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Sideways Stories From Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
High atop Wayside School's sideways school, mean Mrs. Gorf is changed into an apple and replaced by Mrs. Jewls, who has her own special way of teaching arithmetic, while pretty Maurecia offers to beat up the school bully.
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The Storybook of Legends
by Shannon Hale
At Ever After High, a boarding school for the sons and daughters of famous fairy-tale characters, students Apple White and Raven Queen face the moment when they must choose whether to follow their destinies, or change them.
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Anne's School Days
by K. George
The third book in a series inspired by Anne of Green Gables, starring the spirited Anne Shirley as she navigates her first days of school and the incorrigible Gilbert Blythe.
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Spy School
by Stuart Gibbs
Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school.
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Tuesday : The Curse of the Blue Spots
by Ralph Lazar
Dash must come to the rescue when he and his classmates start coming down with blue spots all over their faces right before the Face-Pulling Championships.
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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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Horrible Harry Moves up to Third Grade
by Suzy Kline
When Sidney accidentally kills Harry's pet spider, Harry decides to seek revenge on his fiercest enemy during a class trip, in an amusing tale for young readers.
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Ralph S. Mouse
by Beverly Cleary
Fed up with life at the Mountain View Inn, Ralph persuades his friend Ryan to take him to school, where he is an instant hit with Ryan's classmates and where a series of mishaps occur that threaten his life.
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Trouble at Trident Academy
by Debbie Dadey
The first book in a series starring young mermaid Shelly which finds her worrying about fitting in at the prestigious Trident Academy, where she and her best friend, Echo, meet new classmates, including spoiled Pearl, who intervenes when the two friends have an argument about a first assignment, making matters even worse.
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Miss Daisy is Crazy!
by Dan Gutman
Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.
First title in the My Weird School series.
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Kelsey Green, Reading Queen
by Claudia Mills
Kelsey is the best reader in her third-grade class and is determined to lead her class to victory in the all-school reading contest.
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Wonder
by R. J. Palacio
Born with a facial deformity that initially prevented his attendance at public school, Auggie Pullman enters the fifth grade at Beecher Prep and struggles with the dynamics of being both new and different, in a sparsely written tale about acceptance and self-esteem.
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Fergus and Zeke
by Kate Messner
Stowing away in a backpack so he can go on the class trip, classroom pet Fergus meets a streetwise mouse Zeke, who takes him around the museum, until it is time to return to school.
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Pippa Park Raises Her Game
by Erin Yun
Life is full of great expectations for Korean American Pippa Park. It seems like everyone, from her family to the other kids at school, has a plan for how her life should look. So when Pippa gets a mysterious basketball scholarship to Lakeview Private, she jumps at the chance to reinvent herself by following the "Rules of Cool." At Lakeview, Pippa juggles old and new friends, an unrequited crush, and the pressure to perform academically and athletically while keeping her past and her family's laundromat a secret from her elite new classmates. But when Pippa begins to receive a string of hateful, anonymous messages via social media, her carefully built persona is threatened. As things begin to spiral out of control, Pippa discovers the real reason she was admitted to Lakeview and wonders if she can keep her old and new lives separate, or if she should even try.
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Middle School Bites
by Steven Banks
Eleven-year-old Tom Marks has big plans for middle school, but the day before classes begin he is bitten by a vampire, a werewolf, and a zombie.
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Project Startup
by Heather Alexander
"Hallie and Jaye are both sixth graders at Brookdale Middle School, but they couldn't be more different. Jaye is one of the popular kids who'll do almost anything to maintain her status. Hallie's only friend has moved away, and she couldn't care less what anyone thinks of her. So when the two girls are paired up as partners for a pitch competition held by their Business Education and Entrepreneurship class, it's not exactly a perfect match. After all, Jaye doesn't want to be seen with the kid who was dubbed "Bug Girl" after eating a fried cricket during a class trip to the zoo! But the pair are stuck together, and soon enough Jaye is also stuck with Hallie's idea: finding creative ways to sell bugs as food. Jaye's not thrilled but is willing to give it a shot, since winners get to compete in the county competition, potentially followed by states and nationals. And Jaye wants to win".
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Falling Short
by Ernesto Cisneros
Star basketball player Isaac plans on finally keeping up with his schoolwork. Better grades will surely stop Isaac's parents from arguing all the time. Meanwhile, straight-A Marco vows on finally winning his father's approval by earning a spot on the school's basketball team. But will their friendship and support for each other be enough to keep the two boys from falling short.
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The Show Must Go On
by Tina Wells
When her secret blog goes viral on the night of the school musical, revealing all the inner secrets she's been desperate to keep to herself, June wonders if her family and friends will forgive her.
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Because of Mr. Terupt
by Rob Buyea
Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the better by "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt.
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