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Ursu, Anne

Summary: "The house seemed to sit apart from the others on Katydid Street, silent and alone, like it didn't fit among them. For Violet Hart-whose family is about to move into the house on Katydid Street-very little felt like it fit anymore. Like their old home, suddenly too small since her mother remarried and the new baby arrived. Or Violet's group of friends, which, since they started middle school,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024

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Ziegler, Jennifer

Summary: William Wyatt Orser's life is turned upside down after his mother has a stroke, but the socially awkward, word-loving twelve-year-old finds glimmers of hope when he discovers friends who share his love of wordplay and books.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ZIE

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ZIE

Gino, Alex

Summary: "Middle-grade superstar author Alex Gino returns to the world they began with MELISSA and RICK with GREEN, the story of a non-binary middle-schooler named Green who comes into their own in no small part by fighting for gender-free casting in their school's production of THE WIZARD OF OZ" --

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC GIN

Wyman, Christina

Summary: Max Plink's life is complicated. Her parents aren't getting along. The school bullies are relentless, and her own sister is the cruelest of them. Worst of all, her mouth is a mess. With a mismatched puzzle of a jaw, Max has a Class II malocclusion, otherwise known as a severe overbite. She already has braces, which means she lives on Advil and soft foods after each orthodontist appointment. But...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WYM

Baptist, Kelly J.

Summary: "Spunky sixth-grader Zoe Sparks has discovered a unique way to get the laptop of her dreams--to win it! If Zoe can sell more tubs of cookie dough than anyone in her school, the laptop is hers. It's the first step to becoming a prize-winning journalist! But her win-at-all-costs attitude is starting to drive a wedge between Zoe, her best friend Felix, and her family. Zoe may be a top cookie-dough...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BAP

Moss, Marissa

Summary: Starting her own all-girls mathlete team, Talia, who loves math puzzles and code-breaking, is determined to lead her team to victory while trying to break the social code of preteen life.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Books 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MOS

Lloyd, Natalie

Summary: Twelve-year-old Olive suffers from brittle bone disease and has been homeschooled all her life. When she is finally allowed to attend school in person, she soon discovers fitting in is not that easy. Olive hopes to find the magical wish-granting hummingbird that supposedly lives nearby. If she can prove herself worthy, maybe her deepest wish will be granted. - adapted from run-on sentence...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

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Coven, Wanda

Summary: "Heidi is settling in at Broomsfield Academy. She and Melanie are trying to get along and Heidi is getting used to her classes, all her new friends, and her very first crush, Hunter! The problem is: Hunter is really popular. How will Heidi get him to notice her? Her friends tell her to just be herself, but that sounds so boring! After all, Heidi is a witch-in-training. What good is having magic...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023

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Borba, Adam

Summary: Seventh grader Noah tries to avoid the worst day ever and help his future self win his eighth grade class election using time travel.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024

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Patterson, James

Summary: The Khatchadorian family discovers they have inherited a million dollars, but to get it, they must stay in a ramshackle house in Beverly Hills and Rafe has to attend a snooty new middle school.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAT

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAT

Stecher, Leah

Summary: When twelve-year old J.P. discovers a magical treehouse that sends her three days forward in time, she uses the portal to skip all the worst parts of middle school, despite the consequences.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2024

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Greenwald, Lisa

Summary: With a Valentine's Day dance, snooping parents, and way too many secrets, these four BFFs have a lot to deal with in the seventh book in this hilarious series told entirely in text messages, emojis, and passed notes, perfect for fans of Invisible Emmie and the Dork Diaries series. It's no secret that Victoria's mom can be OTT overprotective! But lately her anxiety has been too much to handle....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GRE

Oshiro, Mark

Summary: "After eleven-year-old David Bravo wishes for a do-over of a disastrous day of middle school, he and a shapeshifting spirit guide try to right a wrong in his past"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC OSH

Sass, A. J.

Summary: Shai, a thirteen-year-old nonbinary homeschooler, attempts to find a "new normal" post-pandemic as they start public school, meet new friends, and learn about their Jewish identity.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SAS

Rudd, Maggie

Summary: When twelve-year-old Raymond and his pup Rosie are abandoned by his family, he uses his wilderness skills to survive in the woods, but as winter comes, he realizes his wits are not enough, and that perhaps it is time he starts trusting others with his secret.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RUD

Surrisi, C. M.

Summary: Pop star Lola Bay is everything to Iris and her best friend, Leeza. Her songs speak right to their souls and they can’t wait to start a Lola Bay fan club when middle school starts. But mean girls take over the fan club, and Leeza seems to be interested in other things. Dana suggests they form an unofficial fan club-- and even has ideas for getting them to a concert. As Dana's plans get...

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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SUR

Baptist, Kelly J.

Summary: Ebony and De'Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with De'Kari's ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now Eb and Flow have two weeks to think about and explain their behavior--to their families, to each other, and ultimately to themselves.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BAP

Sinclair, Phoebe

Summary: "For the past few years, twelve-year-old Jonas and his friends have competed to see how many bags of candy they can grab from unsuspecting trick-or-treaters. No one's supposed to get hurt, just lose their treats. So Jonas is taken by surprise when one of his smaller targets fights back against his snatching attempt. He's even more surprised when he starts to receive anonymous notes from someone...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SIN

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SIN

Arlow, Jake Maia

Summary: Twelve-year-old Al, short for Alison, navigates an overprotective mother, growing apart from her best friend, and her first girl crush, all while her recent Crohn's diagnosis puts a knot in her stomach.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ARL

Lopez, Loretta

Summary: As Elisa, Lucia, and Alice grapple with internal struggles and hidden challenges while navigating middle school in New York City, they find unexpected friendship and support when they let go of their preconceived notions of each other.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Triangle Square Books for Young Readers / Seven Stories Press 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LOP

Medina, Meg

Summary: For Merci Suárez, eighth grade means a new haircut, nighttime football games, and an out-of-town overnight field trip. At home, it means more chores and keeping an eye on Lolo as his health worsens. It's a year filled with more responsibility and independence, but also with opportunities to reinvent herself. Merci has always been fine with not being one of the popular kids like Avery Sanders,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MED

Banks, Steven

Summary: Eleven-year-old Tom the Vam-Wolf-Zom is juggling the daily routines of middle school life while also trying to explore his newly acquired powers, but Darcourt, the werewolf who bit him, and Tanner Gantt, his archenemy, are not making it easy.--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BAN

Blecher, Jennifer

Summary: Told from two perspectives, Lily and Will deal with the tumult of seventh grade including secrets, rumors, shifting friendships, overbearing parents, and a first dance.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BLE

Varnes, Allison

Summary: Self-conscious of her stutter, Charlotte says nothing as her best friend is bullied, but as the school year goes on she realizes some things are worth speaking up for.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021

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