school stories

"Nikki Maxwell and her band are on their way to Paris, but they run into some roadblocks on the way--and Nikki's French skills may not be as reliable as she hoped! Can she get them moving again in time to reach their destination?"--Provided by publisher.

"A boy is living with his family while his father is away. He dreads the fir[s]t day at a new school because he has nothing special to share about himself. Each family member offers him an object that represents a memory from the summer, but the boy doesn't think any of these are interesting. Then his abuelita whispers a secret in his ear. When it's his turn to talk, all he needs to do is open his backpack. When the moment arrives, he dumps the backpack's contents onto the table. As his classmates pick up the objects, he retells the stories they represent. Suddenly, he is surprised that he has much to say. And when he returns home, his abuelita has an even bigger surprise"--Provided bypublisher.

Scout joins her middle school's band in order to go on the band's annual trip and meet her favorite author, but she is forced to face the music when the trombone section leader realizes Scout does not know how to play.

Eleven-year-old best friends Jeff and Wiley, who like to give nicknames to their classmates, try to find the right one for the new girl Cassandra, while adjusting to the football coach who has become their new teacher.

Jide and Petra are just two normal kids until they are selected to leave Earth and join their new alien classmates on an intergalactic research mission to Mars.

"Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to love. Worst of all, Linnea and Bao expect Tuva to choose a side! In this . . . hand-lettered coming-of-age graphic diary, Tuva gets caught between feeling like a kid and wanting to know HOW to become a teenager. Then Miriam shows up and suddenly Tuva feels as if she's met her soulmate. Can you fall in love with a girl, keep it from your friends, and survive? For Tuva, it may be possible, but it's defintely not easy"--Provided by publisher.

Novice wizard Harry Potter, now sixteen years old, begins his sixth year at Hogwarts in the midst of the battle between good and evil which has heated up with the return of Voldemort.

Novice wizard Harry Potter, now sixteen years old, begins his sixth year at Hogwarts in the midst of the battle between good and evil which has heated up with the return of Voldemort.

Novice wizard Harry Potter, now sixteen years old, begins his sixth year at Hogwarts in the midst of the battle between good and evil which has heated up with the return of Voldemort.

Novice wizard Harry Potter, now sixteen years old, begins his sixth year at Hogwarts in the midst of the battle between good and evil which has heated up with the return of Voldemort.