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Saving Mr. Terupt
by Rob Buyea
Embarking on a first year of junior high, Peter, Alexia and the rest of their friends struggle with personal goals, family dynamics, health challenges and more, until a fight reunites them with their beloved teacher. Simultaneous eBook.
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Blended
by Sharon M. Draper
Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police
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Posted
by John David Anderson
When cell phones are banned at their school, students start communicating through sticky notes left all over the school, triggering a wave of bullying activities in the wake of a new girl's arrival
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Unschooled
by Allan Woodrow
When their beleaguered principal announces a Spirit Week competition that he hopes will impart the value of teamwork, fifth-grade best friends and team leaders George and Lilly resolve to stay true to both the competition and each other when their classes become rivals. Simultaneous eBook.
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Middle school, the worst years of my life
by James Patterson
When Rafe Khatchadorian enters middle school, he teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct
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Recess rebels
by Emma Wunsch
When a boy versus girl feud erupts in grade 3B, involving sneak attacks, a girls-only newspaper, a ruined doughnut, and a stolen chicken, Miranda puts a stop to it
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The Class
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
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The unteachables
by Gordon Korman
Told in alternating voices, the teacher and students in room 117 find their lives changed over the course of a school year
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The Losers Club
by Andrew Clements
Made an example of by a strict principal who forbids reading in classes that require attentive participation, Alec starts a club of one, intending to devote whatever time he can to his favorite books, before he is unexpectedly joined by a crush and an ex-best friend turned bully. By the award-winning author of Frindle. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ms. Bixby's last day
by John David Anderson
Loving their gifted teacher, three boys are dismayed when the teacher falls ill and leaves for the rest of the school year, a situation that compels them to share their stories while cutting class and journeying across town together on a fateful day
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Ban this book
by Alan Gratz
When her favorite book in the school library is challenged by a well-meaning parent, Amy Anne and her friends start a secret banned books locker library, using ridiculous reasons to ban every book in the library to make a point
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Save me a seat
by Sarah Weeks
Ravi, who has just moved to America from India, and Joe, who is learning disabled, gain strength from each other as they struggle to navigate middle school, family relationships, and friendships
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Locker hero
by Rachel Renée Russell
Questioning his resolve to attend public school after years of being homeschooled when he is targeted by a mean-spirited bully, Max aspires to become like his favorite comic book heroes and finds an unexpected opportunity to do his best to be the hero his middle school needs. By the creator of the Dork Diaries series. Simultaneous eBook.
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Absolutely almost
by Lisa Graff
Ten-year-old Albie has never been the smartest, tallest, most athletic, greatest artist, or most musical in his class, as his parents keep reminding him, but new nanny Calista helps him uncover his strengths and take pride in himself. Simultaneous eBook.
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After zero
by Christina Collins
Recording tallies in a notebook that helps her stay absolutely, perfectly silent so that she will not call out wrong answers in class or accidentally disclose an agonizing secret, Elise makes a shocking discovery that causes her to realize the potential of her silence.
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Pennybaker School is revolting
by Jennifer Brown
Sixth-grader Thomas Fallgrout's efforts to settle into a normal routine at Pennybaker School for the Uniquely Gifted are turned upside-down by a bizarre substitute teacher's assignment. By the award-winning author of Life on Mars
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President of the whole sixth grade
by Sherri Winston
Brianna Justice is the president of her Detroit middle school's sixth grade, but she is finding the position a real headache--beside the normal troubles of being in a new school, and the sudden coldness of her old friends, there is a class trip to Washington, D.C. coming up and she needs to figure out how to raise the rest of the money so that the class can go
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The perfect score
by Rob Buyea
Five sixth-graders struggle with questions about their futures, a learning disability, a dysfunctional home environment, good intentions gone wrong and new priorities, in a story set against a backdrop of high-pressure standardized testing. By the award-winning author of Because of Mr. Terupt. Simultaneous eBook.
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The friendship war
by Andrew Clements
When Grace takes boxes of old buttons from a building her grandfather bought, she starts a fad at school that draws her closer to one friend, but further from another
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The Next Great Paulie Fink
by Ali Benjamin
Moving to a tiny school in rural Vermont where she joins a class of just 10 students who have known each other all their lives, Caitlyn struggles to fit in while listening to stories about a genius prankster class clown, who is conspicuously absent. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Emmy in the key of code
by Aimee Lucido
School newcomer Emmy discovers her sense of belonging when she begins a coding class and makes friends with a girl who shares her love of music, before an unexpected discovery threatens her self-esteem. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Nikki on the line
by Barbara Carroll Roberts
Nikki, thirteen, dreams of being a great basketball player but struggles on her new, elite team while also juggling school stress, her non-traditional family, and revelations about her biological father
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