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81) Batneezer
Author
Series
Creature from my closet volume 6
Language
English
Description
"A strange combination of Ebenezer Scrooge and Lego Batman helps Rob Burnside save his school"--
82) Trading faces
Author
Series
Payton and Emma Mills books volume 1
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When seventh-grade twins Payton and Emma switch places, they shake up the social hierarchy at their new middle school.
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 10
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Nikki tries to be a pet sitter, but realizes it's harder work than she thought.
84) Katfish
Author
Series
Creature from my closet volume 4
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Principal Smelt has created the Fun-ger Games for Softrock Middle School's students, and Rob Burnside, his life in ruins, hopes that Katfish, a cross between Katniss and the Little Mermaid created in Rob's closet, will help with game tips, advice about girls, and how to get people to stop hating him.
85) Joshua Dread
Author
Language
English
Description
Besides being bullied, Joshua faces one more obstacle in middle school, trying to hide his identity as the son of supervillains, the Dread Duo.
86) Goodbye stranger
Author
Language
English
Description
As Bridge makes her way through seventh grade on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her best friends, curvacious Em, crusader Tab, and a curious new friend--or more than friend--Sherm, she finds the answer she has been seeking since she barely survived an accident at age eight: "What is my purpose?"
Author
Series
Dear dumb diary. Original series volume 12
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Jamie Kelly writes in her diary about her "flawless" friend, Angeline, her favorite band, and all the trials and tribulations of middle school.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Seventh graders Owen, Gemma, Ally, and Todd, who have nothing in common and barely know each other, must work together and follow the instructions of an anonymous blackmailer. None of them want to go along with the blackmailer's instructions, but each ofthem has a secret they must protect at all costs"--
90) Showing off
Author
Series
Upside-down magic volume 3
Language
English
Description
The Dunwiddle Magic School (fifth to eighth grade) is intended for children whose magic is "upside-down" like Dory (who turns into a combination of a kitten and dragon) and Pepper (whose uncontrollable "fiercing" terrifies everyone around her)--so the Show Off, where fifth grade students are supposed to showcase their skills, does not really seem like a good idea.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When thirteen-year-old San Lee moves to a new town and school for the umpteenth time, he is looking for a way to stand out when his knowledge of Zen Buddhism, gained in his previous school, provides the answer--and the need to quickly become a convincing Zen master.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Rafe Khatchadorian's new year at middle school is starting to look depressingly like the old one, except that art class is going well--and when he joins the flag-football team and demonstrates some talent as a running-back, he discovers a way of dealing with his bullying nemesis and teammate, Miller the Killer.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
DEN - Kids + Teens: Arab American Heritage Month
DEN - Kids + Teens: Jewish-American Heritage Month
JEF - Jewish Heritage (Children)
DEN - Kids + Teens: Jewish-American Heritage Month
JEF - Jewish Heritage (Children)
Formats
Description
Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a Jewish girl, connect in an after school cooking club and bond over food and their mothers' struggles to become United States citizens.
95) A drop of hope
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Times are tough in the small town of Cliffs Donnelly, Ohio (sarcastically called If Only), especially for some of the kids at Rod Serling Middle School, but then an old dry well suddenly begins to grant wishes, or so it seems--three of the students, Ernest Wilmette, Ryan Hardy, and Lizzy MacComber, know what is happening (but do they really?), because sometimes a good deed can make magic happen.
96) School of laughs
Author
Series
I funny volume 5
Language
English
Description
When a new principal threatens to close the school library, Jamie Grimm tries to save the day by teaching a comedy class for his fellow students.
97) Boys are dogs
Author
Series
Annabelle unleashed volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
When her mother gets a new boyfriend, sixth-grader Annabelle gets to cope with a new town, a new school, and a new puppy and, while training her puppy, she decides to apply some of the same techniques to tame the unruly boys that are making her middle-school life miserable.
Author
Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Big Nate Wright is president of P.S. 38, the after school cartooning club. When he doodles his observations in his cartoon notebook: "Mighty Jefferson Middle School always wins," Nate decides it's time to go from zeroes to heroes! Will Nate crack under the pressure of the "Ultimate Snowdown"? Or lead P.S. 38 to its biggest victory ever?
99) Warp speed
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Marley Sandelski has always felt invisible at school when he is not facing bullies, but a series of unexpected events gives him a taste of popularity and insights into some classmates, well-liked or greatly-feared.
100) Lucky
Author
Series
Avery sisters trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
As Phoebe and her clique of privileged girlfriends get ready to graduate from eighth grade, a financial scandal threatens her family's security--as well as Phoebe's social status--but ultimately it teaches her the real meaning of friendship.
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