Reviews by Tag: middle school

Awkward is about a middle schooler named Pepi Torres. She has three cardinal rules for

surviving middle school. On her first day as the new kid at Berrybrook Middle School, she

makes a mistake that haunts her for the next few months. When she has to get science

tutoring with a boy that she can barely talk to, she must face her fears and break the awkward

silence, I like this book because it is relatable to middle schoolers. My favorite part is when Pepi

Brave is about a boy named Jensen who is trying to navigate middle school one level at

a time. He faces bullies, mean friends, and evil teachers. When the newspaper crew asks him

for help, he gladly accepts. When middle school starts getting harder and more confusing,

Jensen has to decide for himself who to hang out with and who to stand up to. I really enjoyed

this book because it had lots of interesting facts and well developed characters. My favorite part

Addie Bell’s Shortcut to Growing Up by Jessica Brody, is a book about a 12 year-old girl named

Addie, who wishes she was 16. She wants her parents to let her do anything (like wear make-up

and have a phone), like how they let her older sister. But they tell her she needs to wait 4 more

years! And to make matters worse, her best friend Grace couldn’t care any less about that stuff.

Fish in a Tree is a fictional novel written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. This book is

about a girl named Ally with dyslexia who struggles in school. Her friends, Albert

and Kiesha help her in this situation and succeed with her. Even though her

teachers and others try to help, her mind is different, so her friends help her. She

wished she could be normal and can read like others, and wished she wouldn't

Auggie & Me is a fictional book written by R.J. Palacio. This book is about a

boy named August Pullman (Auggie) who has a craniofacial difference. He has to

go through many difficult situations due to this condition. Charlotte Cody, Julien,

Christopher, Reid, Summer, and Ximena Chin all play important roles throughout

some situations. He wishes to be treated like a normal person, and not get

Wonder is a fictional novel written by R.J Palacio. The book is about a 10-year-old boy

named August Pullman, who has a facial anomaly and is a normal kid. He has done a lot of

surgeries but still his face won't look normal. From a young age, he was homeschooled and was

smart but then he had to go to a school for 5th grade. The book depicts how he is socially

isolated and bullied at school. The book portrays how society and how their looks should not

Rating:

3.5 This book is great but it did not catch my attention like many other books did.

Summary:

This book is based off a true story of a middle school teenage boy. His name in the book is Ross Maloy. He is a teenage boy who wants to fit in to the school. He then gets diagnosed with a rare eye cancer after which he has to go through many surgeries. After the surgeries his eye is always winking and he does not know how to control his life anymore.

Recommendation:

Wonder by R.J. Palacio is about a kid named August Pullman who has to try and navigate school for the first time. He hasn’t gone to school ever because August has a rare disease called treacher collins syndrome, so he looks a little different than other kids. August did want to go to school because he didn’t look like all of the other kids. Later on in the book his parents convince him to try and go to school and he does. Even though August had some hard times throughout the year he still made it.

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty is a realist fiction novel. To Lucy Callahan, the world has been all about math and numbers since she got struck by lightning. She is incredibly good at math and science, but she isn’t so good with her social skills. Her Nana told her she isn’t allowed to go to a math college until she completes at least one year of middle school.

This book is about a girl named Wren. She is a 7th grader who goes through lots of changes when her parents get divorced and her dad's remarried. She moves with her mom she starts getting into a new obsession with special effects makeup videos and an internet sensation named Cat FX. She tries to duplicate one of the techniques but somehow she cannot! Wren's mom tells her to stop using her laptop, so she agrees to do makeup for a Middle School production.