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1) Brave
Author
Series
Berrybrook Middle School novels volume 2
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
238 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In his daydreams, Jensen is the biggest hero that ever was, saving the world and his friends on a daily basis. But his middle school reality is VERY different - math is hard, getting along with friends is hard... Even finding a partner for the class project is a big problem when you always get picked last. And the pressure's on even more once the school newspaper's dynamic duo, Jenny and Akilah, draw Jensen into the whirlwind of school news, social...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
236 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What if the dumbest idea ever turned your life upside down? At thirteen, Jimmy was popular, at the top of his class, and the leading scorer on his basketball team. But all that changed when chicken pox forced him to miss the championship game. Things went from bad to worse when he got pneumonia and missed even more school. Before Jimmy knew it, his grades were sinking and nothing seemed to be going right. How did Jimmy turn things around, get back...
3) Class act
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he isn't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
210 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
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Description
When a popular student encourages her to join the soccer team, Faith signs up even though she has never played the game, and learns about loyalty and friendship.
5) Drama
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
233 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.
6) The tryout
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad."--
Author
Series
Steve L. McEvil volume 1
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
216 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Steve has plans to take over his middle school, but when a nefarious villain beats him to the punch, Steve will have to consider doing the most horrific thing of them all: teaming up with good guy Vic Turry to save his school and maybe the entire town!"--
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
257 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Kirby creates online videos showing kids why growing up isn't all it's cracked up to be, but when his best friend, Raja, finds out that Kirby isn't the person he's pretending to be, they may be forced to grow up sooner than they think."--
Author
Series
Stephen McCranie's Space Boy volume 3
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
While Amy learns to adapt to life on Earth and deepens her friendship with Oliver, she decides to reach out to someone from her past.
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First Second edition.
Physical Desc
166 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Juniper is the new student at a prestigious boarding school. She needs to make friends fast--not to mention try to avoid the mythical beast rumored to be roaming the forest.
11) Gotham High
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
167 pages, 30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
After being kicked out of his boarding school, 17-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City to find that nothing is as he left it, and when a kidnapping rattles the school, Bruce seeks answers as the dark and troubled knight.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Charlies the laid-back captain of the basketball team. Nate is the neurotic, scheming president of the robotics club. But they are friends, however unlikelyuntil Nate declares war on the cheerleaders and the cheerleaders retaliate by making Charlie their figurehead in the ugliest class election campaign the school has ever seen. At stake? Student group funding that will either cover a robotics competition or new cheerleading uniforms, but not both....
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
233 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format.
Author
Series
Stephen McCranie's Space Boy volume 7
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"To Amy, everyone has a flavor . . . and when Dr. Kim's chamomile tea and lemon becomes sour with anxiety, it plunges Amy into a conspiracy and new questions about Oliver's identity! Life is changing quickly for Amy and her friends. A new romance blossoms between Tammie and Schaefer, and Zeph reveals his feelings for Amy. But when Amy discovers startling new information about Oliver and a mysterious military organization, it threatens to come crashing...
15) Fake blood
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition. First Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers paperback edition.
Physical Desc
332 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In order to get the attention of Nia, the girl he likes, eleven-year-old A.J. pretends to be a vampire, unaware that she intends to be a slayer.
16) Operatic
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"About to graduate from middle school, Charlie is preoccupied with a crush, Emile, and the absence of Luka, a boy in her class, who has not come to school in days. In Mr. P's music class, she hears the songs of opera singer Maria Callas and falls in love with opera. Maria's story helps Charlie navigate her own world."--
Author
Series
Stephen McCranie's Space Boy volume 13
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Amy struggles to adjust to her new life at the FCP, making new friends and reuniting with old ones, all the while haunted by the specters of the night before. Meanwhile, Cassie and Schafer begin to turn up new leads in the case, all the while unaware of the manipulations of mysterious National Security agent, James Silbur"--
18) Mall goth
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
244 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Set in the early 2000s, Mall Goth is a coming-of-age story about Goth Liv Holme, who has to navigate growing up amidst moving, starting at a new school, and the dissolution of her parents' marriage"--
Author
Series
Mr. Wolf's class volume 3
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
169 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
When the students in Mr. Wolf's class learn about personal narratives, Sampson doesn't think anything worth writing about has ever happened to him, until a bicycle accident gives him a new perspective.
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