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Intermediate School Recommended Reading

 

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1. The Austere Academy

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Author:
Snicket, Lemony
Series:
A series of unfortunate events volume 5.
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
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Description:
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...

2. Big Nate flips out

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Author:
Peirce, Lincoln
Series:
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 5.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Book, Graphic Novel, Hoopla eAudiobook, OverDrive eAudiobook, Read-Along Book
Description:
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.

3. Big Nate goes for broke

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Author:
Peirce, Lincoln
Series:
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 4.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
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?

4. Big Nate on a roll

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Author:
Peirce, Lincoln
Series:
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 3.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Formats:
Graphic Novel, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook
Description:
Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the "perfect" Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.

5. Big Nate strikes again

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Author:
Peirce, Lincoln
Series:
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Description:
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.

6. 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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Book, Book with Audio CD, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eComic
Description:
"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,...

7. The Carnivorous Carnival

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Author:
Snicket, Lemony
Series:
A series of unfortunate events volume 9.
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Description:
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.

8. Coach Hyatt is a riot!

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

9. Dead end in Norvelt

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Author:
Gantos, Jack
Series:
Norvelt books volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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Description:
In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.

10. Dr. Carbles is losing his marbles!

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Author:
Gutman, Dan
Series:
My weird school volume 19.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
It's Thanksgiving! A.J. is thankful for four days off from school. But he's not thankful for Dr. Carbles, who is grumpier than ever. Dr. Carbles even fires Mr. Klutz! Will A.J. and his friends be able to save their principal's job?

11. The End

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Author:
Snicket, Lemony
Series:
A series of unfortunate events volume 13.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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Description:
Lost at sea, the Baudelaire orphans, along with the evil Count Olaf, wash up on the shore of an island populated by an oddly placid group of inhabitants, and they try to decide whether or not they are truly safe.

12. The Ersatz Elevator

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Author:
Snicket, Lemony
Series:
A series of unfortunate events volume 6.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
The woeful saga of the Baudelaire orphans continues as evil Count Olaf discovers their whereabouts at Esmé Squalor's seventy-one bedroom penthouse and concocts a new plan for stealing their family fortune.

13. Frindle

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Author:
Clements, Andrew, 1949-2019
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
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Description:
When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control. Nicholas Allen has plenty of ideas. Who can forget the time he turned his third-grade classroom into a tropical island, or the times he fooled his teacher by chirping like a blackbird? But now Nick's in fifth grade, and it looks like his days as a troublemaker...

14. The Hostile Hospital

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Author:
Snicket, Lemony
Series:
A series of unfortunate events volume 8
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Description:
On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans find themselves in the Heimlich Hospital, with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit.

15. How to speak dragonese

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Author:
Cowell, Cressida
Series:
How to train your dragon volume 3.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Description:
Recounts the further escspades of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he continues his Viking training during which he escapes from a boatload of Roman soldiers and searches for his kidnapped dragon.

16. In the zone

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Author:
Peirce, Lincoln
Series:
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 6.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
Stuck in a rut of bad luck, Nate Wright gets a boost from Chad's lucky foot and suddenly, good luck is everywhere he turns.

17. Miss Child has gone wild!

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Author:
Gutman, Dan
Series:
My weirder school volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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A.J. and his fellow third-graders from Ella Mentry School, including new student Alexia, go on a field trip to the zoo, where they meet a very strange zookeeper.

18. Miss Daisy is crazy!

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Author:
Gutman, Dan
Series:
My weird school volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Description:
Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.

19. Miss Lazar is bizarre!

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Author:
Gutman, Dan
Series:
My weird school volume 9.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Miss Lazar likes to dance around the school with a mop! She has a secret room down in the basement where she keeps the bad kids. She says cleaning throw-up is fun! Miss Lazar is the weirdest custodian in the history of the world!

20. Miss Mary is scary!

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Author:
Gutman, Dan
Series:
My weird school daze volume 10.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
When a British student-teacher arrives, A.J. and his friends wonder if her all-black clothing and love of blood sausage mark her as a vampire, while Mr. Granite simply hopes her musician-boyfriend will stay away long enough for a math lesson.