Clean Reads for Tweens

Young Adult and Middle Grade novels that are clean reads for tweens - older elementary to young high school. 'Clean' as in no reference to sex and limited violence however there may be some action. Use your best judgment.
 

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1. Chomp

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Author:
Hiaasen, Carl
Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to findhim while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.

2. The golden compass

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Author:
Pullman, Philip, 1946-
Series:
His dark materials (Christopher Wormell, ill.)
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4.2 stars
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Living among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College, Lyra hears rumors of a magical dust that supposedly possesses powers that can unite whole universes, and begins a difficult and dangerous journey to find it. Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.

3. The mysterious Benedict Society and the perilous journey

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Author:
Stewart, Trenton Lee
Series:
Mysterious Benedict Society volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Description:
Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance, all graduates of the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and members of the Benedict Society, embark on a scavenger hunt that turns into a desperate search for the missing Mr. Benedict.

4. Sammy Keyes and the killer cruise

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 17.
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Description:
"Teen sleuth Sammy Keyes solves a classic locked-room mystery aboard a cruise ship"--Provided by publisher.

5. Sammy Keyes and the night of skulls

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Author:
Van Draanen, Wendelin
Series:
Sammy Keyes mysteries volume 14.
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Cary Regional - Childrens Fiction
J VANDRAAN
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Junior high detective Sammy Keyes and her friends take a detour through a graveyard on Halloween night and find themselves in the middle of a mystery involving missing people, human skulls, and a ghoulish embalmer, while school presents its own set of tricks and treats.

6. Scat

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Author:
Hiaasen, Carl
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4.1 stars
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Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.

7. Storm of lightning

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Author:
Evans, Richard Paul
Series:
Michael Vey volume 5.
Average Rating:
4.9 stars
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While on their most dangerous mission so far, Michael, Taylor, Ostin, and the rest of the Electroclan discover the resistance has been compromised and their families are missing.