middle school students

A collection of eleven short stories about middle school, focused around three subjects: family, friends and fitting in, and finding yourself.

"Almost everything is going great for Dany. She and Madison are still best friends, she still has her magic sketchbook, and the new school year is looking up. But when Dany creates a duplicate of herself to secretly help with homework and raise her social status, the two of them accidentally unleash a magical dog that wreaks supernatural havoc on the town. Now, with the big school dance coming up, time is running short for Dany, Madison, and their friends to set things right before the night is completely ruined!"--Provided by the publisher.

Sixth-grader and self-proclaimed genius Nate Wright's sloppiness is getting out of hand and getting Francis in trouble.

Lew, Gary, and Lugnut, trapped in their middle school basement, must find a way to survive when they discover the room becomes the domain of zombie teachers and students at night.

After their play "The Rose of Versailles" is a success, the class decides to produce "Romeo and Juliet, " but when Chiba-san discovers that Nitori-kun wants Takatsuki to play Romeo to his Juliet, she forces Nitori-kun to face the nature of his feelings for Takatsuki-san.

Zombie kid Bill Stokes' has managed to keep a low profile even while becoming a top online gaming competitor, but he fears this will change with the release of his non-zombie dad from prison on insurance fraud charges as his dad seeks revenge on him and his mother for exposing his schemes.

Zombie kid Bill Stokes' dreams of pro-gamer stardom are put on hold again when a class trip to Camp Woodchunk interferes with his chance to challenge the champ. To make matters worse, he has to take care of the neighbor's poodle, and the bully Steve forces him to particpate in a recorded "game show" called "Gross-eries.".

Sixth-grader Bill Stokes wants to fit into his new Middle School without being noticed so he can train for his future career as a professional gamer. When his mother brings a virus home from her job as an experimental test subject and Bill and his mother both become zombies, however, it is hard not to draw attention, and Bill records his thoughts and experiences in his diary.

A reprinting of the "Big Nate" comic strip, that follows the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright and his baseball team the Cream Puffs.

Contains reprints of daily and Sunday "Big Nate" comic strips that follow the adventures of eleven-year-old Nate Wright.