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Squish volume no. 2
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2011]
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Starting a new school year, Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," is determined to get picked for kickball and hang out with the cool kids.
2) Cool Code
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In an attempt to fit in, Zoey develops an app called the Cool Code with a cute llama avatar that will tell her everything from what to say to what to wear based on pop culture algorithms she's uploaded.
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Follows seventeen-year-old Garfield Logan as he embarks on a series of dares to impress the “cool kids.” As the wild tasks are completed, Gar takes notice of the physical changes affecting his body, and has to face the truth about himself before his life spirals out of control.
4) Picture day
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Viv never looks forward to picture day. Her mom always makes her wear a boring braid, and no one at school notices her--aside from her two best friends, Milo and Al, of course. But this year, Viv is taking matters into her own hands--with a new hairstyle, just in time for photos! Suddenly Viv is an overnight trendsetter at Brinkley Middle School. Everyone wants her help planning their next big moment--from makeovers to dance proposals, activist rallies...
5) Squad
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When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she’s worried she’s not going to fit in. To her surprise, she’s immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect. But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret. Becca’s new friends are werewolves. Their prey? Slimy boys who take advantage of unsuspecting girls. Eager to be...
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Cupcake Diaries volume 2
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When Mia arrives at her new school, her goal is to be open to and friendly with everyone, but everyone at Park Street School fits into a clique. When the Popular Girls Club takes an interest in Mia's awesome fashion style and wants to recruit her, Mia must decide between them and her great new Cupcake Club friends. It's like choosing between her divorced mom and dad and her old house and new house. Is it always going to be Mia in the middle, or can...
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"Desperate to be popular at her junior high school, Erin Song only succeeds in getting grounded by her parents--banned from all her devices. Only then does Erin learn what her grandmother has already noticed--aliens are using screens to abduct and to control humans. Now Erin and her grandmother must work together to save the day."--Provided by publisher.
8) Brave
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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Although shy Jensen daydreams about being a hero, the reality of his school life is very different, but when two school newpapers writers begin to put him in their stories, he discovers he may have to find real solutions for his problems
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Broccoli Books
Pub. Date
c2007
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Ren is smart and is admired by his classmates. But he has a secret --he's just a nerdy monster fanatic who's into Japanese demon stories! One day, a girl named Kokon appears before Ren and tells him that she came to repay her debts. And that she's a fox-demon. Is this a nightmare or a dream-come-true for Ren?
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Show-and-tell is here, and Amanda unveils Peach to thunderous applause. Finally, she's getting popular! But will anyone still notice her when the already-popular Kim gets a ferret, too? Meanwhile, Peach meets the smug, self-centered Pavaratty. Peach must prove she's not just a common ferret, but a princess worthy of a prince.
11) Ghost roast
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Versify, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
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Fifteen-year-old Chelsea, daughter of a paranormal specialist, risks her hard-won popularity and more when she is drawn into a paranormal romance after discovering her own ability to communicate with ghosts.
12) True beauty: 2
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Webtoon Unscrolled, a division of Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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Jugyeong and Suho begin to develop feelings for each other. Does Jugyeong finally have a boyfriend? But then a new guy, Seojun, steps into the scene, and he's seen Jugyeong's true face! Will Jugyeong be able to keep Seojun from revealing her secret?
13) Muddle school
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Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Middle school is tough for Dave. He spends most of his time drawing and living in his own imaginative world. And he's terrified that his classmates will find out and think he's even weirder than they do already. But an extraordinary thing happens when Dave and his friend build a time machine for their science project. Dave travels back to the first day of school (or so he thinks) and is given the opportunity to do a complete reset. Can he do everything...
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Two heads are better than one, except when they're crashing into each other! But that won't prevent Big Nate and his pals from hatching great ideas for fun. Nate Wright is a wisecracking 11-year-old who knows he's destined for greatness. Nate is the star of Big Nate, the comic strip that made its debut in 1991. Nate is a sixth-grade chess prodigy, a self-described genius, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's often...
16) Peanut
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Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
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Nervous about starting her sophomore year at a new high school, Sadie decides to make herself more interesting by claiming to be allergic to peanuts, but her lie quickly spirals out of control.
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Sunny volume 5
Pub. Date
2024
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Sunny is starting to understand the ins and outs of middle school ... but she still feels more out than in. It's about classes or homework, really. No, it's the fact that most kids have a thing they do outside of class. Like football or track or cheerleading. Sunny isn't quarterback material, and her cheer attempts are ... not the best. So what can she do? When Sunny's friend Arun says he wants to start a debate club, she's not really sure what he...
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Big Nate volume 12
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Can Nate Wright get any cooler? Not according to Nate himself. He's already P.S. 38's rockin'est drummer, finest poet (check out his haiku about Brazil nuts), and deepest thinker--in his own mind. But does Nate have what it takes to hang with Marcus, leader of the school's most notorious posse? Or will he decide that being cool isn't all it's cracked up to be?
19) Best friends
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Sixth grade is supposed to be perfect. Shannon’s got a sure spot in the in-crowd called The Group, and her best friend is their leader, Jen, the most popular girl in school. But the rules are always changing, and Shannon has to scramble to keep up. She never knows which TV shows are cool, what songs to listen to, and who she’s allowed to talk to. Who makes these rules, anyway? And does Shannon have to follow them?
20) Awkward
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Yen Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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After shunning Jaime, the school nerd, on her first day at a new middle school, Penelope Torres tries to blend in with her new friends in the art club, until the art club goes to war with the science club, of which Jaime is a member.
