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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 1
Language
English
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Greg records his sixth -grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive. But when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.
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Dork diaries volume 1
Language
English
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Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place after she gives up on being part of the elite group.
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Series
Baby-sitters Club. Original series volume 11
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Language
English
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When her mother's remarriage takes her family into a much wealthier neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Kristy finds herself surrounded by snobbish girls who compare clothes, make fun of the Baby-sitters Club, and insult her aging dog.
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Series
Dork diaries volume 2
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Nikki's diary describes a frightful Halloween, on which she helps with her sister's ballet class party at the same time she is Brandon's date for their middle school Halloween dance, where she has promised to spend the evening with her two best friends.
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 11
Language
English
Description
Nikki and her friends team up for another adventure.
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Series
Dork diaries volume 14
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Nikki and her bandmates are looking forward to an AWESOME summer on tour as the opening act for the world famous Bad Boyz! Nikki is a little worried when her frenemy, MacKenzie Hollister, weasels her way into a social media intern position with the tour. But she has a total MELTDOWN when she learns that MacKenzie is her new roommate! Will Nikki survive her dream tour as it quickly goes from AWESOME to AWFUL?!" --
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Series
Dork diaries volume 4
Language
English
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When her crush Brandon reveals that the animal shelter where he volunteers is in danger of being closed, Nikki and her friends enter an ice skating competition to help raise money, an effort that is compromised by an interfering Mackenzie.
10) Before I fall
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Language
English
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After she dies in a car crash, teenage Samantha relives the day of her death over and over again until, on the seventh day, she finally discovers a way to save herself.
11) Always, Abigail
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Sixth grader Abigail, assigned a different homeroom than her two best friends and made only the alternate on the pom-pom squad, learns a lot about popularity and true friendship when paired with unpopular Gabby for a year-long "Friendly Letter Assignment."
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Series
Middle school (James Patterson) volume 4
Language
English
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When Rafe Khatchadorian is sent to Camp Wannamorra, he teams up with his bunk mates to fend off the more "popular" kids' plans to ruin their summer.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"At their milestone high school reunion, a group of friends makes a pact to finally achieve their high school superlatives one way or another in this lively new novel from the acclaimed author of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel. In 1997, grunge is king, Titanic is a blockbuster (and Blockbuster still exists), and Thursday nights are for Friends. In Bellport, Connecticut, four best friends and high school seniors are ready to light the world on fire....
14) The Cool Code
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Series
Cool code volume 1
Language
English
Description
In this funny and heartfelt slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller, when coding whiz Zoey goes from homeschooled to new school, she develops an app to help her make friends. Will the Cool Code help Zoey fit in? Or will it completely crash her social life?
In an attempt to fit in, Zoey develops an app called the Cool Code with a cute llama avatar that will tell her everything from what to
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English
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Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them and Camilla is very, very worried about what her classmates think of her. In fact, she is so worried that she's about to break out in ...a bad case of stripes and worse until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.
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Series
Pretty little liars volume Prequel
Language
English
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A tale set in the seventh grade in the weeks leading up to Ali's murder reveals her plots against Emily, Hanna, Aria and Spencer, as well as a dark secret that has the potential to destroy everything.
17) Awkward
Author
Series
Berrybrook Middle School novels volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Romance [Middle School Readers]
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After shunning Jaime, the school nerd, on her first day at a new middle school, Penelope Torres tries to blend in with her new friends in the art club, until the art club goes to war with the science club, of which Jaime is a member.
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Series
Cupcake diaries volume 21
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"Katie's mom asks Katie for a huge favor: will she spend some time with Emily, her boyfriend's daughter? Katie agrees and brings Emily to a Cupcake Club meeting. Things go well--almost too well. Everyone likes Emily so much, Katie wonders if her friends like Emily more than they like her! And if her mom marries Emily's dad, will Emily become her favorite daughter? Katie is an only child, so all this sibling stuff is new to her. She's starting from...
19) Mia in the mix
Author
Series
Cupcake diaries volume 2
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Language
English
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When the popular girls club takes interest in Mia, she has to decide between being popular and her new cupcake club friends.
20) Squad
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English
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An IndieBound Bestseller
"Squad is a fast-paced and feminist horror story for every girl who's ever felt like prey, and asks how far a girl should go to hunt the hunters."—Laura Ruby, author of National Book Award Finalist Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All
"Squad is a story fitted with the sharpest teeth that chomps down on the patriarchy, and I adored it with my entire vicious
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