Pretty is as pretty does. Pretty, popular Marcia Faitak is not her usual self. Over the summer, she gained five pounds, and when school begins, Marcia, desperate for an invitation from Alex Ryan to the October dance, goes on a diet. In art class, she's supposed to bring a red apple to life on paper, but all she wants to do is eat it. Mr. Morrison doesn't like her work anyway: disdainfully, he calls her drawing of a beautiful girl "Barbie." Worse...

For middle school students, everything is changing-their body, their emotions, their school, and maybe even their friends are different. Now their parents and siblings are trying to figure out why they're different, and your students wish they could be understood! This book will give them secrets and tips that will reveal how they can help to make their family even better.

Don't worry, My Friends, from the Middle School Survival Series, will give you all the tips and secrets you need to make the most of your friendships. In the pages of this book, you'll find helpful friendship tips like: • what you can learn about friendships from the Bible. • ways to be a good friend. • how to deal with conflict and other tough stuff. • how to make friends, and more. From piles of homework to understanding the variety of "interesting"...

Middle school is like a roller coaster, filled with ups and downs, twists and turns; it's exhilarating and scary all at the same time! From piles of homework, to understanding the variety of "interesting" people working at your school, and dealing with the new challenges of changing for gym class in front of everyone, it's normal to feel a little overwhelmed. That's why in My School, from the Middle School Survival Series, we will tackle the things...

Over 2 million copies sold of the #1 New York Times and Indiebound bestseller!
Don't miss the book behind the major motion picture! In the hilarious and awkward start to this mega-bestselling series, beloved misfit Rafe Khatchadorian takes on his first year of middle school...by breaking all the rules!

Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix....

Middle school is the ultimate transitional time in a young person's life. Amidst all the other changes-physical, emotional, academic, social-one's friendships are also growing, evolving, expanding, and sometimes ending. Students from several different elementary schools are suddenly thrown together and new peer and friendship groups form. During a period of such momentous change and flux, the shifting and expanding of friendships and acquaintanceships...

This guide for middle school students will instill confidence for test taking. They'll find proven tips to help prepare for each test and learn how to beat test anxiety before it can beat them. Topics include how to get motivated, take notes, organize time and thoughts, and win at studying. Readers discover where to turn for help and how to tackle different kinds of tests. Common test mistakes and how to avoid them are also explored, as well as what...

Ethan Winfield has never been an academic or athletic star like his older brother, Peter. But, does that make him a failure? Of course not. Still, Ethan and his best friend, Julius Zimmerman, decide that they qualify to found an exclusive club: Losers, Inc. No sooner have they done this, however, than both boys fall in love with the new student teacher. Ethan knows right away that to impress Ms. Gunderson he has to excel. Instead of reading the shortest...

Hilarious hero Rafe Khatchadorian heads to summer camp and faces bullies with his friends in this installment of James Patterson's beloved Middle School series. Rafe Khatchadorian, the hero of the bestselling Middle School series, is ready for a fun summer at camp--until he finds out it's a summer school camp! Luckily, Rafe easily makes friends with his troublemaking cabin mates and bunkmate, a boy nicknamed Booger-Eater, who puts up with endless...

Georgia Khatchadorian plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed.