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The Thing About Georgie

author: Graff, Lisa
Georgie's dwarfism causes problems, but he could always rely on his parents, his best friend, and classmate Jeanie the Meanie's teasing, until a surprising announcement, a new boy in school, and a class project shake things up.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 51
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 770
subjects: dwarfs, family life, friendship [X], schools, school stories [X], family, families

Phineas L. Macguire-- Blasts Off!

author: Dowell, Frances O'roark
Hoping to earn money to attend Space Camp, fourth-grade science whiz Phineas MacGuire gets a job as a dog walker, then enlists the aid of his friends Ben and Aretha to help with experiments using the dog's "slobber.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
subjects: money-making projects for children, science, dogs, schools, friendship [X], school stories [X]

Oggie Cooder

author: Weeks, Sarah
Quirky fourth-grader Oggie Cooder goes from being shunned to everyone's best friend when his uncanny ability to chew slices of cheese into the shapes of states wins him a slot on a popular television talent show, but he soon learns the perils of being a celebrity--and having a neighbor girl as his manager.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 73
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880

The Life Of Me

author: Winkler, Henry
Hank must decide whether to attend tae kwon do or an after school reading program run by his favorite teacher, and when he meets an interesting girl at "Reading Gym," he gets into a complicated situation that even has him lying to his father.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: learning disabilities, friendship [X], bullying, schools, school stories [X], bullies, humorous fiction

Fancy Nancy

author: O'connor, Jane
Nancy can't wait to wear her new nightgown for Pajama Day at school, until her best friends Bree and Clara show up wearing matching pink polka-dot pajamas.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 56
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 320

Oggie Cooder, Party Animal

author: Weeks, Sarah
Oggie Cooder has always wanted to swim in his neighbor Donnica Perfecto's perfect pool, and when Donnica's mother makes her invite Oggie to her birthday party, Oggie vows he will get his chance, no matter what obstacles Donnica sets up to keep Oggie away.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 63
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: eccentrics and eccentricities, parties, birthdays, neighbors, friendship [X], schools, school stories [X]

Football Double Threat

author: Peters, Stephanie True
Feeling guilty after accidentally breaking his friend's leg, Rocky Fletcher takes on extra duties at school, from selling chocolate bars and managing his injured friend's student council campaign to playing both offense and defense on the football team.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 26
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: football, friendship [X], guilt, schools, school stories [X]

Bobby Vs. Girls (accidentally)

author: Yee, Lisa
Bobby inadvertently gets into a fight with his best friend Holly, and their disagreement develops into a boys versus girls war involving their whole fourth-grade class.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 46
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: best friends, friendship [X], school stories [X], schools

The Knaveheart's Curse

author: Griffin, Adele
Eleven-year-old Maddy Livingstone, a vampire-fruit bat hybrid striving to make friends in modern-day New York City, tries to protect her family from a vicious pureblood vampire who is in the New World seeking the Tenth Knave.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730

Tall Tales

author: Day, Karen
Sixth-grader Meg Summers and her family move to a new state every few years as her alcoholic father tries to get a fresh start, but when Meg finally makes a real friend, they all find the strength to try to change their destiny.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570
subjects: alcoholism, family problems, family life, friendship [X], school stories [X], indiana

The Great Cape Rescue

author: Shalant, Phyllis
Upon entering fourth grade, Finch and his friends think they must stop playing superheroes, until they discover that their game might become real through a magical cape, and the Society of Super Secret Heroes is born.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: heroes and heroines, magic, school stories [X], heroes, schools, best friends, friendship [X]

Love, Aubrey

author: Lafleur, Suzanne M
While living with her Gram in Vermont, eleven-year-old Aubrey writes letters as a way of dealing with losing her father and sister in a car accident, and then being abandoned by her grief-stricken mother.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 37
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 570

The Reinvention Of Edison Thomas

author: Houtman, Jacqueline
Middle schooler Eddy loves science and inventing, but has trouble with people.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: friendship [X], inventions, inventors, school stories [X], science

Violet In Bloom

author: Myracle, Lauren
Fifth-graders Katie-Rose, Violet, Milla, and Yasaman seem to have little in common except their flower-related names, but they nurture their new friendship through a social-networking site and a campaign to have healthier snacks served at school.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: best friends, friendship [X], school stories [X], snack foods, natural foods, california

Oopsy Daisy

author: Myracle, Lauren
Milla wonders if it is time to hold hands with her crush, Katie-Rose worries that no boy will ever be interested in her, and Violet is concerned about the return of her mother from a psychiatric hospital; meanwhile, Yasaman creates a plan that will distract the Flower Power girls from their worries and spark a romance between two teachers.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 760

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