Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Appears on list
Description
Unexpectedly enjoying her membership in a band she was talked into joining, drummer Melly embarks on what she believes will be a rocking summer at camp only to find everything upended by her parents' separation, her best friend's estrangement, her crush on a fellow camper and her doubts about her performance readiness. --NoveList.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Description
Hazel knows a lot about the world. Thatś because when sheś not hanging with her best friend, taking care of her dog, or helping care for the goats on her family's farm, she loves reading through dusty encyclopedias. But even Hazel doesnt́ have answers for the questions awaiting her as she enters eighth grade. What if no one at her new school gets her, and she doesn't make any friends? Whatś going to happen to one of her moms, whoś pregnant again...
Pub. Date
c2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9
Description
The first LGBTQA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, including realistic, fantasy, and sci-fi stories by authors like Justina Ireland, Marieke Nijkamp, Alex Gino, and more! A boyband fandom becomes a conduit to coming out. A former bully becomes a first-kiss prospect. One nonbinary kid searches for an inclusive athletic community after quitting gymnastics. Another nonbinary kid, who happens to be a pirate,...