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Author
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When thirteen-year-old Erin discovers she is the daughter of the love god Cupid, she uses her newfound ability to sabotage her rival Trevor by making him fall in love with her, but she soon realizes love has a funny way of complicating things.
Author
Series
Vanquishers volume 2
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Boog and the rest of The Squad continue their Vanquisher training as they try to find who is behind the vampires' return and work to convince their parents they are ready to join the Vanquishers' fight.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Description
"Indigo, an eighth-grade investigative reporter, is torn between fighting a racist school policy and keeping her friends--until she discovers a series of letters written by Black journalist and activist Ida B. Wells"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Told from alternating points of view, this story about friends, crushes, and drama follows best friends Sarah and Leo as their friendship is put to the test when Sarah wants to ask Leo's friend Ben to the school dance.
5) Green
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Middle-grade superstar author Alex Gino returns to the world they began with MELISSA and RICK with GREEN, the story of a non-binary middle-schooler named Green who comes into their own in no small part by fighting for gender-free casting in their school's production of THE WIZARD OF OZ" --
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
After trying and failing to break her years-long curse of bad first days of school, eighth grader Vivian Lantz wishes for a do-over--and gets stuck reliving this year's horrible first day over and over again.
7) Sparkle
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"Sparkle Moore is destined to be a star. Her mother is determined to turn her and her younger sister, Nova, into social media influencers and budding superstars. And after her dad has lost work as a sitcom actor, Sparkle wants to do whatever she can to help her family financially, too. But at the onset of middle school, Sparkle begins losing her hair--first her lashes, then her eyebrows, and then small circular bald spots appear in various sections...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2023 Winter Kit Reading List - Middle School
Children's New Books: September 2023 Chapter Books
Read in Full Bloom: Middle Schoolers
Children's New Books: September 2023 Chapter Books
Read in Full Bloom: Middle Schoolers
Description
Twelve-year-old Al, short for Alison, navigates an overprotective mother, growing apart from her best friend, and her first girl crush, all while her recent Crohn's diagnosis puts a knot in her stomach.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's New Books: November 2023 Chapter Books
Children's Special Topics: Black History Month 2024
Children's Special Topics: Black History Month 2024
Description
"Spunky sixth-grader Zoe Sparks has discovered a unique way to get the laptop of her dreams--to win it! If Zoe can sell more tubs of cookie dough than anyone in her school, the laptop is hers. It's the first step to becoming a prize-winning journalist! But her win-at-all-costs attitude is starting to drive a wedge between Zoe, her best friend Felix, and her family. Zoe may be a top cookie-dough seller in her class, but is winning the prize really...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Eleven-year-old Alina Butt has changed schools four times already since her family moved to England from Pakistan. Even after all that practice, she doesn’t seem to be getting any better at being the new kid. Mocked for her last name and her 'weird' lunches, Alina has had enough! Taking a leap of faith to try and stand out for the "right" reasons, Alina auditions for the school play. Her hopes of landing the lead role in Cinderella are dashed when...
11) Evil genius
Author
Series
Smartest kid in the universe volume 3
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Jake McQuade's the smartest kid in the universe--or at least he was. But just as his training with the secret agency known as the Consortium is about to start, Jake's jelly beans go missing! And to make matters worse, they (and Jake's genius!) might be wearing off right when he needs his smarts most! Jake needs to solve this mystery fast. Who stole the jelly beans and why? Can Jake figure out what's going on, recover the missing jelly beans, and stop...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Stevie's life is fluctuating rapidly. She's starting over in a brand new middle school. Quiet and observant, it's hard for her to make friends. Plus, her mind is too occupied. The tension in her home is building as her parents' arguments are becoming more frequent. To top it all off, Stevie's older cousin Naomi is coming to live with the family in an attempt to keep her from a "bad" crowd--The Black Panthers. Stevie agrees to keep Naomi's secrets....
Author
Series
Serwa Boateng volume 2
Publisher
Disney, Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
After a lifetime of fighting creatures of black magic, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng has just learned a devastating secret: she herself is half vampire! Now not only is she dealing with vampire puberty, she's on the run from the organization of Slayers she trained her whole life to join. Serwa's only ally is her aunt Boahinmaa, an obayifo who urges Serwa to embrace her vampire side. Boahinmaa and her underlings are on the hunt for the Midnight Drum,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Formats
Description
"Herc Beal knows who he's named after--a mythical hero--but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod, and not a single Hydra in sight. Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn't working all the time, Herc...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
The Khatchadorian family discovers they have inherited a million dollars, but to get it, they must stay in a ramshackle house in Beverly Hills and Rafe has to attend a snooty new middle school.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Book Awards: 2024 Winners and Honors
Children's Book Awards: Sydney Taylor Book Award
Children's New Books: January 2024 Chapter Books
Children's Book Awards: Sydney Taylor Book Award
Children's New Books: January 2024 Chapter Books
Description
Helping her popular next-door neighbor Gayil set up what she thinks are harmless pranks, 12-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl Shaindy must figure out how to stop them before she becomes the next target when the pranks escalate and turn malicious.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
When she wakes up in the body of her cat, Mitten Man, bullied fifth-grader Poppy attempts to navigate the world as a cat, while Mitten Man, tired of his owner's timidity, is out to take over middle school--as Poppy.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
When twelve-year-old Raymond and his pup Rosie are abandoned by his family, he uses his wilderness skills to survive in the woods, but as winter comes, he realizes his wits are not enough, and that perhaps it is time he starts trusting others with his secret.
19) Charmed life
Author
Series
Wildseed witch volume 2
Publisher
Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Now back at Riverbend Middle, social media loving tween Hasani tries to prove her former friend, and fellow witch, LaToya, is responsible for the recent chaos at school.
20) Jawbreaker
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Max Plink's life is complicated. Her parents aren't getting along. The school bullies are relentless, and her own sister is the cruelest of them. Worst of all, her mouth is a mess. With a mismatched puzzle of a jaw, Max has a Class II malocclusion, otherwise known as a severe overbite. She already has braces, which means she lives on Advil and soft foods after each orthodontist appointment. But now Max has to wear painful (and totally awkward) orthodontic...
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