middle schools

Presents a classroom management guide for middle and high school teachers, describing over sixty-five strategies for room organization, lesson planning, creating a positive classroom atmosphere, working with non-English speaking students, taking attendance, dealing with challenges, and addressing other issues.

As features editor of her school newspaper, thirteen-year-old Jameela Mirza wants to impress her father by writing a spectacular story about the new student, but a misunderstanding and family illness complicate matters.

A series of poems describes all the baffling changes at home and at school in twelve-year-old Joylin's transition from tomboy basketball player to not-quite-girly girl.

These stories are an extra peek at Auggie, a boy born with extreme facial abnormalities, before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie s oldest friend; and Charlotte, Auggie s new friend at school.

Greg Heffley's middle school is falling apart, and he doesn't care that the town wants to close the building until he realizes he will be sent to a different school than his best friend, Rowley Jefferson. Now Greg and his friends must find a way to save their school before it's too late.

"Some eighth gradres are causing trouble on the bus. Now Lincoln and his friends need a new way to get to school. But it's too far to walk, and they don't have enough bikes. The kids need a plan! Can they think of a creative solution to their bully problem?.

Inspired by the success of their first birthday bucket list, Ari and Kaylan set goals for the new school year but both face challenges that may threaten their friendship.

When his NFL dad is diagnosed with ALS, middle school quarterback Ben Redd is determined to have a winning season, which may be his final as he watches the heavy toll the incurable disease is taking on his dad.

Kaylan and Arianna are new to middle school, and when they decide to make a list of eleven things that they want to accomplish before they turn twelve, including getting detention and helping humanity, they start to lose sight of their friendship.

Identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth are best friends, and they have always done everything together. But as they start middle school, Jessica is ready to spread her wings and wants to become a part of the exclusive Unicorn Club. Elizabeth starts to feel like Jessica is turning into a totally different person, and the girls soon realize they might not be as similar as they once thought. With some new friends and experiences, the twins discover the importance of having different interests but staying true to each other.