Tag: middle grade contemporary

Book Recommendations, Middle Grade

Recommended: BEST FRIENDS, BIKINIS, & OTHER SUMMER CATASTROPHES by Kristi Wientge

Alex has always known her best friend and next-door neighbor, Will, will be there for her. That’s just how it’s always been. Until a girl from the pool named Rebekah comes over to them and says hi. Suddenly, Will is changing his clothes, restyling his hair, and breaking all of their summer plans and Alex is not happy about it . . .

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Friend Me by Sheila Averbuch
Book Recommendations, Middle Grade

Recommended: FRIEND ME by Sheila M. Averbuch

What happens when an online friend becomes a real-life nightmare?

Roisin hasn’t made a single friend since moving from Ireland to Massachusetts. In fact, she is falling apart under constant abuse from a school bully, Zara. Zara torments Roisin in person and on social media. She makes Roisin the laughingstock of the whole school.

Roisin feels utterly alone… Continue reading Recommended: FRIEND ME by Sheila M. Averbuch

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Book Recommendations, Middle Grade

Recommended: HONEYBEES AND FRENEMIES by Kristi Wientge

Twelve-year-old Flor faces a bittersweet summer with a pageant, a frenemy, and a hive full of honey.

It’s the summer before eighth grade and Flor is stuck at home and working at her family’s mattress store, while her best friend goes off to band camp (probably to make new friends). It becomes even worse when… Continue reading Recommended: HONEYBEES AND FRENEMIES by Kristi Wientge

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