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The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angleberger
A group of sixth-grade friends use the advice of an origami Yoda to navigate their lives.
Dwight is a sixth grader at McQuarrie Middle School who is considered quite weird. One day, Dwight folds an origami finger puppet of Yoda , a popular, Star Wars, figure. Through an imitation voice , ... (Wikipedia)
The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee
by Tom Angleberger
Origami Yoda and friends solve the mystery of the Fortune Wookiee, a paper fortune teller that can predict the future.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CASE FILE WITHOUT ORIGAMI YODA? With Dwight suspended, McQuarrie Middle School is missing its most famous attendee: origami Yoda. And no Yoda means no case file mystery to ... (Goodreads)
Big Nate on a Roll
by Lincoln Peirce
Sixth-grader Nate Wright navigates middle school life with his friends, teachers, and family.
Nate Wright is in detention, as earlier his art teacher Mr. Rosa asks him to hold a ladder for his rival Artur, so that he can paint the scenery for the school play. He recalls Artur dripping paint ... (Wikipedia)
Cabin Fever
by Jeff Kinney
A group of friends embark on a mischievous adventure, encountering hilarious hijinks along the way.
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 ... (Barnes & Noble)
Big Nate Strikes Again
by Lincoln Peirce
Sixth-grader Nate Wright navigates middle school life with his friends and family, often getting into trouble along the way.
As Nate Wright and his friends Francis and Teddy look at a bulletin board that had baby pictures of the entire sixth grade, Nate points out one picture that he believes is Jenny, but it turns out to ... (Wikipedia)
The Third Wheel
by Jeff Kinney
A middle schooler's misadventures as he navigates the ups and downs of growing up.
Greg recalls several anecdotes from the time of his conception to his preschool years, notable ones include how his mother read to him before bed, how his parents’ excessive kissing supposedly led to ... (Wikipedia)
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself
by Lincoln Peirce
Follow the hilarious misadventures of sixth-grader Nate Wright as he navigates school, friends, and family.
Nate Wright is dreaming when he wakes up to another ordinary morning of his life: breakfast of lumpy raisin oatmeal, his older sister, Ellen, and school. Believing that there will be a test that day ... (Wikipedia)
Old School
by Jeff Kinney
A middle school student's misadventures as he navigates the tricky social and academic world of school.
Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That’s the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn’t ... (Goodreads)
Swindle
by Gordon Korman
A group of kids team up to retrieve a valuable baseball card from a swindler. Action-packed adventure ensues.
A smart, young boy named Griffin Bing decides to invite his entire class grade over for a sleepover in an old house about to be demolished after the town's plan for using as a new space in their town ... (Wikipedia)
The Berenstain Bears Forget Their Manners
by Stan Berenstain
A lesson in manners and politeness, as the Berenstain Bears learn the importance of courtesy.
"When Mama Bear's efforts to improve her family's manners are unsuccessful, she devises a Politeness Plan–a chart listing a chore as a penalty for each act of rudeness. Basic etiquette is presented ... (Goodreads)
The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate
A gorilla named Ivan, who lives in a mall, finds hope and freedom through his art and the help of his friends.
The story is placed at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall by the Video Arcade. Ivan, the gorilla, has lived in captivity at the Big Top Mall for 9,855 days by his own tally. , He lives in his domain, and is ... (Wikipedia)
Ungifted
by Gordon Korman
A troublemaker accidentally gets sent to a school for gifted students and ends up changing the lives of everyone around him.
Donovan Curtis thinks he's ungifted. He's the ultimate prankster and trouble-maker. But one day, he goes too far in causing a commotion. He strikes a statue of Atlas with a stick, causing the globe ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Council
by Kazu Kibuishi
A group of young adventurers take on an epic quest, attempting to save their world from destruction.
Kazu Kibuishi's thrilling, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling series continues! Emily and her friends think they'll find the help they need in Cielis, but something isn't right. Streets that were once busy ... (Barnes & Noble)
Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
by Dav Pilkey
Two pranksters must save their school from an army of evil talking toilets created by a mad scientist.
JH Elementary School is planning on hosting its second annual Invention Convention . Upon seeing the poster for it, George and Harold think to themselves what it would be like to be principals for ... (Wikipedia)
Judy Moody Was in a Mood. Not a Good Mood. A Bad Mood.
by Megan McDonald
Judy Moody is in a bad mood and determined to find something to cheer her up.
The book that started it all–now in paperback! Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood. A mad-faced mood. Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. But she does have an ... (Goodreads)
Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere
by Mike Carey
A journey of magical realism through the hidden world of London Below.
Graphic adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere collects all nine issues of the Vertigo maxiseries. An ordinary Londoner stops to help an enigmatic girl and joins a battle to save the strange ... (Goodreads)
The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers
by Stan Berenstain
A family of bears learn the importance of being aware of strangers.
When Papa Bear tells the cubs why they should never talk to strangers, Sister begins to view all strangers as evil until Mama brings some common sense to the problem. ... (Goodreads)
Creepy Carrots!
by Aaron Reynolds
Rabbit outwits a group of carrots that are trying to scare him off from eating them.
Jasper Rabbit loved carrots. Especially the carrots that grew in Crackenhooper Field. They were "Fat, Crisp. And Free for the taking" Jasper enjoyed these carrots "on the way to school, on his way to ... (Wikipedia)
The Cay
by Theodore Taylor
A young boy and an elderly man, stranded on a small island, confront the challenges of survival together.
When World War II breaks out, 11-year-old Phillip Enright and his mother board the S.S. Hato to Virginia because his mother feels it is unsafe to stay in Curaçao with the German submarines ... (Wikipedia)
The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander
Two brothers explore the joys and struggles of adolescence through the power of basketball.
New York Times, bestseller ∙ Newbery Medal Winner ∙, Coretta Scott King Honor Award ∙,2015 YALSA 2015 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults,∙, 2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers ... (Barnes & Noble)
Tears of the Giraffe
by Alexander McCall Smith
A humorous and heartwarming story of the lives of the inhabitants of a Botswana village.
Newly engaged Mma Ramotswe is not impressed with Mr JLB Matekoni's maid, Florence Pena. Unknown to him, she has been sleeping in his bed with her men friends. Obvious to Mma Ramotswe is that she does ... (Wikipedia)
The Rook
by Daniel O'Malley
A woman wakes up with no memory, but with supernatural powers and a letter from her past self. She must navigate a secret organization to uncover the truth.
The book follows a young woman in her thirties who wakes up in a park surrounded by bodies wearing latex gloves. She's unable to remember anything about herself or how she or the bodies got there, ... (Wikipedia)
Wonderstruck
by Brian Selznick
Two stories from different eras intertwine, revealing hidden connections between a deaf girl and a runaway boy.
Ben’s story starts in Gunflint Lake, Minnesota in June 1977. He was born deaf in his left ear. Ben’s mom, Elaine, was the town librarian, but died in a car crash. He now lives with his aunt and uncle ... (Wikipedia)
Diary of a Worm
by Doreen Cronin
A humorous look at life as a worm, with adventures and lessons to be learned.
#1 New York Times Bestseller! This hilarious picture book from the bestselling, acclaimed author-illustrator team of Doreen Cronin and Harry Bliss tells the adventures of a worm through his daily ... (Barnes & Noble)
Siege and Storm
by Leigh Bardugo
A fantasy adventure of a young woman's fight to reclaim her kingdom and freedom.
▶, Alternative Cover Edition #1, Darkness never dies. Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land, all while ... (Goodreads)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901
by Nancy E. Turner
A young woman's struggle for independence, chronicles her journey through the American Southwest.
“Belongs on your must-read list. This novel is a gem.” — Omaha World-Herald Nancy E. Turner's unforgettable, These Is My Words, melds the sweeping adventures and dramatic landscapes of, Lonesome ... (Barnes & Noble)
Day of Doom
by David Baldacci
A thrilling adventure of a former government assassin who must stop a terrorist group from unleashing a deadly virus on the world.
International bestseller David Baldacci pens the stunning conclusion to Cahills vs. Vespers! Confidential until March, 2013! ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Colossus Rises
by Peter Lerangis
Jack McKinley and his friends must find seven magical Loculi to save themselves and the world from destruction.
One Boy Jack McKinley is an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he’s going to die. One Mission Jack needs to find seven magic loculi that, when combined, have the power to ... (Goodreads)
Meant to Be
by Lauren Morrill
A case of mistaken identity leads to a romantic adventure in London, but fate has other plans.
It's one thing to fall head over heels into a puddle of hazelnut coffee, and quote another to fall for the - gasp - wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she's the queen of ... (Goodreads)
Fortunately, the Milk
by Neil Gaiman
A wild and wacky journey through time and space, involving pirates and dinosaurs.
An absolute delight of a madcap story for the young (and young-at-heart) by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with equal parts pirates and piranhas, adventure and aliens, oddity and ... (Barnes & Noble)
