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Frizzy
by Claribel A. Ortega
Tired of going to the salon to have her curls straightened every weekend, Marlene slowly learns to embrace her natural curly hair with the help of her best friend and favorite aunt.
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Muddle School
by Dave Whamond
Resigning himself to dorkdom while working on a time machine for the science fair at his new school, Dave gets the brilliant idea to go back in time to redo all the dumb, embarrassing things he did in the past, so he can actually become cool.
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Invisible
by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
When five overlooked students are forced to complete their school's community service hours, they meet someone in need. They must each decide if they are willing to expose their own secrets to help... or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school.
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Freestyle
by Gale Galligan
While preparing for the last major dance competition before graduating from eighth grade and going to different schools than his friends, Cory must balance the expectations of his parents, school, crew, and his new friend as pressure mounts from all sides.
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The Cool Code
by Deirdre Langeland
Going from being homeschooled to attending a new school, coding expert Zoey becomes really popular after developing an app called the Cool Code to help her make friends. As she gets pulled away from her real friends, she is forced to make some difficult choices.
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Fox Point's Own Gemma Hopper
by Brie Spangler
With her dad working endless overtime, baseball-obsessed seventh-grader Gemma Hopper is busy keeping the house running, but wonders if she has what it takes to make it to the big leagues or if she will strike out when family pressures get to be too much.
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Sunny Makes a Splash
by Jennifer L. Holm
When she's offered a job at the community pool's snack shack, Sunny must keep her head above water with the help of a cute boy.
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Best Frenemies Forever
by Megan McCafferty
After her best friend ditches her to be with the popular girls, lonely seventh-grader Sophie reaches out to the new girl next door and lies about her social status to keep her as a friend.
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The Tryout
by Christina Soontornvat
When best friends Christina, one of the only Asian American kids in her small Texas town, and Megan, who is Iranian American, try out to become middle school cheerleaders so they can better fit in, they find their friendship tested by competition and rivalry.
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Fearless
by Kenny Porter
Determined to reignite her waning friendship with a girl who has moved two towns away, an enthusiastic fangirl hatches an ambitious plan to ride her bicycle all the way to her friend's new school.
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Free Lunch
by Rex Ogle
A sixth grader from an economically disadvantaged family struggles in a new school where he is forced to endure humiliation over his secondhand clothing and public daily requests for his school’s free lunch program.
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Each Tiny Spark
by Pablo Cartaya
Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.
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Chunky
by Yehudi Mercado
Hudi needs to lose weight, according to his doctors, and his parents push him to try out for sports. Hudi would rather do anything else, but then he meets Chunky, his imaginary friend and mascot. Together, they decide to give baseball a shot. While Hudi's parents keep trying to find the right sport for Hudi, Chunky encourages him to pursue his true love--comedy. But when Hudi's dad loses his job, it gets harder for Hudi to chart his own course, even with Chunky's guidance.
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Awkward
by Svetlana Chmakova
After an awkward encounter with Jaime, the school nerd, Penelope Torres is determined to fit in with the right crowd at school. Until her art club goes to war with the science club...and Jaime.
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The Boys in the Back Row
by Mike Jung
Before Eric moves away, he and his best friend Matt sneak out for a final adventure during a marching band competition.
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Treasure in the Lake
by Jason Pamment
When Iris and Sam discover a hidden city and a forgotten tale of friendship, they must discover the truth to save their own friendship or watch history repeat itself and be pulled apart forever.
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The First Rule of Punk
by Celia C. Pérez
After María Luisa O'Neill-Morales moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago, she violates her school's dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurns the school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded friends.
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Growing Pangs
by Kathryn Ormsbee
After her so-called BFF ditches her during summer camp, Katie returns home and cannot stop worrying about everything—friends, the sixth grade, getting braces—and feels that no one will like her due to her anxiety.
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The Breakaways
by Cathy G. Johnson
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.
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The Dumbest Idea Ever!
by Jimmy Gownley
A renowned comics creator recounts his adventures as he grows from an eager-to-please boy into a teenage comic book artist, sharing the real-life story of how the DUMBEST idea ever became the BEST thing that ever happened to him.
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Chiggers
by Hope Larson
Abby thinks the new girl at summer camp, Shasta, is great because they both like all the same things, but Abby's friends can't stand her, leaving Abby in the middle of a tough situation.
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