Search Results: Returned 16 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 16
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c2010., Pre-adolescent, Andrews McMeel Pub. Call No: 741.5 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Eleven-year-old Nate is the biggest troublemaker in middle school, but Middle school kids can relate to Big Nate's battle against teachers, undercooked cafeteria food, and anything conventional.
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-- Hug it out![2019]., Juvenile, Andrews McMeel Publishing Call No: 741.5 6973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Collects more of Nate Wright's sixth-grade adventures as he is bombarded with useless trivia, gets knocked out of a ballgame and into the emergency room, is tutored by arch enemy, Gina, and has a chance encounter with a girl at an amusement park.
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2022., General, Scholastic Press Call No: Young Adult Fic SONN Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Funny, outrageous things didn't stop for Jordan Sonnenblick after he left fourth grade. No, in many ways the events detailed to hilarious effect in The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell were but a prelude to sixth grade, a time when Jordan would have to deal with a rival named Jiminy (his real name is Jimmy -- but, hey, he looks like a cricket), a stickler English teacher who doesn't care that all the old, worn copies of Great Expectations smell like puke, an Evel Knievel obsession, a first crush on a girl from band, an assistant principal who brands Jordan a repeat offender... on his first day (If you want to know why, you have to read the book. A tooth is involved.), a continued reckoning with both anxiety and asthma, and more!
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2015., Juvenile, Farrar, Straus, Giroux Edition: First edition. Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: "The true story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi invasion"--
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2015., Juvenile, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: 940.53 HOO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Cover image Summary Note: "The true story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi invasion"--
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[2022]., Juvenile, Clarion Books / HarperAlley, both impirnts of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: GN 741.5 MILLER Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: It is no secret that Olive loves trying new things. Between taking guitar lessons, making a short film, joining Berry Scouts, and leading the charge on her school dress code reform, Olive has her hands full! As weeks fly by, it gets harder and harder for Olive to find time for her activities, never mind time for herself. Will she be able to accomplish her goals, or will all her sizzle turn to fizzle?
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2016., Aladdin Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Dork diaries Volume: 11.Summary Note: Assigned to attend her archnemesis Mackenzie Hollister's new school for the student exchange week program, Nikki is surprised to learn that there are students at the school even meaner than Mackenzie.
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By Santat, Dan[2023]., Juvenile, First Second Call No: GN-REALISTIC FIR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents send him on a class trip to Europe. At first, he's right. He's stuck with the same girls from his middle school who love to make fun of him, and he doesn't know why his teacher insisted he come on this trip. But as he travels through France, Germany, Switzerland, and England, a series of first experiences begin to change him--first Fanta, first fondue, first time stealing a bike from German punk rockers... and first love.--
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By Santat, Dan2023., Pre-adolescent, First Second Call No: GN B SAN Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents send him on a class trip to Europe. At first, he's right. He's stuck with the same girls from his middle school who love to make fun of him, and he doesn't know why his teacher insisted he come on this trip. But as he travels through France, Germany, Switzerland, and England, a series of first experiences begin to change him--first Fanta, first fondue, first time stealing a bike from German punk rockers... and first love"--From the publisher's web site.
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By Santat, Dan2023., Pre-adolescent, First Second Call No: B Edition: First edition. Genre: Graphic novels Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents send him on a class trip to Europe. At first, he's right. He's stuck with the same girls from his middle school who love to make fun of him, and he doesn't know why his teacher insisted he come on this trip. But as he travels through France, Germany, Switzerland, and England, a series of first experiences begin to change him--first Fanta, first fondue, first time stealing a bike from German punk rockers... and first love"--From the publisher's web site.
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By Ogle, Rex[2019]., Juvenile, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Call No: B OGLE Edition: First edition. Availability:8 of 9 At Location(s) Summary Note: This is the author's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program. While in sixth grade, Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. But this is a story of a more profound hunger - that of a child for his parents' love and care.
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By Ogle, Rex[2019]., Juvenile, Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company Call No: HI-INT B OGL Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A distinctive new voice: Rex Ogle's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program is timely, heartbreaking, and true. Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day in the school lunch line, Rex's is a compelling story of a more profound hunger -- that of a child for his parents' love and care. Compulsively readable, beautifully crafted, and authentically told with the voice and point of view of a 6th-grade kid, Free Lunch is a remarkable debut by a gifted storyteller"--
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[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Balzer + Bray, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: GN B WIL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Misty never shies away from a challenge, on or off the field. So when the boys tell her she can't play football, there's only one thing to do: join their team and show them what she's got. But the training is rougher than she thought--and so are the other guys, who aren't thrilled about having a girl on their team. Middle school isn't so easy, either. Misty wants to fit in with the popular kids, but they think a girl playing football is 'weird.' Even her best friend doesn't get it. Can Misty find a way to score points with her teammates, make new friends, and show everyone--including herself--what it means to play like a girl?"--From the publisher's web site.
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[2014], Adolescent, Dutton Juvenile Call No: 155.5 33 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at "pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren't paid to be here," Brownsville, Texas, newcomer Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a unique social experiment: spend the eighth grade following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help Maya on her quest to be popular? The real-life results are painful, funny, and include a wonderful and unexpected surprise -- meeting and befriending Betty Cornell herself. Told with humor and grace, Maya's journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence.
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-- Girls' life ultimate guide to surviving middle schoolc2010., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: 373.18 GIR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The inside scoop every middle school girl needs to know! Middle school is fun--and challenging. The Girls' Life Ultimate Guide to Surviving Middle School has the essential info you want on: What to expect the first day ; Making new friends and having fun with clubs, teams, and extracurrics ; Getting great grades...while still having a life ; And, of course, dealing with guy drama! This book has all the tips and tricks you need to make your middle school years amazing. We promise!"--P.[4] of cover.
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-- Girls' life ultimate guide to surviving middle schoolc2010., Juvenile, Scholastic Call No: 646.7 BRO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The inside scoop every middle school girl needs to know! Middle school is fun--and challenging. The Girls' Life Ultimate Guide to Surviving Middle School has the essential info you want on: What to expect the first day ; Making new friends and having fun with clubs, teams, and extracurrics ; Getting great grades...while still having a life ; And, of course, dealing with guy drama! This book has all the tips and tricks you need to make your middle school years amazing. We promise!"--P.[4] of cover.