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Intermediate School Recommended Reading

 

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1. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: the story behind an American friendship

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Author:
Freedman, Russell, 1929-2018
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4 stars
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A clear-sighted, carefully researched account of two surprisingly parallel lives and how they intersected at a critical moment in U.S. history.

2. Almost home

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Author:
Bauer, Joan, 1951-
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5 stars
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Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world of homelessness.

3. Artemis fowl: the Arctic incident

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Author:
Colfer, Eoin
Series:
Artemis Fowl series volume 2.
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4.2 stars
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YA FIC FANTASY COLFER
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Artemis is at boarding school in Ireland when he receives an urgent video e-mail from Russia. In it is a plea from a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya -- a man Artemis had thought he would never see again: his beloved father. As Artemis rushes to his rescue, he is stopped by a familiar nemesis, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police. But this time, instead of battling the fairies, he is going to have to join forces with them...

4. Artemis Fowl: the opal deception

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Author:
Colfer, Eoin
Series:
Artemis Fowl series volume 4.
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4.7 stars
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YA FIC FANTASY COLFER
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After his last run-in with the fairies, Artemis Fowl's mind was wiped of memories of the world belowground and any goodness grudgingly learned is now gone, with the young genius reverting to his criminal lifestyle. Artemis has no memory of the fairy people and has returned to his unlawful ways. In Berlin, he is preparing to steal a famous Impressionist painting from a German bank. He doesn't know that his old rival, Opal, has escaped from prison...

5. Artemis Fowl: the time paradox

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Author:
Colfer, Eoin
Series:
Artemis Fowl series volume 6.
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4.8 stars
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Artemis's mother has contracted a deadly disease -- and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. Unfortunately, Artemis himself was responsible for making the lemurs extinct five years ago. Now he must enlist the aid of his fairy friends to travel back in time and save them. Not only that, but he must face his deadliest foe yet ... his younger self.

6. The Austere Academy

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Author:
Snicket, Lemony
Series:
A series of unfortunate events volume 5.
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4.9 stars
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From the Publisher: As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home Prufrock Preparatory School : they can't help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school's motto Memento Mori or "Remember you will die." This is not a cheerful greeting and certainly marks an inauspicious beginning to a very bleak story just as we have come to expect from Lemony Snickett's Series of Unfortunate Events, the deliciously morbid set of books...

7. Beyond the grave

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Author:
Watson, Jude
Series:
The 39 clues. Main series volume 4.
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4.5 stars
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J FIC ADVENTURE THI
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A Clue found in Book 3 sends Amy and Dan jetting off to find out just what's behind the fierce rivalry between the Tomas and Ekaterina branches of the Cahill family. Was a Clue stolen from the Tomas branch? Where is it now? And most important, can Amy and Dan get their hands on it before their rivals do?

8. Big Nate flips out

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Author:
Peirce, Lincoln
Series:
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 5.
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4.4 stars
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Nate's name does not spell neat, and it is the same with the way he lives his life, which is getting on Francis' nerves. When Big Nate's uncleanliness gets Francis in trouble, Francis may snap on him after all.

9. Big Nate goes for broke

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Author:
Peirce, Lincoln
Series:
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 4.
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5 stars
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Big Nate Wright is president of P.S. 38, the after school cartooning club. When he doodles his observations in his cartoon notebook: "Mighty Jefferson Middle School always wins," Nate decides it's time to go from zeroes to heroes! Will Nate crack under the pressure of the "Ultimate Snowdown"? Or lead P.S. 38 to its biggest victory ever?

10. Big Nate strikes again

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Author:
Peirce, Lincoln
Series:
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 2.
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4.4 stars
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Big Nate will surpass all others! But it won't be easy. He's stuck with Gina, his all-time enemy, who just might ruin everything! Will Nate win or lose? Pass or fail? Or end up in detention again? For fans of the hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid series: Meet Big Nate, self-described genius and definitely not the teacher's pet.

11. The black circle

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Author:
Carman, Patrick
Series:
The 39 clues. Main series volume 5.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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"A strange telegram lures fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, deep into Russia and away from the only trustworthy adult they know. Signed with the initials NRR, the telegram launches a race to uncover a treasure stolen by the Nazis and the truth behind the murder of the last Russian royal family. All too soon, the treasure hunt starts to smell like a Lucian trap. But the bait might just be irresistible--what will Amy and Dan...

12. Bomb: the race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon

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Author:
Sheinkin, Steve
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5 stars
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In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned 3 continents.

13. Cabin fever

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Author:
Kinney, Jeff
Series:
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 6.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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J GRAPHIC KIN
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"Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent. Or at least sort of. The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he's going to have to face the music, but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside with your family for the holidays?To celebrate the full-color,...

14. The candymakers

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Author:
Mass, Wendy, 1967-
Series:
The candymakers volume 1.
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4.5 stars
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When four twelve-year-olds, including Logan, who has grown up never leaving his parents' Life Is Sweet candy factory, compete in the Confectionary Association's annual contest, they unexpectedly become friends and uncover secrets about themselves during the process.

15. The Carnivorous Carnival

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Author:
Snicket, Lemony
Series:
A series of unfortunate events volume 9.
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4 stars
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On the run as suspected murderers, the unlucky Baudelaire orphans find themselves trapped in the Caligari Carnival, where they must masquerade as freaks in order to hide from the evil Count Olaf.

16. Coach Hyatt is a riot!

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Author:
Gutman, Dan
Series:
My weird school daze volume 4.
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3.5 stars
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A new football coach arrives at school and, with help from an unexpected new team member, the Moose win a game.

17. Code of the clans

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Author:
Hunter, Erin
Series:
Warriors (Erin Hunter). Field guides volume 3.
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4.9 stars
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J FIC FANTASY HUN
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Explores the fifteen rules that govern the daily life of a warrior cat.

18. A dangerous path

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Author:
Hunter, Erin
Series:
Warriors (Erin Hunter). Original series volume 5.
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4.7 stars
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Tigerclaw is back and more dangerous than ever as the new leader of ShadowClan, but he is not the most terrifying enemy Fireheart must face as a new force sweeps through the woods.

19. Dark river

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Author:
Hunter, Erin
Series:
Warriors (Erin Hunter). Power of three volume 2.
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4.3 stars
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As Hollypaw, Lionpaw, and Jaypaw, grandchildren of the legendary Firestar, continue their training to be warrior cats, each is haunted by a different internal struggle that could lead to trouble for all Clans.

20. The darkest hour

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Author:
Hunter, Erin
Series:
Warriors (Erin Hunter). Original series volume 6.
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4.8 stars
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ThunderClan's darkest hour is upon them and Fireheart, the warrior cat, must protect his clan from a threat unlike any the forest has ever seen, as the time comes for prophecies to unfold and heroes to rise.