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middle school life

Books about middle school life for readers of all ages.

Cover of Ruby's slippers

Ruby's slippers

Tricia Rayburn

Ages 8–13self-confidencefriendship

Cover of The doggy divas

The doggy divas

Lauren Brown

Ages 8–12friendshipentrepreneurship

Cover of Buchanan bandits

Buchanan bandits

Marcus Emerson

Ages 8–13friendshipadventure

Cover of Stitches and stones

Stitches and stones

Chloe Taylor

Ages 9–13friendshipself-expression

Cover of Falling in like

Falling in like

Melissa J. Morgan

Ages 10–14friendshipcrushes and romance

Cover of Ready to wear

Ready to wear

Chloe Taylor

Ages 8–13fashionself-expression

Cover of Jason and Marceline

Jason and Marceline

Jerry Spinelli

Ages 10–14friendshipself-discovery

Cover of The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee

The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee

Tom Angleberger

Ages 8–12friendshiphumor

Cover of Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book

Jeff Kinney

Ages 8–13friendshipself-discovery

Cover of The Babysitting Wars (Candy Apple #6)

The Babysitting Wars (Candy Apple #6)

Mimi McCoy

Ages 8–12competitionfriendship

Cover of Dork Diaries 7

Dork Diaries 7

Rachel Renée Russell

Ages 8–14friendshipself-acceptance

Cover of Dear Dumb Diary A Triple Scoop Of Rage With Giggle Sprinkles By Jamie Kelly

Dear Dumb Diary A Triple Scoop Of Rage With Giggle Sprinkles By Jamie Kelly

Jim Benton

Ages 8–12friendshiphumor

Cover of Never Do Anything, Ever (Dear Dumb Diary #4)

Never Do Anything, Ever (Dear Dumb Diary #4)

Jim Benton

Ages 8–13humormiddle school life

Cover of The Boy Project

The Boy Project

Kami Kinard

Ages 9–13humorfriendship

Cover of Tales from a Not-so-talented Pop Star (Dork Diaries #3)

Tales from a Not-so-talented Pop Star (Dork Diaries #3)

Rachel Renée Russell

Ages 8–13self-acceptancefriendship

Cover of Tales From A Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter

Tales From A Not-So-Perfect Pet Sitter

Rachel Renée Russell

Ages 8–13friendshipresponsibility

Cover of Big Nate - Welcome to my World

Big Nate - Welcome to my World

Lincoln Peirce

Ages 7–12friendshiphumor

Cover of Dork Diaries Drama Queen

Dork Diaries Drama Queen

Rachel Renée Russell

Ages 8–14friendshipself-acceptance

Cover of The Worst Years of My Life

The Worst Years of My Life

James Patterson, Christopher Tebbetts

Ages 9–13humorresilience

Cover of Boys R Us

Boys R Us

Lisi Harrison

Ages 9–13friendshipidentity

Cover of Totally crushed

Totally crushed

Kristen Tracy

Ages 10–14crushes and romancefriendship

Cover of Lights, camera, middle school!

Lights, camera, middle school!

Jennifer L. Holm

Ages 8–12creativityfriendship

Cover of Salted caramel dreams

Salted caramel dreams

Jackie Nastri Bardenwerper

Ages 8–13friendshiptheater and performance

Cover of Crush

Crush

Svetlana Chmakova

Ages 10–15first lovefriendship