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1) Wonder
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English
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August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid -- but his classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Wonder begins from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of...
Author
Publication Date
2012
Language
English
Description
After surviving sixth grade, Rafe expects seventh grade to be a fun zone because he has been accepted to art school in the big city, but when he discovers it is more competitive than he expected, he sets out to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art.
Author
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of two totally different girls--quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie--and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. All the crushes, humiliation, boredom, and drama of middle school are compressed into one surprising day" -- back cover.
5) Dehaunting
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Cordelia and her friends discover a way to get rid of all the ghosts that haunt their school-but dehaunting turns out to be more complicated and dangerous than any of them considered"--Provided by publisher.
7) It wasn't me
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Publication Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Theo's photography project is vandalized, the five students nearby all claim it was not them, so Theo's favorite teacher suggests they all spend vacation week together and get to the truth.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Publication Date
2013
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Feeling like a third wheel in the Cupcake Club when best friend Emma goes away on a family trip, Alexis bonds with Katie while Mia spends time with a visitor, a situation that helps all the girls to discover the benefits of sharing friendships with multiple people.
10) Next stop
Author
Publisher
Random House Graphic
Publication Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
249 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Pia is a soft-spoken middle schooler whose life is turned upside down after the loss of her younger brother, followed by her parents' decision to move to a new town. In an effort to get her mind off of the troubles at home, Pia goes on a bus tour with a family friend, stopping at weird and wacky roadside attractions. The final destination: a mysterious underground lake. The locals say it has magical powers; Pia won't admit she believes in it, but...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Publication Date
2025.
Physical Desc
184 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Despite her careful planning, eleven-year-old Jojo's first day of middle school unravels after an outfit mishap, caused by her cat-fluencer stepdad's new kitten, but as she tries hiding her embarrassment, she finds solace in new friends.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Herc Beal knows who he's named after - a mythical hero - but he's no superhero. He's the smallest kid in his class. So when his homeroom teacher at his new middle school gives him the assignment of duplicating the mythical Hercules's amazing feats in real life, he's skeptical. After all, there are no Nemean Lions on Cape Cod, and not a single Hydra in sight. Missing his parents terribly and wishing his older brother wasn't working all the time, Herc...
13) All is Nat lost
Author
Language
English
Description
Nat's class trip is a bigger adventure than she imagined! Nat is on an overnight class trip to Philadelphia, which is her first time in a big city without her parents. And it's a big deal because Nat's mom and dad are finally giving her the independence she's been longing for. But the trip is off to a bad start--with one disaster after another--and if things keep up, Nat's on track to lose her newfound freedom for good! Can she turn things around...
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Publication Date
2019.
Physical Desc
261 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Doug Underbelly strives to be a normal middle-schooler, but as secret King of the Mole People, weird things are attracted to him.
15) Always, Abigail
Author
Publication Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Sixth grader Abigail, assigned a different homeroom than her two best friends and made only the alternate on the pom-pom squad, learns a lot about popularity and true friendship when paired with unpopular Gabby for a year-long "Friendly Letter Assignment."
16) Band camp rules
Author
Publisher
Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Publication Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
17) Meet me halfway
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
When seventh-grade classmates Mattie Gómez and Mercedes Miller realize they have the same Colombian father, they hatch a plan to run away from a school field trip to meet him for the first time.
Author
Publisher
JY, an imprint of Yen Press, LLC
Publication Date
2021.
Physical Desc
202 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"My name is Grace, not 'Kyle's little sister!' Having a good-looking, friendly, outgoing older brother sucks--especially when you're the total opposite, someone who likes staying home and playing video games. Your parents like him better (even if they deny it!), and everyone calls you 'Kyle's little sister' while looking disappointed that you're not more like him. I was really hoping I'd get to go to a different middle school, but no such luck. At...