schools stories

When a glowing lost and found box appears and stranger-than-normal things begin to happen at Strangeville School, it is up to Harvey and his friends to solve the mystery of a fifty-year-old curse before it is too late.

"Zeus, a German shepherd, is assigned to Madden as a diabetic alert dog and must help him navigate middle school"--Provided by publisher.

After her home is attacked by shapeshifting vampires, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng is sent to live with her aunt and cousin in Maryland, but the aspiring vampire hunter discovers that middle school is harder than it appears on television, especially when she has to avoid detention and turn her classmates into warriors before they become vampire food.

Rafe Khatchadorian is horrified that because of a missed science assignment he has to go to summer school; but instead of three weeks in a school room he finds himself a volunteer at Bushytail animal refuge, which is really hard, smelly work--and somehow he needs to use the experience (and the help of a girl he meets there) to produce a first class science report.

"It's the first day of seventh grade, and everything is going downhill for Lucy Sutcliffe. At school, she has the feeling her friends are all leaving her behind. At home, her single father is in a rut, and her perpetually traveling photojournalist mother is more absent than ever. Worst of all, Lucy's grandmother is undergoing chemotherapy and is no longer the warm, vibrant presence that her family has come to depend on. But everything changes the day Lucy discovers a box of her father's Beatles records. Inspired by their music, she gets a drum set and forms an all-girl rock band with her friends. But can she keep the band together when petty rivalries, unrequited crushes, and outside pressures threaten to tear it apart"--.

Instilled with confidence by his parents, a young boy has a great first day of kindergarten.

Aspiring comic book artist Morning Glory Conroy is delighted to be in a relationship with new student Gabriel, but her best friend Julia needs her, Gabriel's cousin Luci keeps causing trouble, and other crises keep arising, making her wonder if the heavens are against them.

Twelve-year-old Gabby is recruited by a secret agency to take care of extraterrestrial children.

Homeschooled by Renaissance Fair enthusiasts, eleven-year-old Imogene has a hard time fitting in when her wish to enroll in public school is granted.

"Two best friends take part in a game of musical chairs. There's Belinda, a natural competitor with a good heart, and her shy friend Barbara. When the game starts, their school gym morphs into a colorful obstacle course"--Provided by publisher.