Told from two perspectives, Lily and Will deal with the tumult of seventh grade including secrets, rumors, shifting friendships, overbearing parents, and a first dance.

Desperate to keep her friend group together, Holly-Mei convinces them to compete as a team in an inter-school tournament across Hong Kong, but when she becomes obsessed with winning, she pushes them away.

Tired of playing second fiddle, new friends Santana and Casey start a club whose mission is to become their parents' favorite child by undermining their love-hoarding siblings.

A supremely unlucky kid's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad first day at a new school. Only a bold or foolish narrator would start a book by calling out the upcoming story beats like Babe Ruth predicting a home run. But Justin Chase does just that, warning readers of the mortification to come. Now that his mom has married Vlad, his new stepdad, both of whom work the night shift, he'll be living with his dad during the week and spending weekends...

"In this middle-grade novel, Lo's best friend, Jazz, is leaving her behind for the popular crowd, makeup and boys. But when Lo finds new friends who share her love of comics and Doctor Who, she also discovers her voice--and the confidence to speak up for what's right."--

When twelve-year-old Alice, who receives messages from the dead, discovers a man with a deadly sunlight allergy was murdered, she and the victim's niece work together to uncover the truth.

Mr. Fish recalls how, on his very first day of school, he anxiously went to one classroom after another watching students do things he could not, until Miss Hewitt showed him to the room that was right for beginners.

After an author visits their classroom, Buddy and his friends are inspired to write about their pets, but something seems off about the things Bea is saying about her cat.

Since all her Cupcake Friends have other activities besides making cupcakes, Katie tries her hand at softball and after much deliberation, steps up to the plate, realizing doing what you love always makes life sweeter.

"The My Weird School kids are fed up with Miss Banks and her constant pranks. They decide to finally prank her back. After seeing how focused and engaged the kids are with their practical joke, Mrs. Stoker suggests a week-long prank competition between the students and the teachers. If the kids manage to pull off a win, they'll get a candy party. And so begins the most epic prank war that Ella Mentry School has ever seen!"