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1) Toilet Kid
Author
Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Hungry? Need lunch? Want the perfect food to impress your girlfriend? Then you need to see Matt, because Matt has an amazing talent. It's called ... Tuckshop.Matt a.k.a. 'The Tuckshop Kid' is back! And he's smaller than ever! He's lost weight, is sort-of enjoying exercise and is going out with the perfect girl, Kayla, who loves food as much as he does. He can hardly believe his luck. But when Matt uncovers Kayla's secret, he realises that no one is...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Abandoned by her mother, Olivia Greene decides to take care of herself--if only she can keep it a secret Life's been strange for Olivia Greene ever since her mother, Luna Lee, went to the store for margarine and never came back. Afraid of being sent to live with her terrible uncle--or worse, his children--Olivia carries out elaborate schemes to convince the people of Kumquat that Luna Lee still lives at home. Absolutely no one can find out--except,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eleven-year-old Thelma Bee is a budding scientist who has curiosity and adventure in her blood, but when a ghost kidnaps her father her only clues for getting her dad back are a strange jewelry box and the word "Return" whispered to her by the ghost.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Even though Rosie has only nine fingers, she's always managed well. Until now. For some reason, she can't master the piano solo she's been rehearsing for the annual recital. It's called "The Dance of the Dinosaurs," and it's hard! As the recital draws near, Rosie is desperate. Why does everything seem so much more difficult now? Is it because she misses her father? Since he moved to Milwaukee to take a new job, Rosie's been miserable, and her mother...
Author
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Superb. The best junior novel I've ever read about big-city life. -- The New York Times. After another fight with Pop, 14-year-old Dave storms out of their apartment and nearly gets hit by a car. Kate, the local cat lady, comes to the rescue, and Dave returns home with an ally: Cat, the stray tom that becomes Dave's confidante and his key to new friendships and experiences. Cat inadvertently leads Dave to Tom, a troubled 19-year-old who needs help,...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Most years Corby likes summer vacation, but not now. He's stuck at his grandparents' house in Wisconsin, where his grandfather constantly reminds him how timid he is and how different his father was at his age. And his new friend Buck seems to think he's chicken, too, just because he'd rather be sensible than risk getting hurt. To prove he's tough, Corby joins Buck for a nighttime journey into the woods to find the Wish Master, a fierce, giant statue...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Gripping! I was instantly swept away by Hannah's struggles and greatly inspired by her journey. This is a powerful book, and I recommend it for anyone who has ever worried about how to fit in. -Kristina McBride, author of The Tension of Opposites REASONS TO BE HAPPY 21. Cat purr vibrating through your skin 22. Jumping on a trampoline in the rain 23. Raw cookie dough 24. Getting yourself all freaked out after a scary movie 25. Dancing like an idiot...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
Quiet Emily's sociable and daring best friend, Sloane, has disappeared leaving nothing but a random list of bizarre tasks for her to complete, but with unexpected help from popular classmate Frank Porter, Emily gives them a try.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Beatrice Bottomwell has NEVER (not once!) made a mistake... Meet Beatrice Bottomwell: a nine-year-old girl who has never (not once!) made a mistake. She never forgets her math homework, she never wears mismatched socks, and she ALWAYS wins the yearly talent show at school. In fact, Beatrice holds the record of perfection in her hometown, where she is known as The Girl Who Never Makes Mistakes. Life for Beatrice is sailing along pretty smoothly until...
12) The book of Boy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1350, a boy with a large hump on his back becomes the servant of a shadowy pilgrim on his way to Rome, who pulls the boy into a dangerous expedition across Europe to gather the seven precious relics of Saint Peter.
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2017].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Frank loves making beautiful webs, scaring humans, running, and scurrying but after waking up one morning missing a leg, he wonders if he still is a spider.
Author
Series
Middle school volume 10
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Boooks, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Rafe Khatchadorian takes his troublemaking ways across the pond and gets lost in London!"--
Author
Language
English
Description
From debut author, Melissa Redding comes this charismatic and inspiring middle-grade novel about finding faith and learning how to believe in yourself.
Dior Dawson thought that Middle School would be a piece of cake. But growing up in a fast-paced city like New York isn't always easy. Fake friends and first crushes can be kinda tricky, and failing pre-algebra is definitely making everything worst.
If only she had a way to make all of her problems...
17) The last panther
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"An eleven-year-old girl discovers a family of panthers that were thought to be extinct. But when others find out they are alive, too, she must risk everything to save the species"--
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Caroline feels torn. She grieves over her sister who has a severe heart problem that keeps her in and out of the hospital. But at the same time, she is jealous of her sister's beauty and sweet disposition, which causes everyone to admire her. Caroline longs to be beautiful, to get attention from her parents--just to be somebody, anybody, other than plain old Caroline Cabot. Her self-image changes, however, when she meets glamorous...
19) Mary Wolf
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Permanently on the road, a teenage girl struggles to keep her family together Sixteen-year-old Mary Wolf can remember when her family lived in a house, when her father was a successful insurance executive who would jump through sprinklers with his briefcase just to make her laugh. But he never got back on his feet after his business collapsed, and he had to move the whole Wolf family into a giant RV, taking them on the road for a permanent "vacation."...
20) Skin Deep
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media Teen & Tween
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"An angry young man is sucked into a gang of neo-Nazis Dan shows up on his first day at a new school with long blond hair, John Lennon glasses, and a shy grin that makes every girl in the hallway swoon. But he only has eyes for Laurel, who's in his English class. Laurel stirs feelings in Dan that he never knew existed, and suddenly, he understands love. Soon, he will understand hate as well. When a gang of violent young men invades the annual Halloween...
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