4th Grade
Amber Brown Goes Fourth by Paula Danzinger
Youth Early Chapter AMBER BROWNAmber is determined to find a new best friend--and fast--but maybe the new girl at school doesn't want to be a "replacement" friend.
Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli
Youth Fiction SPINELLI
Suds learns that his best friend is wrong. You don't have to be a tough guy, a "rat," to be a grown up fourth grader.
Put Your Eyes Up Here
& Other School Poems by Kalli Dakos
Youth Non-Fiction 811 DThe story of a very unusual classroom told in poems by the author of "If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand."
Amelia's Notebook by Marissa Moss
Youth Fiction MOSS A nine-year-old girl's notebook, in which she records her thoughts and feelings about moving, starting school, and dealing with her older sister, as well as keeping her old best friend and making a new one. (Published by American Girl.)
Amelia's School Survival Guide by Marissa Moss
Youth Fiction MOSSAmelia's notebook full of advice, games, and quizzes that will help you cope with any school worries that come your way.
5th Grade
4 Kids, 5-E, 1 Crazy Year by Virginia Frances Schwartz
Youth Picture Book CAR Family, school, and life seen through the writings of four fifth graders from New York City.
The Liberation of Gabriel King by K.L. Going
Youth Fiction GOINGIn 1976 a white boy who is being bullied & an African American girl who is facing prejudice, decide to overcome their many fears together as they enter fifth grade.
Thank You, Lucky Starsby Beverly Donofrio
Youth New Books DONOFRIOAlly and her best friend, Betsy, have planned since kindergarten to sing in the fifth grade talent show, but Betsy has a new best friend and shy Ally is targeted by bullies and a strange new student who is looking for a friend.
Jack on the Tracksby Jack Gantos
Youth Fiction GANTOSJack tries to break some of his bad habits but finds himself irresistibly drawn to things disgusting, gross, and weird.
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Middle School
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Youth Fiction KINNEY Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowle hope just to survive.
Agnes Parker ... Girl in Progress by Kathleen O'Dell
Youth Fiction O'DELLAs she starts in the sixth grade, Agnes faces challenges with her old best friend, a longtime bully, a wonderful new classmate and neighbor, and herself.
Also Agnes Parker -- Keeping Cool in Middle School
Heads or Tails:
Stories from 6th Grade by Jack Gantos
Youth Fiction GANTOS Jack's diary helps him deal with his problems which include dog-eating alligators, a terror for an older sister, a younger brother who keeps breaking parts of himself, and next-door neighbors who are really weird.
6th Grade Can Really Kill You by Barthe DeClements
Youth Fiction DE CLEMENTSHelen fears that lack of improvement in her reading may leave her stuck in the sixth grade forever, until a good teacher recognizes her reading problem.
Too Old For This,
Too Young For That by Harriet Mostache
Teen Zone Non-Fiction 646.7 MQuizzes, stories, surveys, and activities for middle schoolers addressing such issues as physical and emotional changes, connecting with friends and family, setting goals, and handling peer pressure.
Middle School Survival Guide by Arlene Earlback
Youth Non-Fiction j 373.18 E
Teen Zone Non-Fiction 373.18 E Guidebook to help deal with changes in school, families, social lives, and bodies that come during the middle school years.
Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf by Jennifer Holm
Youth Fiction HOLM Ginny Davis begins seventh grade with a list of items to accomplish. This list, along with lots of other "stuff" — including diary entries, refrigerator notes, cards from Grandpa, and IM screen messages—show a year full of ups and downs.
Middle School: The Real Deal:
From combination locks to cafeteria food by Juliana Farrell
Teen Zone Non-Fiction 373.18FThe most up-to-date information on everything from cliques and clubs to technology and tests.
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