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Judy Moody Was in a Mood. Not a Good Mood. A Bad Mood.
by Megan McDonald
Judy Moody is in a bad mood and determined to find something to cheer her up.
The book that started it all–now in paperback! Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood. A mad-faced mood. Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. But she does have an ... (Goodreads)
Henry and Beezus
by Beverly Cleary
Henry Huggins and his friend Beezus navigate the ups and downs of childhood in their neighborhood.
All Henry Huggins wants is his very own bicycle, a shiny red one to ride up and down Klickitat Street. But no matter how Henry tries to raise money for the bike of his dreams–from selling bubble gum ... (Goodreads)
Lions at Lunchtime
by Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie travel to the African grasslands and encounter lions, elephants, and a Maasai warrior.
Jack and Annie are whisked off to the vast plains of Africa, where they must solve Morgan le Fay's third magical riddle. But that's only the beginning! Once the riddle is solved, they still have to ... (Goodreads)
Sisters
by Raina Telgemeier
A graphic novel about the ups and downs of sisterhood, as two siblings navigate family, friendship, and growing up together.
Three weeks. Two sisters. One car. A True Story Raina can’t wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren’t quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she’s also a cranky, ... (Goodreads)
The Doll People
by Ann M. Martin
Annabelle Doll and Tiffany Funcraft are dolls who come to life when humans aren't around. They go on an adventure to find Auntie Sarah, a missing doll.
Annabelle Doll is 8 years old–and has been for over 100 years. Nothing much has changed in the dollhouse during that time, except for the fact that 45 years ago, Annabelle's Auntie Sarah disappeared ... (Goodreads)
The Knight at Dawn
by Mary Pope Osborne
An adventure to a magical past, where two children outsmart a mean nobleman.
Peacocks for dinner and boys in skirts?, That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. In the Great Gall of the castle, a ... (Goodreads)
Hard Luck
by Jeff Kinney
A young boy’s adventures as he navigates life’s challenges and strives to overcome his bad luck.
Hard Luck is the eighth installment of the, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, book series . The series follows a middle school student named Greg Heffley and the various problems he encounters. The book is ... (Wikipedia)
Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep
by Liz Kessler
Emily discovers a secret about herself and her family when she meets a monster from the deep.
An enchanting tale with a fabulous monster, engaging characters, plenty of mermaid magic, and a page-turning story, Kessler's new middle-grade fantasy has all the charm and warmth of its predecessor, ... (Goodreads)
The Hundred Dresses
by Eleanor Estes
A story of bullying and kindness, teaching a lesson of compassion and acceptance.
The book centres on Wanda Petronski, a poor and friendless Polish-American girl. Her teacher, although outwardly kind, puts Wanda in the worst seat in the classroom and does not say anything when her ... (Wikipedia)
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid
by Megan McDonald
A boy named Stink shrinks to the size of a bug and has to navigate his way through the challenges of being small.
In his first solo adventure, Judy Moody's younger bother stars in this funny, homespun saga that reflects the familiar voice of a kid who pictures himself with super powers to deal with the travails ... (Goodreads)
Two-Way Street
by Lauren Barnholdt
A road trip with exes Jordan and Courtney, alternating between their perspectives, reveals secrets and feelings.
there are two sides to every breakup., This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it worked. They're even going to the same ... (Barnes & Noble)
Crash
by Jerry Spinelli
A coming-of-age story about a boy named John "Crash" Coogan and his journey to understand himself and his relationships with others.
A modern classic from Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli., ,"Readers will devour this humorous glimpse of what jocks are made of." —,School Library Journal, starred review,Cocky seventh-grade super-jock ... (Barnes & Noble)
After
by Amy Efaw
A teenage girl denies her pregnancy and abandons her newborn in a dumpster, leading to a trial and self-discovery.
An infant left in the trash to die. A teenage mother who never knew she was pregnant . . . Before That Morning, these were the words most often used to describe straight-A student and star soccer ... (Goodreads)
Smile
by Raina Telgemeier
A young girl navigates the challenges of middle school and braces, overcoming obstacles with the help of her friends.
For fans both new and old, Smile is now available with fifteen pages of never-before-seen content exclusively at B&N. Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she ... (Barnes & Noble)
Night of the Ninjas
by Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie travel to ancient Japan and help a young ninja save his village from a warlord.
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series?the Magic Tree House! Have you ever met a real live ninja? Jack and Annie do when the Magic Tree House ... (Goodreads)
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
by Geronimo Stilton
Geronimo Stilton embarks on a treasure hunt to find the Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye.
Who Is Geronimo Stilton? That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here on Mouse Island, my books are all bestsellers! What's that? You've never read one? Well, ... (Goodreads)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary
An adventurous mouse embarks on a thrilling journey, making unlikely friends along the way.
Ralph is a mouse who lives in the run-down Mountain View Inn, a battered resort hotel in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. Ralph longs for a life of danger and speed, wishing to get ... (Wikipedia)
The Truth About Stacey
by Raina Telgemeier
Stacey's life changes when she is diagnosed with diabetes. She navigates friendship, health, and self-acceptance.
Poor Stacey. She just moved to a new town, is still coming to terms with her diabetes, and is facing baby-sitting problems left and right. Fortunately, Stacey has three new friends — Kristy, Claudia, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Thumbelina
by Hans Christian Andersen
A tiny girl, no bigger than a thumb, goes on a journey to find her true home and love.
A woman yearning for a child asks a witch for advice, and is presented with a barleycorn which she is told to go home and plant (in the first English translation of 1847 by Mary Howitt, the tale ... (Wikipedia)
Symptoms of Being Human
by Jeff Garvin
A gender-fluid teenager navigates high school and their politician father's campaign while struggling with depression and anxiety.
Starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist * YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults List * 2017 Rainbow List A sharply honest and moving debut ... (Barnes & Noble)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play
by Richard R. George
Adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic tale of a poor boy who wins a golden ticket to tour a magical chocolate factory.
An alternative cover edition for this book can be found, here,. Here's your chance to join Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka's amazing chocolate factory! It's always fun reading plays, and almost ... (Goodreads)
After Ever After
by Jordan Sonnenblick
A humorous and heartwarming story about a boy who survived cancer and now faces the challenges of middle school.
Jeff is a little baby child in remission. Even though cancer should be far behind him, Jeff still worries that it will return. He has got normal teen stuff to deal with, too - friends, parents, ... (Wikipedia)
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
by Isabel Quintero
Gabi, a Mexican-American teenager, navigates through her senior year of high school while dealing with family drama, body image issues, and discovering her own identity.
Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year in high school in her diary: college applications, Cindy's pregnancy, Sebastian's coming out, the cute boys, her father's meth habit, and the food she craves. ... (Goodreads)
The Mother-Daughter Book Club
by Heather Vogel Frederick
Four girls and their mothers form a book club, navigating friendship, family, and growing up together.
In the first book in the series, The Mother-Daughter Book Club, the book club is formed by the mothers while all of the girls are in sixth grade. They become friends over the course of it and help ... (Wikipedia)
The Gustav Sonata
by Rose Tremain
A tale of two friends in Switzerland, spanning over 70 years, exploring the complexities of friendship, love, and betrayal.
Winner of the 2016 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction, , A poignant tale about the enduring friendship between two men under the shadow of the Second World War., Gustav Perle grows up in a small ... (Barnes & Noble)
Captain Underpants and the Big Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers
by Dav Pilkey
George and Harold must stop the evil Dr. Diaper and his army of robot boogers from taking over the world.
At demonstration speech day, George and Harold show off the "Squishy"; two ketchup packets under a toilet seat. But Melvin forces everyone to watch his demonstration, the "Combine-o-Tron 2000", which ... (Wikipedia)
The Ghost Next Door
by R.L. Stine
A new family moves in next door, but strange things start happening. Hannah suspects her neighbor might be a ghost.
Hannah Fairchild is startled to wake up from a horrific nightmare to find that the empty house next door has suddenly been sold, as if overnight, and the son of the family somehow has the ability to ... (Goodreads)
Love, Aubrey
by Suzanne LaFleur
After a family tragedy, 11-year-old Aubrey writes letters to her dead father as she tries to heal and find hope in a new life.
"I had everything I needed to run a household: a house, food, and a new family. From now on it would just be me and Sammy–the two of us, and no one else." A tragic accident has turned eleven-year-old ... (Goodreads)
Starter for Ten
by David Nicholls
Brian, a working-class student, navigates university life, love, and a quiz bowl competition in 1980s England.
The story, told in first-person narrative , is set in 1985 and chronicles the misadventures of student Brian Jackson in his first year at an unnamed university . A somewhat obsessive collector of ... (Wikipedia)
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets
by Dav Pilkey
George and Harold create a comic book about a villain who turns into a booger monster, but their creation comes to life and wreaks havoc.
At demonstration speech day, George and Harold show off the "Squishy"; two ketchup packets under a toilet seat. But Melvin forces everyone to watch his demonstration, the "Combine-o-Tron 2000", which ... (Wikipedia)
