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Don't you forget about me: a Gossip Girl novel (Gossip girl ; #11)
By Cecily Von Ziegesar. 2007
The Gossip Girl and her friends spend a summer partying before heading off to college in the fall. For senior…
high readers. Some descriptions of sex and strong language. Sequel to "Would I lie to you". 2007. (Gossip girl ; 11)Creeps
By Darren Hynes. 2013
Fifteen-year-old Wayne Pumphrey wishes he were courageous enough to actually send the heartfelt letters he writes to friends and family.…
He also wishes his father would drive on the right side of the street, his mother would stop packing her suitcase to leave, and his sister would stop listening to Nickelback. But most of all, he wishes that Pete “The Meat” would let him walk to school in peace. Then one morning, while facing Pete and his posse, Wayne is rescued by Marjorie. An unlikely friendship is formed, but Pete now has plans for both of them -- and afterwards nothing will ever be the same again. For senior high readers. 2013.Blubber
By Judy Blume. 1974
Better than blonde (Blonde Trilogy Ser.)
By Teresa Toten. 2007
Life is almost potentially perfect for Sophie Kandinsky. She enters Grade 10 in the centre of a power grid -…
the school's Blondes. Though the Blondes might still be gripped by secrets and lies, and her eccentric Aunties still give Sophie advice on life and love, the best news is that after seven years, her beloved Papa is home from prison - but he's supposed to be dead. What was that about no more lies or secrets? For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Me and the Blondes" (DC29469). Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. c2007.After the wreck, I picked myself up, spread my wings, and flew away
By Joyce Carol Oates. 2006
Haunted by the car crash that killed her beloved mother, Jenna, 15, moves in with her aunt's family, but she…
can't deal with her guilt and sorrow. Therapy doesn't help, she won't reconcile with her dad, and she hates kids who pity her. Two near-disasters cause Jenna to tentatively open up to her classmate Crow. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. For senior high readers. 2006.A fly named Alfred
By Don Trembath. 1997
Harper Winslow writes a gossip column called "Fly on the wall" for the student newspaper. It's a big hit with…
all the students who don't know who the mysterious "Alfred" is who writes the column. Harper runs into trouble when a school bully decides to get even with "Alfred" and enlists Harper's help to find out the writer's true identity. Junior and senior high readers. c1997.Confessions of a teenage drama queen
By Dyan Sheldon. 1999
In her first year at a suburban New Jersey high school, Mary Elizabeth Cep, who now calls herself "Lola," sets…
her sights on the lead in the annual school play. But she discovers that the role of resident drama queen has already been filled - by the Born-to-win, Born-to-run-everything Carla Santini. Once the curtain goes up, which drama queen will take centre stage? For junior and senior high readers. 1999.Zartog's remote
By Herbie Brennan. 2000
Rachel pointed the remote control and pressed the button to change channel - and the television turned into a teddy…
bear! It all started with Zartog, an alien with enormous eyes and no nose. Rachel is a girl also with enormous eyes, but she has got a nose and she is being bullied at school. Between them Zartog and Rachel muddle up their remote controls; Zartog gets the TV remote while Rachel gets the power to change things around. Grades 2-4.Pay it forward: a novel
By Catherine Ryan Hyde. 1999
It all started with the social studies teacher's extra-credit assignment: come up with a plan to change the world for…
the better, and do it. Twelve-year-old Trevor McKinney began by doing something good for three people; but instead of paying him back, he asked them to "pay it forward" by doing a favour for three more people, who in turn would help three others, and so on. No one in his small California town could ever have dreamed of how far Trevor's plan would go. 1999.Les oursons Berenstain et les problèmes à l'école (Les oursons Berenstain)
By Stan Berenstain. 1987
Les auteurs illustrent avec réalisme un comportement spontané, commandé par l'ignorance, la facilité ou la crainte de l'inconnu. Après examen…
de la situation ou du thème, ils suggèrent un comportement plus rationnel. Une leçon pertinente sous le signe de l'humour. Années 1-3. 1987.What's your problem?
By Sherry Ashworth. 1999
Herbie Jones and the class gift
By Suzy Kline. 1987
Herbie and Raymond, the class clowns, are in charge of picking up their end-of-year present for their teacher. But putting…
those two third-grade cutups in charge of a package marked Fragile is a recipe for disaster! Grades 2-4. 2002, c1987.Lunch walks among us (Franny K. Stein, mad scientist. #1.)
By Jim Benton. 2003
Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy, but when she has trouble making…
friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in--which works until a monster erupts from the trashcan. Grades 2-4. 2003. (Franny K. Stein, mad scientist ; 1)A week in the woods
By Andrew Clements. 2002
Fifth-grader Mark Robert Chelmsley, a spoiled rich kid, is not interested in fitting into his new school in New Hampshire.…
When the science class camping trip to a national park with antagonistic teacher Mr. Maxwell takes a bad turn, all of Mark's survival skills are tested. Grades 4-7. 2002.The Berenstain Bears and the red-handed thief (Big chapter book.)
By Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain. 1993
There's a thief at Bear County School! Mr. Dweebish, the new social studies teacher, thinks that the cubs shouldn't make…
accusations until they have proof. But when they catch the thief red-handed, nobody is more surprised than Mr. Dweebish! Grades K-3. 1993.Dogs don't tell jokes
By Louis Sachar. 1991
Seventh-grader Gary "Goon" Boone tells jokes constantly. He thinks he is funny; his parents, teachers, and classmates just think that…
he is obnoxious. He signs up for a school talent contest, confident that his performance will launch his career as a stand-up comic. As the contest nears, he becomes aware of how others perceive him and drops out of the contest to just be "normal". Grades 5-8. 1991.The Truth Commission
By Susan Juby. 2015
As a project for her "creative non-fiction module" at a school for the arts, Normandy Pale chronicles the work of…
the Truth Commission, through which she and her two best friends ask classmates and faculty about various open secrets, while Norm's famous sister reveals some very unsettling truths of her own. Senior high readers. Winner of the 2016 BC Book Prize. Winner of the 2016 Amy Mathers Teen Book Award. 2015.The nine planets
By Edward Riche. 2004
Marty Devereaux and Hank Lundrigan are the founders of St. John's, Newfoundland's Red Pines private school, and the time has…
come for them to take their brand of education to the global market. But obstacles abound, including Hank's ecological crusade, personal relationships, and the bogged down project to paint the planets on the walls of the science department. On top of that, a force seems to be driving Marty and his young niece Cathy together. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 2004.Hawk and stretch
By Bernice Thurman Hunter. 1993
On his first day in school, Danny "Hawk" Thunder finds the toughest kid in the schoolyard and beats him up.…
Billy Thomson, skinny and smart, figures Danny would be a good friend to have. But after a while, Billy realizes that what he needs really is a friend, not a bodyguard. Grades 5-8.The 6th grade nickname game (Scholastic Canada Hardcover Ser.)
By Gordon Korman. 1998
Best friends Jeff and Wiley enjoy picking nicknames that stick, but occasionally their game backfires. Their new teacher may be…
fired because class Six B, the "dim bulbs", failed their practice reading test. To prove they aren't so dim, they need to pass the test and save their teacher. Grades 3-6.