Sahara Special

Real Friends

Prairie Evers

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

The Black Kids

Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf

The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It

My Plain Jane

Esmé Raji Codell shares her experiences from fifth grade in a series of funny and touching stories. She talks about her family, her school, her neighborhood, and the trials and tribulations of growing up.

Humor

Perseverance

Identity

Friendship

Family And Relationships

National Pride

Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard-to-Swallow Stories from Fifth Grade

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Sahara Special

Esmé Raji Codell, 2003

Real Friends

Shannon Hale, Leuyen Pham, Jane Poole, 2017

Prairie Evers

Ellen Airgood, 2012

The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things

Carolyn Mackler, 2003

The Black Kids

Christina Hammonds Reed, 2020

Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf

Jennifer L. Holm, Elicia Castaldi, 2006

The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly, Completely Lost It

Lisa Shanahan, 2006

My Plain Jane

Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows, 2018