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Max and the school dinners
By Colin Hawkins, Jacqui Hawkins. 1992
Angels and men
By Catherine Fox. 1997
Mara is still suffering from the wounds inflicted by a sinister sect, and has built an invisible fortress around herself.…
Initially rebutting the overtures of her fellow students, she hadn't reckoned on the persistent attentions of handsome Johnny, the giddy warmth of Maddy and May or the noble desires of Rupert. Awkwardly succumbing to the lure of college romance - and rivalry - Mara slowly begins to confront her raging dilemma.My family and other natural disasters
By Josephine Feeney. 1995
Patrick Connolly is in trouble. He has to write his life story as a school project, but how can he…
when the Connollys are in the midst of a major family crisis and no one will answer his questions? Why do the adults in his life have to behave so ridiculously?A short stay in Purgatory
By Alan Durant. 1994
These 12 stories of teenage trauma range from heavy drama to surreal comedy. They feature characters such as a secret…
admirer full of jealousy and desire, and topics such as anxiety about pregnancy, contemplation of life after school, and mixed feelings about an impending first night of passion.Cher and Cher alike
By H. B Gilmour. 1997
Cher's makeover creation, Sharon, is turning into a psycho-clone. She's already taken Cher's walk and her talk, and may even…
take Cher's Baldwin to the ball. Now that could be a real horror story!A certain age
By Rebbecca Ray. 1998
Mr. Majeika
By Humphrey Carpenter. 1985
The new teacher at St. Barty's makes his first appearance in a very unusual way. And of course, he's no…
ordinary teacher--however hard he may try to be. This is bad news for Hamish Bigmore, the class nuisance, who's been getting his own way for far too long.Virtual sexual reality
By Chloë Rayban. 1994
Charm school
By Anne Fine. 1999
Bonny has no choice. If her mother is to keep her new job, Bonny must take a one-day course at…
Charm School. One day at Charm School turns out to be every bit as bad as Bonny had feared. The other girls are scratchy and self-obsessed, and will do anything to win the "glistering tiara".The Ashton affair
By Ann Thwaite. 1995
Jan is delighted when Piers Morley and his daughter, Claire move into Ashton Hall. Claire is her own age and…
they soon become firm friends. But before long Jan starts to worry that her mother's getting too friendly with Claire's father. Jan, Claire and their friend Fisher try to find out what's going on - before Jan's mother ruins all their lives. Junior high readers.The in crowd
By Nicholas Pine. 1995
Sandy Freeman is editor of the Central Academy Crier. When the kids from Operation Outreach arrive at Central for an…
educational programme, she sees her chance for a great news story. And the in crowd sees it as a chance for some fun. But the story gets hotter than she bargained for when the kids start to disappear. What sort of operation is really underway? Junior high readers.The field guide to the North American teenager
By Ben Philippe. 2019
Norris Kaplan is clever, cynical, and quite possibly too smart for his own good. A Black French Canadian whose family…
just moved to Austin, Texas, Norris finds himself cataloging everyone he meets: the Cheerleaders, the Jocks, the Loners, and even the Manic Pixie Dream Girl. He's amusing himself until it's time to go back to Canada. But soon those labels become actual people: loner Liam, who makes it his mission to befriend Norris; Madison the beta cheerleader, who is so nice that it has to be a trap. And Aarti the Manic Pixie Dream Girl might be a real love interest in the making. When Norris screws everything up royally on prom night, will he be able to stop hiding behind his snarky opinions, and start living his life? For junior and senior high readers. 2019.Why did the underwear cross the road?
By Gordon Korman. 1994
Justin Zeckendorf's teacher divides the class into groups of three, and he ends up with drippy Jessica Zander and Margaret…
Zachary again. The assignment is to do good deeds and the winners get to go to a water park. The Zs' first good deed gets them negative points when they try to help a woman and get her suitcase run over. Justin decides they are going to have to catch a car thief to catch up. Grades 2-4.Joey Pigza swallowed the key (Joey Pigza Ser. #Bk. 1)
By Jack Gantos. 1998
To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings.…
Joey knows he is really a good kid, but no matter how hard he tries to do the right thing, something always seems to go wrong. Now his teachers are threatening to send him to the special-ed centre downtown. Will he ever get anything right? Grades 4-7. Followed by "Joey Pigza loses control" (DC24896). 1998.Junie B. Jones and the yucky blucky fruitcake (Junie B. Jones #5)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1995
Junie B., "in the grade of afternoon kindergarten," wants to win lots of prizes at the school carnival. But on…
Carnival Night Junie B. keeps losing at every game, until she goes to the Cake Walk. For grades K-3. 1995Junie B. Jones and the stupid smelly bus (Junie B. Jones #1)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1992
Junie B. is almost six years old and is starting kindergarten. She worries for a week about riding the yellow…
school bus and doesn't like her first trip on it at all. So she decides not to ride it home after school. For grades K-3. 1992Junie B. Jones and that meanie Jim's birthday (Junie B. Jones #6)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1996
Junie B. has a fight with Jim and then is upset when he invites everyone in their class, except her,…
to his birthday party. She doesn't want to be the only one left out. But her family helps her to see the problem a different way. For grades K-3. 1996Junie B. Jones loves handsome Warren (Junie B. Jones #7)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1996
Junie B. and her best friends want to impress the new boy at school. Lucille wears fancy dresses and Grace…
shows how fast she can run. But when Warren is homesick, Junie B. finds her own way to be his friend. For grades K-3. 1996Junie B. Jones has a monster under her bed (Junie B. Jones #8)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1997
The day for school pictures is when Paulie tells Junie B. that a monster lives right under her bed--and now…
she's afraid to go to sleep. Her family tries to help, but it's not until Junie B. sees her school photos that she solves the monster problem. For grades K-3. 1997Junie B. Jones and a little monkey business (Junie B. Jones #2)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1993
Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey. When she reports this…
to her kindergarten class during show-and-tell, she causes a lot of excitement and a problem for her teacher. For grades K-3. 1993