middle school students

"After failing a school eating test, picky eater Minerva is placed in the lowest eating track of all: Remedial Eating to Change Habits. RETCH class is full of kids with weird personalities and even weirder food preferences . . . But soon Minerva finds she is not alone in her pickiness, and forms friendships with her new classmates. And together, they find a way to stand up for themselves, picky and proud"--Provided by publisher.

Sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright faces his all-time enemy Gina when they are paired to work on a research paper together and she also gets a position on his intramural team.

Before he became a first-round draft pick in the NFL, he had to survive middle school. Over one million boys play high school football every year. About 6.5% become collegiate players. Of those, only 1.5% reach the NFL. Those odds were daunting for a young Vontae Davis who endured many challenges as his parents battled addiction. At age 11, Vontae and his siblings faced living in separate foster homes, but Grandma Adaline refused to allow it--adopting and raising all seven children despite financial difficulties. With some guidance from his older brother Vernon (two-time Pro Bowl tight end) Vontae earned a college football scholarship, and after three years entered the NFL. The Middle School Rules of Vontae Davis features Vontae's defining childhood stories and lessons learned growing up in a rough Washington D.C. neighborhood. Young readers will see how Vontae thrived with the support of those around him--none more important than his grandmother. A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Vontae was named an NFL Players Association Community MVP during the 2015 season.

"Natalie has never felt that she's enough--athletic enough, stylish enough, or talented enough. And on the first day of middle school, Natalie discovers that things are worse than she thought--now she's not even cool enough for her best friend, Lily! As Natalie tries to get her best friend back, she learns more about her true self and natural talents. If Natalie can focus on who she is rather than who she isn't, then she might realize she's more than enough, just the way she is"--Amazon.com.

"Natalie has never felt that she's enough--athletic enough, stylish enough, or talented enough. And on the first day of middle school, Natalie discovers that things are worse than she thought--now she's not even cool enough for her best friend, Lily! As Natalie tries to get her best friend back, she learns more about her true self and natural talents. If Natalie can focus on who she is rather than who she isn't, then she might realize she's more than enough, just the way she is"--Amazon.

"When tasked with a family tree project at school, Molly, who is adopted, struggles with doubt before finding support from the people who have always given her love"--OCLC.

"Casey thought that coming back from sleepaway camp would mean picking up right where she left off. But when she gets home, it seems like everyone has changed at least a little bit--even her BFF Lindsay. Not only that, she made a new friend at camp, a boy named Matt. Casey can't decide for sure if she likes him as a friend, or if she like-likes him. Add the fact that her mom is the assistant principal at her school, and Casey has a lot to think about!"--Provided by publisher.

"The Laskarises' relocation to Wilford Island, Florida, is a big key change for Mimi. Then her science teacher, Ms. Miller, shows her class a TED Talk by Melati and Isabel Wijsen. At ages twelve and ten, they lobbied to ban single-use plastic bags on their home island of Bali--and won. Their story strikes a chord for Mimi. She's twelve. Could a kid like her make such a big change in a place that she's not yet sure feels like home?"--Provided by publisher.

"School librarian Ms. Tremt sends Jada and her friends back to 1977 to learn a valuable lesson"--Provided by publisher.

"After an extended stay with her grandmother, Chloe is finally back home, ready to hang out with her best friend. Unfortunately, her best friend Fatoumata is away and her helicoptering father taking up all her time. Friendless and alone (save for her dad), our young heroine gets swept in the preparations for neighborhood carnival! Can a costume change and a visit from her wise Uncle Steve fix things or will Chloe be left the clown of the party? Then, when the Blin residence takes in Kathleen Wood, a British foreign exchange student for a week Chloe has to adapt. How will she react to not being the queen of her household anymore?.