Just Roll With It
Maggie, who struggles with anxiety and OCD, gets through her first year of middle school by making friends, finding the best after-school clubs, and using her twenty-sided dice to help her make desicions.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 370
subjects: anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, middle schools [X], school stories, friendship [X], school comics, psychological comics, graphic novels, schools, cartoons and comics [X], realistic fiction
Scout Is Not A Band Kid
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.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 34
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 390
subjects: bands (music), trombone, friendship [X], middle schools [X], schools, cartoons and comics [X], trombones, school stories, school comics, graphic novels
Invisible
"Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain, Sara: the loner, Dayara: the tough kid, Nico: the rich kid, and Miguel: the athlete.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 75
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: hispanic americans, middle school students, middle schools [X], friendship [X], schools, cartoons and comics [X], school comics, graphic novels
The Tryout
As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 93
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 360
subjects: best friends, friendship [X], racism, cheerleading, middle schools [X], schools, thai americans, iranian americans, cartoons and comics [X], school stories, school comics, graphic novels
The Real Riley Mayes
"Fifth grade is just not Riley's vibe. Everyone else is squaded up--except Riley.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: sexual minorities, self-realization, middle school students, friendship [X], graphic novels, middle schools [X], lgbtq+ people, schools, coming of age, cartoons and comics [X], coming-of-age comics, school comics, graphic novels