"Max is about to face the scariest place he's ever been-South Ridge Middle School! He has been home-schooled by his grandmother until now, and he's begged his parents to finally let him start attending public middle school. He's starting to question that choice, though, with the Thomas Silver Problem. As in, Thomas Silver keeps stuffing Max in his locker"--OCLC.
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Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes and sketches in her diary about her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, and about giving up on being part of the elite group, before figuring out a way to simply be herself.
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Hoping to become a stand-up comedian despite being a wheelchair-bound middle school student, Jamie Grimm endures bullying from his mean-spirited cousin and hopes he will be fairly judged when he enters a local comedy contest
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In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan.
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If you like Wings of Fire by T Sutherland:
Rusty, a bored house kitten, is apprenticed by the ThunderClan and must struggle to fit in when the group of feral cats is threatened by ShadowClan, the enemy.
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - A young girl named September finds herself transported from her home in Omaha to Fairyland, where she must battle the mysterious Marquess alongside her creature-friends.
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When Charmain is asked to housesit for Great Uncle William, the Royal Wizard of Norland, she is ecstatic to get away from her parents, but finds that his house is much more than it seems.
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Wing & Claw Trilogy - Raffa, who is a prodigy apothecary, discovers a sinister government plot to enslave the animals. Raffa, with his knowledge of apothecary and botanical magic gets caught up in a secret web that involves a family member. Suspenseful and full of moral dilemmas.
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If you like Land of Stories by Chris Colfer:
A Tale Dark and Grimm: Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The seven ravens, Brother and sister.
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Artemis, a great athlete, enlists her fellow goddesses Athena, Persphone, and Aphrodite in a plan to persuade Zeus to open up the boys-only Olympic Games to girls. From the Goddess Girls series
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When Sleeping Beauty's nemesis breaks the Evil Queen out of the dungeon, Gilly and her friends at Fairy Tale Reform School must figure out how to stop Alva from terrorizing the village of Enchantasia--before she comes after the ones Gilly loves the most.
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Step into a wintry forest where seven iconic fairy tales unfold,retold with keen insight and touches of humor.There once was a frozen forest so cold you could feel it through the soles of your boots. It was a strange place where some kisses broke enchantments, and others began them. ... (available on MackinVia only)
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If you like Books about animals
My name is Buddy, and I was the first seeing eye dog! From the Dog Diaries series
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This book is amazing and without a doubt will be one of your favorite books ever. It has a spider named Charlotte, a pig named Wilbur, and a farmer who wants to make Wilbur into bacon! The animals work together to try to save Wilbur, but will it be enough?
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Leo struggles to make friends—unless you count his neighbor's little dog, Jack Pepper. So Leo is thrilled when the cool kids invite him to hang out, even though they sometimes pressure him to do mean things. When Leo accidentally does something that makes the whole town think he's a hero, he rolls with it, even if it's a lie. But when Jack Pepper needs Leo's help, can Leo find it in himself to be a genuine hero?
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When Alice boards the Titanic without her dog, Mutt, he sneaks aboard, determined to find her. With the reluctant help of the captain's cat, Clara, he searches for Alice on the huge ship. Then the unsinkable ship begins to sink, and Mutt has to hurry. Includes a glossary, facts about animals