Eliza Bing Is (not) A Big, Fat Quitter
After learning she cannot take a cake decorating class with her best friend, partly because her parents consider her a quitter, eleven-year-old Eliza tries to prove herself by sticking with a taekwondo class all summer.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: tae kwon do, martial arts, determination (personality trait), family life, attention deficit disorder, best friends, families [X], friendship, middle schools [X], theater [X], schools
Star-crossed
When Mattie is cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, she is confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate who is playing Juliet.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: gender role, theater [X], middle schools [X], school stories, family life, schools, sexual orientation, families [X], sex
Jacky Ha-ha
"Living on the shore is all about fun, fun, fun! With my starring role in the boardwalk's biggest blockbuster performance, a life of fame and fortune is finally within reach.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 27
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: human behavior, practical jokes, stuttering, theater [X], middle schools [X], schools, families [X], behavior, family life, cartoons and comics, speech disorders, school stories, humorous comics, graphic novels, summer employment, new jersey, graphic novel adaptations, humorous graphic novels
Over The Top
Introverted sixth-grader Diva is used to her mother's excesses, but moving to a pink palace and acting as a glitzy mermaid-mascot is nothing compared to her surprise DIVAPALOOZA! birthday party.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: families [X], middle schools [X], schools, parties, theater [X], moving, household, family life