Jack Strong Takes A Stand
Tired of being forced to participate in sports and take extra lessons and tutoring to become well-rounded in anticipation of college, middle-schooler Jack Strong stages a sit-in on his couch until his parents ease up.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: family life, strikes, middle schools [X], school stories, humorous fiction, juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship, juvenile fiction / family / parents [X], juvenile fiction / humorous stories, humorous stories, schools
The Perfect Secret
"Told from different viewpoints, five seventh-graders, who face their own personal challenges, are also determined as a group to help two very special people reconcile a long-standing dispute"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: interpersonal relations, middle schools [X], schools, nursing homes, mothers and daughters, juvenile fiction / school & education, juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship, juvenile fiction / family / parents [X], school stories, mother-daughter relationship
Each Tiny Spark
Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 34
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: fathers and daughters, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, families, middle schools [X], schools, hispanic americans, family life, father-daughter relationship, attention deficit disorder, school stories, latinos (u.s.), juvenile fiction / people & places / united states / hispanic & latino, juvenile fiction / family / parents [X], juvenile fiction / social issues / prejudice & racism, georgia