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Crush

Chmakova, Svetlana, 1979- author, artist.

When the group dynamic among Jorge's friends starts to shift, he must learn to balance what his friends expect of him and what he really wants.

Fence

Pacat, C. S., author, creator.

"Nicholas, the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion, is a scrappy fencing wunderkind, and dreams of getting the chance and the training to actually compete. After getting accepted to the prodigious Kings Row private school, Nicholas is thrust into a cut-throat world, and finds himself facing not only his golden-boy half-brother, but the unbeatable, mysterious Seiji Katayama... Through clashes, rivalries, and romance between teammates, Nicholas and the boys of Kings Row will discover there's much more to fencing than just foils and lunges. " -- Unedited summary from page 4 of cover.

Wandering son

Shimura, Takako, 1973-, author, artist.

Nitori-kun, a boy who wants to be a girl, explores kissing with girlfriend Anna-chan; and Yoshino-san, a girl who wants to be a boy, finds the courage to go to school wearing a boy's uniform. Meanwhile, one of their male classmates, Doi-kun, who has caused our protagonists misery in the past, becomes intrigued with their grown-up friend Yuki-san, a transwoman. But Nitori-kun finds himself strangely drawn to Doi-kun"--Amazon.com.

Laura Dean keeps breaking up with me

Tamaki, Mariko, author.

"Laura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend."--Provided by publsher.

Tell the wolves I'm home [a novel]

Brunt, Carol Rifka.

It is 1987, and only one person has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus-- her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn's company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of a mysterious illness her mother can barely speak about, June's world is turned upside down. But Finn's death brings a surprise acquaintance into June's life-- someone who will help her to heal, and to question what she thinks she knows about Finn, her family, and even her own heart.

Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac

Zevin, Gabrielle.

After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.

The closest I've come

Aceves, Fred, author.

Marcos Rivas is desperate to escape the projects, his neglectful mother, and her abusive boyfriend, but when he is picked for a class at his high school targeting smart students who are underperforming, he initially resists.

The sweetheart of Prosper County

Alexander, Jill (Jill Shurbet)

In a small East Texas town largely ruled by prejudices and bullies, fourteen-year-old Austin sets out to win a ride in the next parade and, in the process, grows in her understanding of friendship and helps her widowed mother through her mourning.

The Wicker King

Ancrum, Kayla, author.

Best friends August and Jack struggle to cope as one spirals into madness.

The future of us

Asher, Jay, 1975-

It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet. Emma just got her first computer and Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on--and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future. Everybody wonders what their destiny will be. Josh and Emma are about to find out.

I am J

Beam, Cris.

J, who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away from his best friend who has rejected him and the parents he thinks do not understand him when he finally decides that it is time to be who he really is.

3 willows : the sisterhood grows

Brashares, Ann.

Ama, Jo, and Polly, three close friends from Bethesda, Maryland, spend the summer before ninth grade learning about themselves, their families, and the changing nature of their friendship.

Tell the wolves I'm home : a novel

Brunt, Carol Rifka.

It is 1987, and only one person has ever truly understood fourteen-year-old June Elbus -- her uncle, the renowned painter Finn Weiss. Shy at school and distant from her older sister, June can only be herself in Finn's company; he is her godfather, confidant, and best friend. So when he dies, far too young, of a mysterious illness her mother can barely speak about, June's world is turned upside down. But Finn's death brings a surprise acquaintance into June's life -- someone who will help her to heal, and to question what she thinks she knows about Finn, her family, and even her own heart.

The year of the beasts

Castellucci, Cecil 1969-

Fifteen-year-old Tessa tries to be happy when her crush, Charlie, falls for her younger sister, Lulu, and it becomes easier after she begins a secret relationship with Jasper, a social outcast who lives next door to Tessa's best friend.

Saint Anything : a novel

Dessen, Sarah, author.

Sydney's charismatic older brother Peyton has always been the center of attention in the family, but when he's sent to jail, Sydney struggles to find her place at home and the world until she meets the Chathams, including gentle, protective Mac, who makes her feel seen for the first time.

Tell me again how a crush should feel

Farizan, Sara, author.

High school junior Leila's Persian heritage already makes her different from her classmates at Armstead Academy, and if word got out that she liked girls life would be twice as hard, but when a new girl, Saskia, shows up, Leila starts to take risks she never thought she would, especially when it looks as if the attraction between them is mutual, so she struggles to sort out her growing feelings by confiding in her old friends.

Hush, hush

Fitzpatrick, Becca.

High school sophomore Nora has always been very cautious in her relationships, but when Patch, who has a dark side she can sense, enrolls at her school, she is mysteriously and strongly drawn to him, despite warnings from her best friend, the school counselor, and her own instincts.

I was here

Forman, Gayle, author.

In an attempt to understand why her best friend committed suicide, eighteen-year-old Cody Reynolds retraces her dead friend's footsteps and makes some startling discoveries.

If I ever get out of here : a novel with paintings

Gansworth, Eric L.

Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.

Girls like us

Giles, Gail, author.

Graduating from their school's special education program, Quincy and Biddy are placed together in their first independent apartment and discover unexpected things they have in common in the face of past challenges and a harrowing trauma.

Girl mans up

Girard, M-E, author.

"In Ontario, Pen is a sixteen-year-old girl who looks like a boy. She's fine with it, but everyone else is uncomfortable--especially her Portuguese immigrant parents and her manipulative neighbor who doesn't want her to find a group of real friends"-- Provided by publisher.

Turtles all the way down

Green, John, 1977-, author.

Aza Holmes, a high school student with obsessive-compulsive disorder, becomes focused on searching for a fugitive billionaire.

P.S. I still love you

Han, Jenny, author.

"Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren't. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?"-- Provided by publisher.

The war outside

Hesse, Monica, author.

Teens Haruko, a Japanese American, and Margot, a German American, form a life-changing friendship as everything around them starts falling apart in the Crystal City family internment camp during World War II.

Monday's not coming : a novel

Jackson, Tiffany D., author.

When her friend Monday Charles goes missing and Monday's mother refuses to give her a straight answer, Claudia digs into her disappearance.

Exit, pursued by a bear

Johnston, E. K., author.

At cheerleading camp, Hermione is drugged and raped, but she is not sure whether it was one of her teammates or a boy on another team--and in the aftermath she has to deal with the rumors in her small Ontario town, the often awkward reaction of her classmates, the rejection of her boyfriend, the discovery that her best friend, Polly, is gay, and above all the need to remember what happened so that the guilty boy can be brought to justice.

Almost perfect

Katcher, Brian.

With his mother working long hours and in pain from a romantic break-up, eighteen-year-old Logan feels alone and unloved until a zany new student arrives at his small-town Missouri high school, keeping a big secret.

Darius the Great is not okay

Khorram, Adib, author.

Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life.

The porcupine of truth

Konigsberg, Bill, author.

Seventeen-year-old Carson Smith is bored with Billings, Montana, and resentful that he has to help his mother take care of his father, a dying alcoholic whom he has not seen in fourteen years--but then he meets Aisha, a beautiful African American girl who's run away from her own difficult family, and together they embark on a journey of discovery that may help them both come to terms with their lives.

The disreputable history of Frankie Landau-Banks : a novel

Lockhart, E.

The story of a teenage girl who attends a highly competitive boarding school.

We were liars

Lockhart, E.

Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.

The fall of five

Lore, Pittacus, author.

After facing off with the Mogadorian ruler and almost being annihilated, the Garde go into hiding. They must learn to master their Legacies and learn to work together as a team. When they receive a sign from Number Five -- a crop circle in the shape of a Loric symbol -- they know they are close to being reunited. But could it be a trap? Time is running out, and the only thing they know for certain is that they have to get to Five before it's too late.

The power of Six

Lore, Pittacus.

In a Spanish convent, seventeen-year-old Marina longs to join forces with her fellow Loriens to prepare for battle with the Mogadorians who destroyed their home planet, while in the United States, John, Six, and Sam elude authorities who think John is a terrorist.

The power of Six

Lore, Pittacus.

In a Spanish convent, seventeen-year-old Marina longs to join forces with her fellow Loriens to prepare for battle with the Mogadorians who destroyed their home planet, while in the United States, John, Six, and Sam elude authorities who think John is a terrorist.

Infinite in between

Mackler, Carolyn, author.

Five students who meet in freshman orientation agree to write notes to their future selves and promise to reunite in exactly four years when they are ready to graduate from high school.

Since you've been gone

Matson, Morgan.

Quiet Emily's sociable and daring best friend, Sloane, has disappeared leaving nothing but a random list of bizarre tasks for her to complete, but with unexpected help from popular classmate Frank Porter, Emily gives them a try.

Far far away

McNeal, Tom.

"When Jeremy Johnson Johnson's strange ability to speak to the ghost of Jacob Grimm draws the interest of his classmate, Ginger Boltinghouse, the two find themselves at the center of a series of disappearances in their hometown"--Provided by publisher.

Drive me crazy

McVoy, Terra Elan, author.

"When Lana's and Cassie's grandparents marry each other, the girls find themselves stuck together on a crazy summer road trip that will change the course of their friendship and their lives"-- Provided by publisher.

This way home

Moore, Wes, 1978-, author.

Elijah, seventeen, has always been sure of just one thing--basketball--and believes it will be his way out of West Baltimore, but when gang violence knocks him down, helping a veteran repair his rickety home helps Elijah see what really matters.

Darius & Twig

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-

"Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem"-- Provided by publisher.

The fashion disaster that changed my life

Myracle, Lauren, 1969-

Seventh-grader Alli inadvertently arrives on the first day of school with underwear static-clinging partly outside her pant leg.

Yolo

Myracle, Lauren, 1969-

Through "instant messages," chronicles the struggles best friends Maddie, Angela, and Zoe face during their freshman year in college, each of them in a different state, two wondering if their romantic relationships will last, and one determining that roller derby is the key to keeping the trio close.

Optimists die first

Nielsen-Fernlund, Susin, 1964- author.

"When Petula de Wilde, who is anything but wild, meets Jacob in their school's dorky art therapy program, his friendship (and something more) helps her overcome intense fears since her sister died. And he has a secret of his own"-- Provided by publisher.

Requiem

Oliver, Lauren, 1982-

"While Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous Wilds, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland"-- Provided by publisher.

One death, nine stories

Nicholas, Kevin. Age 19. Died at York Hospital, July 19, 2012. Kev's the first kid their age to die. Here, in nine stories, we meet people who didn't know Kevin, friends from his childhood, his ex-girlfriend, his best friend, all dealing with the fallout of his death. Being a teenager is a time for all kinds of firsts: first jobs, first loves, first good-byes, firsts that break your heart and awaken your soul. It's an initiation of sorts, and it can be brutal.

The boy who couldn't sleep and never had to : a novel

Pierson, D. C.

Fifteen-year-old Darren, a social misfit who spends his time at school trying not to be noticed while drawing characters for a planned film series and book tie-ins, befriends Eric, another outcast who reveals that he never sleeps.

Boy21

Quick, Matthew, 1973-

Finley, an unnaturally quiet boy who is the only white player on his high school's varsity basketball team, lives in a dismal Pennsylvania town that is ruled by the Irish mob, and when his coach asks him to mentor a troubled African American student who has transferred there from an elite private school in California, he finds that they have a lot in common in spite of their apparent differences.

Perfect liars

Reid, Kim, 1965- author.

"Andrea Faraday, a society girl with a sketchy past, leads a crew of juvie kids in using their criminal skills for good"-- Provided by publisher.

Breaking

Rollins, Danielle (Author), author.

Charlotte, an outsider at prestigious Underhill Preparatory Institute, must decide if she's willing to risk her own safety and sanity to discover the truth about her two best friends' suicides.

Birthday

Russo, Meredith, author.

"Six years of birthdays reveal two boys' destiny as they come together, drift apart, fall in love, and discover who they're meant to be--and if they're meant to be together."-- Publisher's description.

The inexplicable logic of my life : a novel

Sáenz, Benjamin Alire, author.

"A story set on the American border with Mexico, about family and friendship, life and death, and one teen struggling to understand what his adoption does and doesn't mean about who he is"-- Provided by publisher.

The God box

Sanchez, Alex, 1957-

When openly gay Manuel transfers to Paul's high school, Paul, a born-again Christian, begins to question his own sexuality.

Perfect : a pretty little liars novel

Shepard, Sara, 1977-

#3 in series. After their missing friend's body is found and another of their friends commits suicide, four former best friends live in fear of their secrets being exposed by someone who is stalking them via their cell phones.

Odd one out

Stone, Nic, author.

High school juniors and best friends Courtney and Jupe and new sophomore Rae explore their sexuality and their budding attractions for one another.

The memory of light

Stork, Francisco X., author.

When Victoria Cruz wakes up in the psychiatric ward of a Texas hospital after her failed suicide attempt, she still has no desire to live, but as the weeks pass, and she meets Dr. Desai and three of the other patients, she begins to reflect on the reasons why she feels like a loser compared with the rest of her family, and to see a path ahead where she can make a life of her own.

Nora & Kettle : a Paper stars novel

Taylor, Lauren Nicolle, author.

"Set in 1953, [this book] explores the collision of two teenagers facing extraordinary hardship. Their meeting is inevitable, devastating, and ultimately healing. Their stories, a collection of events, are each on their own harmless. But together, one after the other, they change the world"--Page 4 of cover.

Unfriended

Vail, Rachel, author.

"When thirteen-year-old Truly is invited to sit at the Popular Table, she finds herself caught in a web of lies and misunderstandings, made unescapable by the hyperconnected social media world"-- Provided by publisher.

Rucker Park setup

Volponi, Paul.

While playing in a crucial basketball game on the very court where his best friend was murdered, Mackey tries to come to terms with his own part in that murder and decide whether to maintain his silence or tell J.R.'s father and the police what really happened.

Anything could happen

Walton, Will, author.

"Tretch Farm lives in a very small town where everybody's in everybody else's business. Which makes it hard for him to be in love with his best friend, Matt Gooby. Matt has two gay dads, but isn't all that gay himself--which doesn't stop Tretch from loving him anyway" -- Provided by publisher.

The pearl thief

Wein, Elizabeth, author.

Fifteen-year-old Julia Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in a hospital not knowing how she was injured, and soon befriends Euan McEwen, the Scottish Traveller boy who found her, and later, when a body is discovered, she experiences the prejudices his family has endured and tries to keep them from being framed for the crime.

And then there were four

Werlin, Nancy, author.

"When five high school students are brought together under mysterious circumstances, they begin to piece together a theory that their parents are working together to kill them all"-- Provided by publisher.

Highly illogical behavior

Whaley, John Corey, author.

Agoraphobic sixteen-year-old Solomon has not left his house in three years, but Lisa is determined to change that--and to write a scholarship-winning essay based on the results.

The Interestings

Wolitzer, Meg.

Forging a powerful bond in the mid-1970s that lasts throughout subsequent decades, six individuals pursue challenges into their midlife years, including an aspiring actress who harbors jealousy toward friends who achieve successful creative careers.

The way to Bea

Yeh, Kat, author.

Recently estranged from her best friend and weeks away from shifting from only child to big sister, seventh grader Beatrix Lee consoles herself by writing haiku in invisible ink and hiding the poems, but one day she finds a reply--is it the librarian with all the answers, the editor of the school paper who admits to admiring her poetry, an old friend feeling remorse, or the boy obsessed with visiting the local labyrinth?

Everything, everything

Yoon, Nicola, author.

"The story of a teenage girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known. The narrative unfolds via vignettes, diary entries, texts, charts, lists, illustrations, and more"-- Provided by publisher.

Memoirs of a teenage amnesiac

Zevin, Gabrielle.

After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.

Mary Anne Saves the Day / The Babysitters Club / #3

Telgemeier, Raina, author.

When a fight breaks out among the members of the Baby-sitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a babysitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.

The Tea Dragon Society

O'Neill, Katie, (Cartoonist), author, illustrator.

After discovering a lost Tea Dragon in the marketplace, apprentice blacksmith Greta learns about the dying art form of Tea Dragon caretaking from the kind tea shop owners.

Lumberjanes

Stevenson, Noelle, author.

"Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley are five best pals determined to have an awesome summer together...and they're not gonna let any insane quest or an array of supernatural critters get in their way! But having stumbled onto a mysterious force wreaking havoc in the camp, it's a race through the woods as the Lumberjanes work together to save not only their friends, but maybe even the whole world! 
 It's Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Gravity Falls and features five butt-kicking, rad teenage girls wailing on monsters and solving a mystery with the whole world at stake." --Provided by publisher.

Hilo / Waking The Monsters / #4

Winick, Judd, author.

Hilo and his friends learn more about Hilo's past while they battle robots that were buried underground on Earth a thousand years ago.

Saige paints the sky

Haas, Jessie.

Painting in her grandmother's studio and riding her favorite horse, Georgia, helps fourth-grader Saige cope with missing Mimi and sparks an idea for funding the school art program, but more creativity will be needed to keep Georgia from being sold.

Crenshaw

Applegate, Katherine.

"A story about a homeless boy and his imaginary friend that proves in unexpected ways that friends matter, whether real or imaginary"--Provided by publisher.

Small spaces

Arden, Katherine.

"After eleven-year-old Ollie's school bus mysteriously breaks down on a field trip, she has to take a trip through scary woods, and must use all of her wits to survive. She must stick to small spaces"--Provided by publisher.

A dog on his own

Auch, Mary Jane.

After a daring escape from the animal shelter, Pearl, Peppy, and K-10--so named because he is one step above all the other canines--explore the outside world while moving from one adventure to another.

The candy shop war

Mull, Brandon, 1974-

When fifth-graders Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon meet the owner of the new candy store in town and are given a magical candy that endows them with super powers, they find that along with its benefits there are also dangerous consequences.

Lenny's space

Banks, Kate, 1960-

Nine-year-old Lenny gets in trouble and has no friends because he cannot control himself in school and his interests are not like those of his classmates, until he starts visiting Muriel, a counselor, and meets Van, a boy his age who has leukemia.

Ivy + Bean : One Big Happy Family / #11

Barrows, Annie, author.

When classmate Vanessa insists that all single children are spoiled, Ivy wonders whether she can become "unspoiled" by giving away all her clothes at school (which does not go over well with her teacher or parents)--but ultimately decides that all she needs to accomplish her goal is a little sister.

Ivy + Bean break the fossil record / #3

Barrows, Annie.

Everyone in second grade seems set on breaking a world record and friends Ivy and Bean are no exception, deciding to become the youngest people ever to discover a dinosaur skeleton.

Ivy + Bean make the rules / #9

Barrows, Annie.

Seven-year-old Bean is too young to go to the camp her sister Nancy is attending, so she and her best friend Ivy decide to create their own camp.

Tumble & Blue

Beasley, Cassie.

"In order for Tumble Wilson and Blue Montgomery to fix their ancestors' mistakes and banish the bad luck that has followed them around for all of their lives, they must face Munch, the mysterious golden alligator who cast the curse centuries ago"--Provided by publisher.

Serafina and the splintered heart

Beatty, Robert, 1963-

When a mysterious threat moves towards Biltmore, bringing with it violent storms and flooding, Serafina must fight to defend all she loves and become everything that she is meant to be.

School days according to Humphrey

Birney, Betty G.

Humphrey the hamster is excited to return to room 26 on the first day of school, and though he is at first shocked to see an all new group of students, he soon comes to know and love them, and gets understandably nervous when he hears talk of moving him from Mrs. Brisbane's room.

Hustle

Boateng, Johnny.

Johnny "Hustle" Huttle, who is always trying to keep up with his friend Rex on and off the basketball court, is given a chance to shine when Rex gets into trouble and has to sit out because of a broken hand, but taking the opportunity could put their friendship in jeopardy.

Falcon Quinn and the Crimson Vapor / #2

Boylan, Jennifer Finney, 1958-

Born in the reality stream but with both the heart of a monster and the heart of a guardian, thirteen-year-old Falcon Quinn is not sure what path to follow until he fastens an amulet with a red jewel around his neck.

The miniature world of Marvin & James

Broach, Elise.

When his best friend, a human boy named James, goes away on vacation, Marvin the beetle worries that their friendship may end.

Lola Levine and the ballet scheme

Brown, Monica, 1969-

"A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together...and learn they have more in common than they thought"--Provided by publisher.

Best friends and drama queens / #3

Cabot, Meg.

Nine-year-old Allie Finkle's list of rules helps her navigate a tricky situation with a new girl at school.

Glitter girls and the great fake out / #5

Cabot, Meg.

While trying to spare Erica's feelings so she could go to Brittany's birthday party, Allie disobeys one of her own rules and lies.

The new girl / #2

Cabot, Meg.

Guided by her rules, nine-year-old Allie works to get past being just the new girl at school, eagerly awaits the arrival of her kitten, and faces turmoil when her grandmother visits while the family is still settling into their new home.

Hurricane Child

Callender, Kacen.

Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl--and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.

Stargazer / #4

Carman, Patrick.

Alexa Daley and her friend Yipes find themselves stranded on in a strange secret community known as the Five Stone Pillars, where each pillar contains it's own secrets, and twelve-year-old Alexa must fight to defeat the darkness.

The Locker Ate Lucy! / #2

Chabert, Jack.

Only a week into his job as hall monitor and class protector, Sam Graves and his friends Lucy and Antonio are trying to uncover the secrets of Eerie Elementary, their living and malevolent school--and then Lucy gets eaten by her locker.

The School For Good & Evil / The Last Ever After / #3

Chainani, Soman.

The forces of evil want to take over and make Sophie their queen, but Tedros and her former friend Agatha try to stop them.

The School for Good and Evil /A World Without Princes/ #2

Chainani, Soman.

"Sophie and Agatha are home, living out their Ever After. But life isn't quite the fairy tale they expected. When Agatha secretly wishes she'd chosen a different happy ending, she reopens the gates to the School for Good and Evil. But the world she and Sophie once knew has changed. Witches and princesses, warlocks and princes are no longer enemies. New bonds are forming; old bonds are being shattered. But underneath this uneasy arrangement, a war is brewing and a dangerous enemy rises."--Dust jacket.

The friendship war

Clements, Andrew, 1949-

When Grace takes boxes of old buttons from a building her grandfather bought, she starts a fad at school that draws her closer to one friend, but further from another.

Attack of the Shadow Smashers / #3

Cummings, Troy.

The latest monsters threatening Stermont Elementary are shadowy shapeshifters that attach themselves to people, eat their shadows, and block out all light--but before he can think of a way to deal with them, Alexander has to deal with a startling revelation from his friend Nikki.

The best horse ever

DeLaCroix, Alice.

When nine-year-old Abby gets her own horse, a bay named Griffin, she realizes that taking care of him could mean giving up almost everything else in her life.

Heart of a champion : a novel

Deuker, Carl.

Seth faces a strain on his friendship with Jimmy, who is both a baseball champion and something of an irresponsible fool, when Jimmy is kicked off the team.

The kind of friends we used to be

Dowell, Frances O'Roark.

Twelve-year-olds Kate and Marylin, friends since preschool, draw further apart as Marylin becomes involved in student government and cheerleading, while Kate wants to play guitar and write songs, and both develop unlikely friendships with other girls and boys.

Birthday blues

English, Karen.

Third graders Nikki and Deja try to come up with a fun way to celebrate Deja's birthday while she is staying at her boring neighbor's house, but their nemesis Antonia may devise a way to ruin Deja's perfect party.

Nikki & Deja

English, Karen.

When an arrogant new girl comes to school, third-graders and best friends Nikki and Deja decide to form a club that would exclude her but find the results not what they expected.

The badger knight

Erskine, Kathryn.

In England in 1346, Adrian has three problems: he is small for his twelve years, he is an albino, so people are suspicious of him, and his father wants him to be a scribe, while he wants to be an archer--but when he runs away to join his friend in the fight against the invading Scots, he learns that war can be a lot more complicated then he imagined.

Unstoppable Octobia May

Flake, Sharon.

In 1953 ten-year-old Octobia May lives in her Aunt's boarding house in the South, surrounded by an African American community which has its own secrets and internal racism, and spends her days wondering if Mr. Davenport in room 204 is really a vampire--or something else entirely.

The Invaders / Brotherband Chronicles #2

Flanagan, John (John Anthony)

Hal and the Herons, having won the Brotherband competition, are accused of stealing the Skandians' most sacred artifact and face challenges on their journey to reclaim it and clear their names.

Slaves of Socorro / Brotherband Chronicles #4

Flanagan, John (John Anthony)

With their honor restored, Hal and his fellow Herons leave Skandia again on a new mission--to track down and stop Hal's nemesis, Tursgud, a bullying youth-turned vicious pirate and slave trader.

The Dunderheads

Fleischman, Paul.

When Miss Breakbone confiscates Junkyard's crucial find, Wheels, Pencil, Spider, and the rest of the Dunderheads plot to teach her a lesson.

Cleo Edison Oliver, playground millionaire

Frazier, Sundee Tucker, 1968-

Fifth-grader Cleo Edison Oliver is full of money-making ideas, and her fifth-grade Passion Project is no different--but things get more complicated when she has to keep her business running, be a good listener when her best friend needs her, and deal with the bully teasing her about being adopted at the same time.

From Norvelt to nowhere

Gantos, Jack.

After an explosion, a new crime by an old murderer, and the sad passing of the founder of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack accompanies his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on a cross-country run as she pursues the oddest of outlaws.

Spy School Secret Service / Spy School Series / #5

Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-

Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is assigned to protect the president from an assassination attempt in his first solo mission, but he may be in over his head.

The Basque dragon

Gidwitz, Adam.

"Elliot and Uchenna join Professor Fauna on another adventure--a trip to the Basque country where they have to save a herensuge from the billionaire Schmoke Brothers"--Provided by publisher.

George

Gino, Alex.

"When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all"--provided by publisher.

The great treehouse war

Graff, Lisa (Lisa Colleen), 1981-

Fifth-grader Winnie, with notes from her friends, writes of turning her treehouse into an embassy after her newly-divorced parents become unreasonable, where she is joined by nine others with complaints.

Macy McMillan and the rainbow goddess

Green, Shari, 1963-

Dealing with her mother remarrying to a man with twin daughters and her family moving, deaf sixth-grader Macy is told that she must help her elderly neighbor Iris Gillan, who is also getting ready to move to a nursing home.

Princess Posey and the monster stew

Greene, Stephanie.

First-grader Posey and her friends are excited about Halloween, but also a little nervous about trick-or-treating and eating Miss Lee's monster stew.

Sweet treats & secret crushes

Greenwald, Lisa.

When a snowstorm keeps thirteen-year-old best friends Olivia, Kate, and Georgia inside their Brooklyn, New York, apartment building on Valentine's Day, they connect with their neighbors by distributing homemade fortune cookies and uncover one another's secrets along the way.

Make way for Dyamonde Daniel

Grimes, Nikki.

Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel at home.

Rich

Grimes, Nikki.

Free is excited about a local poetry contest because of its cash prize, but when he and Dyamonde befriend a classmate who is homeless and living in a shelter, they rethink what it means to be rich or poor.

Bramble and Maggie : snow day

Haas, Jessie.

"Preparing for a major winter storm, Bramble and Maggie anticipate playing in the deep snow and wind up helping trapped neighbors before sharing an impromptu block party of marshmallows and cocoa"--OCLC.

The Princess in Black and the mysterious playdate / #5

Hale, Shannon.

"Princess Magnolia and Princess Sneezewort have mysterious plans, mysterious plans like a princess playdate. They Dress-up Slam and Karaoke Jam. They Playtime Romp and Snack-time Stomp. Then they hear a shout from outside. It's a monster trying to eat someone's kitty. this is a job for Princess in Black!:--Provided by publisher.

Dory and The Real True Friend / Dory Fantasmagory / #2

Hanlon, Abby.

Dory, a highly imaginative youngest child, makes a new friend at school but her brother and sister are sure Rosabelle is imaginary, just like all of Dory's other friends.

Well witched

Hardinge, Frances.

Three friends fall prey to the demands of the Well Witch when they trespass in her wishing well and steal some coins.

Violet Raines almost got struck by lightning

Haworth, Danette.

In 1970's Florida, eleven-year-old Violet's world is turned upside down by the arrival of a girl from Detroit who seems bent on stealing Violet's best friends.

Bird Lake moon

Henkes, Kevin.

Twelve-year-old Mitch, spending the summer with his grandparents at Bird Lake after his parents' separation, becomes friends with ten-year-old Spencer, who has returned with his family to the lake where his little brother drowned years earlier, and as the boys spend time together and their friendship grows, each of them begins to heal.

Cassie was here

Hickey, Caroline.

After moving to a new neighborhood, eleven-year-old Bree's long-forgotten imaginary playmate returns, to the dismay of her parents and brother, but the only other girl on the street is thirteen-year-old Cassie, whose behavior may lead to big trouble.

The third mushroom

Holm, Jennifer L.

When thirteen-year-old Ellie's Grandpa Melvin, a world-renowned scientist in the body of a fourteen-year-old boy, comes for an extended visit, he teaches her that experimenting--and failing--is part of life.

The reinvention of Edison Thomas

Houtman, Jacqueline.

Eddy Thomas, a boy who is much better with science than people, creates an invention that makes him suddenly popular and leads him to a new understanding of friendship.

Toy dance party : #2 : being the further adventures of a bossyboots Stingray, a courageous Buffalo, and a hopeful round someone called Plastic

Jenkins, Emily, 1967-

Six stories relate further adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys, as they encounter a fearsome--possible--shark, enjoy a dance party, and deal with rejection by The Girl, who is growing up.

Odd, weird, & little

Jennings, Patrick.

Befriending a very strange new student, Toulouse, helps outsider Woodrow stand up to the class bullies who have been picking on them both.

The Best Friend Bandit

Kelley, Marty.

Initially worried that the new girl in class, Tori, might steal her cookies, Molly is soon faced with a bigger problem--it seems that Tori is stealing Molly's best friend, Kayley.

You go first

Kelly, Erin Entrada.

Charlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school.

Emily Windsnap and the castle in the mist / #3

Kessler, Liz.

When she incurs Neptune's wrath by finding a diamond ring buried under rocks in the ocean, Emily is put under a curse that will force her to choose to be either a mermaid or a human and split up her parents forever.

Philippa Fisher and the dream-maker's daughter / #2

Kessler, Liz.

Philippa Fisher learns that friendships can be tricky when she finds herself trying to deal with the odd behaviors of her old friend and fairy godsister Daisy, and her new friend Robyn, a sad and secretive girl.

Amina's voice

Khan, Hena.

"A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community"--Provided by publisher.

Diary of a wimpy kid #1 : Greg Heffley's journal

Kinney, Jeff.

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.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Meltdown / #13

Kinney, Jeff.

When snow closes Greg Heffley's middle school, he and his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, face a fight for survival as warring gangs turn the neighborhood into a wintry battlefield.

Diary of a wimpy kid :#8 : hard luck

Kinney, Jeff.

"Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?"--Provided by publisher.

The mysterious edge of the heroic world

Konigsburg, E. L.

Amedeo and William find themselves working together on a house sale for Amedeo's eccentric neighbor, Mrs. Zender, whose house is crammed with memorabilia and stories that date back to Nazi Germany.

The grand plan to fix everything

Krishnaswami, Uma, 1956-

Eleven-year-old Dini loves movies, and so when she learns that her family is moving to India for two years, her devastation over leaving her best friend in Maryland is tempered by the possibility of meeting her favorite actress, Dolly Singh.

Life According to Dani / My Happy Life Series / #4

Lagercrantz, Rose, 1947-

"Dani is staying on an island with Ella, her best friend in the world. They play all day long. They build huts, fish, and spy on wild animals. They go swimming five, six, seven times a day. But one day visitors arrive, and Dani isn't sure her life is happy any more. Luckily she has Ella to get her life back to the way it should be--life according to Dani"--Back cover.

When I am Happiest / My Happy Life Series / #3

Lagercrantz, Rose, 1947-

Dani loves loves writing, but when her family gets bad news, Dani feels too depressed to finish her book. Then Dani finds love from a friend to help her feel happy again.

Code word courage

Larson, Kirby.

"In September 1944 eleven-year-old Billie lives with her great aunt, Doff, eagerly waiting for her older brother Leo to return from boot camp, and desperate to find the father that left when she was little; but Leo brings a friend with him, a Navajo named Denny, and the injured dog they have rescued and named Bear--and when the two young men go off to war Bear becomes the thread that ties them all together, and helps Billie to find a true friend"--Provided by publisher.

Just Jaime

Libenson, Terri.

"Friends. Frenemies. Middle school... The last day of seventh grade has Jaime and Maya wondering who their real friends are. Jaime knows something is off with her friend group. They've started to exclude her and make fun of the way she dresses and the things she likes. At least she can count on her BFF, Maya, to have her back . . . right? Maya feels more and more annoyed with Jaime, who seems babyish compared to the other girls in their popular group. It's like she has nothing in common with Jai anymore. Are their days as BFFs numbered . . . ?"--Provided by publisher.

Alvin Ho : allergic to camping, hiking, and other natural disasters

Look, Lenore.

Alvin makes a new friend and learns that he can be brave despite his fear of everything when his father takes him camping, hoping to install a love of nature like that of their hometown hero, Henry David Thoreau.

A handful of stars

Lord, Cynthia, author.

When her blind dog slips his collar, twelve-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather--but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.

Game changers

Lupica, Mike.

When the coach's son, Shawn O'Brien, is chosen to play quarterback, eleven-year-old Ben McBain is not surprised--but when he tries to be a good teammate and help the inconsistent Shawn, he is startled to learn that his new friend does not really want the position.

Two-minute drill

Lupica, Mike.

Brainy Scott, a great kicker who otherwise struggles with football, and star quarterback Chris, who has dyslexia, team up to help each other succeed in both football and school.

The candymakers

Mass, Wendy, 1967-

Four gifted twelve-year-olds, including Logan, the candymaker's son, are set to be contestants in the Confectionary Association's national competition to determine the nation's tastiest sweet, but nobody anticipates that a friendship will form between them.

Every soul a star : a novel

Mass, Wendy, 1967-

Ally, Bree, and Jack meet at Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, to watch a total eclipse of the sun; but soon they begin to learn a great deal about themselves, each other, and the universe.

A song for Harlem

McKissack, Pat, 1944-

In the summer of 1928, Lilly Belle Turner of Smyrna, Tennessee, participates in a young author's writing program, taught by Zora Neale Hurston and hosted by A'Lelia Walker in her Harlem teahouse at the height of the Harlem Renaissance.

Wildwood imperium

Meloy, Colin.

"A young girl's midnight séance awakens a long-slumbering malevolent spirit... A band of runaway orphans allies with an underground collective of saboteurs and plans a daring rescue of their friends, imprisoned in the belly of an industrial wasteland... Two old friends draw closer to their goal of bringing together a pair of exiled toy makers in order to reanimate a mechanical boy prince... As the fate of Wildwood hangs in the balance"--Dust jacket.

Sabotage Season / The Kicks / #2

Morgan, Alex (Alexandra Patricia), 1989-

"Devin and the rest of the team must figure out who is trying to sabotage them before the playoffs start"--Provided by publisher.

Win or lose

Morgan, Alex (Alexandra Patricia), 1989-

"Devin's team thinks she is taking too much credit for their winning streak and she must keep the team together"--Provided by publisher.

The candy shop war

Mull, Brandon, 1974-

When fifth-graders Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon meet the owner of the new candy store in town and are given a magical candy that endows them with super powers, they find that along with its benefits there are also dangerous consequences.

Awesome Blossom

Myracle, Lauren, 1969-

Fifth-grade best friends Katie-Rose, Milla, Yasaman, and Violet are determined to save a new student from Modessa's evil influence, but Katie-Rose is busy not flirting with Preston and all four are distracted by trying to organize Yasamin's sister's birthday party.

Oopsy daisy : a flower power book

Myracle, Lauren, 1969-

Milla wonders if it is time to hold hands with her crush, Katie-Rose worries that no boy will ever be interested in her, and Violet is concerned about the return of her mother from a psychiatric hospital; meanwhile, Yasaman creates a plan that will distract the Flower Power girls from their worries and spark a romance between two teachers.

Thirteen

Myracle, Lauren, 1969-

Winnie's thirteenth year brings many joys and challenges as she negotiates her relationship with her first boyfriend and realizes that change is inevitable in her friends, family, and even herself.

Twelve

Myracle, Lauren, 1969-

Winnie relates the events of her twelfth year and the many changes in her relationships and in her attitude toward growing up.

Astrid the unstoppable

Parr, Maria, 1981-

"Speed and self-confidence, that's Astrid's motto. Nicknamed "the little thunderbolt," she loves to spend her days racing down the hillside on her skis or sled, singing merrily as she goes, and drinking hot chocolate made from real chocolate bars with her grumpy best friend and godfather, Gunnvald. She just wishes there were other children to share in her hair-raising adventures. But her world is about to be turned upside down, first by the arrival of a family with children to her village, and then by a mysterious woman whom everyone but Astrid seems to know. Gunnvald has been keeping a big secret from her --one that will test their friendship. Astrid isn't happy about all the changes in Glimmerdal. Luckily, she has a plan to set things right"--Provided by publisher.

Mistakes were made / #1

Pastis, Stephan.

Meet Timmy Failure, the founder, president, and CEO of the best detective agency in town, probably the nation. And his lazy sidekick, Total, a 1,500-pound polar bear.

Sanitized for your protection / #4

Pastis, Stephan.

Timmy Failure and Molly Muskins travel to Chicago to investigate when money is stolen from a class fundraiser.

Lucky breaks

Patron, Susan, 1948-

Lucky, having met a potential best friend who was visiting her uncle who lives in Hard Pan, California, devises a plan to get the young girl back to the town.

Big Nate blasts off / #8

Peirce, Lincoln.

"After his fight with Randy Betancourt makes headlines in the school paper, Big Nate has a problem worse than detention on his hands."--Provided by publisher.

Clementine : Friend of the Week

Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

With her kitten, Moisturizer, missing and having fought with her best friend, Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine finds it hard to concentrate on doing her best as her classmate's Friend of the Week.

Private list for camp success

Perry, Chrissie.

"Determined to make it through the year's school camping trip without another meltdown, Penelope sets strict rules for herself and plans to bunk with her best friend in the hope of having a perfect weekend experience."--OCLC.

The first rule of punk

Pérez, Celia C., 1972-

Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Malú) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos.

Big Foot and Little Foot

Potter, Ellen, 1963-

"Hugo is a young Sasquatch who longs for adventure. Boone is a young boy who longs to see a Sasquatch. When their worlds collide, they become the unlikeliest pair of best friends"--Provided by publisher.

The lightning queen

Resau, Laura.

On the Hill of Dust, in the remote mountains of Mexico, an eleven-year-old Mixtec boy called Teo lives with his family and the animals that he has healed, but one day a Romany caravan rolls into town with a young girl who calls herself Esma, the Gypsy Queen of Lightning--it is the beginning of a life-long friendship that will change both their lives.

An unlikely friendship : a novel of Mary Todd Lincoln and Elizabeth Keckley

Rinaldi, Ann.

Relates the lives of Mary Todd Lincoln, raised in a wealthy Virginia family, and Lizzy Keckley, a dressmaker born a slave, as they grow up separately then become best friends when Mary's childhood dream of living in the White House comes true.

Kiki and Jacques

Ross, Susan L.

"Eleven-year-old Jacques, who must contend with difficult family dynamics and pressure from an older boy to help him commit a crime, is surprised to discover that he has much in common with Kiki, one of the many new Somali refugees who have immigrated to his Maine town"--Provided by publisher.

The mystery of the third Lucretia

Runholt, Susan.

While traveling in London, Paris, and Amsterdam, fourteen-year-old best friends Kari and Lucas solve an international art forgery mystery.

Tales from a not-so-popular party girl / #2

Russell, Rachel Renee.

Nikki's diary describes a frightful Halloween, on which she helps with her sister's ballet class party at the same time she is Brandon's date for their middle school Halloween dance, where she has promised to spend the evening with her two best friends.

Tales from a not-so-glam TV star : #7

Russell, Rachel Renée.

"Nikki is in the spotlight. A reality TV crew will follow her and her friends for the whole month of March as they record their hit song together. But will the excitement also cause unexpected problems, now that cameras are everywhere Nikki and her friends go?"-- Provided by publisher.

Tales from a not-so-happily ever after / #8

Russell, Rachel Renée.

A bump on the head suffered during gym class causes middle school drama queen Nikki Maxwell to have a crazy dream where all of her acquaintances assume the roles of familiar fairy tale characters.

Tales from a not-so-happy heartbreaker / #6

Russell, Rachel Renée.

Middle-school drama queen Nikki Maxwell worries about asking a boy to her school's "sweetheart dance.".