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1) The big game
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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Danny Owens is dedicating his seventh-grade football season to his recently-deceased father, an NFL legend, but the pressure to succeed is magnified by his inability to read.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
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"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 classrooom, where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in."--T.p. verso.
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Series
Arthur Bean volume 1
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
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Seventh-grader Arthur Bean, soon-to-be a rich and famous author, has set two goals for himself: to win the school writing contest and to win 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.
4) Okay for now
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
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Description
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
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Beacon Street girls volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
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Charlotte Ramsey is the new girl again, and ready to make friends and stay in one place. After causing the biggest cafeteria blunder in the history of Abigail Adams Junior High School, Charlotte's assigned lunch partners, Katani, Avery and Maeve, can't wait to dump her. Can it get any worse?
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School daze volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
It looks like Plumstead Middle School may never be the same after Sunny, Eddie, Salem and Pickles are all told to report to the principal's office.
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Chronicles of Vladimir Tod volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Description
For thirteen years, Vlad, aided by his aunt and best friend, has kept secret that he is half-vampire, but when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed.
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Series
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
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.
10) Emory's gift
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
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Description
In 1974, when thirteen-year-old Charlie Hall's mother dies and his father retreats into silent grief, Charlie finds himself drifting, nearly friendless, through a northern Idaho junior high school but when a grizzly bear saves his life, Charlie forms an unusual friendship that changes his life.
11) Jessica Darling's it list: the (totally not) guaranteed guide to popularity, prettiness & perfection
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Series
Jessica Darling's It list volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Description
The day before seventh grade begins, twelve-year-old Jessica Darling gets a list from her sister, whose popularity and beauty made her a junior-high standout, but when she tries to follow it, all goes awry, including losing her best friend.
13) The big splash
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Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Matt Stevens, an average middle schooler with a glib tongue and a knack for solving crimes, uncovers a mystery while working with "the organization," a mafia-like syndicate run by seventh-grader Vincent "Mr. Biggs" Biggio, specializing in forged hall passes, test-copying rings, black market candy selling, and taking out hits with water guns.
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Kate Walden directs volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Description
"Budding film director Kate Walden navigates middle school girl politics and chores on her mother's chicken farm while trying to become the next Spielberg"--Provided by publisher.
15) Permanent
Description
It's 1982, and the Dicksons move to a southern town where all the girls long for Farrah Fawcett type curls. Pre-teen Aurelie begs her parents for a perm hoping for a life-changing curly waves but the bored student/beautician accidentally sets the timer for too long. Now Aurelie is left as a gawky yet endearing young teenager trying to navigate junior high.
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Series
Arthur Bean volume 2
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"Eighth-grader Arthur Bean's life has taken a turn for the adventurous--two girlfriends to deal with, and a blockbuster film to co-write, produce and direct. How crazy can one school year get? Told through emails, doodles, texts, newspaper articles, and AV Club rules"--
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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.
19) Twelve
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Series
Winnie years volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
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Description
Winnie relates the events of her twelth year and the many changes in her relationships and in her attitude toward growing up.
20) Notes from a pro
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Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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.