the edge of the parking lot to the second he clocks out of work 18 hours later. But after taking his first ever sick day, his manager calls that loyalty into question. To test his commitment to the job, Derek is assigned to a special inventory shift, hunting through the store to find defective products. Toy chests...