Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?

The Swap

Word of Mouse

The Schwa Was Here

I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story

The Jam Doughnut That Ruined My Life

Just Like That

Frazzled: Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes

The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl

Fanboy has never had it good, but lately his sophomore year is turning out to be its own special hell. The bullies have made him their favorite target, his best (and only) friend seems headed for the dark side (sports and popularity), and his pregnant mother and the step-fascist are eagerly awaiting the birth of the alien life form known as Fanboy’s new little brother or sister.

Fanboy, though, has a a graphic novel he’s been working on without telling anyone, a graphic novel that he is convinced will lead to publication, fame, and—most important of all—a way out of the crappy little town he lives in and all the people that make it hell for him.

When Fanboy meets Kyra, a.k.a. Goth Girl, he finds an outrageous, cynical girl who shares his love of comics as well as his hatred for jocks and bullies. Fanboy can’t resist someone who actually seems to understand him, and soon he finds himself willing to heed her advice—to ignore or crush anyone who stands in his way.

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Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends?

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The Swap

Megan Shull, 2014

Word of Mouse

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The Schwa Was Here

Neal Shusterman, 2004

I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story

James Patterson, John W. Harbeson, 1987

The Jam Doughnut That Ruined My Life

Mark Lowery, 2015

Just Like That

Gary D. Schmidt, 2021

Frazzled: Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes

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