Big Nate
Two heads are better than one, except when they're crashing into each other! But that won't prevent Big Nate and his pals from hatching great ideas for fun.
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year: 2023
copies: 210
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 350
subjects: sports, schools [X], middle schools [X], behavior, graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, boys, big nate (fictitious character), friendship [X], cartoons and comics, big nate, humorous stories, juvenile fiction, graphic novels, humorous comics, humorous fiction, juvenile works, middle school students, school stories, contests, scouting (youth activity), snow sculpture, human behavior, comics (graphic works), school comics [X], humorous graphic novels
Middle School Misadventures
"Newell's perfectly comfortable life is turned upside down when Mrs.
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year: 2020
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 260
subjects: middle schools [X], schools [X], talent shows, fathers and sons, humorous stories, cartoons and comics, school stories, performing arts, father-son relationship, humorous graphic novels, humorous comics, graphic novels, theft, friendship [X], dance parties, dating (social customs), school comics [X]
Power Up
"Miles and Rhys know each other only as Gryphon and Backslash, and in the video game Mecha Melee they're an unstoppable team.
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year: 2021
copies: 29
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: video games, friendship [X], middle schools [X], schools [X], cartoons and comics, school stories, school comics [X], graphic novels
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.
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year: 2021
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 370
subjects: anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, middle schools [X], school stories, friendship [X], school comics [X], psychological comics, graphic novels, schools [X], cartoons and comics, 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.
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year: 2022
copies: 34
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 390
subjects: bands (music), trombone, friendship [X], middle schools [X], schools [X], cartoons and comics, trombones, school stories, school comics [X], 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.
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year: 2022
copies: 75
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: hispanic americans, middle school students, middle schools [X], friendship [X], schools [X], cartoons and comics, school comics [X], 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.
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year: 2022
copies: 93
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 360
subjects: best friends, friendship [X], racism, cheerleading, middle schools [X], schools [X], thai americans, iranian americans, cartoons and comics, school stories, school comics [X], graphic novels
Freestyle
"Cory's dance crew is getting ready for a major competition. It's the last one before they graduate eighth grade and go their separate ways to high schools all over New York City, so they have to make it count! The group starts to have problems as their crew captain gets increasingly intense about nailing the routine, and things only get worse when Cory's parents ground him for not taking his grades seriously.
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year: 2022
copies: 93
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 320
subjects: dance, graphic novels, middle school students, yo-yos, middle schools [X], friendship [X], schools [X], school stories, new york (n.y.), school comics [X], graphic novels
Cupcake Diaries, The Graphic Novel
"When Mia asks the Cupcake Club girls to be junior bridesmaids in her mother's wedding, everyone is super excited about the idea--especially when they find the perfect dress for the occasion! It's Emma's dream dress--except for the price tag.
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year: 2024
copies: 87
call number/section: FIC
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subjects: popularity, friendship [X], middle schools [X], school stories, school comics [X], graphic novel adaptations, graphic novels, schools [X], cliques (sociology), cupcakes, graphic novels, cliques, social groups, softball, sports comics
The Real Riley Mayes
"Fifth grade is just not Riley's vibe. Everyone else is squaded up--except Riley.
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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 [X], coming of age, cartoons and comics, coming-of-age comics, school comics [X], graphic novels
Fox Point's Own Gemma Hopper
"Gemma Hopper is obsessed with baseball but is too busy helping out at home and navigating the perils of friendship to try out for a team"--Provided by the publisher.
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year: 2023
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 460
subjects: baseball stories, middle schools [X], schools [X], friendship [X], families, baseball, graphic novels, family life, sports comics, school comics [X], graphic novels
D&d Dungeon Club
"Middle school is a dungeon--at least, that's how Jess sees it. Luckily, she and her best friend Olivia know how to escape into the sprawling worlds of their own imaginations.
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year: 2022
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: dungeons and dragons (game), fantasy games, friendship [X], middle schools [X], schools [X], school stories, school comics [X], graphic novels
Doodles From The Boogie Down
"A young Dominican girl navigates middle school, her strict mother, shifting friendships, and her dream of being an artist"--Provided by publisher.
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year: 2023
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 410
subjects: dominican americans, middle schools [X], schools [X], friendship [X], graphic novels, bronx (new york, n.y.), school comics [X], graphic novels, school stories, realistic fiction
Tegan And Sara
"Tegan and Sara may have survived seventh grade, but their junior high jams are just beginning.
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year: 2024
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 180
subjects: quin, tegan, quin, sara, sisters, twins, music, friendship [X], interpersonal relations, middle schools [X], schools [X], calgary (alta.), school comics [X], autobiographical fiction, graphic novels, school stories
Picture Day
Seventh-grader Viv decides to follow the example of her favorite online influencer and reinvent herself by cutting off her braid for picture day at her middle school and posting the video online.
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year: 2023
copies: 34
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 220
subjects: friendship [X], middle school, graphic novels, interpersonal relations, middle school students, popularity, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, identity (philosophical concept), internet personalities, middle schools [X], schools [X], identity, school comics [X]