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Everything I Know about You by Barbara Dee
Category: Children's Fiction
"A poignant and often hilarious slice of middle-grade life." --Kirkus Reviews "Readers will root for big-hearted Tally." --Publishers Weekly Thirteen-year-old Tally discovers several surprising things about her roommate--including the possibility of an eating disorder--during a seventh-grade class trip ...Show more
Halfway Normal by Barbara Dee
Category: Children's Fiction
"A lovely, heartbreaking, warm, funny, and ultimately hopeful map of the way back home." --Jordan Sonnenblick, author of Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie A cancer survivor must readjust to "normal" middle school life in this "powerful story about surviving and thriving" (School Library Journal, starred r ...Show more
Just Another Day in My Insanely Real Life by Barbara Dee
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Mix Ser.
Twelve-year-old Cassie has a lot to cope with when her father moves "out of the picture." Her mom's constantly working overtime, her teenage sister's going AWOL, and her little brother seriously needs attention. It's up to Cassie to prevent total chaos at home -- or so she thinks. She can't control eve ...Show more
Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee
Category: Children's Fiction
Barbara Dee explores the subject of #MeToo for the middle grade audience in this heart-wrenching--and ultimately uplifting--novel about experiencing harassment and unwanted attention from classmates. For seventh-grader Mila, it starts with some boys giving her an unwanted hug on the school blacktop. A ...Show more
Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee
Category: Children's Fiction
2019 The Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year (Erin Entrada Kelly Pick)A 2020 ALA Notable Children's Book "The novel's all-too-familiar scenario offers a springboard for discussion among middle schoolers...Easily grasped scenarios and short chapters help make this timely #MeToo story acc ...Show more
Solving Zoe by Barbara Dee
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Mix Ser.
Zoe Bennett feels lost at her fancy private school. She's not the star drama queen like her sister, or a brainiac math genius like her brother. Luckily her best friend, Dara, is just as content as Zoe is to stay in the shadows -- or is she? When Dara gets a part in the school musical, Zoe feels aban ...Show more
The (Almost) Perfect Guide to Imperfect Boys by Barbara Dee
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Mix Ser.
In Finley's middle school, kissing frogs might lead to princes--if there were any frogs Categorizing classmates leads to a battle of the sexes in this M X novel from the author of Just Another Day in My Insanely Real Life. According to Finley and her BFF, Maya, middle school boys can be put into thr ...Show more
Trauma Queen by Barbara Dee
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Mix Ser.
Marigold hopes her family's move gives her a fresh start to make friends at her new school, but her hopes are dashed when her performance-artist mother gets a job as the new drama teacher.
Truth or Dare by Barbara Dee
Category: Children's Fiction
A few white lies during a simple game of truth or dare spin out of control and make life very complicated for Lia in this brand-new novel from Barbara Dee. When Lia returns after a summer with her eccentric aunt, it feels like everything has changed within her group of five friends. Everyone just seems ...Show more
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