Gonzales, Chuck
Summary: Carlos Gomez is a member of the only Mexican American family in town, so he's used to being the odd one out. A lisp, a penchant for girl glamor, and being picked on by the class bully don't help either. But now there's a talent show coming up, and Carlos is performing with the BMX stunt team. What could possibly go wrong?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reycraft Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 GONMiller, Kayla
Summary: "Olive is excited to start sixth grade: new teachers, new experiences, and a field trip to the big city with her best buds! But when Olive finds out that a school policy is keeping some kids from going on the trip, she decides to act. She's prepared to do whatever it takes to be heard--even if it means running against Trent and Sawyer, two of her closest friends, in the student council...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Miller 2020Oda, Tomohito
Summary: "Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends... School is out for the summer, and Komi is still getting used to this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KOMOda, Tomohito
Summary: "Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve! Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. It's time for the national health exam at Itan High, and the excitement of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2019
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Summary: "When the coding club finds that their app has a malicious user, Morgan, Zoey, and Daniel code an update to contend with a mischievous AI llama that's guiding a not-so-popular kid named Marcus to cause chaos in the school. Annoying little siblings, chaotic pranks, and more abound as they race to repair the glitchy app--and their own friendships--in their school before the damage is irreversible"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books/Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: "Fifth grade is just not Riley's vibe. Everyone else is squaded-up--except Riley. Her best friend moved away. All she wants to do is draw, and her grades show it. One thing that makes her happy is her favorite comedian, Joy Powers. Riley loves to watch her old shows and has memorized her best jokes. So when the class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, of course Riley's picking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Summary: "Before Tegan and Sara took the music world by storm, the Quins were just two identical twins trying to find their place in a new home and new school. From first crushes to the perils of puberty, surviving junior high is something the sisters plan to face side by side, just like they've always faced things. But growing up also means growing apart, as Tegan and Sara make different friends and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC 2023
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Summary: Spring Break is full of possibilities...but not for Olive. This year, Olive is leaving her friends and all of their exciting vacation plans behind to visit her dad at his new apartment in the city. Goober is thrilled to spend a whole week with their father and has a long list of activities for their time together. Olive, on the other hand, still remembers the hurt of their dad moving halfway...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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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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Summary: "New best friends Cookie and Broccoli are as different as peanut butter and cheese, but that doesn't stop them from taking on the first grade! Together they navigate the first day of school: finding the classroom, making new friends (all various fruits, veggies, and desserts), and silly secret greetings. When Broccoli discovers that Cookie also has shy moments, the two of them come up with the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MCMLibenson, Terri
Summary: Told from alternating points of view, this story about friends, crushes, and drama follows best friends Sarah and Leo as their friendship is put to the test when Sarah wants to ask Leo's friend Ben to the school dance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: Komi and her friends are going on a ski trip! Who cares if only some of them actually know how to conquer the slopes? The point is to have fun and show off their winter fashions! But things take a turn for the awkward when Manbagi and Tadano get left behind and have to spend the night in snow country. The only inn around is expensive, but worse than that, there's only one room! --
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media LLC 2022
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Summary: "Chatty Cookie and bashful Broccoli are best buddies, even if they're as different as peanut butter and cheese! Elementary school can be tough, but as long as they have each other, there's nothing they can't handle. Uh-oh, but what happens when Cool Cucumber and his loyal followers put Cookie's and Broccoli's coolness to the test, and Cookie's hokey pokey dance does NOT impress? And worse, when...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2021
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Summary: "Shy Mariana is looking for her chance to shine. She's having trouble making friends after a cross-country move to Ohio, plus, her dad refuses to let her help out at his hair salon, despite the fact that she's a social media expert! So when she meets science whiz Zoe and creative maven Everly, and the three decide to start their own hair styling studio, she finally finds the friends--and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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Summary: Kayla Miller, the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Click, Camp, Act, and Clash, returns with a new Olive story! Olive is balancing the too-many things she wants to do with the too-few hours in the day to do them. When everything adds up, suddenly it's crunch time! It's no secret that Olive loves trying new things. Between taking guitar lessons, making a short film, joining Berry...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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Summary: "With their first formal school dance around the corner, Beth and Chanda are on a mission to make it the best night ever. Step one? Secure the perfect dresses so they can dominate the dance floor! But when neither of them can find an outfit that lives up to their high expectations--and when they encounter unexpected pressure to find dates--these besties will need to lean on their friendship...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MILBaier, Bret
Summary: "Becca, Zack, Cam, and Thomas are best friends who may seem like an unlikely group on the surface but who have something very important in common: a love of history! Together, they make up their school's history club that has an all-important secret mission: stop the villainous History Twister's plot to destroy the past, forever altering the future. Knowledge of history is their superpower as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC BAISimon, Coco
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 Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC CUPOjiro, Makoto
Summary: "Unable to sleep at night, Ganta Nakami is cranky in class and unpopular with his classmates. He discovers that the school observatory, once used by the now-defunct astronomy club, may be the perfect place for a nap--but he's not along. Fellow insomniac Isaki Magari is willing to share the observatory with Nakami, and a friendship between the two begins as they bond over the most unlikely...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media, LLC. 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 INSSimon, Coco
Summary: Wanting to pay for her junior bridesmaid dress herself, Emma quickly finds herself challenged with not enough time to keep up with her various part-time jobs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2023
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1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series SimonOda, Tomohito
Summary: Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. Komi and her classmates are in the Big Apple, and Manbagi sees it as a chance...
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 KOMLivingston, Liv
Summary: Now that she is better settled into her new life at Gloomsdale, eight-year-old Liv Livingston feels like she has adjusted to this town of ghosts and supernatural beings, so she soon has the confidence to try out for the Ghoul Squad, the school's cheerleading team.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J 741.5 LIVHale, Shannon
Summary: "Shannon is in eighth grade, and life is more complicated than ever. Everything keeps changing, her classmates are starting to date each other (but nobody wants to date her!), and no matter how hard she tries, Shannon can never seem to just be happy. As she works through her insecurities and undiagnosed depression, she worries about disappointing all the people who care about her. Is something...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2021