As Nikki plans how she's going to spend her summer, things get more complicated after she starts hanging out with a visiting student.

Principal Vance warns Alec to pay attention in class, or else--but Alec loves reading too much. So, he starts the Losers Club, intending to be the only member, just to have free reading time to himself. Astonishingly, other kids join the club, and Alec begins to realize that his life could be just as interesting as the stories he loves.

A follow-up to the Newbery Medal-winning Merci Suárez Changes Gears finds Merci embarking on a seventh grade year shaped by high teacher expectations, a crush on a school-store co-worker, and a bossy classmate's plan for the annual Heart Ball.

Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat in this big-hearted middle grade novel. Not to be missed by fans of Raina Telgemeier's Drama and Tim Federle's Better Nate Than Ever ! Melly only joined the school band because her best friend, Olivia, begged her to. But to her surprise, quiet Melly loves playing the drums. It's the only time she doesn't feel like a mouse. Now she and Olivia are about to spend the next two weeks at Camp Rockaway, jamming...

"Sweet treats and friendship mix-ups abound in this story about cousins, first crushes, and finding your place"--Provided by publisher.

Crushing on transfer student Delia, Darren, the host of the Dillie D in the Place to Be podcast, must make a decision when his anonymous submission for her theme song contest becomes the frontrunner.

"Avery Williams can sing, but that doesn't mean she can sing in front of people. She likes to stay backstage at her new school, which is where, to her surprise, she finds a cat tucked away into a nook. Avery names the stray Phantom and visits any time she's feeling stressed (which is a lot these days). As she sings to Phantom one day, her crush, Nic, overhears her and ropes Avery into auditioning for the school's musical. Despite her nerves, Avery...

Sixth-grader Maren has tickets to the upcoming Luke Lewis concert, a home-town boy turned pop-singer, but if she and the other sleepover girls can write the winning "Love Letter to Valley View" for a local radio program, they will get a chance to meet her crush in person.

"Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is turning thirteen. Even better, she's finally starting to get the hang of this princess thing. Just in time, too, since her half-sister, Princess Mia Thermopolis, is expected to give birth to twins any day now! It's pretty much the worst time possible for a school field trip but everyone is insisting that Olivia must attend the Royal School Winter Games. Between Grandmère chaperoning, Olivia's snobby cousin...

"Jessica, known as J-Rite in the streets, stayed on Malik's radar. When she was hustling nickel bags on the corner, he was the lookout. When she started dancing, he was her private security. Now that she is selling more booty and moving more weight than any female twice her age, J-Rite has no more use for the loyal Malik and no problem whatsoever cutting him loose. Unfortunately for her, Malik is not buying into what she's selling this time around....