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Intermediate School Recommended Reading

 

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1. Big Nate flips out

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Author:
Peirce, Lincoln
Series:
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 5.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Formats:
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.

2. 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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Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, OverDrive eAudiobook, Playaway, Read-Along Book
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?

3. 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.

4. 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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Book, Graphic Novel, Hoopla eAudiobook, Read-Along Book
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.

5. Cabin fever

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Author:
Kinney, Jeff
Series:
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 6.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Formats:
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,...

6. The candymakers

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Author:
Mass, Wendy, 1967-
Series:
The candymakers volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
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.

7. 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...

8. I survived the attacks of September 11, 2001

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Author:
Tarshis, Lauren
Series:
I survived volume 6.
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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Book, Audio CD, Hoopla eAudiobook, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook, Playaway
Description:
The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend at the fire department where they both work. Benny taught Lucas everything about football. So when Lucas's parents decide the sport is too dangerous and he needs to quit, Lucas has to talk to his biggest fan. So the next morning, Lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. It's a bright, beautiful day in New York. But just as Lucas arrives at...

9. I survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863

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Author:
Tarshis, Lauren
Series:
I survived volume 7.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone -- they're marching with the army. But then orders...

10. I survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011

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Author:
Tarshis, Lauren
Series:
I survived volume 8.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
Visiting his dad's hometown in Japan four months after his father's death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive earthquake rocks the quiet coastal village, nearly toppling his uncle's house. Then the ocean waters rise and Ben and his family are swept away -- and pulled apart -- by a terrible tsunami. Now Ben is alone, stranded in a strange country a million miles from home. Can he fight hard enough...

11. I survived the Nazi invasion, 1944

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Author:
Tarshis, Lauren
Series:
I survived volume 9.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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Description:
In a Jewish ghetto, Max Rosen and his sister, Zena, struggle to live after their father is taken away by the Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. Max and Zena are brought to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?

12. I survived the San Francisco earthquake, 1906

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Author:
Tarshis, Lauren
Series:
I survived volume 5.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Description:
Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible. But early one spring morning, everything changes. Leo's world is shaken -- literally...

13. I survived the shark attacks of 1916

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Author:
Tarshis, Lauren
Series:
I survived volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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Description:
In the summer of 1916, ten year-old Chet Roscow is captivated by the local news: a Great White shark has been attacking and killing people up and down the Atlantic Coast, not far from Chet's hometown of Springfield, New Jersey. Then one day, swimming with his friends, Chet sees something in the water ...

14. In the zone

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Author:
Peirce, Lincoln
Series:
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 6.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, Graphic Novel, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eAudiobook, Read-Along Book
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.

15. The red pyramid

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Author:
Riordan, Rick
Series:
Kane chronicles volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Description:
After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

16. The reptile room

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Author:
Snicket, Lemony
Series:
A series of unfortunate events volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Description:
Dear Reader, if you have picked up this book with the hope of finding a simple and cheery tale, I'm afraid you have picked up the wrong book altogether. The story may seem cheery at first, when the Baudelaire children spend time in the company of some interesting reptiles and a giddy uncle, but don't be fooled. If you know anything at all about the unlucky Baudelaire children, you already know that even pleasant events lead down the same road to misery....

17. The sword thief

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Author:
Lerangis, Peter
Series:
The 39 clues. Main series volume 3.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Description:
Amy and Dan Cahill have been located once again, this time in the company of the notoriously unreliable Alistair. Spies report that Amy and Dan seem to be tracking the life of one of the most powerful fighters the world has ever known. If this fearsome warrior was a Cahill, his secrets are sure to be well-guarded.

18. Three times lucky

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Author:
Turnage, Sheila
Series:
Tupelo Landing volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Formats:
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Description:
Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a café and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.

19. The throne of fire

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Author:
Riordan, Rick
Series:
Kane chronicles volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook, Playaway
Description:
Ever since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed in the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister Sadie have been in trouble. As descendants of the House of Life, the Kanes have some powers at their command, but the devious gods haven't given them much time to master their skills at Brooklyn House, which has become a training ground for young magicians. And now their most threatening enemy yet -- the chaos snake Apophis -- is rising. If they don't...

20. The ugly truth

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Author:
Kinney, Jeff
Series:
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 5.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Formats:
Book, Audio Cassette, Audio CD, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eComic, Read-Along Book
Description:
While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.