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Yehudi Mercado - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

In this full-color middle grade graphic memoir for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jerry Craft, Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his childhood struggle with his weight while finding friendship with his imaginary mascot, Chunky, as he navigates growing up in a working class Mexican-Jewish...
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Stuntboy, in the Meantime

Jason Reynolds - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

Portico Reeves's superpower is making sure all the other superheroes - like his parents and two best friends - stay super. And safe. Super safe. And he does this all in secret. No one in his civilian life knows he's actually ... Stuntboy! But his regular Portico identity is pretty...
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Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom

Matthew Swanson - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Live each day as if it were your last.When Ben reads his fortune-cookie fortune, he's alarmed and inspired. Immediately, he begins drafting a bucket list of unfinished tasks and lifelong dreams (finish his 1000-piece model of the Taj Mahal, eat an entire cake, etc....) . As Ben marches...
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I Funny: A Middle School Story

James Patterson - Little Brown and Company
Format: Print book

Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest standup comedian--even if he doesn't have a lot to laugh about these days. He's new in town and stuck living with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully who doesn't let Jamie's wheelchair...
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Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet

Zanib Mian - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

An exciting #OwnVoices middle-grade debut starring a Muslim boy with a huge imaginationWelcome to the imaginative brain of Omar!Omar and his family have just moved, and he is NOT excited about starting at a new school. What if the work is too hard or the kids are mean or the teacher is a zombie...
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Big Nate Goes for Broke

Lincoln Peirce - Harper
Format: Book

Big Nate is going for broke in the fourth novel in the hilarious New York Times bestselling series by Lincoln Peirce! Includes a sneak peek to Big Nate Flips Out!Mighty Jefferson Middle School always wins. Then Nate decides it's time to go from zeroes to heroes! Will Nate crack under the pressure...
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El Deafo

Cece Bell - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Paperback

The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning graphic novel memoir from Cece Bell El Deafo is now streaming on Apple TV . The Guardian called the animated series: "Sweet, funny, poignant and definitely not just for kids." Starting at a new school is scary,...
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Clueless McGee

Jeff Mack - Philomel Books
Format: Print book

Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Encyclopedia Brown!Clueless McGee is just your average fifth-grader: snarky, awkward, and a magnet for trouble. The only difference: he's also an amateur detective. Determined to make his absent father proud, he uses the skills he's learned playing video games...
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The 13-Story Treehouse

Andy Griffiths - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Andy and Terry live in a treehouse. But it's not just any old treehouse, it's the most amazing treehouse in the world!This treehouse has thirteen stories, a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a secret underground laboratory, and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and automatically...
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened

Jim Benton - Scholastic; Reissue edition
Format: Paperback

Take a peek inside the diaries of Jamie Kelly! She's cool (sometimes) , nice (mostly) , and funny (always) . Kid-friendly humor & art, along w/JKBenton's signature style make this series a standout!Read the hilarious, candid (& sometimes mean) diaries of Jamie...
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Amelia's Notebook

Marissa Moss - Pleasant Company Publications
Format: Hardcover

Nothing gets by Amelia. Shes one of those kids who is always wondering why things are the way they are and she puts it all down in her notebook. Theres a family move to ponder and a bratty sister to deal with. Amelias thoughts and pictures are sure to be an inspiration to young writers...
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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things

Lenore Look - Yearling Books
Format: Paperback

Here's the first book in the beloved and hilarious Alvin Ho chapter book series, which has been compared to Diary of a Wimpy Kid and is perfect for both beginning and reluctant readers. Alvin, an Asian American second grader, is afraid of everything--elevators, tunnels, girls, and, most...
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The Best of Iggy

Annie Barrows - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Ivy + Bean comes a hilarious new middle grade series featuring a high-energy, lovable troublemaker.Meet Iggy Frangi. He's not a bad kid, he's really not. Okay, so he's done a few (a few is anything up to 100) bad things. And okay,...
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The Tapper Twins Go to War

Geoff Rodkey - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This bestselling first book in the Tapper Twins series is a hilariously authentic showcase of what it's like to be in middle school in our digitally-saturated world, told as a colorful "oral history" with photos, screenshots, text messages, chat logs, and online gaming...
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Sisters

Raina Telgemeier - Graphix
Format: Book

Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile! Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers...
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Schooled

Gordon Korman - Hyperion Book CH; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Capricorn Cap Anderson has been homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Rain. When Rain is injured in a fall, Cap is forced to attend the local middle school. Although he knows a lot about Zen Buddhism, nothing has prepared him for the politics of public school.

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Charlie Joe Jacksons Guide to Not Reading (Charlie Joe Jackson Series, 1)

Tom Greenwald - Square Fish
Format: Paperback

Charlie Joe Jacksons Guide to Not Reading by Tommy Greenwald is the hilarious story of an avid non-reader and the extreme lengths to which hell go to get out of reading a book. Charlie Joe Jackson may be the most reluctant reader ever born. And so far, hes managed to get through life without...
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Stick Dog (Stick Dog, 1)

Tom Watson - HarperCollins
Format: Audiobook

Introducing everyones new best friend: Stick Dog! Dont miss the very first book in this bestselling funny illustrated series.Hell make you laugh...hell make you cry...but above all, hell make you hungry!Follow Stick Dog as he goes on an epic quest for the perfect burger. With hilarious...
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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Stephan Pastis - Candlewick
Format: Print book

Meet "detective" Timmy Failure, star of the kids' comedy of the year. Created by New York Times best-selling cartoonist Stephan Pastis.Take Timmy Failure - the clueless, comically self-confident CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps even the nation. Add his impressively...
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