middle school students

"Sixth-grader Sophie Washington and friends learn lessons about entrepreneurship, team work, and friendship when they sign up for a city-wide, Lemonade Day event. Sopie wants to buy her mother something special for her birthday, but she's short on cash. Her bestie, Chloe, comes up with the perfect solution. Build their own lemonade stand to raise money at Lemonade Day. The girls add friends Carly and Nathan, and Sophie's little brother, Cole, to their team, and decide to donate some of their earnings to a local animal shelter to help save stray animals. Things are going great, until the family dog destroys their supplies. They get worse when Sophie tries to impress another boy in their class and upsets Nathan. Can they save their business in time for the event?"--Back cover.

"When the Heffleys agree to spend summer break with both Mom's and Dad's relatives at the same time, they have to figure out how to be in two places at once. With Greg caught in the middle, can the Heffleys pull off the ultimate scheme? Or will their vacation turn into a hilarious hot mess?"--Publisher.

"Mango and Brash go undercover at a middle school to protect the mascot, but the gators struggle to blend in with the other students"--OCLC.

"Dany's magical sketchbook has steered most of her middle-school life so far--it even helped create her best friend, Madison. But now the sketchbook is gone and Madison with it. Dany's back to being a loner. Then one day, Dany tunes in to the new hit TV show 'My Magical Best Friend,' and it's starring her magical best friend, Madison! The show is clearly based on Dany's life, and she watches it regularly with a mix of horror and fascination. But lately there's something else about the show that's captured her attention: Madison seems to be dropping hints for Dany to come rescue her. With no magical sketchbook at her fingertips, can Dany find a way to save her best friend?"--Provided by publisher.

Still grieving her brother's death, Pia, a soft-spoken middle-schooler, embarks on a bus tour that changes her life.

Thirteen-year-old Alexandra "Al" Olsen, a seventh grader at Brinkley Middle School, tries out for the boys' baseball team at her school. The new coach welcomes Al and her skills to the team alongside her nonbinary friend, Julian Veras. However, when Al is interviewed on local television for being the first girl on Brinkley's team, it leads to problems with her teammates. The team will have to solve their problems and join together if they want to defend their championship title.

As twelve-year-old Mia enters middle school, she feels sandwiched between all the changes going on around her, including her best friend Addy pulling away from her to explore the school's social scene and her science camp friend Tariq suddenly becoming a soccer star. If there's one thing the STEM-minded Mia is looking forward to, it's the Science Olympiad, and when she's paired up with Tariq, artsy Kinsey, and goofy Evan, she will have ample opportunity to explore the angst of friendship, jealousy, and identity, all while trying to build a robot.

"At the start of seventh grade, Kyra believes her alcoholic mother, who has been sober for five years, has relapsed and with no one to count on, not even her best friend, she starts to question whether being just enough is not enough at all"--Provided by publisher.

"Forced to join the school's Community Action Club, troublemaking best friends Helen and Gracie take over the club's campaign for maxi pads in bathrooms and soon find themselves closer to change and deeper in trouble than ever before, forcing them to make a difficult decision"--Provided by publisher.

Lia's world is turned upside down when she and her family leave Romania, the only home Lia has ever known, and move to Canada. To make matters worse, Lia gets her first period while at the airport, and she soon finds herself in a world where her home, her language, and even her body is different. She struggles to learn French, make friends, and adapt to life in Canada, and soon Lia worries she'll never feel like herself again. But with a spot on the school newspaper, some new friends, and a crush on a boy who might like her back, things start to look up for Lia.