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Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents...
Author
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents advice for parents of middle school students, discussing how they can best help their children overcome pressures to conform, develop a positive self image, express gratitude, and plan their future. --Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
x, 436 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In her book, Alexandra Robbins explores the ways group identity theories play out among cliques - and the students they exclude. She reveals the new labels students stick onto each other today, the long-term effects of this marginalization, and the reasons students falling under these categories are often shunned.
5) Queen bee
Author
Publisher
Graphix
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
111 p. : chiefly ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Haley is smart, funny, nice, and determined to be super-popular in her new middle-school.
Author
Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
166 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Take a large group of kids in puberty, send them to a new school, and add a generous dose of tests, homework, and hormones, not to mention diverse personalities, bland food, and unpleasant odors. That's middle school, and it can be a little...weird... With fun illustrations and choose-your-own-adventure-style scenarios, Middle School: Safety Goggles Advised will help you deal with the drama and ddefine who you are and how to navigate life when things...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Middle school is its own important, distinct territory, and yet it's either written off as an uncomfortable rite of passage or lumped in with other developmental phases. Based on her many years working in schools, professional counselor Phyllis Fagell sees these years instead as a critical stage that parents can't afford to ignore (and though "middle school" includes different grades in various regions, Fagell maintains that the ages make more of...
10) Free lunch
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A distinctive new voice: Rex Ogle's story of starting middle school on the free lunch program is timely, heartbreaking, and true. Free Lunch is the story of Rex Ogle's first semester in sixth grade. Rex and his baby brother often went hungry, wore secondhand clothes, and were short of school supplies, and Rex was on his school's free lunch program. Grounded in the immediacy of physical hunger and the humiliation of having to announce it every day...
Author
Publisher
Canter Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In April of 2015, a team of 12 middle schoolers--border kids--from South-Central El Paso surprised the country by taking first place in the national chess championships. The 11, 12 and 13-year-old chess players at El Paso ISD's Henderson Middle School largely credit their success to one man: Saul Ramirez, a 30-year-old dad and husband who teaches art at Henderson during the day and coaches the chess team after school. The story of Ramirez and his...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 287 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The French have a name for the uniquely hellish years between elementary school and high school: "l'âge ingrat" or "The Ugly Age." Characterized by a perfect storm of developmental changes-physical, psychological, and social-the middle-school years are a time of great distress for parents and children alike, marked by hurt, isolation, exclusion, competition, anxiety, and often outright cruelty. Some of this is inevitable; there are intrinsic challenges...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Beyond Words/Aladdin edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 175 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Introduces Luke Reynolds, who has the insider facts on the most proficient method to make companions, deal with bullies, and have a magnificent time in the middle school.
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Pub
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
190 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Quizzes, stories, surveys, and activities for middle schoolers addressing such issues as physical and emotional changes, connecting with friends and family, setting goals, and handling peer pressure.
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
128 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The inside scoop every middle school girl needs to know! Middle school is fun--and challenging. The Girls' Life Ultimate Guide to Surviving Middle School has the essential info you want on: What to expect the first day ; Making new friends and having fun with clubs, teams, and extracurrics ; Getting great grades...while still having a life ; And, of course, dealing with guy drama! This book has all the tips and tricks you need to make your middle...
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
202 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fifth grade students Shuichi Nitori, who wants to be a girl, and Yoshino Takatsuki, who wants to be a boy, struggle with their desires to be the opposite sex as they deal with issues with their families and friends.
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