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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 1
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English
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Boys don't keep diaries—or do they?
The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to
It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and
...2) Sheets
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Sheets volume 1
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English
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"For days after reading Brenna Thummler's Sheets I have been wandering my neighborhood, haunted, enchanted, and in need of freshly pressed clothing." -Lemony Snicket Marjorie Glatt feels like a ghost. A practical thirteen-year-old in charge of the family laundry business, her daily routine features unforgiving customers, unbearable P.E. classes, and the fastidious Mr. Saubertuck who is committed to destroying everything she's worked for. Wendell...
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English
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A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordan Korman about what happens when the worst class of kids in school is paired with the worst teacher-perfect for fans of Ms. Bixby's Last Day. The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. Like Aldo, with anger management issues; Parker, who can't read; Kiana, who doesn't even belong in the class-or any class; and Elaine (rhymes...
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Odds (Amy Ignatow) volume 1
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English
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Publisher Annotation: From the renowned author/illustrator of the Popularity Papers series, Amy Ignatow, comes the first installment in a new series about a diverse crew of middle school kids who develop very limited superhero powers after a strange accident and manage to become unlikely friends on the adventure of a lifetime.
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Amina's voice volume 1
Language
English
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Books for Elementary Readers
Book List for SOU Education Courses
Rogue Reads 2022-23 Selections
Book List for SOU Education Courses
Rogue Reads 2022-23 Selections
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"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"--
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Garbage Pail Kids volume 1
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Welcome to the town of Smellville, where ten kids all live in a big tumbledown house and have as much fun as they possibly can. People may think that they?re gross and weird and strange, but they?re not bad kids?they just don?t know any better. In this hilarious new illustrated series from bestselling author R.L. Stine, the Garbage Pail Kids?from Adam Bomb to Brainy Janey?get into mischief at their middle school, all while battling...
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Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"Middle school is its own important, distinct territory, and yet it's either written off as an uncomfortable rite of passage or lumped in with other developmental phases. Based on her many years working in schools, professional counselor Phyllis Fagell sees these years instead as a critical stage that parents can't afford to ignore (and though "middle school" includes different grades in various regions, Fagell maintains that the ages make more of...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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THE PRETTIEST: It?s the last thing Eve Hoffmann expected to be, the only thing Sophie Kane wants to be, and something Nessa Flores-Brady knows she?ll never be . . . until a list appears online, ranking the top fifty prettiest girls in the eighth grade. Eve is disgusted by the way her body is suddenly being objectified by everyone around her. Sophie is sick of the bullying she?s endured after being relegated to number two. And Nessa is tired of everyone...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club, solely to have a place to read, and discovers that real life, although messy, can be as exciting as the stories in his favorite books.
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English
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2021 National Book Award Longlists, Finalists, & WINNERS
2022 Youth Media Awards
2024 Youth Media Awards
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2022 Youth Media Awards
2024 Youth Media Awards
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Publisher Annotation: It's the summer before middle school and eleven-year-old Bug's best friend Moira has decided the two of them need to use the next few months to prepare. For Moira, this means figuring out the right clothes to wear, learning how to put on makeup, and deciding which boys are cuter in their yearbook photos than in real life. But none of this is all that appealing to Bug, who doesn't particularly want to spend more time trying to...
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Kingdoms and empires volume 4
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English
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Publisher Annotation: During a sleepover, a letter comes to five children begging for the urgent assistance of Esther Mettlestone-Staranise; she must arrive before 10am on Monday to save an entire town of elves trapped under layers of silver. And a regular-size boy who, soon after seeing the children, dies. Oscar is that boy who skipped school in our world on Monday to skate, and found himself in the city of the elves at just the wrong moment: He...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"How to handle the increasing academic demands of middle school, organizational skills and time management, how to be self-determined, have grit, and a sense of agency"--
""Smart and essential!" -Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid"They used to tell kids to chant "sticks and stones" or "just ignore it." It didn't work. This book helps kids find the opposite approach: don't ignore it; understand it."--Tom Angleberger, Origami Yoda Whether you are just...
14) Free lunch
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Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"A distinctive new voice: Rex Ogle's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program is timely, heartbreaking, and true. Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day...
15) No brainer
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 18
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English
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Publisher Annotation: In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it s up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it s shuttered for good. Up until now, middle school hasn't exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he's not too broken up about it. But when Greg realizes this means he's going to be sent to a different...
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Merci Suarez volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Publisher Annotation: Seventh grade is going to be a real trial for Merci Su?rez. For science she?s got no-nonsense Mr. Ellis, who expects her to be a smart as her brother, Roli. She?s been assigned to co-manage the tiny school store with Wilson Bellevue, a boy she barely knows, but whom she might actually like. And she?s tangling again with classmate Edna Santos, who is bossier and more obnoxious than ever now that she is in charge of the annual...
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English
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Publisher Annotation: In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese American girl grapples with, and ultimately rises above, the racism and trials of middle school she experiences while chasing her dreams.
18) Almost flying
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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2022 Youth Media Awards
Rainbow Reads for Young Readers
Tricky Topics: Talking About Sexuality and Gender with Children
Rainbow Reads for Young Readers
Tricky Topics: Talking About Sexuality and Gender with Children
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Publisher Annotation: In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true roller coaster of emotion when Dalia realizes she has more-than-friend feelings for her new bestie.
19) Melissa
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English
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Publisher Annotation: When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. Melissa thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. Melissa really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part... because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend,...
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Middle school and other disasters volume 1
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: In this hilarious first book in the Middle School and Other Disasters series, witch-in-training Heidi Heckelbeck juggles magical mishaps and everyday mayhem at her new boarding school. Featuring black-and-white illustrations and doodles throughout and sparkly foil on the cover!
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