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21) Restart
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Language
English
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Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?
22) Hard luck
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 8
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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"Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?"--
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Series
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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Rafe Khatchadorian's new year at middle school is starting to look depressingly like the old one, except that art class is going well--and when he joins the flag-football team and demonstrates some talent as a running-back, he discovers a way of dealing with his bullying nemesis and teammate, Miller the Killer.
24) Sincerely Sicily
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
Sixth-grader Sicily Jordan learns to use her voice and to find joy in who she is--a Black Panamanian fashionista who rocks her braids with pride--while confronting prejudice both in the classroom and at home.
26) The best at it
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Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
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Twelve-year-old Rahul Kapoor, an Indian-American boy growing up in small-town Indiana, struggles to come to terms with his identity, including that he may be gay.
27) The mighty odds
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Series
Publisher
ABRAMS
Language
English
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Told in their four voices, a diverse group of middle schoolers comes together to try to figure out the bus accident that gave each a bizarre, limited superpower.
28) Dead Wednesday
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
When the school assigns each eighth-grader the name of a teenager who died in the past year as a lesson in mortality, Worm Tarnauer, who thrives on being invisible, doesn't count on Becca Finch, the seventeen-year-old car crash victim who changes everything.
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Series
Astrid the astronaut volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A young girl is determined to be the first astronaut with hearing aids in space! Astrid can't wait for the school year to start so she can put her Astronomically Grand Plan into action! She and her best friend, Hallie, are going to be in their first year of Shooting Stars, a club dedicated to all things space. Astrid's big sister has told her all about it, and this year, there is a big, wonderful prize: a trip to a real-life space camp! But Astrid's...
31) 11 before 12
Author
Series
Friendship list volume 1
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Kaylan and Arianna are new to middle school, and when they decide to make a list of eleven things that they want to accomplish before they turn twelve, including getting detention and helping humanity, they start to lose sight of their friendship.
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Series
Origami Yoda books volume 5
Publisher
ABRAMS, Inc. (Ignition)
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
One month before the state standards test are to take place, the Origami Rebel Alliance has found powerful allies in unexpected places in their fight against the FunTime test preparation program, but Principal Rabbski has not yet declared her allegiance.
33) Hummingbird
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When twelve-year-old Olive, who suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life, finally attends school in person she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy, but if she can find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby, and prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted"--
Author
Series
Misadventures of Max Crumbly volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
With his friend Erin's help, Max works to get out of the clutches of the three ruthless criminals stealing from the South Ridge Middle School.
36) Shark teeth
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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Description
Seventh-grader Sharkita "Kita" embarks on a tumultuous journey to keep her family together while handling the consequences of her mother's alcoholism.
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 6
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Middle-school drama queen Nikki Maxwell worries about asking a boy to her school's "sweetheart dance."
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 13
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
It's Nikki's birthday, and it is up to her whether it is a blast or a bust.