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Author
Language
English
Description
Argues that the growing phenomenon of peer orientation is undermining family cohesion and explains how parents and teachers can reverse the trend to serve as a source of guidance, love, and security for children.
An urgently needed guide to understanding the outsized risks of peer pressure and helping your child navigate this tricky social obstacle, from clinical psychologist Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté, M.D., the New York Times bestselling co-author...
3) I can help
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Zahra loves spending time with Kyle at school, but when her other classmates start teasing her for helping him she starts making choices she regrets"--
5) The fixes
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Eric Connelly is crumbling under the weight of his dads expectations. He cant seem to live up to the “Connelly Man” standardsbut when he meets the mysterious, free-spirited Jordan Grant, his dads rules seem so much less important than they used to.
Jordan and Ericnow “E”join up with two of the most popular girls in school to combat their rich-kid boredom by cruising their beachside hometown of Capilano. But as Jordan seduces E further into...
6) Old hat
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After buying one outrageous hat after another in an attempt to keep up with the latest fashions set by his teasing animal friends, Harbet the dog learns that true happiness comes from being yourself.
8) The girls
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Each of the girls in a middle-school clique reveals the strong, manipulative hold one of the group exerts on the others, causing hurt and self-doubt among the girls.
Author
Publisher
Viking, published by Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Philomena needs new glasses. Her sister Audrey wants some, too. Pretty soon, Nora Jane is feeling the pressure to get a pair of specs, as well. The one-upmanship escalates from there with the three sisters learning that not everyone needs the same things"--
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
As Allie Kimball starts sixth grade, she discovers that middle school is a very different world, populated with glommers -- those girls who cling to each other in groups; norks -- a combination of a nerd and a dork; and worst of all, squashes -- crushes that make you feel like your heart has been stepped on. Keeping a journal of words that help define her world, Allie tries to navigate through the strange land of sixth grade. With the help of her...
12) Pants on fire
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Having become a proficient liar in order to keep everyone happy, rising high school senior Katie Ellison is stunned when her old middle school friend and local pariah Tommy Sullivan returns to town, and suddenly things start looking a lot different to her.
14) Glass houses
Author
Series
Morganville vampires volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In Morganville, Texas, a town where evil terrorizes the streets under the cover of darkness, Claire Danvers, who has had enough of her current dorm situation, moves off campus and discovers that her new roommates are vampires.
15) Joy ride
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When Joy makes an impulsive decision that ruins the bike she and Granddad spruced up together, she soon discovers that trying to fit in is boring and, with Granddad's help, gets back on track to being her true self.
Author
Series
Ada Lace adventure volume 6
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From Emily Calandrelli—Emmy-nominated host of Xploration Outer Space, host of Netflix’s Emily’s Wonder Lab, and graduate of MIT—comes the sixth novel in a fun illustrated chapter book series about an eight-year-old girl with a knack for science, math, and solving mysteries with technology. When third grader and inventor extraordinaire Ada Lace learns her teachers are in dire need of new school supplies, she’s eager to lend a helping hand—but...
17) Quinny & Hopper
Author
Series
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
©2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"Two polar-opposite eight year olds who become summer best friends find their friendship threatened by the uncertainties of a new school year"--
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Learning to say "no" to cigarettes, drugs, and other dangers is one of the most important tools a child can have. In this new book by Slim Goodbody, children are taught to understand when and why they need to say "no", and how to refuse and still keep their friends.
19) Don't judge me
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Hazel doesn't like to make waves. Middle school is hard enough without causing more trouble, right? She's happy just eating lunch in the library with her BFF, writing secret haikus, and taking care of an adorable rescue tortoise. But then Hazel discovers a list that rates the girls at her middle school based on their looks -- started by her best friend's older brother. She knows she has to do something, and she can't do it alone. The wave she'll...
20) Jake, reinvented
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Rick becomes friends with the popular new boy, Jake Garrett, football player and host of superlative parties, and in the process discovers the true nature of his schoolmates and uncovers the mystery of Jake's past.
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