Alexandra tells one of her best friend Jenny's most important secrets in an effort to be accepted by a cool new girl at school, and then she must try to rescue her friendship with Jenny.
Eighth-grade twins Taylor and Ryan are complete opposites and seem to have nothing in common, until they find a set of mysterious disks that magically allow them to transform into legendary figures from the past.
*a story about me with 138 footnotes, 27 exaggerations, and 1 plate of spaghetti
Salm, Arthur
2012
When Max is sent to a family camp, he takes the opportunity to reinvent himself and dons the persona of Mad Max, a reckless individual who quickly gains popularity and notoriety. But can he keep up this facade, or will his true nature begin to slip through?.
a guide to private investigation, surveillance, and cookery
Juby, Susan
2008
Ninth-grader Sherman Mack investigates the "Defilers," a secret group at his British Columbia high school that marks certain female students as pariahs, at first because he is trying to protect the girl he has a crush on, but later as a matter of principle.
Eleven-year-old Erin, feeling left out when her former best friend starts ignoring her, and embarrassed by her dorky older sister, does some growing up over the summer before middle school when an act of revenge causes her to rethink the meaning of family and friendship.
Rachel Lowenstein faces some tough decisions in her sophomore year of high school, debating whether it is okay to play dumb in math class in order to ingratiate herself with the popular crowd, and questioning whether her faith should keep her from dating her latest crush--the definitely not-Jewish Luke Christiansen.
Justin spends time with Jinsen, the unusual and artistic new student whom the school bullies torment and call Buddha Boy, and ends up making choices that impact Jinsen, himself, and the entire school.
Ellie Allard faces the impossible challenges of ninth-grade life--boys, clothes, parents--but she has her friends, her drawing, and her sense of humor to get her through the rough spots.
Nick tries to maintain his sense of integrity as he works to succeed on the school basketball team, adjust to his new stepmother and little "dorky" stepbrother, and deal with peer pressure from his friends.
Torey Adams, a high school junior with a seemingly perfect life, struggles with doubts and questions surrounding the mysterious disappearance of the class outcast.
