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If You Like The Middle School Novels... |
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Middle School Cool
by Maiya Williams
Nine misfits from the staff of an alternative middle school's newspaper make astonishing discoveries about how Kaboom Academy really works and who is actually in charge.
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The Worst Class Trip Ever
by Dave Barry
When the eighth grade civics class of Miami's Culver Middle School goes on a trip to Washington, D.C., Wyatt Palmer finds himself in deep trouble before the plane even lands because his best friend, Matt, has decided the men sitting behind them are terrorists and it is up to the boys to stop them.
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Six Kids and a Stuffed Cat
by Gary Paulsen
When a storm causes them to be trapped in a smelly school restroom, six misfit students who have nothing but a stuffed cat for entertainment engage in wacky hijinks that solidify their friendship, in a story accompanied by a script version for group activities.
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The Principal's Underwear is Missing
by Holly Kowitt
Becca Birnbaum, a sixth-grade nobody, must team with Selfie St. Clair, the most popular girl in school, to track down a missing shopping bag that holds the principal's intimate garments.
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Girl Stuff.
by Lisi Harrison
Seventh graders Fonda, Drew, and Ruthie develop a friendship strong enough to tackle whatever middle school--and puberty--throws at them next.
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Hundred Percent
by Karen Romano Young
Christine Gouda, called Tink, and her best friend Jackie are entering sixth grade and suddenly everything seems awkward and just plain wrong. Boys are behaving differently, clothes do not fit the way they should, long term friendships suddenly seem tenuous, and most of all she needs a new nickname because "Tink" just does not fit anymore.
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Supergifted
by Gordon Korman
A sequel to Ungifted follows the experiences of a boy whose incredibly high IQ and struggles with high expectations prompt his transfer into Donovan Curtis' school, where clashes with a competitive cheerleader and an alpha jock lead to unexpected popularity.
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The Nerdiest, Wimpiest, Dorkiest I Funny Ever
by James Patterson
Happily celebrating his smash hit TV show after winning a national funny-kid competition, young comedian Jamie Grimm takes his fame and fortune to the next level by competing in a world kid comic contest in the hope of proving that he is the funniest kid on the planet.
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The Swap
by Megan Shull
When seventh-grader Ellie, who is having best-friend problems, and eighth-grader Jack, who is under tremendous pressure from his father, switch bodies and lives, they learn a great deal about themselves and the opposite sex.
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Danny Constantino's First (And Maybe Last?) Date
by Paul Acampora
Surprised when a Hollywood star who was once his close friend accepts his invitation to the homecoming dance, Danny is surrounded by neighbors, television crews, and fans who gossip about their romance before a pep rally goes terribly wrong.
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The Secret Language of Girls
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
When best friends Kate and Marylin find themselves going down different paths in life, their friendship comes to an abrupt halt, but when they begin to miss one another, neither of the girls seem to know exactly how to repair the damage that has been done.
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All of Me
by Chris Baron
Thirteen-year-old Ari faces what it is to be a man while dealing with a cross-country move, his parents' separation, being bullied for his weight, and belatedly starting bar mitzvah preparations.
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Athlete vs. Mathlete
by W. C. Mack
When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and at home.
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Clean Getaway
by Nic Stone
For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane.
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From Norvelt to Nowhere
by Jack Gantos
After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the founder of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack accompanies his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on a cross-country run as she pursues the oddest of outlaws.
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Jessie Elliot is a Big Chicken
by Elise Gravel
During the summer before high school, Jessie Elliot vows to never change her fun-filled, dorky ways--that is until her best friend starts hanging out with the cool kids.
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The Mighty Odds
by Amy Ignatow
Told in their four voices, a diverse group of middle schoolers comes together to try to figure out the bus accident that gave each a bizarre, limited superpower.
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Dark Lord, School's Out
by Jamie Thomson
Contacting his home in the Darklands only to be betrayed by his powers, Dirk Lloyd struggles to free his friend, Sooz, from the Iron Tower of Despair, unaware that she has formed her own alliances as the new Dark Mistress of his former kingdom.
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Belly Up
by Stuart Gibbs
Believing that a dead hippopotamus at a new zoo has been murdered, 12-year-old Teddy Roosevelt Fitzroy and his friend Summer McCracken investigate the zoo's animal-hating head of operations and Summer's father, the zoo's money-minded owner.
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The Big Splash
by Jack D. Ferraiolo
Matt Stevens, an average middle schooler with a glib tongue and a knack for solving crimes, uncovers a mystery while working with "the organization," a mafia-like syndicate run by seventh-grader Vincent "Mr. Biggs" Biggio, specializing in forged hall passes, test-copying rings, black market candy selling, and taking out hits with water guns.
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