Peirce, Lincoln
Summary: "You can't win 'em all-- especially when you're slumping sixth-grader Nate Wright. Stuck in a cycle of misfortune, our hero finds an unlikely good luck charm... and suddenly, he can do no wrong! He finds a $20 bill, scores a C+ on his social studies test (nailed it!), and even lands a movie date with the captain of the cheer squad. But the high times can't last forever. Before long, Nate's epic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2023
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2 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC PEIChmakova, Svetlana
Summary: "Felicity is sure she's going to do something big. Exactly what is still a mystery, but she'll figure it out. Her sister, Letty, teases Felicity that she never finishes stuff, but that's just because Letty is so perfect. Still, life is good with plenty of friends--drawing with the art club and playing games with her buddies keep her busy. But when she decides to join a contest to show Letty...
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Publisher / Publication Date: JY is an imprint of Yen Press, LLC. 2022
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 741.5 CHMTelgemeier, Raina
Summary: Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she's a terrible singer. Instead she's the set designer for the stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix/Scholastic 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TELPeirce, Lincoln
Summary: "Middle school can be a hot mess--especially for sixth-grader Nate Wright. Whether he's bluffing his way through an oral report about...umm...some random war, peer-reviewing a classmate's story about cats, or writing a book report on a literary gem called The Cheerleader Chronicles, Nate's usually up to his eyeballs in stress. But our hero always finds ways to cope. Like bringing Spitsy to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC PEISax, Sarah
Summary: "Viv never looks forward to picture day. Her mom always makes her wear a boring braid, and no one at school notices her--aside from her two best friends, Milo and Al, of course. But enough is enough. This year, Viv is taking matters into her own hands. Literally. Enter: a pair of scissors. And, well, a new hairstyle. Just in time for photos! Suddenly Viv is an overnight trendsetter at Brinkley...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A true crime satire that explores the aftermath of a costly high school prank that left twenty-seven faculty cars vandalized with phallic images. Over the course of the eight-episode season, an aspiring sophomore documentarian Peter Maldanaldo investigates the controversial and potentially unjust expulsion of Dylan Maxwell, the troubled senior accused of the phallic vandalization. A parody done...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV AMESonnenblick, Jordan
Summary: When everything things go wrong for middle schooler Jordan, he finds ways to keep his cool through humor and banging on drums (a lot), in a hilarious, true middle grade story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SONPeirce, Lincoln
Summary: Supremely confident middle school student Nate Wright manages to make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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Summary: Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world's greatest hero, but greatness won't come easy. What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called Quirks? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media 2018
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2 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 MYCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Manga, Call number: YA FIC HORPeirce, Lincoln
Summary: "Nate Wright is a RIOT! Everyone's favorite 6th grader is back and better than ever in this special collection, which includes all the comics from classic titles Big Nate: Welcome to My World and Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka. Whether he's composing P.S. 38's new fight song or striking it rich at a local yard sale, Nate's the undisputed king of comedy. It's no joke, though, when Dad makes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC PEIStine, R. L.
Summary: Jess, Josh, Marco, Leeda, and Drake come up with a plan to escape the scare school and avoid the master dean's clutches.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 STIPeirce, Lincoln
Summary: "What's middle school without a crisis? Sixth-grader Nate Wright would love to find out, but the emergencies are piling up fast. A gang of eighth-graders steals Nate's favorite lunch spot. Alan Chen chooses a new name (hint: it begins with N) in a brazen attack on Nate's uniqueness. And when a post-hypnotic suggestion works a little TOO well, the lovable Chad becomes P.S. 38's unlikeliest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC PEIHoose, Phillip M.
Summary: "The true story of a group of boy resistance fighters in Denmark after the Nazi invasion"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2015
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 940.53 HOOIruma, Hitoma
Summary: Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and Adachi once again finds herself unsure of how to ask Shimamura to spend the holiday with her. What’s more, she’s determined to whip up the best chocolates she can to make the event truly special, but she has no clue what Shimamura likes, and she’s no chocolatier… Against all odds, will her feelings get through to the girl she loves?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ADAKorman, Gordon
Summary: Five middle schoolers find a fully stocked bomb shelter constructed decades ago in the local woods by an eccentric tycoon and lost until a hurricane exposes the entrance. So, how to keep the hideout secret from interfering grown-ups--and, more particularly, from scary teen psychopath, Jaeger Devlin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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Summary: "The bestselling Cupcake Diaries series is now available in graphic novel format! In this adaptation of the fourth book, Alexis struggles to fit the messiness of a crush in with her orderly lifestyle. Alexis Becker is by far the most prepared, exact, and organized Cupcake Club member, which is why she's in charge of the business end of the club. But when she suddenly develops a major crush on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series SimonHorikoshi, Kōhei
Summary: "In the third match of the joint battle training, the students of Class 1-A have their hands full dealing with the unexpected creativity of Class B's Quirk use. These matches give everyone a chance to reflect on exactly where they all stand in relation to each other, and on the events in their lives that have brought them to this point. Then it's time for Bakugo to show what he's learned"--Back...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follows a group of 12-year-old boys from the most violent ghettos of Baltimore to the Baraka School, an experimental boarding school in rural Kenya, where children live by strict guidelines, yet are given the freedom to grow.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: ThinkFilm 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BOYHorikoshi, Kōhei
Summary: "The students of Class 1-A have reached another milestone--the Provisional Licesning Exam. After making it through the first part of the test, they ready themselves for the next phase, which takes place in a simulated disaster area. Midoriya and his friends have to rescue as many victims as they can, and although the students of rival Shiketsu High are technically supposed to be helping,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 MYCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Manga, Call number: YA FIC HORVisaggio, Magdalene
Summary: Welcome to Bolingbroke. It's a small town just like any other . . . or so eighth graders Val and Lanie think. They're the best of best friends--they love the same comics, they watch the same shows, and they're always there for each other. Which is important when you're queer, like Lanie, or on the spectrum, like Val, and just don't seem to fit in anywhere. When a school project about their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Stine, R. L.
Summary: "Ruthie and Ezra are eager to star in their family's films when their dad and uncle buy an old Hollywood movie studio, but as they explore the place, they have several strange accidents. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 STIKurtz, Scott R.
Summary: "Valeria Winters has an easier time finding trouble than making friends. A fantasy-obsessed nerd with the legendary confidence--and temper--of a Valkyrie, Val promises her mom that things will be different at her new school. "No more fighting!" As if by fate, she meets the Table Titans right away--Alan, Andrew, and Darius, who run the school's tabletop gaming club. Finally, Val has found her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KURWilson, Misty
Summary: "Debut author Misty Wilson chronicles her seventh-grade experience as the only girl on her town's football team in this empowering graphic memoir about teamwork, friendship, crushes, and touchdowns"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WILThallon, Rob.
Summary: "Here for the first time is a complete visual handbook designed for architects, builders, students, and anyone else interested in wood-frame construction. Inside you'll find hundreds of meticulous drawings illustrating every detail you might ever want to know about when building wood, whether you're building basement walls or framing a chimney opening. This wealth of visual information is mined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Taunton Press 2016