As the end of sixth grade nears, Jordan Johnson, unhappy that she is only average in appearance, intelligence, and athletic ability, reveals her special skills when disaster strikes her central Illinois elementary school.
Schools
- Author:Clements, AndrewSummary:
- Author:Cabot, Meg.Summary:
A near-death experience, a horrible incident at school, and a move from Connecticut to Florida have turned seventeen-year-old Pierce's life upside-down, but when she needs him most John Hayden is always there, helping but reminding her...
- Author:Hutchison, DotSummary:
A reimagining of the world and story of Hamlet--from Ophelia's perspective and set in an American boarding school.
- Author:Hale, ShannonSummary:
When a mysterious being from Wonderland begins to infect Ever After High with a strange magic, everything goes topsy-turvy. Lizzie Hearts, Wonderland's future queen; Cedar Wood, a puppet like Pinocchio; and Madeline Hatter, heir to...
- Author:McMullan, KateSummary:
When the headmaster of the Dragon Slayers' Academy hears that Princess Belcheena will pay the matchmaker who finds her a husband, he decides that Wiglaf is the perfect candidate.
- Author:Rahman, BahramSummary:
Young Aria returns to school after recovering from an accident and being fitted with a prosthetic leg, but the school has no furniture and sitting on the floor is too painful. She finds a way to build her own bench, surprising and...
- Author:Bhuiyan, TashieSummary:
Mina persuades film star Emmitt Ramos to be in her film so she can win a student film competition and finally escape New York. But with him by her side, the city starts to look more like home than it ever has before.
- Author:Sutherland, KrystalSummary:
Esther Solar is determined to break a curse that has doomed her entire family to debilitating phobias, only to encounter a new fear she hadn't counted on: first love.
- Author:Sappingfield, EliotSummary:
Thirteen-year-old Nikola Kross's world is turned upside down when her father is abducted by aliens and she is suddenly transported to a special boarding school for geniuses, but things get even stranger when she realizes she has certain...
- Author:Blondel, Jean-PhilippeSummary:
Some people might think it’s odd when a teenage boy starts making movies of his classmates kissing. But in A Place to Live, the aspiring filmmaker’s project turns into a compelling protest against authoritarianism that could get him...
- Author:Wishinsky, Frieda, Laliberte, Louise-AndreeSummary:
Kate has decided on a pirate theme for her party. She thinks that seven is going to be the best age to be. Her friend Jake is going to teach her to ride a two-wheeler. And her party is going to be fabulous. That is, until Violet starts...
- Author:Robbins, TrinaSummary:
Life isn't exactly paradise for aspiring artist Morning Glory Conroy. Anxious about an upcoming comics festival and worried about her best friend Julia's deteriorating home life, Glory has enough to juggle without also being...
- Author:Burnett, Frances HodgsonSummary:
Little Sara Crewe, a student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, suffers the ultimate setback when she loses her beloved father and goes from rich to poor overnight. Instead of wallowing in her dingy attic room, however...
- Author:Lee, VictoriaSummary:
A dark, twisty thriller about a centuries-old, ivy-covered boarding school haunted by its history of witchcraft and two girls dangerously close to digging up the past. The dangerous romance and atmospheric setting makes it a perfect...
- Author:Fleischman, PaulSummary:
Welcome to Cliffside High, the school of your nightmares. It's run by the Huns, a ruthless clique of rich students--and, as poor Charity Chase discovers, messing with them can be murder. There's Tiffany, avid reader of every beauty...
- Author:Schwartz, Virginia FrancesSummary:
Family, school, and life in general are seen through the writings of four fifth graders who have been taken out of an overcrowded New York City classroom and placed with a teacher who shows them how to write and how to believe in...
- Author:Magoon, KeklaSummary:
Fifteen-year-old Ellis recalls her favorite things as her mother's desire to turn off the machines that have kept Ellis's father alive for two years fill the last four days of her sophomore year with major changes in herself and her...
- Author:Grant, VickiSummary:
Inspired by the real psychology study popularized by the New York Times and its "Modern Love" column, this contemporary YA is perfect for fans of Eleanor and Park . Two random strangers. Two secrets. Thirty-six questions to...
- Author:Guilbault, GenevièveSummary:
Sois unique, sois authentique ! Mords dans la vie ! Vis tes rêves, même les plus fous ! Les élèves de cette école ont désespérément besoin d’une chose : MOI ! Leurs têtes débordent de rêves. Leurs coeurs sont remplis d’espoir. À travers...
- Author:Guilbault, GenevièveSummary:
Je m’appelle Morgane et, pour moi, aucun défi n’est insurmontable. Au contraire! Je suis passionnée, je suis intense, je suis unique en mon genre! Rien ne pourra m’empêcher de réaliser mon rêve : mettre sur pied un journal étudiant...