Barbara Dee
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English
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When boys in her class start touching seventh-grader Mila and making her feel uncomfortable, she does not want to tell her friends or mother until she reaches her breaking point.
For seventh-grader Mila, it starts with some boys giving her an unwanted hug on the school blacktop. A few days later, at recess, one of the boys (and fellow trumpet player) Callum tells Mila it's his birthday, and asks her for a "birthday hug." He's just being friendly,...
2) Unstuck
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English
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Twelve-year-old Lyla sets out to write the perfect fantasy novel in her creative writing class, but discovers some unexpected twists and turns, both on and off the page. Includes twenty-five ways to overcome writer's block.
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Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When Lia returns after a summer with her aunt, it feels like everything has changed within her group of friends. Everyone just seems more dramatic. When a few white lies are told during a game of Truth or Dare, they make Lia's life very complicated. Is "keeping up" with her BFFs really worth it?
6) Trauma queen
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English
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Marigold hopes her family's move gives her a fresh start to make friends at her new school, but her hopes are dashed when her performance-artist mother gets a job as the new drama teacher.
10) Star-crossed
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Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Bedford Library: Pride Juvenile Fiction
Watertown Tween Pride Reading List 2024
Wayland YA Booklists: Crushes & Romance
Watertown Tween Pride Reading List 2024
Wayland YA Booklists: Crushes & Romance
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When Mattie is cast as Romeo in an eighth-grade play, she is confused to find herself increasingly attracted to Gemma, a new classmate who is playing Juliet.
12) Solving Zoe
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Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Zoe's sixth-grade year at a Brooklyn school for gifted students is marked by changing relationships with her fellow students and teachers, recognition of her talent for cryptography, and a greater awareness of her passion.
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Series
Publisher
Aladdin, Simon and Schuster Childrens Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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At first Evie doesn't know what to think about her amazing new neighbor. Francesca's wild and funny, with a crazy sense of style, but the only rules she follows are the ones she invents herself. Evie's two best friends don't trust Francesca, but Evie is desperate for a change.