"Ali Cross and his friends chase police cases while Ali is caught up in a debate about policing"--

Twelve-year-old Mara̕ Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Mal)͠ reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos.

"Big Nate and his friends in the 6th-grade supergroup "Fear The Mollusk" are destined for stardom! That is, if they can do something about the screechy, ear-splitting vocals of their lead singer, Nate Wright. Being frontman has always been central to Nate's identity, but he might have to swallow his ego if he wants his friends to shine on stage. In "The Curse of the Applewhites," Nate helps his friend Chad break an ancient family hex through the fine...

When twelve-year-old Zinnia Manning's older brother Gabriel is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it turns her family's world upside-down, especially since they are keeping the information private.

Greg is worried about being suspected of damaging school property while he is snowed in with his family in a cabin during Christmastime.

After her home is attacked by shapeshifting vampires, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng is sent to live with her aunt and cousin in Maryland, but the aspiring vampire hunter discovers that middle school is harder than it appears on television, especially when she has to avoid detention and turn her classmates into warriors before they become vampire food.

Now that the Pretty Committee is no longer boycotting boys, the eighth-grade friends cannot decide who has a crush on whom, putting the Clique in jeopardy again.

Ser casi adolescente puede resultar muy fastidioso. Nadie lo sabe mejor que Greg Heffley, inmerso en el duro ambiente del colegio, donde los chicos bajitos que aún no han dado el estirón tienen que compartir los pasillos con grandulones que ya se afeitan dos veces al día. En Diario del Wimpy Kid, el escritor y dibujante Jeff Kinney nos presenta a su antihéroe. Como este dice en su diario: 'No creas que voy a estar todo el tiempo Mi querido diario...

"While preparing for the last major dance competition before they graduate from eighth grade and go to separate high schools in NYC, Cory must balance the expectations of his parents, school, crew and his new friend as pressure mounts from all sides"--

Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.