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Mac Barnett, Jory John
Miles Murphy is known at school for his pranks. When he moves to Yawnee Valley, a town associated with cows, he assumes he will become the leading prankster at his new school as well. Instead, an unexpected competitor challenges that ambition. The two pranksters clash and begin a prank war, while black-and-white drawings accompany the story of Miles's move and his new school rivalry.
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The NestKenneth OppelFor Steve, summer is filled with worries rather than ease. His newborn brother is seriously ill, his parents are struggling, and a wasps’ nest hangs from the eaves. Steve encounters figures he initially thinks are angels, and he is told that agreeing to one request could fix everything. The story follows the fears surrounding his family’s crisis and the choice placed before him.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Thing about JellyfishAli BenjaminAfter her former best friend Franny drowns, twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson believes a rare jellyfish sting caused the death. She withdraws into silence while carrying grief and guilt over how their friendship ended. A seventh-grade science project leads Suzy to develop and test her theory using scientific method. Flashbacks reveal the changes in their friendship and Suzy’s actions on the final day of sixth grade as she searches for an explanation for Franny’s death.Nine to TwelveLexile Text Measure 740LATOS Book Level 5On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The SkunkMac BarnettA man is followed everywhere by a skunk. No matter where he goes, the animal continues after him, becoming an obsessive presence he wants to escape. The story centers on the unexplained reason for the pursuit and on whether the man will ever manage to be free of the skunk. Its premise leaves the connection between the two figures as a continuing question.Five to NineLexile Text Measure AD550LATOS Book Level 2.7On one of the same reading listsView book details