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Author
Series
EllRay Jakes series volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eight-year-old EllRay's father has promised a family trip to Disneyland if EllRay can stay out of trouble for a week, but not defending himself against Jared, the class bully, proves to be a real challenge.
Author
Series
Unbelievably boring Bart volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Brainy twelve-year-old Bart attracts little attention at his new middle school near Hollywood, California, but whenever he can get around his gym-coach father, he secretly hunts electricity-guzzling aliens.
6) Win or lose
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Devin's team thinks she is taking too much credit for their winning streak and she must keep the team together"--
Author
Series
Flower power books volume 2
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fifth-graders Katie-Rose, Violet, Milla, and Yasaman seem to have little in common except their flower-related names, but they nurture their new friendship through a social-networking site and a campaign to have healthier snacks served at school.
Author
Series
I survived volume 20
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
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Description
Traces the story of a boy who moves across the country to rural northern California, where his efforts to adjust are challenged by a fast-moving firestorm that places family homes and lives at risk.
10) Saving the team
Author
Series
The kicks volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
After moving to California, seventh-grader Devin is afraid she will not make the soccer team but finds, instead, a team is so bad that she is compelled to take the lead and turn it into something the players and coach can all be proud of.
Author
Series
Unusual chickens volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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Description
Through a series of letters, Sophie Brown, age twelve, tells of her family's move to her Great Uncle Jim's farm, where she begins taking care of some unusual chickens with help from neighbors and friends.
12) True blue
Author
Series
Horses of Oak Valley Ranch volume 3
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
In 1960s California, eighth-grader Abby Lovitt has trouble with True Blue, the newest horse on her family's ranch, a beautiful dappled gray who is so often spooked, Abby wonders if he is haunted by the ghost of his deceased former owner.
Author
Series
Stella Batts volume 4
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
""Everyone is invited to a birthday party at her parent's candy store, except Stella Batts. She needs to figure out to be a pleasant hostess when she's not on the guest list"--
Author
Series
Stella Batts volume 2
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
When Stella learns that her best friend Willa is moving away, she makes a wish and tries with a magic potion to keep her in Redwood City, California.
16) Gee Whiz
Author
Series
Horses of Oak Valley Ranch volume 5
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Soon after her yearling, Jack, begins working with professional trainers at a nearby ranch, Abby Lovitt takes responsibility for a very large, very smart, and very curious retired racehorse named Gee Whiz.
17) Oopsy daisy
Author
Series
Flower power books volume 3
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Flower Power girls plot to bring two of their teachers together in a matchmaking scheme at their school's 'Kids night in'"--Provided by publisher.
18) Pie in the Sky
Author
Series
Horses of Oak Valley Ranch volume 4
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Abby Lovitt is put in charge of training the expensive and haughty horse Pie in the Sky when his owner refuses. While trying to get a hold on him, she must deal with the new challenges, both good and bad, that come with being a freshman in high school in 1970's Northern California"--
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 4 & 5
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Fantasy [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: LGBTQIA+ [Middle School]
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Fantasy [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: LGBTQIA+ [Middle School]
Description
"After eleven-year-old David Bravo wishes for a do-over of a disastrous day of middle school, he and a shapeshifting spirit guide try to right a wrong in his past"--
Author
Series
EllRay Jakes series volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes decides to "borrow" his father's crystals to impress his classmates, but his plan to return the crystals before his father notices goes awry.
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