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Alvin Ho : allergic to girls, school, and other scary things
by Lenore Look
Frightened by everything out in the world and so completely quiet at school, Asian-American second-grader Alvin Ho becomes a force to be reckoned with at home when he transforms himself into the loud, talented, and fearless Firecracker Man!
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Accidental trouble magnet
by Zanib Mian
"Imaginative Omar goes through the ups and downs of starting a new school and making new friends with the help of his wonderful (and silly) Muslim family"
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Sideways stories from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
Thirty different stories describe the strange things that happen at Wayside School, an architectural accident that was built sideways, thirty stories high with one classroom on each floor
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Middle school, the worst years of my life
by James Patterson
When Rafe Kane 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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Middle school is worse than meatloaf : a year told through stuff
by Jennifer L. Holm
Told entirely through notes, grocery receipts, report cards, bottle caps, and a vast array of other items, this hilarious story follows Ginny, who is having the worst school year ever, as she accidentally dyes her hair pink, throws live frogs in class, and loses the lead role in ballet to her ex-best friend. 30,000 first printing.
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Timmy Failure. No. 1, Mistakes were made
by Stephan Pastis
Resolving to earn so much money that his mother will no longer stress out over the bills, 11-year-old Timmy Failure launches a detective business with a lazy polar bear partner named Total but finds their enterprise—Total Failure, Inc.—challenged by a college-bound spy and a four-foot-tall girl whom Timmy refuses to acknowledge.
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New kid
by Jerry Craft
Enrolled in a prestigious private school where he is one of only a few students of color, talented seventh grade artist Jordan finds himself torn between the worlds of his Washington Heights apartment home and the upscale circles of Riverdale Academy. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Max Quigley : technically not a bully
by James Roy
Forced to hang out with one another by their parents, Max and Triffin must make the best of the situation, but knowing that he has bullied Triffin from time to time, Max is having a hard time doing anything but waiting for his sentence to end.
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Elvin Link, please report to the principal's office!
by Drew. Dernavich
The award-winning New Yorker cartoonist and creator of It’s Not Easy Being Number Three presents the story of an irrepressible kid doodler who tries to use his creative talents to steer clear of a school bully’s infamous wedgies. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Locker hero : 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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The detention club
by David Yoo
Losing their elementary school popularity upon entering middle school, Peter and Drew struggle with bullies and bad luck until a stint in detention turns into an unlikely opportunity to win friends and influence people. By the author of Girls for Breakfast. 25,000 first printing.
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Big Nate in a class by himself
by Lincoln Peirce
Supremely confident middle-school student Nate Wright manages to make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement. 100,000 first printing.
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Milo : sticky notes and brain freeze
by Alan Silberberg
Ever since his mother died, nothing has gone right for 13-year-old geek Milo Cruikshank, and his family and home just aren't the same, but Milo handles his frustrations with sincerity, humor and heart. 25,000 first printing.
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Spaceheadz
by Jon Scieszka
Starting fifth grade at a new school, Michael K. discovers that all his classmates and the class hamster are actually aliens in disguise who have traveled to earth to convince the children of the world to help save the planet, an effort challenged by their unfamiliarity with real-kid behavior.
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Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-fabulous life
by Rachel Renee Russell
Through journal entries, sketches, and drawings, the complicated life of eighth grader Nikki Maxwell is presented through revelations about her relationship with her mother, secret crushes, dealings with her biggest rival at school, passion in pursuing art as a career, and overall views on the world in which she lives.
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The strange case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angleberger
When unpopular sixth grader Dwight successfully dispenses sound advice to his classmates via an origami finger puppet, his classmate Tommy investigates the source of Dwight's accuracy and makes a surprising discovery.
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Cheesie Mack is not a genius or anything
by Stephen L. Cotler
Recent fifth-grade graduate Ronald "Cheesie" Mack documents the year's most memorable events from his perspective as a behind-the-scenes observer using offbeat lists, drawings and made-up word combinations.
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How to grow up and rule the world
by Scott Seegert
The evil genius Vordak the Incomprehensible conveys to the inferior masses his nefarious methods for achieving ultimate control of the planet.
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Clueless McGee
by Jeff Mack
Using skills learned through video games to solve mysteries and make his absent father proud, awkward fifth grader Clueless McGee investigates the school bully who has been framed for filling the orchestra teacher's tuba with macaroni and cheese.
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Tales of a sixth-grade muppet
by Kirk Scroggs
When his tribute to Gonzo the Great fails to make the local talent show and his daredevil dreams dashed, Danvers wakes up feeling a little fuzzy-literally-to find he's been turned into a Muppet
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Ben Franklin's in my bathroom!
by Candace Fleming
A typical kid living in an everyday 21st-century American town is astonished to encounter Benjamin Franklin, whom he guides on a tour of the modern world the Founding Father helped to create centuries earlier. By the award-winning author of The Great and Only Barnum. Simultaneous eBook.
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The 13-story treehouse
by Andy Griffiths
A first entry in a new series by the best-selling author of The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow follows the efforts of Andy and Terry to meet a latest book deadline despite numerous distractions in their sophisticated tree house home, including flying cats, giant bananas and sea monsters pretending to be mermaids.
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Wonkenstein : The Creature from My Closet
by Obert Skye
Twelve-year-old Rob has stuffed his closet with old laboratory experiments, unread books and other miscellaneous items, so when a creature emerges from the chaos, who seems to be a cross between two characters from books that were stashed in the closet, Rob has to do such dreadful things as visit a library and speak at a school assembly in order to set things aright again.
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The terrible two
by Mac Barnett
Disgusted when he has to move from the oceanside community where he was infamous for his tricks to a sleepy, cow-filled town that already has a notable prankster, Miles plots mischief that culminates in a daring partnership. Co-written by the author of the Caldecott Honor-winning Extra Yarn. 500,000 first printing.
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