Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. Readers will relate to Katherine and Jordan Paterson's Amanda who texts her older cousin for advice about everything, and will empathize with Margarita Engle when she worries about attending her first school dance. But the majority speak directly to the everyday concerns of school life.
Some are funny, such as Lois Lowry's letters to her new English teacher, who also happens to be her aunt, outlining her guidelines for their new relationship. Some are serious, such as Gary Schmidt's story about a boy's realization that war changes everything. Thirteen authors take on the challenge of reliving their middle school years with these fictional stories, letters, essays, and poems. Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting In edited by Betsy Groban
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