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Standing for Socks Standing for Socks Elissa Weissman,Elissa Brent Weissman At the end of fifth grade, Fara decides to wear mismatched socks as a statement of individuality, but once middle school starts and she wants to be known for her ideas rather than her clothing, she f… OL11961057W
The trouble with Mark Hopper The trouble with Mark Hopper Elissa Brent Weissman Mark Hopper is the smartest student in the sixth grade, and he knows it. When another Mark Hopper moves to town (the same age, with similar looks), Mark Hopper makes trouble for Mark Hopper. The Mark… OL13604230W
The Cruisers The Cruisers Walter Dean Myers Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy, learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruis… OL14913009W
Julia Gillian (and the dream of the dog) Julia Gillian (and the dream of the dog) Alison McGhee While trying to cope with more school work, including an assignment in her least favorite subject, reading, a sixth-grade girl faces her toughest challenge as her beloved dog--and lifelong companion-… OL14955264W
Science Fair Science Fair Dave Barry,Ridley Pearson The president of Kprshtskan is plotting to infiltrate the science fair at Hubble Middle School in Maryland in order to take over the United States government, but when Toby Harbinger, an ordinary stu… OL15032860W
The kind of friends we used to be The kind of friends we used to be Frances O'Roark Dowell Twelve-year-olds Kate and Marylin, friends since preschool, draw further apart as Marylin becomes involved in student government and cheerleading, while Kate wants to play guitar and write songs, and… OL15072950W
The caped sixth grader The caped sixth grader Zoe Quinn As part of a school project, twelve-year-old superhero trainee Zoe gets to intern with Electra Allbright, the author of her favorite comic book series, and still manages to fit in some rescues and fo… OL15135298W
My Little Phony My Little Phony Lisi Harrison Sugar, spice, and everything lice. Massie Block: The holidays are just around the corner, and the only thing Massie doesn't want for Christmas is a lip-kiss from her ninth-grade crush, Landon. Not… OL15317906W
Mission (un)popular Mission (un)popular Anna Humphrey Anxious to appear cool as she begins seventh-grade and missing the support of her best friend who attends another school, almost-thirteen-year-old Margot makes a series of disastrous choices when she… OL15443935W
Game Changer Game Changer Margaret Peterson Haddix In a war-torn future United States, fifteen-year-old Tessa, her childhood friend Gideon, now a traumatized military hero, and Dek, a streetwise orphan, enter enemy territory and discover the shocking… OL15520733W
Dork Diaries 3 Dork Diaries 3 Rachel Renée Russell When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's st… OL15739796W
The problem with here is that it's where I'm from, by Jamie Kelly The problem with here is that it's where I'm from, by Jamie Kelly Jim Benton Jamie Kelly shares with her diary her excitement about the fact that students from Wodehouse Middle School will be going to Mackerel Middle School temporarily. OL15880918W
Basement of the undead Basement of the undead Jason Strange When Lew, Gary, and Lugnut are trapped in their middle school basement, they discover that at night it becomes the domain of zombie teachers and students--will they survive or be forced to join the u… OL15921623W
The competition for Gaby The competition for Gaby Jen Jones Gaby Fuller is excited when she is invited to join an all-star dance team, but her friends on cheer team are starting to wonder about her ability to handle both. OL15946455W
Rufus the scrub does not wear a tutu Rufus the scrub does not wear a tutu James McEwan Rufus finds himself involved in both the football team and a ballet class. Despite the teasing from his friends, the ballet lessons may just save the football season. OL15988938W
The show must go on! The show must go on! P. J. Night Bree is delighted to get the lead role in "The Last Sleepover" at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, but from the start the rehearsals are marked by strange occurrences until she begins to fear she will… OL16116886W
Rumor has it Rumor has it Jane B. Mason,Sarah Stephens "Audrey Jones wants to be friends with the new girl at school, Mailee, but she can't tell if Mailee feels the same about her. So she decides to starts a slam book to get the scoop. Slam books are aga… OL16238098W
Nerd Girls Nerd Girls Alan Lawrence Sitomer Three misfit middle school students team up to try to beat out the catty and mean "ThreePees"--pretty, popular, and perfect girls--at the school talent show. OL16260999W
Reading time Reading time Catherine Compton-Lilly While teachers cannot travel back in time to visit their students at earlier ages, they can draw on the rich sets of experiences and knowledge that students bring to classrooms. In her latest book, C… OL16298978W
QB blitz QB blitz Stephanie True Peters Cal became a hero as the only seventh-grader on his middle school football team, but now his former teammates are in high school and a popular new player is challenging him for the quarterback positi… OL16317632W
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