Revenge of the Flower Girls
By Jennifer Ziegler Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Pages: 240 Lexile: 720L Age Range: 8 – 12 Years ABOUT In this middle-grade Bridesmaids, hilarity ensues as triplets have to stop a wedding! One bride. Two boys. Three flower girls who won’t forever hold their peace. What could go wrong with this wedding? Everything! The Brewster triplets, Dawn, Darby, and Delaney, would usually spend their summer eating ice cream, playing with their dog, and reading about the US Presidents. But this year they’re stuck planning their big sister Lily’s wedding. Lily used to date Alex, who...
Read MoreCake Pop Crush: A Wish Novel
By Suzanne Nelson Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Pages: 256 Age Range: 8 – 12 Years ABOUT Alicia Ramirez has always loved baking. Her family owns Say It With Flour, the small bakery in town. And Ali’s specialties are cake pops: delicious confections on a stick. But Ali’s sweet life turns sour when a sleek coffee shop opens across the street, giving her bakery a run for its money. Worst of all, the owner’s son, Dane McGuire, likes to bake, too. He’s the new kid in Ali’s school … and happens to be annoyingly cute. When Dane and Ali engage in a bake-off to...
Read MoreGrounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel (Tyme #1)
By Megan Morrison Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Pages: 400 Age Range: 8 – 12 Years ABOUT In all of Tyme, from the Redlands to the Grey, no one is as lucky as Rapunzel. She lives in a magic tower that obeys her every wish; she reads wonderful books starring herself as the heroine; her hair is the longest, most glorious thing in the world. And she knows this because Witch tells her so– her beloved Witch, who protects her from evil princes, the dangerous ground under the tower, even unhappy thoughts. Rapunzel can’t imagine any other life. Then a thief named Jack climbs into her...
Read MoreUnidentified Suburban Object
By Mike Jung Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Pages: 272 Lexile: 830L Age Range: 8 – 12 Years ABOUT The next person who compares Chloe Cho with famous violinist Abigail Yang is going to HEAR it. Chloe has just about had it with people not knowing the difference between someone who’s Chinese, Japanese, or Korean. She’s had it with people thinking that everything she does well — getting good grades, winning first chair in the orchestra, et CETera — are because she’s ASIAN. Of course, her own parents don’t want to have anything to DO with their Korean...
Read MoreEighth-Grade Superzero
By Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Pages: 352 Age Range: 10 – 14 Years ABOUT After the worst first day back *ever*, Reggie’s been nicknamed “Pukey” McKnight at his Brooklyn school. He wants to turn his image around, but he has other things on his mind as well: his father, who’s out of a job; his best friends, Joe C. (who’s a little too White) and Ruthie (who’s a little too intense); his ex-best friend Donovan, who’s now a jerk; and of course, the beautiful Mialonie. The elections for school president are coming...
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