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The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger (J Angl) 2010
Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda.
Dear Dumb Diary: Okay, So maybe I do have superpowers
Jim Benton (J Bent) 2011
As their school gets ready for the annual Fun Fair, Jamie and Isabella agree to compete in the bottle toss game and to terrible consequences for the loser.
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading
Tom Greenwald (J Gree) 2011
Middle schooler Charlie Joe is proud of his success at avoiding reading, but eventually his schemes go too far.
Popularity Papers
Amy Ignatow (J Ign) 2011
Best friends Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang are as ready as they'll ever be to start junior high. But before they can try out the lessons they've learned about friendship and popularity, tragedy strikes: Lydia's mom is moving her family to London for six months. Separated for the first time, each of the girls must face bullies, secrets, and the challenge of standing up for herself. Novel appears in the form of a scrapbook.
Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown
Megan McDonald (J Mcdo) 2011
After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.
Amelia’s BFF: best friends forever, best friends fighting, best friends for now?
Marissa Moss (J Moss) 2011
Amelia thought that the only thing better than a best friend was two best friends. But then they come together and she's not sure if any of them are friends. Will Amelia be able to have more than one best friend?
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Daphne’s Diary of Daily Disasters: The Vampire Dare
Marissa Moss (J Moss) 2011
In her diary, fourth-grader Daphne Davis draws and writes about her attempt to stop classmates from thinking she has cooties after what she thought would be a "cool" vampire outfit makes her the laughingstock of costume day.
Big Nate on a Roll
Lincoln Pierce (J Pier) 2011
Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the "perfect" Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.
Spaceheadz
Jon Scieszka (J Scie) 2010
On his first day at Brooklyn's P.S. 858, fifth-grader Michael K. is teamed with two very strange students, and while he gradually comes to believe they are aliens who need his help, he has trouble convincing anyone else of the truth.
Justin Case
Rachel Vail(J Vail) 2010
"It's the start of the school year, and nothing feels right to Justin. He didn't get the teacher he wanted, he's not in the same class as his best friend, and his little sister, Elizabeth, is starting kindergarten at his school. Elizabeth doesn't seem nervous at all. Justin is very nervous about third grade. And to top it off, he's lost his favorite stuffed animal, but he can't tell anyone, because technically he's too old to still have stuffed animals. Right?"--Publisher.
Dragonbreath: curse of the were-weiner
Ursula Vernon (J Vern) 2009
When Danny Dragonbreath's best friend Wendell the iguana is bitten by one of the hot dogs from his school lunch, he begins to turn into a were-wiener.
Doodlebug
Karen Romano Young (J Youn) 2010
Moving is tough. But the hardest thing of all about the move that Doreen "Dodo" Bussey's family is making is that she suspects it might be because of her. Her mother gives Dodo a blank notebook, which she uses to chronicle the move and the first days in a new city.
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
Tom Angleberger (J Angl) 2010
Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda.
Dear Dumb Diary: Okay, So maybe I do have superpowers
Jim Benton (J Bent) 2011
As their school gets ready for the annual Fun Fair, Jamie and Isabella agree to compete in the bottle toss game and to terrible consequences for the loser.
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading
Tom Greenwald (J Gree) 2011
Middle schooler Charlie Joe is proud of his success at avoiding reading, but eventually his schemes go too far.
Popularity Papers
Amy Ignatow (J Ign) 2011
Best friends Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang are as ready as they'll ever be to start junior high. But before they can try out the lessons they've learned about friendship and popularity, tragedy strikes: Lydia's mom is moving her family to London for six months. Separated for the first time, each of the girls must face bullies, secrets, and the challenge of standing up for herself. Novel appears in the form of a scrapbook.
Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown
Megan McDonald (J Mcdo) 2011
After second-grader Stink gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, his parents tell him he must play a sport and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.
Amelia’s BFF: best friends forever, best friends fighting, best friends for now?
Marissa Moss (J Moss) 2011
Amelia thought that the only thing better than a best friend was two best friends. But then they come together and she's not sure if any of them are friends. Will Amelia be able to have more than one best friend?
Daphne’s Diary of Daily Disasters: The Vampire Dare
Marissa Moss (J Moss) 2011
In her diary, fourth-grader Daphne Davis draws and writes about her attempt to stop classmates from thinking she has cooties after what she thought would be a "cool" vampire outfit makes her the laughingstock of costume day.
Big Nate on a Roll
Lincoln Pierce (J Pier) 2011
Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the "perfect" Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest.
Spaceheadz
Jon Scieszka (J Scie) 2010
On his first day at Brooklyn's P.S. 858, fifth-grader Michael K. is teamed with two very strange students, and while he gradually comes to believe they are aliens who need his help, he has trouble convincing anyone else of the truth.
Justin Case
Rachel Vail(J Vail) 2010
"It's the start of the school year, and nothing feels right to Justin. He didn't get the teacher he wanted, he's not in the same class as his best friend, and his little sister, Elizabeth, is starting kindergarten at his school. Elizabeth doesn't seem nervous at all. Justin is very nervous about third grade. And to top it off, he's lost his favorite stuffed animal, but he can't tell anyone, because technically he's too old to still have stuffed animals. Right?"--Publisher.
Dragonbreath: curse of the were-weiner
Ursula Vernon (J Vern) 2009
When Danny Dragonbreath's best friend Wendell the iguana is bitten by one of the hot dogs from his school lunch, he begins to turn into a were-wiener.
Doodlebug
Karen Romano Young (J Youn) 2010
Moving is tough. But the hardest thing of all about the move that Doreen "Dodo" Bussey's family is making is that she suspects it might be because of her. Her mother gives Dodo a blank notebook, which she uses to chronicle the move and the first days in a new city.
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