DIVDIVMadison must balance a confusing class election with thoughts of her first crush/divDIV Madison Finn couldn’t be happier when she’s picked to work on Far Hills Junior High’s election website. She can’t wait to focus on the website instead of her parents’ divorce and her first-ever crush. When her best friend Aimee decides to give their nemesis, Poison Ivy, some competition for class president, Madison knows the election will get heated. But Madison never thought that a cyber crasher would mess with the site’s candidate profiles. Worst of all, everyone thinks Madison is to blame. Now that she’s in the hot seat, she’d better fix it—fast! /div/div
Can the advice of an eleven-year-old girl help get Abraham Lincoln elected president? As the election of 1860 nears, eleven-year-old Grace and her family are working hard to help Abraham Lincoln win. After seeing his image on a poster, Grace decides to write to him and suggest that growing a beard might win him more votes. Much to her surprise, Lincoln answers her letter, and she becomes a neighborhood celebrity. When the president-elect’s victory train passes through on its way to Washington, DC, Mr. Lincoln singles Grace out as the girl who gave him good advice. Based on true events, this story will charm young readers of historical fiction.
Donald doesn't even know he's being insulted by Louisa, the class bully, when she names him King of the Kooties-but that's just the beginning of Louisa's war against Donald. And Donald doesn't do a very good job of protecting himself. So it's up to his best friend Nate to teach Donald to defend himself from a bully without resorting to violence.
“Oh, no,” said Max. His dog Sunny was acting funny—stepping back and forth and yelping. These were signs that Max was about to have a seizure. But the school’s nurse’s office door was locked! Could Sunny and Max’s friends keep him safe until help arrived?
Meet a spunky preteen who uses her online journal to cope with her feelings—from junior high friendship drama to her parents’ divorce to her first crush. Twelve-year-old Madison Finn has found the perfect outlet for her worries about school and friendships and her mom and dad’s divorce: She’s started an online journal on her beloved orange laptop. For a girl who claims she’s allergic to change, this digital diary is the perfect way to sort out her feelings . . . Only the Lonely: Summer seems to be going by way too fast as Madison worries about starting seventh grade. Boy, Oh Boy!: Madison must balance a confusing class election with her feelings around her first crush. Play It Again: When Far Hills Junior High puts on a play, can Madison survive the drama? Caught in the Web: Forget ghosts—this Halloween, seventh grade is frightening enough. Thanks for Nothing: On her first Thanksgiving since her parents’ divorce, Maddie finds gratitude helping animals at a shelter. Lost and Found: On a snow day, Madison digs up some old—and surprising—memories. Save the Date: The Far Hills Junior High war of the sexes is on—and Madison is teamed up with her nemesis, Poison Ivy. Picture-Perfect: Madison and her friends are going to see their favorite singer in concert—but her friend Aimee is having a hard time. Just Visiting: Maddie has the red, white, and blues this Fourth of July when she learns she’ll be spending the holiday away from her friends, at her grandmother’s house on Lake Michigan. Give and Take: Will Maddie’s Christmas break be a total bust when her dad cancels a father-daughter ski trip?
Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into high school where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. Luckily Greg has his best friend and sidekick, Rowley. But when Rowley's popularity starts to rise, it kicks off a chain of events that will test their friendship in hilarious fashion. '[This] 'novel in cartoons' should keep readers in stitches, eagerly anticipating Gregs further adventures.' Publishers Weekly
Madison's summer is going to be special because she's heading to a camp on the beach, but soon she's up to her elbows in turtle eggs and miles from her BFFs. Madison feels way out of touch, but soon turtles come to her rescue.
