Cassidy's guide to everyday etiquette (and obfuscation) by Stauffacher, Sue 

BTSB Prebound(Knopf, 2015)

BTSB #: 844433 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 730 F&P: V

Genres: Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Etiquette - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Family life - Fiction Maturation (Psychology) - Fiction Practical jokes - Fiction Humorous fiction

Summary: Eleven-year-old tomboy Cassidy is devastated to inherit a five week summer course at etiquette school, where even her classic epic pranks cannot save her, and worse, her best friend Jack is more interested in their new teenage neighbor than in Cassidy's woes.

Ellie's dragon by Graham, Bob 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 390780 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-7   
AR: 3.1 LG

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Dragons - Fiction Imaginary friends - Fiction Maturation (Psychology) - Fiction

Summary: A newly hatched dragon becomes Ellie's pet. She names him Scratch and takes him everywhere. But as they both get older and bigger, Scratch's form begins to fade. An adorable and affecting tale about imaginary friends and the bittersweet nature of growing up.

My life as a joke [My life Volume: bk. 4]by Tashjian, Janet 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2014)

BTSB #: 872630 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 5.2 MG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 840

Genres:

Subjects: Maturation (Psychology) - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Family life - California - Los Angeles - Fiction Children's art Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction

Summary: Book 4--Derek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelve--he just wants to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make him look like a baby.

Trash can days : a middle school saga by Steinkellner, Teddy 

BTSB Prebound(Disney/Hyperion, 2013)

BTSB #: 848260 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 5.2 MG+RC: 5.3 6-8 Lexile: 800

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Interpersonal relations - Fiction Maturation (Psychology) - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Family life - California - Fiction Southern California - Fiction

Summary: Four diverse seventh and eighth graders at southern California's San Paulo Junior High tell, from their unique perspectives, of a tumultuous year of changing friendships and romantic interests as they are learning to be themselves.

True definition of Neva Beane by Kendall, Christine 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 513444 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Family Life

Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Siblings - Fiction Grandparents - Fiction Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Maturation (Psychology) - Fiction Social action - Fiction Community life - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old Neva and her older brother Clayton have been left with their grandparents for the summer. She's having a difficult time dealing with changes to her body, changes with her best friend, and changes with her relationship with her brother who is now into social activism and their multicultural community (and into Michelle, the sexy girl across the street)--Neva is growing up and she is not sure that the dictionary has the right words to describe everything she is experiencing.