Back to School - Tween | Round Rock Public Library

1) The beat I drum

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Life of a cactus volume 3

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"Connor, best friend of Aven Green from Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, tells his story in this poignant novel about overcoming the challenges of starting over. Finding the beat of the drums helps teenage Connor navigate his Tourette's Syndrome, friendships, and family problems"-- Provided by publisher.

2) Bibsy Cross and the creepy-crawlies

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Scanlon, Liz Garton

Series

Bibsy Cross volume 3

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Precocious eight-year-old Bibsy accidentally makes matters worse when she decides to improve the terrarium habitats in her classroom.

3) Catty Corner pounces into action

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Catty corner volume 2

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Holy macaroni! Someone is stealing tasty snacks and crafty food art at Friendswood elementary school. Luckily Catty Corner and her best friends, Jo and Bebe, are on the case. Soon theyre following clues and tracking down leads. But the three friends cant agree on muchis it a ghost, some very hungry mice, or a sneaky thief with a big appetite known as the Gobbler Bandit? Can they catch the culprit before their schools big Meatball Mania fundraiser,...

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Alexander, Kwame

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"Two ten-year-olds must decide whether they should join forces to create an unbeatable duo that is sure to win their school's annual creative storytelling contest"-- Provided by publisher.

5) Marya Khan and the disastrous class project

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Marya Khan volume 5

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When new student Waleed joins the class, third-grader Marya is excited to work with him on a project about Pakistan, but has trouble helping Waleed overcome his fear of speaking while learning about her grandparents' country.

6) The playmakers

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After being cut from the middle school basketball team, twelve-year-old Jax forms his own team with an unlikely group of students to prove themselves to the whole school.

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Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux

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As school begins in 1963, Cooper Dale wrestles with what it means to "shine" for a black girl in a predominantly white community near Pittsburgh. Set against the historic backdrop of the Birmingham church bombing, the Kennedy assassination, and Beatlemania, Radiant is a finely crafted novel in verse about race, class, faith, and finding your place in a loving family and a complicated world. Cooper's primary concern is navigating fifth grade, where...

8) Benny on the case

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Eleven-year-old Benny, a boy with Mosaic Down syndrome, navigates a new mainstream classroom, standing up to bullies, making new friends, and uncovering a government conspiracy threatening to close down the retirement home owned by his mother.

9) The age of enchantment

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James, Anna (Anna Lois)

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Chronicles of Whetherwhy volume 1

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"In Whetherwhy, everyone has magic inside them-grown from the changing seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. But a rare few are Enchanters: people born with magic in their bones, who can wield all four seasons of magic. When Juniper discovers she is an Enchanter, she must leave behind everything she knows to begin studying at the Thistledown Academy. And when her twin brother, Rafferty, begins an apprenticeship at a nearby bookbinder to be...

10) The gods' revenge

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Marsh, Katherine

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Myth of monsters volume 2

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After Layla's banished from school for asserting her beliefs, Ava and her friends travel to the underworld to rescue Layla and uncover the truth about their fiendish ancestors.

11) The grim adventure

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Fern's school for wayward fae volume 2

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Just before her thirteenth birthday, Rosemary and her friends return to Fern's School for Wayward Fae, where she uncovers a sinister force threatening the school, with Death itself targeting the students and their magical gifts.

12) Besties: Prank war

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"Twelve-year-old best friends Trent and Sawyer accidently kick off a class-wide prank war in their middle school as they compete to win an online video challenge."-- Provided by publisher.

13) Sweet Valley twins: 6,The new girl

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Andelfinger, Nicole

Series

Sweet Valley twins (Graphic novels) volume 6

Description

"When a new girl moves to Sweet Valley, the Wakefields are ready to welcome her to town--unfortunately for Jessica and Elizabeth, Brooke Dennis seems to want nothing to do with them. She's the meanest girl they've ever met! The last thing Jessica wants to do is show her around or help her at school. Elizabeth wonders if maybe there is more going on with Brooke--there has to be a reason she's so mad all the time, right?"-- Provided by publisher.

14) Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic

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Mandanna, Sangu

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"When you've dreamed of getting into the Seven Schools of Magic your whole life, what do you do when it turns out to be the worst thing ever? For all of her twelve years, Jupiter Nettle has wanted to attend one of the Seven Schools of Magic. When she finally gets the call to take the entrance exam, she shocks everyone with her magic skills . . . but not in the way she'd hoped. Failing spectacularly in one test after another, Jupiter goes home dejected...

15) Marvin and the moths

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Middle school is off to a depressing start for Marvin Watson, his new baby brother is proving to be a disappointment, and now his town is being threatened by a horde of mutant bugs, including a hungry spider that quotes Shakespeare--and if that is not enough there are three sarcastic man-sized moths living in the attic.

16) The double trouble puzzle

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Patterson, James

Series

MK's detective club volume 2

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"Minerva Keen faces competition in her middle school detective club as they race to solve the mystery of a once-beloved teacher's alarming behavior"-- Provided by publisher.

17) Catty Corner lands on her feet

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Catty corner volume 1

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Introducing Catty! She's a confident second grader who happens to be half-cat, like her mother and grandmother. In this series debut, Catty hits a few rough patches at her new school. So she turns to her fuzzy diary--AKA her "scratch pad"--where she shares her big feelings and documents her adventures. Before long, Catty is making friends and learning to love her new school. Catty Corner is the natural next read for fans of character-driven chapter...

18) Worst love spell ever!

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Middle school and other disasters volume 2

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"Heidi is settling in at Broomsfield Academy. She and Melanie are trying to get along and Heidi is getting used to her classes, all her new friends, and her very first crush, Hunter. The problem is: Hunter is really popular. ... She knows she can find the perfect love spell to make Hunter fall in love with her. What could possibly go wrong?"-- Provided by publisher.

19) Worst wish ever!

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Middle school and other disasters volume 5

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When Heidi is faced with the choice between a test and a walk with her crush, she uses the forbidden wishing well at school to try and solve her problems--with predictably disasterous results.

20) Brianna Banana, helper of the day

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"In this illustrated early chapter book, Brianna is convinced she will finally make a friend in her class if she is chosen to be classroom helper, but the new girl, Rumi, is picked instead."-- Provided by publisher.