Sasquatch In The Paint
Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: middle schools [X], schools, basketball, science clubs, interpersonal relations, school stories, basketball stories, african americans, jews, mystery fiction [X]
The Wig In The Window
When their game of neighborhood spying takes a dark turn one night, pre-teen sleuths Sophie Young and Grace Yang find themselves caught in a dangerious cat-and-mouse game with their bizarre guidance counselor, who may be hiding something sinister.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: friendship, middle schools [X], schools, mystery and detective stories, school stories, mystery fiction [X]
Super-sized Slugger
Thirteen-year-old Cody Parker moves to Baltimore, Maryland, where as a fat eighth-grader, he has to deal with brutal teasing from a baseball teammate, and his school is beset by a rash of mysterious thefts that threaten to sideline Cody and ruin a golden season for his team.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 21
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 810
subjects: baseball, moving, household, overweight persons, bullying, theft, baltimore (md.), moving, school stories, baseball stories, middle schools [X], stealing, schools, bullies, mystery fiction [X]
Diamonds Are A Thief's Best Friend
The "Jewels" of the Martha Washington Middle School team are focused on the upcoming quiz bowl in New York City, but when they discover that the Atkinson Preparatory School Rivals may be planning a diamond heist, they set out to foil the theft.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: friendship, school stories, middle schools [X], theft, diamonds, new york (n.y.), jewel thieves, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, mystery and detective stories, school contests, stealing, schools, best friends, mystery fiction [X]
The Scandal
Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone knows every judge, police officer, and court clerk in Strattenburg.
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year:
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: courts juvenile fiction, middle schools [X], legal fiction (literature), boone, theodore, courts, legal stories, mystery fiction [X]
The Monster Hypothesis
While her famous-scientist parents are away, sixth-grader Kick Winter lives with her grandmother, a psychic, in Bohring, home to 453 people, 2,053 alligators, and one curse.
FIC
year:
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: middle schools [X], school stories, psychics, grandmothers, blessing and cursing, horror fiction, mystery fiction [X]
Atty At Law
Atticus "Atty" Peale is named after her father's favorite fictional character, a lawyer in a famous book.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: criminal investigation, middle schools [X], schools, racially mixed families, family life, alabama, mystery fiction [X], domestic fiction
The Secret Detective
Ali Cross, the son of famous detective Alex Cross, is participating in a school debate over police violence and finds himself in a difficult situation regarding his father.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: police, debates and debating, middle schools [X], school stories, african americans, mystery fiction, washington (d.c.), mystery fiction [X], detective and mystery fiction, child detectives
Ada Lace Gets Famous
"When third grader and inventor extraordinaire Ada Lace learns her teachers are in dire need of new school supplies, she's eager to lend a helping hand--but how? With a bake sale? A class carnival? Most ideas seem out of reach for a kid like her, until Tycho suggests Ada try her hand at posting informational videos.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: video blogs, peer pressure, friendship, middle schools [X], school stories, school fiction, schools, mystery fiction [X]