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By Chris McMahen. 2009
Take one trickster, put her together with the editor of the world's most boring school newspaper, add one overworked principal,…
and you've got a recipe for the most chaotic few weeks in the history of Upland Green School. Martin, editor and expert grammarian, and Trixi, prankster extraordinaire, clash over everything from journalistic integrity (Trixi has none) to imagination (Martin has none). The only thing they do agree on is that sometimes you should believe everything you read in the paper. Grades 4-7. 2009.By Laurie Myers. 2004
Afraid of getting maimed for making fun of Brick, the husky new kid in his fifth-grade class, Nick decides that…
even his baseball collection will not protect him so he signs up for karate class, despite his little brother's reassurances that Brick is not a bully. Grades 4-7. 2004.By Mildred Pitts Walter. 1999
Sixth-grader Xander is the school's best artist, but he's lousy at sports, and his tall, skinny frame and big feet…
have earned him hated nicknames. To please his father, Xander works on eliminating his awkwardness with the help of a new friend. Grades 5-8. 1999.By Stephanie S Tolan. 2002
Kicked out of several public schools, Jake winds up being home schooled with an eccentric family of artists at the…
Applewhite's Creative Academy. When the whole clan becomes involved in producing The Sound of Music, Jake discovers a few positive traits and talents of his own. A Newbery Honor Book. Grades 5-8. 2002.By Jean Ure. 2005
Shay was totally drop-dead gorgeous. Why would a person that looked like a model want to sit next to me…
- an insignificant weed with a brace on her teeth? And glasses. Geeky Ruth Spicer hates school, but when super-cool Shayanne Sugar comes along and - shock horror! - wants to be her friend, things begin to look up. But Shay is hiding something - do best friends tell each other everything...? For grades 2-4 or older readers. 2005.By Jerry Spinelli. 2007
When formerly home-schooled tenth-grader Stargirl enters Mica High School, her classmates shun her as an eccentric. Her boyfriend, Leo, urges…
her to stop playing the ukulele and conform. He learns only too late that popularity isn't what matters most. For junior and senior high readers. 2007.By Jacqueline Wilson. 2006
Tracy Beaker is back ...and she's just desperate for a role in her school play. They're performing A Christmas Carol…
and for one extremely worrying moment, the irrepressible Tracy thinks she might not even get to play one of the unnamed street urchins. But then she is cast in the main role. Grades 3-6. 2006. (Tracy Beaker ; 3)By Tyne O'Connell. 2005
Back at her elegant English boarding school for another term, Californian Calypso Kelly continues her pursuit of Prince Freddy with…
style. For junior and senior high readers. Sequel to "Pulling princes" (DC28228). Followed by "Dueling princes". 2005. (The Calypso chronicles ; 2)By Eric Walters. 2009
Slacker Edward fakes a learning disability to gain a special-education designation in school. But instead of lowering his parents' expectations,…
Edward ends up working harder than ever. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. Grades 5-8. 2009.By Susin Nielsen-Fernlund. 1989
After his girlfriend, Spike, becomes pregnant, 14-year-old Shane must prove to his parents that he is not irresponsible. But Shane's…
new sense of independence backfires, and before he knows it, he is in trouble again. For junior and senior high readers. (Degrassi Junior High). 1989.By Ken Roberts, Loretta Castellarin. 1988
Fourteen-year-old Spike discovers that she is pregnant. There are so many questions and so many decisions -- not to mention…
dealing with Shane, her mum, and her friends at Degrassi Junior High. For junior and senior high readers. 1988.By Ken Roberts. 1988
In her last year of Degrassi Junior High, Stephanie takes on a new glitzy image. With this, and her position…
as president of the student council, she believes she will have a terrific year. But things do not work as she planned. For junior and senior high readers. 1988. (Degrassi Junior High ; 10)By Monique Polak. 2014
Tessa McPhail has a bad habit—tagging—that lands her at New Directions, an alternative school in Montreal’s toughest neighborhood. The school…
is far from Tessa’s home and full of troubled kids. To make matters worse, half of every school day is devoted to boxing. The other students think boxing is cool. Not Tessa, who cannot handle violence of any kind. But when a neighbour starts a petition to have New Directions closed down, Tessa discovers something worth fighting for, both in and out of the ring. For junior and senior high readers. 2014.By Edward Bloor. 2004
Brainy sixth-grader George and sassy eighth-grader Kate have to go to a strange new school, in a haunted library, where…
they take standardized tests all day alongside green-tinged "Mushroom Children". They hate the school, the tests, and dealing with the weird adults who run it. When a series of demonic possessions and grisly deaths occur, Kate and George get on the trail of a creepy paranormal mystery spanning generations. Edgar Award finalist 2005. Grades 5-8. 2004.By Gordon Korman. 2016
Cameron Boxer is very happy to spend his life avoiding homework, hanging out with his friends, and gaming for hours…
in his basement, until he gets so caught up in one game that he almost lets his house burn down. It's time for some serious damage control, so Cameron and his friends invent a fake school club that will make it seem like they're doing good deeds instead of slacking off. But some kids think the club is real--and Cameron is stuck being president. Soon Cameron is part of a mission to save a beaver named Elvis from certain extinction. Along the way, he makes some new friends--and some powerful new enemies. The guy who never cared about anything is now at the centre of everything, and it's going to take all his slacker skills to win this round. Grades 4-7. 2016.By Suzy Kline. 2017
Everyone in Room 2B knows that Song Lee is shy, but Horrible Harry and his classmates soon find that quiet…
Song Lee is also full of surprises. Join the students is Room 2B in four adventures starring Song Lee. Johnny Heller's narration highlights all the fun. Grades 2-4. 2017.By Suzy Kline. 2017
Although some students in classroom 2B don't like each other, Song Lee is everyone's friend. Today, she is excited about…
the class field trip to a pond. But even before the students get on the bus, Sydney has made Horrible Harry angry. While Song Lee tries to be nice to Sydney, Harry waits for his chance for revenge. When they get to the pond, however, Harry's plan backfires. Now he is covered in trouble! Song Lee will have to think quickly to save him. The Song Lee series is the perfect companion to Suzy Kline's popular Horrible Harry books. The gentle Song Lee is always ready to find something good. Johnny Heller's narration is pure fun as he voices each member of Song Lee's class. Followed by "Song Lee and the I Hate You Notes". Grades 2-4. 2017.By Suzy Kline. 2017
Everyone in Mrs. Mackle's class knows that Horrible Harry likes to do horrible things. That's how he got his nickname.…
He likes gross things, too, like the dead flies Song Lee brought in to feed the class water frog. But when someone sends Song Lee two "I hate you" notes, no one thinks of Harry. He wouldn't send such mean notes to the nicest person in the class. All the students wonder who wrote them-and what Song Lee is going to do. Beginning readers love each visit to Horrible Harry's classroom, where there are always interesting new things to see and hear. This time, Song Lee is preparing a big surprise, too. Johnny Heller's exuberant narration captures all the energy of this popular series. School Library Journal comments on one of the Horrible Harry books: "Another perfect chapter book for transitional readers." Sequel to "Song Lee and the leech man". Grades 2-4. 2017.By Glen Huser. 2003
When Travis transfers to a new school, he becomes a big target for his old nemesis Shon and his thug…
friends. Maybe it's because Travis lives in a trailer park with his gentle aunt, his uncle Miserable Mike, and lots of little cousins while his country-and-western singer mother is on the road. Or maybe it's because he loves to sew, wants to be a professional puppeteer, and his best friend is a girl, Chantelle, who comes from an even stranger family than he does. Some strong language. For junior high readers. Winner of the 2003 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature. 2003.By Kristen D Randle. 2003
Three Mormon high school friends, perky Nikki, studious Alicia, and football player Sam, make a pact of the Pygmalion style…
-- they decide to help the "untapped" students at their school. Their plan is to transform three classmates and take them to the prom. But the experiment doesn't go exactly as planned. They slowly begin to realize that there is more to most people than meets the eye. Junior High readers. 2003.