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Kendell Shaffer
An arrest changes Kalifornia’s living arrangements and school life. She must adapt to her father’s rules and police-academy drills while navigating a new partnership and trying to help someone in danger.
James Patterson, Christopher Tebbetts
This is a school-and-family story about coping with upheaval and trying to start afresh.
Salina Yoon
A reassuring story about starting school, separation from a beloved comfort object and discovering that independence can include support. Bear’s experience gives children permission to find a new situation hard without treating that difficulty as failure.
Tamara Hart Heiner
This is a school-and-friendship story about adapting to major change while trying to belong. Cassandra’s ordinary perspective is placed under pressure by relocation, unfamiliar social routines and the possibility of finding a personal strength.
Matt Goodfellow
A thoughtful verse novel about the upheaval of starting secondary school. Nate encounters friendship, rules, family change, anger and conflict, while a returning figure from the past makes life more complicated.
Katie Cottle
A warm school-start story about friendship, self-expression and the pressure to seem interesting. Its central contrast is between Monty’s unwanted performance and Dot’s gradual willingness to be more open.
Anna Llenas
This is a reassuring school-transition story: a frightening unknown becomes more understandable through companionship and familiar activities. Its emotional focus may help children name nervousness while imagining what a school day could involve.
Helen Rutter
A choice-driven story about finding a voice when other people control the decisions. Fred’s move to a new school brings pressure, friendships and opportunities to pursue his art, while each reader’s choices shape a different route.
Laurie Friedman
This is a relationship-focused story about friendship under strain, blame spreading through a school group, family awkwardness and feelings that may or may not become romantic. Its focus is on tangled social choices and competing relationships.
Vera Strange
This is a supernatural school story about belonging, social status and consequences. Shelly’s wish creates a problem she must actively address, combining everyday change with a threatening magical bargain.
Megan Wargula
A grief-and-adventure story about a child entering middle school, forming a team with friends and investigating why local dogs are being mistreated, alongside paranormal elements and Cherokee-gold legends.
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