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1) Matilda
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Matilda is a brilliant child with a magical mind. But her parents have decided she is a waste of space. And her headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, is a terrible bully who thinks children are rotten and awful and should be locked up. It's time for Matilda to find the power to change her story and show them just how extraordinary children can be.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
Children's Awards: Odyssey Award for Audiobook Recording
Children's Recommended: 7th and 8th Grade 2021
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Children's Awards: Odyssey Award for Audiobook Recording
Children's Recommended: 7th and 8th Grade 2021
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Description
"Ten-year-old Della can rely on her older sister, Suki, for anything, but when Suki attempts suicide, Della must seek help and speak out about the sexual abuse they've both suffered at the hands of their mother's boyfriend"--
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Children's Awards: California Young Reader Medal (Middle School)
Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
Children's Awards: Newbery Honor for Distinguished Literature
Description
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Children's Popular: Funny Chapter Books
Children's Read Alikes: Dork Diaries
Children's Special Topics: Books about School for Middle Schoolers
Children's Read Alikes: Dork Diaries
Children's Special Topics: Books about School for Middle Schoolers
Description
When Rafe Khatchadorian enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.
5) Okay for now
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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Children's Awards: National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist
Children's Awards: Odyssey Award for Audiobook Recording
Children's Awards: Odyssey Award for Audiobook Recording
Description
"He lands there in the summer of 1968, when the Apollo space missions are under way, Joe Pepitone is slugging for the New York Yankees, and the Vietnam War is raging. At home he lives with a father who has lost his way and a brother accused of robbery. And Doug's oldest brother is returning from Vietnam. Who knows what wounds his missions have given him? But Doug has his own mission, too, and it begins when he first sees the plates of John James Audubon's...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being accepted into a big-city art school, Rafe Khatchadorian expects seventh grade to be a math-and-history-free fun zone. However, he quickly discovers that school is more competitive than ever, and to score big in class he needs to find a way to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art. In order to accomplish his goal, Rafe decides to try doing lots of new things like learning to play poker and going to a modern art museum....
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