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101) Blackbird fly
Author
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Future rock star, or friendless misfit? That's no choice at all. Apple Yengko moved from the Philippines to Louisiana when she was little, and now that she is in middle school, she grapples with being different, with friends and backstabbers, and with following her dreams. Apple has always felt a little different from her classmates. Her mother still cooks Filipino foods, speaks a mix of English and Cebuano, and chastises Apple for becoming "too American."...
102) Mia in the mix
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 2
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
146 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the popular girls club takes interest in Mia, she has to decide between being popular and her new cupcake club friends.
104) The Julian Chapter
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
WONDER IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS AND JACOB TREMBLAY!
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
From the very first day Auggie and Julian met in the pages of R. J. Palacio's life-changing book Wonder,...
Over 3 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder—the book that inspired the Choose Kind movement—and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face.
From the very first day Auggie and Julian met in the pages of R. J. Palacio's life-changing book Wonder,...
105) Heart finds
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Mabel is a quiet loner who only feels like herself when she is extreme treasure hunting with her grampa, but when her friendships start to crumble and her grampa suffers a stroke, Mabel must learn to let go of the past and embrace the future.
106) Green
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
224 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Middle-grade superstar author Alex Gino returns to the world they began with MELISSA and RICK with GREEN, the story of a non-binary middle-schooler named Green who comes into their own in no small part by fighting for gender-free casting in their school's production of THE WIZARD OF OZ" --
Author
Series
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"While on a mission to win the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic regional competition, New York middle schooler Jamie Grimm copes with rival comics and bullies, a buddy in trouble, and a sudden family emergency, all with a sense of humor and a loyal group of friends"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 20
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hired with the Cupcake Club to serve a huge order at a neighbor's outdoor party, Alex, knowing that her crush will be in attendance, struggles to find just the right outfit when she discovers that she has reached an in-between size.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Bright but unenthusiastic middle school student Charlie Joe Jackson signs up for the school play in an attempt to get straight As on his last quarter report card in order to avoid having to go to Camp Rituhbukkee over the summer.
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 3
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's status to the rest of the school.
111) Shine!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
210 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When seventh-grader Piper's father is hired by Chumley Prep, a school where every student seems to be the best at everything, she gets the chance to compete for the prestigious Excelsior Award.
Author
Series
Dear dumb diary volume 12
Pub. Date
2011
Lexile measure
940L
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jamie Kelly is back with an all-new diary involving Angeline, her "flawless" friend.
113) Just my rotten luck
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Rafe Khatchadorian's new year at middle school is starting to look depressingly like the old one, except that art class is going well--and when he joins the flag-football team and demonstrates some talent as a running-back, he discovers a way of dealing with his bullying nemesis and teammate, Miller the Killer." -- Provided by publisher.
114) A drop of hope
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Times are tough in the small town of Cliffs Donnelly, Ohio (sarcastically called If Only) especially for some of the kids at Rod Serling Middle School, but then an old dry well suddenly begins to grant wishes, or so it seems--three of the students, Ernest Wilmette, Ryan Hardy, and Lizzy MacComber, know what is happening (but do they really?), because sometimes a good deed can make magic happen.
115) The Vanquishers
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In an alternate San Antonio, there have been no known cases of vampirism since a group of masked vampire hunters called the Vanquishers wiped out the last horde of the undead twenty years ago, but twelve-year-old Malika "Boog" Wilson's parents are not taking any chances, especially when Boog's new classmate Aaron goes missing.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
394 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
The president of Kprshtskan is plotting to infiltrate the science fair at Hubble Middle School in Maryland in order to take over the United States government, but when Toby Harbinger, an ordinary student, makes up his mind finally to win the fair, the terrorists' plans go awry.
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney*Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
490L
Physical Desc
228 pages: illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simone, a new student, seems intent on stealing Molly away from Nick and the only way Nick can think to stop her is by teaming with his old anti-bullying ally, but that will require Nick using himself as bait--both as the bullied and bullier.
118) My absolute darling
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Turtle Alveston is a survivor. At fourteen, she roams the woods along the northern California coast. The creeks, tide pools, and rocky islands are her haunts and her hiding grounds, and she is known to wander for miles. But while her physical world is expansive, her personal one is small and treacherous: Turtle has grown up isolated since the death of her mother, in the thrall of her tortured and charismatic father, Martin. Her social existence is...
119) Dress coded
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
760L
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An eighth grader starts a podcast to protest the unfair dress code enforcement at her middle school and sparks a rebellion"--
120) Boy bites bug
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Lexile measure
850L
Physical Desc
250 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
To defuse a situation between his best friend and a new student, Nolan eats a live stink bug, gaining popularity and a class project idea but, perhaps, losing a friend.