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Reading levels are indicated: “beginning” is for readers who are starting to learn English, while “intermediate” and “advanced” 
​are for readers with some experience in the language.
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Frindle
by Andrew Clements
When Nick, the class clown, learns from his strict teacher where words come from, he decides to create one of his own. He renames a pen a frindle. The rest of his classroom (and beyond) love the change! (beginning)
Again!! v.1
by Mitsurou Kubo
Kinichiro gets labeled as a trouble maker all through high school, but as he walks across the stage at graduation he trips and falls and when he wakes up he finds that time has run backwards and he is a freshman all over again.  (graphic novel/manga) (intermediate)
Chomp 
by Carl Hiaasen
When the difficult star of a reality TV show disappears while filming in the Florida Everglades, Wahoo and his classmate Tuna set out to find him. (advanced)
(Also by this author: Flush, Hoot, Scat and Squirm)
Liar, Liar                                                              
​by Gary Paulsen
Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever. First in a series. (intermediate)
Middle School series
by James Patterson
Book 1: Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life
Rafe decides that the best way to deal with his problems the first year of Middle School is to break every rule in the Code of Conduct. What could go wrong? (beginning-intermediate)
Fly on the Wall
​by Remy Lai
Henry Khoo's family is overprotective and he is tired of it. To prove himself, he goes on a trip halfway around the world -- all alone. Meanwhile, this 12-year-old also hosts a popular blog at school that shares gossip (lies) about other students. Throughout this funny book and his solo journey, others change how they think about him and he changes the way he thinks about others. (beginning)
Pie in the Sky 
​by Remy Lai
Also by this author: Fly on the Wall and Pawcasso
When Jingwen, his mother, and his annoying little brother Yanghao move to Australia from China, it seems like they're living on an alien planet. The only thing he looks forward to is working on cake recipes, which is problematic because he has to babysit his bratty brother and isn't allowed to use the oven. (intermediate)
The Season of Styx Malone 
​by Kekla Magoon
When Caleb decides he doesn't want to be ordinary, he allows the fast talking teenage Styx Malone to take the lead in a scheme to get a shiny new motorbike for free. (intermediate)
Wink
by Rob Harrell
Ross wants a normal 7th grade year, but when he gets diagnosed with a rare eye cancer he has to deal with all of the weirdness that comes with it the only way he knows how, with a sense of humor. (beginning-intermediate)
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