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By Betsy Cromer Byars. 1976
Benjie, the one they call "mouse", is threatened by the toughest boy in the school, Marv Hammerman. Benjie and friend…
Ezzie have often worked out solutions to problems such as what to do when attacked by an octopus, or when caught in quicksand. But how are they to deal with the biggest emergency of all? For junior high readers. 1976.By Latoya Hunter. 1900
Through brisk, clear diary entries, LaToya Hunter chronicles her life during seventh grade, her first year in junior high. Though…
she excels in school, she finds it boring and frustrating. During the year Latoya experiences the birth of her nephew, her brother's wedding, a new interest in boys, clashes with her mother, new-found faith in God, a neighborhood murder, and a visit with relatives in Jamaica. Grades 6-9. 1992.By Reginald Maddock. 1968
Jimmy Stewart went to school at thirteen and he was sure he wasn't going to like it. First he got…
into trouble with the masters and then with the boys. Big trouble. Because Jimmy tangled with Fagso Brown, the tough gang leader who terrorised the school with his 'protection racket'. Jimmy took lessons in judo - to be ready for the big clash when it came. Grades 5-8. 1968.By Catherine Cookson. 1958
To secure a job for her father on her benefactor's farm, nine-year-old Mary Ann Shaughnessy goes to boarding school. Once…
there she encounters loneliness, acquires enemies, and receives tearstained letters from her brother hinting that their father is having an affair. Sequel to "The Lord and Mary Ann" (DC24711). 1958. (Mary Ann Shaughnessy series ; 3)By Josh Berk. 2010
When Will Halpin transfers from his all-deaf school into a mainstream Pennsylvania high school, he faces discrimination and bullying, but…
still manages to solve a mystery surrounding the death of a popular football player in his class. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. For junior and senior high readers. 2010.By Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer. 2010
The Chalet School is on the move again. After a happy two terms in Guernsey, the threat from enemy attack…
is so great that the school must transfer to the mainland. Luckily, Plas Howell in Armishire proves an ideal location, even though Gwensi Howell bitterly resents this upset into her previously spoiled life. Joey is not far away, and able to give help when needed. This is very much a Chalet School story, but we can also not forget the War, and those members of the school who had to be left behind in Nazi occupied Europe. Sequel to "The Chalet School in Exile"; followed by "The Highland Twins at the Chalet School". Grades 4-7. First published 1941, 2010. (Chalet School series ; 15)By Melinda Metz, Laura J Burns. 2005
Seventh-graders Agatha Wong and Orville Wright, who has Asperger's syndrome, try to prove that the prank they organized did not…
cause the fire that burned down their rival school's field house. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2005. (Wright & Wong mystery ; 1)By K. V Johansen. 2006
Jordan shadows his sister, Cassie, a graduate student studying computer engineering. First the bored computer geek designs a program that…
develops a mind of its own, then Jordan uses Cassie's computer parts to create a robot that responds to voice and visual commands. When a self-serving university administrator wants to use it for sinister purposes, danger ensues as men trash Cassie's lab and, finding nothing, set out for Jordan's house. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.By Gary Paulsen. 1990
High school student Jacob Freisten thinks of himself as a loser, a wimp, a nobody, who's perfected the art of…
near invisibility. But his attempts to avoid notice at all costs are foiled when his English teacher, Mrs. Hilsak, gives him the chance to earn extra credit and pass English by working on the school play. He will control the fog machine. Maria Tresser, on whom he has an intense crush, has a starring role. Junior high and older. 1990.By Carol Plum-Ucci. 2000
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of…
the class outcast. As he searches for answers, he analyzes his own behaviour and discovers secrets in the victim's family. Some strong language. For Senior High readers. Michael L. Printz Honor. c2000.By Charles De Lint. 2004
New at her high school, Imogene enlists the help of her introverted friend Maxine and the ghost of a boy…
who haunts the school, after receiving warnings through her dreams that soul-eaters are threatening her life. Some descriptions of violence and strong language. For senior high readers. 2006, c2004.By Marilou Addison. 2015
"J'ai encore treize ans. Mon anniversaire est seulement dans sept semaines. Le secondaire commence dans moins d'un mois ! Et…
en plus, j'ai deux horribles boutons qui sont apparus sur mon menton, ce matin !! " Pour les lecteurs d’école secondaire. 2015.By Louise Leblanc. 1999
Sophie en a assez de la routine maison/école. Elle veut à tout prix faire partie du groupe de Patrick, un…
grand de 13 ans qu'elle trouve vraiment impressionnant. Années 2-4. c1999. (Premier roman ; 88)By Natalie Honeycutt. 1988
Third-grader Jonah has all sorts of plans. He wants to keep the kitten his friend gives him; he longs to…
discover what happened to his neighbour, Mr. Rosetti; and he schemes to get meddlesome Juliet off his science-project team. Sequel to "The all new Jonah Twist". Grades 2-4. c1988.By Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier, Sheldon Cohen, Gilles Pelletier. 1996
Roch is sent to a boarding school; he's named to the basketball team on the first day, even though he's…
never played basketball in his life! Grades K-3. 1996. Taped with: The longest home run. A strange girl shows up to play baseball and hits a home run through the window of Sergeant Bouton; but Adeline is no ordinary girl -- she is a magician! Grades K-3. 1993. Taped with: The boxing champion. When spring melts the ice in Ste. Justine, boxing season begins in the Cote's summer kitchen. Young Roch is not much of a fighter, but spends the winter building up his muscles for next spring's matches. Grades K-3. 1991. Taped with: A happy New Year's day. New Year's Day 1941 is a special day for a young boy in the little village of Sainte-Justine, Quebec. Grades K-3. 1991. Uniform title: Joueur de basket-ball.By Amanda Maciel. 2014
Emma Putnam is dead, and it's all Sara Wharton's fault. At least, that's what everyone seems to think. Sara, along…
with her best friend and three other classmates, has been criminally charged for the bullying and harassment that led to Emma's shocking suicide. In the summer before her senior year, in between meetings with lawyers and a court-recommended therapist, Sara is forced to reflect on the events that brought her to this and ultimately consider her own role in an undeniable tragedy. For senior high readers. 2014.By Patricia Polacco. 1998
Fictionalized account of the artist author's struggle to learn how to read as a child. Finally a fifth-grade teacher, Mr.…
Falker, comes to her rescue and gives her special lessons. Grades 2-4. 1998.By Randa Abdel-Fattah. 2006
There are a lot of things Jamie hates about her life: her dark hair, her dad's Stone Age Charter of…
Curfew Rights, her real name - Jamilah Towfeek. For the past three years Jamie has hidden her Lebanese background from everyone at school. It's only with her email friend John that she can really be herself. But now things are getting complicated: the most popular boy in school is interested in her, but there's no way he would be if he knew the truth. Then there's Timothy, the school loner, who for some reason Jamie just can't stop thinking about. As for John, he seems to have a pretty big secret of his own. For senior high readers. 2006.By Téa Stilton, Béatrice Didiot. 2010
Les Téa Sisters, ce sont cinq étudiantes venues des quatre coins de la planète qui ont fondé leur club de…
journalisme au collège de Raxford: Nicky, l'aventurière écologiste, Colette la jolie blondinette passionnée de mode, Violet, la musicienne caressant le rêve de devenir violoniste, Paulina, la passionnée de voyages, et Paméla, une mécanicienne accomplie. Chaque opus de la série relate l'une des enquêtes qu'elles sont amenées à conduire afin d'élucider les mystères pimentant leur vie d'écolières. Sous ce titre: afin de souligner les 600 ans du collège de Raxford, les professeurs décident de monter la pièce de " Roméo et Juliette ". Bien entendu, tous les élèves souhaitent être de la distribution, les Téa Sisters y compris. Or, des rivales sans scrupules sont bien décidées à tout faire pour ruiner leurs chances. Années 3-6. 2010. (Le collège de Raxford ; 1) Titre uniforme: L'amore va in scena a Topford!By Joyce Carol Oates, Diane Ménard. 2007
Darren est un lycéen de 16 ans, timide et plein de doutes mais très séduisant, meilleur espoir de l'équipe de…
natation. Sa beauté lumineuse lui attire même les faveurs de son professeur d'anglais, M. Tracy, qui le surévalue. Le jour où, par la faute de M. Tracy, un de leurs copains est renvoyé de l'équipe de natation, les amis de Darren décident de se venger. Inspirés par les manières efféminées de leur prof, ils adressent au directeur du lycée un courrier anonyme et des photos pornographiques accusant Tracy de pédophilie. La farce devient rumeur et bascule dans le drame. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. Quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle, quelques passages où le langage est grossier. 2007. Titre uniforme: Sexy.