School Books for Tweens | Payson Library

1) School Days According to Humphrey: Humphrey Series, Book 7

Author

Birney, Betty G

Series

World according to Humphrey Book 7

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A new school year and new friends for everyone's favorite classroom pet!
Humphrey is excited to get back to Room 26 and see all his old classmates. But on the first day of school, a bunch of strange kids arrive and no matter how loudly he squeaks up, they don't realize they're in the wrong room! Finally Humphrey realizes that these kids are his new classmates, and he sets off to learn all about them.
He hasn't forgotten about his friends...

2) Schooled

Author

Korman, Gordon

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Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school.

3) Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Author

Sachar, Louis

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Bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar knows how to make readers laugh. And there are laughs galore in perennial favorite Sideways Stories from Wayside School, the first book in the series!
Accidentally built sideways and standing thirty stories high (the builder said he was very sorry for the mistake), Wayside School has some of the wackiest classes in town, especially on the thirtieth floor. That’s where you’ll...

4) Middle school : the worst years of my life / (bk. 1 Middle School)

Author

Patterson, James

Series

Middle School Book 1

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Middle schooler Rafe Khatchadorian teams up with his best friend, "Leo the Silent," to create a game to make school more fun by trying to break every rule in the school's code of conduct.

5) From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess: From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess Series, Book 1

Author

Cabot, Meg

Series

From the notebooks of a middle school princess Book 1

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Return to the world of Meg Cabot's bestselling and beloved Princess Diaries series in From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess...

Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is a completely average twelve-year-old: average height, average weight, average brown hair of average length, average brown skin and average hazel eyes. The only things about her that aren't average are her name (too long and princess themed), her

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6) The secret school

Author

Avi

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In 1925, fourteen-year-old Ida Bidson secretly takes over as the teacher when the one-room schoolhouse in her remote Colorado area closes unexpectedly.

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After twelve-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel, her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works as an editor.

8) Public School Superhero

Author

Patterson, James

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Inner city middle school student Kenny Wright imagines himself as a superhero-but when he faces peer pressure and bullying, can he find his strength in real life?
Kenny Wright is a kid with a secret identity. In his mind, he's Stainlezz Steel, super-powered defender of the weak. In reality, he's a chess club devotee known as a "Grandma's Boy," a label that makes him an easy target for bullies. Kenny wants to bring...

9) New kid in school / (bk. 2 Ellie McDoodle Diaries)

Author

Barshaw, Ruth McNally

Series

Ellie McDoodle

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Ellie writes and doodles in a journal of her family's move to a new home and her struggle to make friends, which gets a lot easier as she leads a nonviolent protest about long lunch lines at school.

10) Pennybaker School is headed for disaster

Author

Brown, Jennifer

Series

Pennybaker School Book 1

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Thomas Fallgrout is a new student at Pennybaker Academy for the Uniquely Gifted where he his blamed for a missing statue so he teams up with his oddball friend Chip Mason to find it.

11) The only girl in school / (Wish)

Author

Standiford, Natalie

Series

Wish

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In a story told in letters, when Claire's best friend moves away just before the start of fifth grade, Claire becomes the only girl in her school--and suddenly boys she has been friends with her whole life turn into bullying strangers.

12) Standing for socks

Author

Weissman, Elissa Brent

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At the end of fifth grade, Fara decides to wear mismatched socks as a statement of individuality, but once middle school starts and she wants to be known for her ideas rather than her clothing, she feels burdened by an image that she no longer wants.

13) Janitors

Author

Whitesides, Tyler

Series

Janitors Book 1

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No one takes Spencer Zumbro seriously when he tried to warn his classmates about the mysterious things prowling the halls and classrooms of Welcher Elementary School. But when he sees Marv, the janitor, going after one of the creatures with a vacuum, he knows he's not the only one who can see them.

With the help of his new friends, Daisy, Spencer has to find out what the janitors know. The children's search uncovers the magic taking place

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14) Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal / (bk. 1 Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

Author

Kinney, Jeff

Series

Diary of a wimpy kid Book 1

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Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

15) My life as a potato

Author

Costner, Arianne

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"When Ben Hardy is forced to become the school's mascot, Steve the Spud, he wants to keep the embarrassing gig a secret at all costs"--

16) Eighth grade is making me sick: Ginny Davis's year in stuff

Author

Holm, Jennifer L

Series

Year told through stuff series Book 2

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Eighth grade turns out to be an eventful year for Ginny and her family, as notes, lists, report cards, doctor bills, and other "stuff" reveal that the family moves to a big new house, Brian starts to be more than just a friend, Ginny's mother has a baby, and her stepfather loses his job.

17) Crushing it

Author

Levy, Joanne

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Middle school is bad enough for braces-wearing, manga-loving, uncoordinated Kat, but helping her two best friends get together will mean that Kat has no chance of winning Tyler's affection for herself.

18) The miscalculations of Lightning Girl

Author

McAnulty, Stacy

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A lightning strike made Lucy, twelve, a math genius but, after years of homeschooling, her grandmother enrolls her in middle school and she learns that life is more than numbers.

19) Wink

Author

Harrell, Rob

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After being diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, twelve-year-old Ross discovers how music, art, and true friends can help him survive both treatment and middle school.

20) No fear! / (bk. 1 King of the Bench)

Author

Moore, Steve

Series

King of the bench Book 1

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Follows the experiences of benchwarmer Steve, who struggles to conquer his fear of getting hit with a baseball before his first year on the school team is ruined.