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Two-Minute Drill
Mike Lupica - Puffin Books; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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#1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica pays tribute to the underdog in his Comeback Kids series for young middle-grade readersChris Conlan is the coolest kid in sixth grade–the golden-armed quarterback of the football team, and the boy all the others look up to. Scott Parry is the new kid,... |
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Up for Air
Laurie Morrison - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover
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Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she's unstoppable. She's the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when she's asked to join the high school team over the summer, everything changes. Suddenly,... |
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Figure It Out, Henri Weldon
Tanita S. Davis - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Tanita S. Davis, author of Partly Cloudy and Serena Says, has written another funny, warm story featuring middle school and family life - all about the complex calculations it takes for everyone to balance the equations of their lives and what it takes to be part of a team while handling... |
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Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Listening Library
Format: Audio CD
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A New York Times Bestseller!The author of the beloved One for the Murphys gives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel that will speak to anyone who's ever thought there was something wrong with them because they didn't fit in. "Everybody is smart in different ways.... |
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Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen
Kate McGovern - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover
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Maple Mehta-Cohen has been keeping a secret: she can't read all that well. She has an impressive vocabulary and loves dictating stories into her recorder - especially the adventures of a daring sleuth who's half Indian and half Jewish like Maple herself - but words on the page just... |
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Niagara Falls, Or Does It? #1
Henry Winkler - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback
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Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class.... |
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Flipping Forward Twisting Backward
Alma Fullerton - Peachtree
Format: Hardcover
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A high-energy novel in verse starring a fifth grader who is almost as devoted to competitive gymnastics as she is to hiding her poor reading skills. What happens when Claire's secret starts unraveling? Claire is by far the best gymnast on her team, and she's well on her way to qualifying... |
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Leslie Connor - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: eBook
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A 2018 National Book Award Finalist! From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope.Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest... |
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Invisible: A Graphic Novel
CHRISTINA DIAZ GONZALEZ - Graphix
Format: Paperback
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For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who are forced together by their school to complete community service... and may just have more in common than they thought.Can five overlooked kids make one big difference?There's George: the brainSara:... |
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The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan - Disney Hyperion
Format: eBook
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Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse-Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. |
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Harbor Me
JACQUELINE WOODSON - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jacqueline Woodson's first middle-grade novel since National Book Award winner Brown Girl Dreaming celebrates the healing that can occur when a group of students share their stories. It all starts... |
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Absolutely Almost
Lisa Graff - Penguin Group USA
Format: Book
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From the author of the National Book Award nominee A Tangle of Knots comes an inspiring novel about figuring out who you are and doing what you love.Albie has never been the smartest kid in his class. He has never been the tallest. Or the best at gym. Or the greatest artist. Or the most... |
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Close to Famous
Joan Bauer - Viking Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Foster McFee dreams of having her own cooking show like her idol, celebrity chef Sonny Kroll. Macon Dillard's goal is to be a documentary filmmaker. Foster's mother Rayka longs to be a headliner instead of a back-up singer. And Miss Charleena plans a triumphant return to Hollywood.... |
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