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 | Bloor, Edward |
| Tangerine |
This is Junior’s (the main character in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian) favorite book, and we can see why: sports, bullies, and mysterious incidents keep you rooting for Paul and wondering what will happen next in Tangerine, FL.
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 | Choldenko, Gennifer |
| If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period |
Kirsten’s best friend left her to join the popular crowd and Walk is one of the few black students at school. Finding each other might make life more bearable for these two outsiders.
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 | Friedman, Amy |
| The Year My Sister Got Lucky |
Katie and Michaela Wilder relocate from NYC to rural Fir Lake. While Katie struggles with culture shock, Michaela transforms into a small-town belle.
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 | Green, John |
| An Abundance of Katherines |
Colin considers himself a failure—he’s been dumped 19 times by girls named Katherine. Colin’s best friend, Hassan, decides a road trip is the best means of therapy.
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 | Hinton, S.E. |
| The Outsiders |
According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: a greaser and a Soc. When his friend kills a Soc in self defense, Ponyboy realizes maybe the world isn’t so simple.
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 | Howe, James |
| The Misfits |
Four misfits create a third party for the student council elections to represent all students who have ever been called names.
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 | Kinney, Jeff |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
Middle school is not for wimps, and Greg Heffley is determined to not only survive it, but to move out of his lowly place on the popularity list.
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 | Korman, Gordon |
| Schooled |
Capricorn Anderson spent his whole life on a farm commune with his hippie grandmother, doing anything but preparing him for the world of middle school.
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 | Mackler, Carolyn |
| The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things |
| Victoria feels like the family failure. Everyone else in the family is thin and smart, but things aren’t always what they seem and maybe it’s time Victoria threw her “Fat Girl Code of Conduct” out the window. |
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 | Murdock, Catherine Gilbert |
| Dairy Queen |
D.J. spends her summer working on the family farm and training the quarterback for the rival school’s football team, then decides to go out for the sport herself—and shocks everyone.
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 | Perkins, Mitali |
| First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover |
Sameera was adopted as a small child from Pakistan. Now her dad is running for president and his staffers think that she needs to try to be more “American.”
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 | Schmidt, Gary D. |
| The Wednesday Wars |
Rats, cream puffs, yellow tights…as if that isn’t enough, Holling Hoodhood is convinced his teacher hates him, knows he’ll never live up to his dad’s expectations, and worries about the Vietnam War.
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 | Sonnenblick, Jordan |
| Zen and the Art of Faking It |
San Lee moves to a new school and plans to be totally different. When he answers too many questions in World History on Zen, he has his answer: He’s a Zen Master!
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