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middle school

Books about middle school for readers of all ages.

Cover of The seventh-grade weirdo

The seventh-grade weirdo

Lee Wardlaw

Ages 10–14self-acceptancebelonging

Cover of Throwing heat

Throwing heat

Fred Bowen

Ages 8–12sportsperseverance

Cover of Cabin fever

Cabin fever

Zoe Quinn

Ages 8–13friendshipmiddle school

Cover of That's life, Samara Brooks

That's life, Samara Brooks

Daniel Ehrenhaft

Ages 10–14self-discoveryfamily

Cover of Daphne definitely doesn't do fashion

Daphne definitely doesn't do fashion

Tami Charles, Marcos Calo

Ages 8–12self-acceptancefriendship

Cover of Marvin and the moths

Marvin and the moths

Matthew Holm

Ages 8–12naturefamily

Cover of My future ex-girlfriend

My future ex-girlfriend

Jake Gerhardt

Ages 10–14humorromance

Cover of Raisin Rodriguez and the Big-Time Smooch

Raisin Rodriguez and the Big-Time Smooch

Judy Goldschmidt

Ages 9–13friendshipfirst crushes

Cover of I put a spell on you

I put a spell on you

Adam Selzer

Ages 8–12competitionhumor

Cover of Dress code

Dress code

Libby Andrew

Ages 10–14self-expressionfashion

Cover of Rise of the undead redhead

Rise of the undead redhead

Dougherty, Meghan (Public relations consultant)

Ages 9–13humorfamily

Cover of The good, the bad, and the ugly dress

The good, the bad, and the ugly dress

Shani Petroff

Ages 9–13popularityself-acceptance

Cover of I am Fartacus

I am Fartacus

Mark Maciejewski

Ages 9–14self-acceptancehumor

Cover of Cute as a button

Cute as a button

Chloe Taylor

Ages 8–13friendshipfashion

Cover of Trash can nights

Trash can nights

Teddy Steinkellner

Ages 10–14maturationfamily life

Cover of Forever Four

Forever Four

Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

Ages 8–12friendshipindividuality

Cover of Rules for secret keeping

Rules for secret keeping

Lauren Barnholdt

Ages 10–14friendshipsecrets

Cover of Geeked Out

Geeked Out

Obert Skye

Ages 8–12humorindividuality

Cover of The seventh level

The seventh level

Jody Feldman

Ages 8–12problem-solvingteamwork

Cover of Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Dear Dumb Diary #1)

Let's Pretend This Never Happened (Dear Dumb Diary #1)

Jim Benton, Jamie Kelly

Ages 8–12humorfriendship

Cover of The creature from the seventh grade

The creature from the seventh grade

Bob Balaban

Ages 9–13humorfamily

Cover of The boy problem

The boy problem

Kami Kinard

Ages 9–13friendshipself-discovery

Cover of The friendship experiment

The friendship experiment

Brandi Dougherty

Ages 9–13friendshipself-discovery

Cover of Lights, camera, disaster

Lights, camera, disaster

Erin Dionne

Ages 9–13anxietypanic attacks