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Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Recounts the events that occur at the end of seventh grade, when a group of friends plan to trick Carlos, an annoying "problem" student who says he is visited by aliens, while they are on a field trip in the mountains of New Hampshire.
Author
Series
Milo and Jazz mysteries volume 12
Publisher
The Kane Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When a puzzling note and a skeleton are found in place of the town's time capsule, sleuths-in-training Milo and Jazz race with Gordy Fletcher to solve a seventy-five-year-old mystery.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After lying to spare a friend's feelings, Prilla, a mainland-visiting, clapping-talent fairy, finds herself spending a day as a butterfly herder, while strange things keep happening to her.
Author
Series
Friday Barnes mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Square Fish, Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After Friday Barnes is deported to Switzerland, Highcrest Academy descends into chaos as all their teachers are fired as an epic prank, but Friday tries to find the prankster, prove the innocence of her nemesis Ian Wainscott, and save the school.
Author
Series
Jackson Greene novels volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When his ex and his rival with ties to the principal run for school president, reformed con artist Jackson Greene secretly assembles a team to ensure the election is run fairly, an effort complicated by his enduring feelings for his ex.
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Ellie May really wants to be funnier than the class clown on April Fools' Day, however her enthusiasm turns the day into a bit of a disaster--but maybe remembering the best kind of humor and her own strengths can turn things around.
Author
Series
Sylvie Scruggs volume 2
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Sylvie Scruggs is old enough to join her town's new junior ice-hockey team, and she is a really good skater, even if she does have a tendency to close her eyes when she shoots, but fifth-grader Jamie Redmond does not like younger kids on the team, and when someone starts pulling pranks on Sylvie she is convinced that Jamie is responsible--and she enlists the help of her friends to prove it and get even.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Magic Club is supposed to be fun for Frankie Miller and his friends. But that pest, Ari Goodwyn is always ruining everyone's tricks. After a really embarrassing fail, Frankie wants revenge. When the legendary magician, Mystical Marvin, comes to town to perform his daring stunts, Frankie sees an opportunity to get even with Ari. There's only one problem: everything goes wrong. Can Frankie and his friends make things right? Or will the opportunity...
Author
Series
My weird school specials volume 6
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
School's almost out for the summer, and A.J. is dreaming about all the fun things he's going to do on vacation. But A.J.'s dream quickly turns into a nightmare when three familiar spirits appear to show him summers past, present, and yet to come. Will they be able to convince him to leave his bad ways behind? Or will this summer end up being a total bummer? Best selling author Dan Gutman brings his kid-friendly sense of humor to this special series...
50) January joker
Author
Series
Calendar mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
♭2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Seven-year-olds Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy make observations and gather clues that convince them that their older siblings, cousin, and animals have been captured by hungry space aliens.
Author
Series
Jacky Ha-Ha volume 3
Publisher
JIMMY Patterson Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve-year-old Jacky spends the last weeks of summer at theater camp with new friends, lots of jokes, and plenty of drama.
Author
Series
The beast and the Bethany volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Notorious prankster Bethany, along with her new feathered friend Claudette, is determined that she and Ebenezer are going to de-beast their lives, but neither of them are sure what "good people" do.
Author
Publisher
Tor Teen
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Sidney and Asher should have clicked. Two star swimmers forced to spend their summers on a lake together sounds like the perfect match. But, it's the same every year -- in between cookouts and boat rides and family-imposed bonfires, Sidney and Asher spend the dog days of summer finding the ultimate ways to prank each other. And now, after their senior year, they're determined to make it the most epic summer yet. But, their plans are thrown in sudden...
Author
Series
Tapper twins volume 1
Publisher
RBA
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
"Los gemelos Claudia y Reese son los protagonistas de esta divertida nueva serie. Estos preadolescentes no podra̕n ser ms̀ distintos entre s.̕.. pero comparten la fřrea determinacin̤ de salir victoriosos de la guerra de bromas que se tienen declarada, una contienda que se desarrolla desde la cafetera̕ del colegio hasta el preciado universo creado por Reese en su videojuego favorito. Las batallas se intensifican hasta tal punto que los gemelos...
Author
Series
Locker 37 volume 3
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Locker 37 at Hopewell Elementary has been helping fourth graders solve their problems for as long as anyone can remember. So when Riley Zimmerman needs help pulling off the most ridiculous and wonderful prank the school has ever seen, the magical Locker 37 provides her with an equally ridiculous and wonderful rainbow hat that can clone anything that wears it. But will a group of clones, an untrustworthy bully, and 10,000 Ping-Pong balls be enough...
Author
Series
Terrible two volume 4
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
As the Terrible Two face the end of their time together in Yawnee Valley, they are determined to pull a prank that changes the town forever.
Author
Series
Funny kid volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Max is the Funny Kid and, given the choice, he'd always rather laugh than fight. But when a prank war breaks out just before the big overnight class trip, Max has no choice but to pull off the funniest prank ever! Gunker dragons, duck smugglings, stolen suitcases, lethal super-beans, and the greatest prank ever played are just some of the hilarious antics in store" --
58) Vanished!
Author
Series
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
In Washington, D.C., twelve-year-old Florian Bates, a consulting detective for the FBI, and his best friend Margaret must uncover the truth behind a series of private middle school pranks that may or may not involve the daughter of the President of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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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
Series
My weirdtastic school volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A.J. and his friends are starting fourth grade. A new school year means a new teacher, and Miss Banks may be their weirdest one yet. She won't stop playing practical jokes on the class, and A.J. has reached his breaking point. Will he and the gang learn to not fall for their teacher's tricks? Or will Miss Banks prevail as the ultimate prankster?"--
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