school stories

Finally old enough to participate in after-school clubs, all run by Mrs. Marge, A.J. and his crew are faced with such wacky options as Lawn Mower Racing Club, Underwater Hockey Club and People Who Hate Clubs Club!.

While attending the live taping of a hilarious Saturday morning kids TV show, A.J. and his friends must figure out what to do when the host, Uncle Fred, whose childlike behavior isn't an act, refuses to grow up!.

"A special guest has arrived at Ella Mentry School! Professor Pitt is the president of a local art museum and has all sorts of wacky ideas about art. A.J. thinks it's all a total snoozefest . . . until the piece he turns in for an art assignment gets praised as a work of genius! Suddenly, Professor Pitt is introducing A.J. as the next big thing to happen to the art world. What could possibly go wrong?"--Provided by publisher.

While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.

When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.

There are a lot of things that puzzle Greg Heffley, including his irritating siblings, concerned parents, and daily challenges as a junior high student. Greg's journal offers up his often funny observations on family life during summer vacation, and the looming dread of a return to school.

"While on a mission to win the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic regional competition, New York middle schooler Jamie Grimm copes with rival comics and bullies, a buddy in trouble, and a sudden family emergency, all with a sense of humor and a loyal group of friends"--Provided by publisher.

Jack, who is half-vampire and half-lumberjack, struggles to choose between a vampire academy and a lumberjack school when all he really wants is to dance.

A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year of high school.

Georgia Khatchadorian plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed.