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1) Okay for now
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Doug Swieteck faces many challenges, including an abusive father, a brother traumatized by Vietnam, suspicious teachers and police officers, and isolation, but when he meets a girl known as Lil Spicer, he develops a close relationship with her and finds a safe place at the local library.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.
Author
Series
Arthur Bean volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Arthur Bean, soon-to-be a rich and famous author, is determined to win the school writing contest and the heart of his secret crush, Kennedy, but his life has had some major twists and turns lately, and the recent loss of his mother definitely complicates things.
Author
Series
Beacon Street girls volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The Beacon Street Girls fear the future may hold big changes for them when Charlotte's father wants to move away, Maeve starts stressing over an important project, and a new girl tries to join their group.
6) Lake Rescue
Author
Series
Beacon Street girls volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The Beacon Street Girls, a diverse group of seventh-grade friends in Brookline, MA, are in for fun, adventure, and maybe a little heartbreak when the class heads to Lake Rescue for its annual outdoor education experience.
Author
Series
Beacon Street girls volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grade friends Maeve and Avery discover that life can sometimes be tough as they face divorce in their families, boy trouble, and peer pressure by the Queens of Mean.
Author
Series
Chronicles of Vladimir Tod volume 5
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
It all comes down to this.
Author
Series
Beacon Street girls volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
The girls face a tough challenge trying to keep the Movie House from closing and at the same time dealing with an out-of-control soccer mom.
Author
Series
Beacon Street girls volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The Beacon Street Girls are drawn into the drama of class elections at Abigail Adams Junior High, as Katani wonders who is sabotaging her campaign and Charlotte tries to convince the others not to be so competitive.
Author
Series
Beacon Street girls volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Charlotte, a new student at Abigail Adams Junior High, is sure she has ruined her chances for friendship after committing a big blunder in the cafeteria, but she and her assigned lunch partners, Katani, Maeve, and Avery manage to bond anyway--eventually realizing that everyone has embarrassing moments.
Author
Series
Princess for hire novels volume 2
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Desi Bascomb, who was hired by the Façade Agency to use their special formula to transform into the look-alike of any princess who needs a substitute, is enjoying the perks of her job, including make-up, celebrities, and time with Prince Karl, but she begins to have a bad feeling about the agency.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Miles Darr and his friends in room 217 love band. And they love their director, Mr. Byrd. Colorful tropical shirts? Check. Sandals in winter? Check. High expectations? Double check. But lately, he's been distracted. And rumor has it, Byrd might be flying the nest. Can they convince him to stay? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Colby Ellis wants to start his own band. He has the drive. He has his saxophone. And he has a garage. He just needs a name. And bandmates! He finds some fresh faces, and some of his friends from Benton Bluff Junior High band join too. But harmony isn't their forte, so Colby makes a bold decision. Will it be the end of the band, or just the beginning?
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When her grandparents sign her up for the Benton Bluff Junior High band Tally Nguyen is horrified and worried about what the kids on her snowboarding team will think--but she comes to realize that she doesn't need to choose between the groups.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The whole Benton Bluff Junior High band is at band camp, and when things start to go missing everybody blames Zac, the class clown--but when Zac's saxophone disappears he suspects that it is someone in another group trying to sabotage Benton Bluff, and sets out to uncover the culprit.
18) Notes from a pro
Author
Series
Publisher
Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
When one of the other members of Benton Bluff Junior High band shows up with a shiny new trombone, Kori Neal's school-loaner suddenly seems beat-up and old so she comes up with an idea to organize a fund-raiser to buy new instruments--until advice from a famous local jazz musician gives her a clearer perspective on the issue.
Author
Series
Kate Walden directs volume 2
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
A budding middle school movie director juggles her second feature film and her very first crush.
20) War & watermelon
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Brody, a typical self-absorbed twelve-year-old in the summer of 1969, is awakened to the world around him when he accompanies his older brother to the Woodstock music festival.
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