Lisa Greenwald
1) Dear friends
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
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"Eleni is the kind of person who's always had a BFF--an automatic, guaranteed by-her-side person--at home, at school, and at camp. And since before she was even born, her very best friend has been Sylvie Bank. But when Sylvie's end-of-summer birthday party becomes the end of their friendship, Eleni can't picture starting middle school without her BFF by her side"--Provided by publisher.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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Natty copes with her parents splitting up, moving in with her grandparents, and starting a new school by maintaining and spreading a positive attitude, but she soon realizes it is more important to feel her feelings than it is to be eternally peppy.
3) 11 before 12
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Friendship list volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 11
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Publisher Annotation: Fans of Lauren Myracle and Wendy Mass will love acclaimed author Lisa Greenwald?s new duology about two best friends who kick-start middle school with a bucket list of eleven things they need to do to become AMAZING before their joint twelfth birthday party.
4) 13 and 3/4
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Friendship list volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
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BFFs Ari and Kaylan make a new bucket list as they set out for different summer camps in the fourth and final Friendship List novel. The perfect summer read for fans of Lauren Myracle and Rachel Renee Russo’s Dork Diaries!
Ari and Kaylan aren’t sure how they’re going to survive their first summer apart. No pool. No sleepovers. No emergency late night chats on the porch.
So as Ari returns to Camp Silver and Kaylan heads off to comedy camp,...
5) 12 Before 13
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Friendship list volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
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Fans of Lauren Myracle and Wendy Mass will adore the second book in this hilarious series about two BFFs who master middle school with a list of twelve goals they MUST achieve before their thirteenth birthday. Inspired by the success of their first birthday bucket list, Ari and her BFF Kaylan set twelve new goals for the next school year. And number one is "keep our friendship strong."
But after a life-changing summer at camp, Ari feels torn between...
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Ellie's family owns the town deli. Its official name is Lukshen Deli, but everybody calls it Ellie's Deli. When a restaurant group threatens to move in and take over, tenacious Ellie and her BFFs must prove that matzo ball soup and sour pickles are here to stay, in this adorable new middle grade fiction series with recipes and illustrations throughout.
When Ellie accidentally overhears that her family deli is most likely going to close, she does...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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Rather than a summer of fun transforming her family's pharmacy into an eco-spa, Lucy Desberg must face her sister Claudia's new boyfriend Bean, investor Gary's irritating daughter Bevin, and a spa coordinator who is put in charge of the plans.
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TBH volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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TBH, sometimes boys say dumb things about girls. And Cece is sick of it! When she leads a super-successful event at school to raise awareness, everyone starts looking to her to take charge--of everything. Prianka needs ideas for National Poetry Month, Victoria wants advice on volunteer projects, and Gabby needs homework help. To be honest, being a leader is fun but the pressure is OOC (out of control)! Can Cece help her friends without totally losing...
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TBH volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Best friends Cecily, Gabby, and Prianka face drama in the last days of school as a meme goes viral, their mothers take them bra shopping together, and Cecily develops her first crush. Told entirely in text messages, emails, and notes.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Three BFFs try to make new friends but keep the old in the fifth book in Lisa Greenwald's hilarious series told entirely in text messages, emojis, and notes. Perfect for fans of Invisible Emmie and the Dork Diaries books.
Making new friends is a good thing, right? Not when you barely see your besties!
Between swim team, the school play, and poetry club, BFFs Cece, Gabby, and Prianka are meeting different people and trying different things. But...
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TBH volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that hadn't been heard before. By the time they returned to England two weeks later, major changes in music, fashion, the record industry, and the image of an entire generation had been set into motion. Coming less than three months after the assassination of President Kennedy, the Beatles' visit helped rouse the country out...
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Seagate summers series volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
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Remy can't wait for another summer on Seagate Island. It's time to bring back her successful dog-sitting business on Dog Beach and see her favorite friends. But instead of sunny days and fun in the sand, the summer is off to a rainy start. Remy and the dogs have cabin fever, and, to make matters worse, her friendship with her longtime pal, Bennett, is starting to feel complicated. What can one twelve-year-old do to create summer magic when the summer...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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Rockwood Hills Junior High is known for the close-knit cliques that rule the school. When arty new girl Dina gets the opportunity to do a video project with queen bee Chelsea, she thinks this is her ticket to a great new social life. But Chelsea has bigger problems than Dina can imagine: her father has lost his job, and her family is teetering on the brink. Without knowing it, Dina might just get caught in Chelsea's free fall.
Filled with honest...
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TBH volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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It's no secret that Victoria's mom can be OTT overprotective! But lately her anxiety has been too much to handle. So even though Victoria is helping plan the school's Valentine's Day dance, she might not be allowed to go!
To be honest, she's going to need lots of help from her BFFs to mend this mother-daughter relationship—and it may mean sharing her most embarrassing secret ever!
The question is: Can you take back a secret once you've shared...
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Series
Seagate summers series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Eleven-year-old Remy loves Seagate, the island where her grandmother had a house and where her family spends every summer vacation. But this year's different. Remy misses her dog, Danish, who recently passed away. The usual Seagate traditions don't feel the same-and neither does her relationship with her two best friends, Micayla and Bennett. Micayla's family is moving to Seagate year-round, and she's spending more time with the year-round kids. Bennett's...
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TBH volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Three BFFs set out to have the BEST SUMMER EVER in the fourth book in this addictive series told entirely in text messages.
BFFAEs Prianka, Cece, and Gabby are ready to have an unforgettable summer-but they don't agree on what that means.
For Cece and Gabby, everything is CAMP, CAMP, CAMP! But Prianka wants to forget about sleeping in the woods and hang out at the pool before her big family trip to India. Gabby won't stop obsessing over the likes...
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Friendship list volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Fans of Lauren Myracle and Rachel Renee Russo's Dork Diaries will adore the third book in this laugh-out-loud series about two BFFs who master middle school with a list of thirteen goals they MUST achieve before their first summer apart.
With winter break almost over and seventh grade spinning beyond their control, best friends Kaylan and Ari write a new list of 13 resolutions to make the New Year, middle school, and their friendship even more amazing...
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Series
TBH volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Told entirely in text messages, the second book in this addictive series from the acclaimed author of 11 Before 12 is perfect for fans of Lauren Myracle and Rachel Renee Russell.
TBH, Cece has no time for her boy-crazy friends. She wants to make a bigger impact in middle school than just choosing the perfect kissy cat-face emoji.
But that's hard when Gabby and Prianka talk about their crushes 24/7. (To be honest, it's way too much information!)...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Description
When a blizzard threatens to ruin Valentine's Day, three seventh-grade friends make and distribute fortune cookies to their lonely neighbors-and confront the secrets they've been keeping from one another.
Confident Kate doesn't notice much but the latest gossip, and shy Georgia can't say out loud what's always on her mind. They're joined by observant, careful Olivia, whose epic, single-minded crush on PBJ (real name: Phillip Becker-Jacobs) is starting...