Barbara Dee
Author
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When boys in her class start touching seventh-grader Mila and making her feel uncomfortable, she does not want to tell her friends or mother until she reaches her breaking point.
For seventh-grader Mila, it starts with some boys giving her an unwanted hug on the school blacktop. A few days later, at recess, one of the boys (and fellow trumpet player) Callum tells Mila it's his birthday, and asks her for a "birthday hug." He's just being friendly,...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
247 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old cancer survivor Norah struggles to fit in at middle school after two years of treatment, but she finds her voice with the help of new friend Griffin, who shares her love of mythology.
3) Star-crossed
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
277 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Mattie is cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, she is confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate who is playing Juliet.
4) Unstuck
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Lyla is thrilled when her seventh-grade English language arts class begins a daily creative writing project. For the past year, she's been writing a brilliant fantasy novel in her head, and here's her chance to get it on paper! The plot to Lyla's novel is super complicated, with battle scenes and witches and a mysterious one-toed-beast, but at its core, it's about an overlooked girl who has to rescue her beautiful, highly accomplished older sister....
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
286 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Wren, who is learning special effects makeup, is thrilled to be makeup artist for her new school's production of Wicked, but her parents' divorce is seriously affecting her mother.--
Twelve-year-old Wren loves makeupspecial effect makeup, to be exact. When she is experimenting with new looks, Wren can create a different version of herself. A girl who isnt in a sort-of-best friendship with someone who seems like she hates her. A girl...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
244 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Lia returns after a summer with her aunt, it feels like everything has changed within her group of friends. Everyone just seems more dramatic. When a few white lies are told during a game of Truth or Dare, they make Lia's life very complicated. Is "keeping up" with her BFFs really worth it?
Author
Publisher
Aladdin M!X
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Aladdin M!X edition.
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
According to the book she and her best friend Maya have written, Finley believes that all of the boys at her middle school are immature, until Zachary Mattison returns from a year away, and Finley sees him in a new light.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Zinnia Manning's older brother Gabriel is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it turns her family's world upside-down, especially since they are keeping the information private. --