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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?" --publisher's website
2) Heroes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Aboard the battleship the USS Utah with their Navy pilot fathers during WWII when the ship is attacked by the Japanese, Frank and Stanley find their friendship--and dreams--in jeopardy when Stanley is seen as the "enemy" because his mother is Japanese American.
4) Nugly
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"The one thing Nugget, a cute puppy, has ever known to do is love, and his cuteness has always been enough for others to love him back. But when Nugget is put up for adoption, he thinks it's because no one loves him anymore -- that he isn't cute anymore. So he does the only thing he can think of: he runs away. Now Nugget is alone on the streets of Boston, where he quickly learns that not everyone is kind. After an unfortunate run-in with another animal...
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Wren is used to being called a control freak. She doesn't care; sticking to the list of rules she created for herself helps her navigate life. But when a cute guy named Asher walks through the door of her neighborhood coffee shop, the rule book goes out the window. Asher is cute and charming and he's being catfished by his online crush. So Wren makes an uncharacteristically impulsive decision: she pretends to be the girl he's waiting for to save him...
6) Awake
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Powers of telepathy and telekinesis are awake in the Theland children, Simon and Aly, while their older sister, Rachael, is filled with an inner rage which manifests as pyrokineis--but at his new school Simon begriends a girl who also has hidden powers.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet are four animal friends that live in the school; Stella came in from the outside, Nico was a classroom pet (until he escaped), Delilah hatched in a corner of the teacher's lounge, and Bo goes home with his human (a teacher) on weekends--but they all love watching the students work and play, and at night they have each other.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Lab
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Suffering from anxiety and depression, sixteen-year-old Mehreen Miah joins MementoMori, a website that allocates matches a method and date of death, and meets Cara and Olivia, but as the girls grow closer they realize the value of living, starting a sinister game as the website will not let them go.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sam is the best swimmer on his team, and he is happy to help the new student, Julien, practice his laps and technique--but when it comes to an actual race, only one swimmer can win.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Riley and Blake have been best friends forever, even though Blake is a daredevil and teases Riley. That all ends when Blake finds a new group of friends. Riley joins the swim team, and soon finds he doesn't need Blake's friendship to get by. But when Blake tries a crazy stunt and dangerous at the lake one day, can Riley put the past aside and save his former friend?
12) Kart competition
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old friends Ted and Ashley are finally old enough to go to Kart Kamp in the summer, where they meet Gil Stevens, son of a famous driver, but soon Teds competitive instincts start to get the better of him, and camp becomes less about learning than winning.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"Penguin Island is known for being home to a rare fairy population of penguins, separated from the mainland by a narrow strip of land. Trouble is, that strip of land becomes exposed during low tide, and a local pack of foxes has discovered it! When twelve-year-old Addie Jenkins realizes how vulnerable the penguins are, she decides to take action with Max, her faithful and protective sheepdog, by her side. Max becomes the colony's protector, keeping...
14) Undercover BMX
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Basketball has always come easily to twelve-year-old Devon Rosario of the Bronx, but it has been a long time since he actually enjoyed playing because Devon's father sees him as the family's second chance at basketball glory, and the pressure of that expectation is ruining the game for Devon; but then he sees Jamal, a Yemeni refugee, doing BMX tricks on his bike and suddenly Devon sees a way to put fun back into sports--provided he can keep his new...
15) Snowboard duel
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the son of the new manager of the ski resort starts a snowboard cross team and will not allow girls to join, Brian and Hannah try to think of a way to change his mind.
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
While baby-sitting for practical joker Betsy Sobak, Claudia breaks her leg as a result of one of Betsy's pranks and wants to quit the club, prompting Kristy and the other baby-sitters to teach Betsy a lesson.
Author
Series
Diary of a Roblox Pro volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ari's dad is a Marine Biologist and has invited Ari, Zeke and Jez to a trip out to sea to track dolphins for his research. Ari and his friends are totally stoked, but there is something lurking deep beneath the water that might derail the entire day. Before they know it, Ari must find a way to save his dad and friends from danger without becoming prey himself"--Provided by publisher.
18) Field day fun
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Unnoticed by humans, Stella the Mouse, Nico the Toad, Delilah the Spider, and Bo the Parakeet compete, in their own special ways, during the school's Field Day.
19) Mixed up
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-olds Reef and Theo have a mutual problem: their memories are getting mixed up, and that means that Reef is losing his memory of his mother, recently dead of COVID, which terrifies him--but for Theo his new memories are helping him deal with his domineering father.
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Stacey is so excited! Her friends from The Baby-sitters Club are coming to New York City for a long weekend. It's going to be perfect -- a party and a sleepover on Friday night, a big babysitting job on Saturday, and lots of sightseeing throughout. But it turns out that the babysitters are way out of place in the big city. ... With ten kids to babysit and a full schedule of activities, how will Stacey keep the weekend from becoming a complete disaster?"--...