An accident at the end of high school football practice leaves Teddy Youngblood in a coma…or was it an accident? Rumors swirl as Teddy, the team, and the town try to recover, and while Teddy is unable to share what he knows, there are plenty of others who just aren’t willing to share.
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
by anniebrabazonMason Buttle is a large, sweaty kid with learning disabilities. Mason also has a big heart. When his best friend dies under suspicious circumstances, Mason becomes the focus of Lieutenant Baird’s investigation.
The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade
by anniebrabazon2018-2019 Master List Jordan Sonnenblick The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade
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by anniebrabazonAll’s Faire in Middle School
by anniebrabazonSave Me a Seat
by hannahpeacockWeeks, Sarah, and Gita Varadarajan. Save Me a Seat.
A new boy from India and a New Jersey kid find they have much more in common then they first imagined as they navigate their first week of fifth grade. This humorous and touching story told through the alternating perspectives of Ravi and Joe tell the story of how misperceptions, school bullies and doting Moms are the perfect recipe for the most unexpected friendships.
2017-2018 Master List Gita Varadarajan Sarah Weeks Save Me a Seat
The Littlest Bigfoot
by hannahpeacockWeiner, Jennifer. The Littlest Bigfoot.
Brimming with equal parts humor and heartbreak, The Littlest Bigfoot is an irresistible adventure about friendship, furry creatures, and finding the place where you belong.
2017-2018 Master List Jennifer Weiner The Littlest Bigfoot
Wolf Hollow
by hannahpeacockIn this complex coming-of-age book, blond city girl Betty Glengarry is sadistic, cruel, and frankly terrifying – and when she moves to Annabelle’s small rural Pennsylvania town in 1943, Annabelle has to cope with threats and problems she had never before imagined. Not least of these is her determination to protect Toby, a reclusive, shell-shocked World War I veteran, from Betty’s manipulations.
2017-2018 Master List Lauren Wolk Wolf Hollow
George
by hannahpeacockGeorge is a typical 4th grader who wants a part in the school play. But George has a secret. She is a girl in a boy’s body. She and her best friend hatch a plan to get George the coveted girl’s role in the play and convince everyone to accept her as she is.
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by hannahpeacockBetter Nate Than Ever
by Kate DavieAn eighth grader who dreams of performing in a Broadway musical concocts a plan to run away to New York and audition for the role of Elliot in the musical version of “E.T.”
Saturday Boy
by Kate DavieEvery school day seems to bring more trouble to eleven-year-old Derek, whose former best friend bullies him, while at home he deals with the long absence of his father, a Blackhawk helicopter pilot, and his mother’s sudden moodiness.
Twerp
by Kate DavieIn Queens, New York, in 1969, twelve-year-old Julian Twerski writes a journal for his English teacher in which he explores his friendships and how they are affected by girls, a new student who may be as fast as Julian, and especially an incident of bullying.
33 Minutes . . . Until Morgan Sturtz Kicks My Butt
by Kate DavieAn epic lunch period leads to a fateful showdown as small, skinny seventh-grader Sam’s former best friend–now a popular athlete–promises to beat Sam up at recess in exactly thirty-three minutes.
Golden Boy
by Kate DavieA Tanzanian albino boy finds himself the ultimate outsider, hunted because of the color of his skin.