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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
"In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his crazy-about-sports family. Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, is smart, brave, and secretly lonely, and she loves everything about nature. Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic, whose little sister, Gen, is always following her around. And Chet Bullens wishes the weird kids would just stop being so different so he can concentrate...
2) Save me
Author
Language
English
Description
When an explosion rips through the nearly empty cafeteria of a Reesburgh (Pa.) Elementary School, lunch mother Rose McKenna leads two girls to safety before racing to rescue her own daughter, Melly. But Rose soon learns that she may face both civil and criminal charges for her heroics because one of the girls she saved was seriously injured in the resulting fire that killed three school staff members.
Author
Series
Middle school novels volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
"When Rafe Khatchadorian is sent to Camp Wannamorra, he teams up with his bunk mates to fend off the more "popular" kids' plans to ruin their summer"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
Rivalry between rich and poor gangs in 1960s Oklahoma leads to the deaths of three teenagers and intense soul-searching for one of the kids involved, a sensitive fourteen-year-old writer named Ponyboy.
5) Bone Gap
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
HL 810L
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Finn, an outsider in his quiet Midwestern town, is the only witness to the abduction of town favorite Roza, but his inability to distinguish between faces makes it difficult for him to help with the investigation, and subjects him to even more ridicule and bullying.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
"While on a mission to win the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic regional competition, New York middle schooler Jamie Grimm copes with rival comics and bullies, a buddy in trouble, and a sudden family emergency, all with a sense of humor and a loyal group of friends"--Provided by publisher.
7) Blubber
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it is like when she, too, becomes a target.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Hoping to become a stand-up comedian despite being a wheelchair-bound middle school student, Jamie Grimm endures bullying from his mean-spirited cousin and hopes he will be fairly judged when he enters a local comedy contest.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Description
Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club, solely to have a place to read, and discovers that real life, although messy, can be as exciting as the stories in his favoritebooks.
10) I am enough
Author
Lexile measure
400L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This is a gorgeous, lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another.
11) The only game
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that Jack Callahan would lead his team to a record-shattering season and the Little League World Series, but after the death of his brother he loses interest in baseball and only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team, seems to understand.
12) Save me a seat
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.
13) Wolf Hollow
Author
Series
Wolf Hollow volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
800L
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manipulative and violent new bully who targets people Annabelle cares about, including a homeless World War I veteran"--
Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet, steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative,...
14) You go first
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Charlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school.
15) Dust
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When a boy with a terrible secret moves to town there is a sudden increase in dust storms, and asthmatic Avalyn theorizes the storms are linked to his emotions and tries to help as she struggles to breathe.
16) Nineteen minutes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 29
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In Sterling, New Hampshire, 17-year-old high school student Peter Houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of classmates. His best friend, Josie Cormier, succumbed to peer pressure and now hangs out with the popular crowd that often instigates the harassment. One final incident of bullying sends Peter over the edge and leads him to commit an act of violence that forever changes the lives of Sterling's residents. Even those...
Author
Series
Terrible Two volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
"School's out, and Miles and Niles are running wild in the woods outside town: climbing trees, exploring caves, and, yes, pranking. But these leafy, lazy days of mischief darken when bully Josh Barkin and his cadets from a nearby kids' boot camp discoverthe merrymakers--and vow to destroy them"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"The man known as Wilde is a mystery to everyone, including himself. Decades ago, he was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. After the police concluded an exhaustive hunt for the child's family, which was never found, he was turned over to the foster system. Now, thirty years later, Wilde still doesn't know where he comes from, and he's back living in the woods on the outskirts of town, content to be an outcast, comfortable...
19) One plus one
Author
Language
English
Description
"One single mom. One chaotic family. One quirky stranger. One irresistible love story from the New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You American audiences have fallen in love with Jojo Moyes. Ever since she debuted Stateside she has captivated readers and reviewers alike, and hit the New York Times bestseller list with the word-of-mouth sensation Me Before You. Now, with One Plus One, she's written another contemporary opposites-attract...
20) Restart
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?
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