Just be cool, Jenna Sakai by Florence, Debbi Michiko 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 343377 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.2 MG Lexile: 580

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Japanese Americans - Fiction Dating (Social customs) - Fiction Self-perception - Fiction Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction College and school journalism - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: When boyfriend Elliott breaks up with Jenna Sakai before Christmas break, she just about convinces herself that relationships are for suckers and she is better off without them; but unfortunately she finds herself in competition with Elliott for a journalism scholarship, and worse her first assignment for the newspaper club is to write a personal essay, which is difficult when you are someone who prefers to keep your emotions bottled up--and then there is Rin Watanabe, a boy as stubborn as Jenna herself, and a mystery that Jenna cannot help but investigate.

Middle school mischief [Magical Reality Of Nadia Volume: Book 2]by Yusuf, Basim 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2021)

BTSB #: 976292 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.9 MG Lexile: 670

Genres: Multicultural Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Magic - Fiction Egyptian Americans - Fiction Contests - Fiction College and school journalism - Fiction Mystery fiction

Summary: Nadia is determined to win a new school contest to choose a new school mascot and is ready to kick butt writing for the school newspaper. But a couple of weeks in, the newspaper is a big mess and the mascot contest is mayhem. Then Nadia and Titi discover her hippo amulet holds a second secret that's super-powerful and super scary. Now Nadia is on the case. If she can solve the mystery of the ancient amulet, then winning the mascot contest and acing reporter assignments should be easy, right?

Revenge of the Kitten Queen [Klawde: evil alien warlord cat Volume: Book 6]by Marciano, Johnny 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2021)

BTSB #: 602892 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5 MG Lexile: 680 F&P: T

Genres: Science Fiction Humorous Fiction Animals

Subjects: Cats - Fiction Extraterrestrial beings - Fiction Kings and rulers - Fiction College and school journalism - Fiction Science fiction Humorous fiction

Summary: While his evil pet cat Klawde, an exiled emperor from across the universe, faces a treasonous plot to overthrow him, Raj has to survive an even more perilous group: the students and parents of the Elba Middle School newspaper club.

Rivals by Greenwald, Tom 

Paperback(Amulet Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 400455 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.5 MG F&P: W

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Conduct of life - Fiction Basketball - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Competition (Psychology) - Fiction College and school journalism - Fiction

Summary: In basketball-crazed Walthorne, rival middle school stars Austin Chambers and Carter Haswell are both feeling the pressure when school sports reporter Alfie Jenks reveals scandals that jeopardize the whole season. Told through flashbacks, newspaper reports, social media posts, and interviews.

Rivals by Greenwald, Tom 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 400464 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.5 MG F&P: W

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Conduct of life - Fiction Basketball - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Competition (Psychology) - Fiction College and school journalism - Fiction

Summary: In basketball-crazed Walthorne, rival middle school stars Austin Chambers and Carter Haswell are both feeling the pressure when school sports reporter Alfie Jenks reveals scandals that jeopardize the whole season. Told through flashbacks, newspaper reports, social media posts, and interviews.

Sadiq and the newspaper problem [Sadiq]by Nuurali, Siman 

BTSB Prebound(Picture Window Books, 2024)

BTSB #: 684168 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-9   
F&P: M

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Somali Americans - Fiction Immigrants - Fiction College and school journalism - Fiction Reporters and reporting - Fiction Conduct of life - Fiction

Summary: His school is starting a newspaper club, and Sadiq wants to be a reporter--but he is troubled because the editor-in-chief, Katy, seems more intent on embarrassing people with gossip than in reporting actual news stories.