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21) Fighting words
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
Ten-tear-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had Suki. When their mom's boyfriend took them in, Della had Suki. When that same boyfriend did something so awful they had to run fast, Della had Suki. Suki is Della's own wolf--her protector. But who has been protecting Suki? Della might get told off for swearing at school, but she has always known how to keep quiet where it counts. Then Suki tries to...
22) Becoming Brianna
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Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Everyone knows how much brainy Bri likes the spotlight (not). So why did she ever agree to something that forces her to learn a new language, give a speech, help organize a party, and juggle drama at school and home?! As the big event inches closer, Bri wonders if it's all worth it"--
23) The third wheel
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 7
Language
English
Description
A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down until an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves his best friend Rowley the odd man out.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When a stiff-necked teacher with staunch views against the Chinese moves to Emma Fong's mining town of La Porte, California, she'll have to rely on her wits and the strength of her people to survive his anti-Asian prejudice and stake her claim as an American in the Wild West"--
Author
Series
Zack Delacruz volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Zack Delacruz has remained happily unnoticed at his middle school... until now. When he sees his classmate being teased by the school bully, Zack surprises everyone--including himself--by breaking out of his shell and standing up to the tormentor. Somehow this act of bravery gets Zack put in charge of the sixth-grade dance fund raiser with none other than the bully himself! Zack's situation goes from bad to worse when he learns that...
26) Food fight
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ben Snyder is ready for middle school. But his super picky eating, which has never been a big deal before, is about to take him down. Suddenly everybody's on his case about what he's eating and what he's not his old friends, his new friends, his weird lab partner, the girl he's crushing on, and a bully and Ben finds himself in social free fall, sliding toward the bottom of the middle school food chain. Even worse, there's an upcoming three-day class...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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I have never felt like I belonged to my body. Never in the way rhythm belongs to a song or waves belong to an ocean. It seems like most people figure out where they belong by knowing where they came from. When they look in the mirror, they see their family in their eyes, in their sharp jawlines, in the texture of their hair. When they look at family photos, they see faces of people who look like them. They see faces of people who they'll look like...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Merci Suárez sabía que el sexto grado sería diferente, pero no tenía idea alguna lo diferente que resultaría. En primer lugar, Merci nunca se ha parecido a los otros niños de su escuela privada en la Florida, porque tanto ella como Roli, su hermano mayor, son estudiantes becados. Ellos no tienen ni una casa grande ni un yate elegante, y tienen que desempeñar servicios comunitarios adicionales para compensar por su matricula gratis. Así que...
29) Virtually me
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Five tweens navigate the pandemic by attending an experimental virtual reality school"--
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