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  • Kiss & Make Up

    Story of girl's psychic kissing power puts focus on looks.
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    13
     
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    By Katie D. Anderson
  • About Average

    Inspiring story of sixth grader solving her bully problem.
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    8
     
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    By Andrew Clements
  • Big Nate Goes for Broke

    Creative underdogs win big in fun comic novel.
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    8
     
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    By Lincoln Peirce
  • Junie B. Jones Series

    Junie B. Jones brings good fun and laughs to early readers.
    AGE
    6
     
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    By Barbara Park
  • The Lions of Little Rock

    Poignant story of a shy girl who speaks for social justice.
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    10
     
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    By Kristin Levine
  • EllRay Jakes Is a Rock Star!

    Third-grader's struggle to look cool gets him in trouble.
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    7
     
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    By Sally Warner
  • Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf

    Seventh grader documents her struggles in clever scrapbook.
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    10
     
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    By Jennifer L. Holm
  • Blubber

    Honest novel shows brutality of grade school bullying.
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    9
     
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    By Judy Blume
  • How to Survive Middle School
    Funny middle-school survival story for boys and hamsters.
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    9
     
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    By Donna Gephart
  • Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire!
    Fabulous, fancy primer on poetry sure to get kids writing.
    AGE
    4
     
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    By Jane O'Connor
  • Alphas

    Refreshing Clique series spinoff features smart girls.
    AGE
    12
     
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    By Lisi Harrison
  • Diary of a Witness
    Intense tale of school bullying, loss, and isolation.
    AGE
    14
     
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    By Catherine Ryan Hyde
  • Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School
    Not much story, but kids will enjoy Amelia’s blunders.
    AGE
    5
     
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    By Herman Parish
  • Talia Talk

    Kid turns to podcasting to find her voice and dish advice.
    AGE
    10
     
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    By Christine Hurley Deriso
  • Top 8
    Cautionary teen tale of gossip and social networking sites.
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    14
     
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    By Katie Finn
  • Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now
    Third in fun, lighthearted series for reluctant readers.
    AGE
    8
     
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    By Lauren Child
  • Skim
    Graphic novel of teen misery -- authentic but mature.
    AGE
    15
     
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    By Mariko Tamaki
  • Almost Alice
    Next chapter in popular series deals with teen pregnancy.
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    14
     
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    By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  • Room One: a mystery or two
    Page-turner full of kind, thoughtful characters.
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    8
     
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    By Andrew Clements
  • Splat the Cat
    Even cats worry about the first day of school.
    AGE
    3
     
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    By Rob Scotton
  • Off to First Grade
    Kids from A to Z get ready for first grade fun.
    AGE
    4
     
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    By Louise Borden
  • Happy School Year!
    A great way to address kids' first-day jitters.
    AGE
    4
     
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    By Susan Milord
  • All of the Above
    Kids build a big tetrahedron, lasting friendships.
    AGE
    9
     
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    By Shelley Pearsall
  • Sweet Valley High #1: Double Love
    Series revamp is the same mix of catty and cheesy.
    AGE
    10
     
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    By Francine Pascal
  • Feathers
    Lyrical and plotless -- for patient readers.
    AGE
    10
     
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    By Jacqueline Woodson