EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS

Marcy SparksLibrarian @ Montwood Middle School in Socorro ISD2013-2016 Texas Bluebonnet Award Selection Committee Member

137 pagesReading Level 3.5Algonquin Young ReadersThree Ring Rascals series2013ISBN-13: 978-1-61620-244-6

THE SHOW MUST GO ON! BY KATE KLISE

DOLL BONESBY HOLLY BLACK

244 pagesReading Level 5.4Margaret K. McElderry Books2012ISBN-13: 978-1-41696-398-1

THE MIGHTY LALOUCHE BY MATTHEW OLSHANILLUSTRATED BY SOPHIE BLACKALL

34 pagesReading Level 2.8Schwartz & Wade Books2013ISBN-13: 978-0-375-96225-7

SPY SCHOOL BY STUART GIBBS

290 pagesReading Level 5.3Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readersfollowed by Spy Camp2012ISBN-13: 978-1-447242-182-0

MISTER MAX: THE BOOK OF LOST THINGSBY CYNTHIA VOIGT

367 pagesReading Level 6.4Alfred A. KnopfMister Max series2013ISBN-13: 978-0-307-97681-9

367 pagesReading Level 6.4Alfred A. KnopfMister Max series2013ISBN-13: 978-0-307-97681-9

HOLD FASTBY BLUE BALLIETT

274 pagesReading Level 5.5Scholastic Press2013ISBN-13: 978-0-545-29988-6

274 pagesReading Level 5.5Scholastic Press2013ISBN-13: 978-0-545-29988-6

TWELVE KINDS OF ICE BY ELLEN BRYAN OBED

137 pagesReading Level 4.6Houghton Mifflin Books for Children2012ISBN-13: 978-0-618-89129-0

137 pagesReading Level 4.6Houghton Mifflin Books for Children2012ISBN-13: 978-0-618-89129-0

PICKLE: THE (FORMERLY) ANONYMOUS PRANK CLUB OF FOUNTAIN POINT MIDDLEBY KIM BAKER

Can I trust you? I mean, to tell you this story I need to know that you can keep a couple of secrets. I’m already in a whole lot of trouble, and it’s not just me. But I want to tell you everything that happened. Everything. I’ll assume that you can keep the important stuff secret and not pass this book on to anyone older than twenty. I’ve been paying attention, and I’m pretty sure that’s when a person’s sense of humor starts leaking out. If somebody is that old, this isn’t their kind of story, anyway.

I’m talking about the League of Pickle Makers. Can you think of a club a person would be less curious about? That’s the point. Five of us meet on Thursdays, after school in the science lab. You’d expect somebody would think it was fishy that a group of kids are excited enough about making pickles to meet every week. On meeting days we take turns making a show out of carrying around some vinegar or a sack of cucumbers. We even have a website. Check it out—www.picklesforever.com. Click on the “Fizzy Pickle Soup” recipe, and then click on the word “simmer” down at the bottom. The password is “cheese.”

Now you know we’re not really an organization of picklers. Honestly, I don’t even like pickles that much. Only a few people know how it all started. Us—and if you think you can handle it—you.

233 pagesReading Level 4.6Roaring Book Press2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59643-765-4

233 pagesReading Level 4.6Roaring Book Press2012ISBN-13: 978-1-59643-765-4

PERFECT GAME BY FRED BOWEN

143 pagesReading Level 3.5Peachtree PublishersFred Bowen Sports Stories series2013ISBN-13: 978-1-56145-701-4

THIS JOURNAL BELONGS TO RATCHETBY NANCY J. CAVANAUGH

307 pagesReading Level 4.5Sourcebooks Jabberwocky2013ISBN-13: 978-1-40228-106-8

THE DEAD FAMILY DIAZ BY P.J. BRACEGIRDLEILLUSTRATED BY POLY BERNATENE

32 pagesReading Level 2.9Dial Books for Young Readers2012ISBN-13: 978-0-8037-3326-8

ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO’S LIBRARYBY CHRIS GRABENSTEIN

291 pagesReading Level 5.2Random House2013ISBN-13: 978-0-375-97089-4

291 pagesReading Level 5.2Random House2013ISBN-13: 978-0-375-97089-4

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THE WATER CASTLE BY MEGAN FRAZER BLAKEMORE

344 pagesReading Level 5.9Walker Books For Young Readers2013ISBN-13: 978-0-8027-2839-5

344 pagesReading Level 5.9Walker Books For Young Readers2013ISBN-13: 978-0-8027-2839-5

THE VENGEKEEP PROPHECIES BY BRIAN FARREY

390 pagesReading Level 5.1Harper2012ISBN-13: 978-0-06-204928-5

390 pagesReading Level 5.1Harper2012ISBN-13: 978-0-06-204928-5

FIFTY CENTS AND A DREAM BY JABARI ASIMILLUSTRATED BY BRYAN COLLIER

40 pagesReading Level 4.6Little, Brown2012ISBN-13: 978-0-316-08657-8

RUMP: THE TRUE STORY OF RUMPELSTILTSKINBY LIESL SHURTLIFF

264 pagesReading Level 4.1Alfred A. Knopf2013ISBN-13: 978-0-307-97794-6

HENRY AND THE CANNONS BY DON BROWN

32 pagesReading Level 3.3Roaring Book Press2013ISBN-13: 978-1-59643-266-6

FREAKLING BY LANA KRUMWIEDE

309 pagesReading Level 4.3Candlewick Press2012ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-5937-0

309 pagesReading Level 4.3Candlewick Press2012ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-5937-0