The Epic Documentary of a Not-Yet-Epic Kid
10 best books like The Epic Documentary of a Not-Yet-Epic Kid (Robin Mellom): El Deafo, Be Prepared, All Summer Long, All's Faire in Middle School, Swing it, Sunny, Anna Hibiscus, The Loser List, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, Dream On, Amber, Jessie Elliot Is a Big Chicken
| Author | Cece Bell |
| ISBN | 1419710206 |
Starting at a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain...
A gripping and hilarious middle-grade summer camp memoir from the author of Anya's Ghost.
All Vera wants to do is fit in—but that’s not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera’s single...
| Author | Hope Larson |
| ISBN | 0374304858 |
A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel about summer and friendships, written and illustrated by the Eisner Award–winning and New York Times–bestselling Hope Larson.
Thirteen-year-old Bina has a long summer ahead of her. She and her best friend, Austin, usually do everything together,...
| Author | Victoria Jamieson |
| ISBN | 0525429980 |
The author of Roller Girl is back with a graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your embarrassing family, and the Renaissance Faire.
Eleven-year-old Imogene (Impy) has grown up with two parents working at the Renaissance Faire, and she's eager to begin her own training as...
Summer's over and it's time for Sunny Lewin to enter the strange and unfriendly hallways of . . . middle school. When her Gramps calls her from Florida to ask how she's doing, she always tells him she's fine. But the truth? Sunny is NOT having the best time.
Not only is the whole middle school thing confusing...
Rarer than quality books. More elusive than good picture books for older readers. The goal, the gem, the one kind of book all children’s librarians seek but know are so difficult to find . . . . the really well written early chapter book. Now let’s say you’ve found one. It happens. Lots exist, to a...
| Author | H.N. Kowitt |
| ISBN | 0545240042 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid watch out -- Danny Shine and the other kids of Thorn Underwood Middle School aren't bestsellers yet, but they're on their way!
When Danny gets caught trying to cross his name off the "Geek" list in the girls' bathroom, he's sent to detention. Bullies torment him mercilessly...
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
| Author | Louis Sachar |
| ISBN | 0590590898 |
Bradley Chalkers is the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls. No one likes him-except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren't afraid to try. But when you feel like...
| Author | Emma Shevah |
| ISBN | 1492622508 |
My name is Amber Alessandra Leola Kimiko Miyamoto.
I have no idea why my parents gave me all those hideous names but they must have wanted to ruin my life, and you know what? They did an amazing job.As a half-Japanese, half-Italian girl with a ridiculous name, Amber’s not feeling molto bene (very...
| Author | Elise Gravel |
| ISBN | 1596437413 |
It’s Jessie Elliot’s last summer as a child. In the fall, she’ll be going to Hochelaga High—where the cool kids smoke, have piercings, and make out in abandoned parking lots. Jessie wants to be cool, but it’s way more fun being uncool. That’s why this summer she’s going to get a high score...
| Author | Kim Dwinell |
| ISBN | 1603094113 |
Things are getting weird in Surfside. Lately, Samantha's best friend Jade explodes into fits of giggles whenever she sees a boy, and it's throwing a wrench into the kick-back summer of surfing and hanging out that Sam had planned. But after swimming through a secret underwater cave, Sam starts to......
| Author | Ben Clanton |
| ISBN | 1101918713 |
if i'm being honest, this doesn't really stand up to my other five star ratings, even my five star ratings specific to other children's picture books.
but sometimes it's just about what you need at a particular time, and this book brought a goofy smile to my face when i really really...
| Author | Elvira Woodruff |
| ISBN | 0440410339 |
I was forced to read this book as a teen but fall in love from the very beginning. Which is hard to believe since one I wouldn't read unless made to because from an early age I knew I was ADHD, dyslexia and also phonics illiterate. So if you know a child like that you understand how hard reading may be for them...
I Totally Funniest: A Middle School Story
| Author | James Patterson |
| ISBN | 0316405930 |
In the third episode of James Patterson's bestselling series, Jamie Grimm is one step closer to becoming the best kid comic in the world, but he's facing his biggest challenge yet.
Jamie Grimm is back and better than ever. After scoring big on national TV in the semifinals contest, everyone...
