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Poached / by Gibbs, Stuart,1969-;
Twelve-year-old Teddy Fitzroy is the prime suspect when FunJungle's newly acquired koala goes missing, thanks to a prank staged by middle school bully Vance Jessup."Ages 8-12"--P. [2] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Zoos; Zoo animals; Bullying; Families;
© c2014., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub. Division,

Sweet victory / by Berk, Sheryl.; Berk, Carrie.;
Reading level : ages 9 up.
Subjects: Cupcake Club (Imaginary organization); Middle school students; Friendship; Cupcakes; Baking; Fund raising;
© 2015., Sourcebooks Jabberwocky,

We need to hang out : a memoir of making friends / by Baker, Billy,author.;
What if Bill Bryson wrote a Malcolm Gladwell book, one that took the science of loneliness and used it as the travel guide for an epic comic adventure through friendship? Billy Bakers 'We Need to Hang Out' is the story of a middle-aged everyman who realizes that he doesnt have any close friends, inspiring him to set out on a quest to revive old tribes and build new ones, all with the goal of having someone to hang out with on Wednesday nights.
Subjects: Friendship.; Interpersonal relations.;

Big Nate in the zone / by Peirce, Lincoln.;
Stuck in a rut of bad luck, Nate Wright gets a boost from Chad's lucky foot and suddenly, good luck is everywhere he turns.Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Middle schools; Fortune; Friendship;

Notorious / by Korman, Gordon.;
Told in different voices, on Centerlight Island, halfway between the United States and Canada, middle-schoolers Keenan and ZeeBee team up to seek gold rumored to be hidden there a famous gangster.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Friendship; Middle schools; Schools; Treasure troves; Islands;

Dehaunting / by White, J. A.;
"Cordelia and her friends discover a way to get rid of all the ghosts that haunt their school-but dehaunting turns out to be more complicated and dangerous than any of them considered."--Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Middle schools; Schools; Ghosts; Haunted places;

The Clover Girls / by Shipman, Viola,author.;
"Elizabeth, Veronica, Rachel and Emily met at Camp Birchwood as girls in 1985, where over four summers they were the Clover Girls--inseparable for those magical few weeks of freedom--until the last summer that pulled them apart. Now approaching middle age, the women are facing challenges they never imagined as teens, struggles with their marriages, their children, their careers, and wondering who it is they see when they look in the mirror. Then Liz, V and Rachel each receive a letter from Emily with devastating news. She implores the girls who were once her best friends to reunite at Camp Birchwood one last time, to spend a week together revisiting the dreams they'd put aside and repair the relationships they'd allowed to sour. But the women are not the same idealistic, confident girls who once ruled Camp Birchwood, and perhaps some friendships aren't meant to last forever ..."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Camps; Female friendship; Self-realization in women;

Mia's recipe for disaster / by Simon, Coco.;
Reading level : ages 8-12.
Subjects: Mia (Fictitious character : Simon); Middle school students; Friendship; Fashion design; Cupcakes;
© c2014., Simon Spotlight,

Where is Kyra? [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Pfeiffer, Michelle; Sutherland, Kiefer; Shepherd, Suzanne; Robards, Sam;
Michelle Pfeiffer, Kiefer Sutherland, Suzanne Shepherd, Sam Robards.Director, Andrew Dosunmu.Blu-ray.OFRB rating: 14A.Kyra Johnson, a middle-aged divorcee, moves into her elderly mother's Brooklyn apartment while she looks for work and tries to get back on her feet. When her mother dies suddenly, Kyra is left without any support, both emotional and financial, and finds herself with very few options. Kyra can't accept that her once-tidy life has completely fallen apart. This leads her on a risky path of self-destruction that has devastating consequences.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.;
© 2018., Universal,

All the single ladies [sound recording] / by Frank, Dorothea Benton.; Miles, Robin,narrator.;
Read by Robin Miles.In this charming, evocative, soul-touching novel, she once again takes us deep into the heart of the magical Lowcountry where three amazing middle-aged women are bonded by another amazing woman's death. Through their shared loss they forge a deep friendship, asking critical questions. Who was their friend and what did her life mean? Are they living the lives they imagined for themselves? Will they ever be able to afford to retire?Three amazing middle-aged women are bonded by another amazing woman's death. A plan is conceived and unfurls with each turn of the tide during one sweltering summer on the Isle of Palms. Without ever fully realizing how close they were to the edge, they finally triumph amid laughter and maybe even newfound love.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Audiobooks.; Interpersonal relations; Women;