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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID SERIES
by Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Rodrick Rules
The Last Straw
Dog Days
The Ugly Truth
Cabin Fever

Greg records his experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

LINKS:
The Official Diary of a Wimpy Kid Site
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Movie

	THE NAKED MOLE RAT LETTERS by Mary Amato When her father begins a long-distance romance with a Washington, D.C. zookeeper, twelve-year-old Frankie sends fabricated email letters to the zookeeper in an attempt to end the relationship.
	PLEASE WRITE IN THIS BOOK by Mary Amato When Ms. Wurtz leaves a blank book in the Writer's Corner with a note encouraging those who find it to "talk to each other" in its pages, the student's entries spark a classroom-wide battle.
	IF A TREE FALLS AT LUNCH PERIOD by Gennifer Choldenko Kirsten and Walk, seventh-graders at an elite private school, alternate telling how race, wealth, weight, and other issues shape their relationships as they and other misfits stand up to a mean but influential classmate, even as they are uncovering a long-kept secret about themselves.
	FRINDLE by Andrew Clements When Nicholas decides to liven things up in Mrs. Granger's fifth grade language arts class, he comes up with the greatest plan yet. He invents a new word for a pen – frindle. It doesn't take long for frindle to take root and soon the excitement spreads beyond the school and town and unleashes a series of events that rapidly spins out of control.
	HALF MOON INVESTIGATIONS by Eoin Colfer Twelve-year-old private investigator Fletcher Moon, nicknamed "Half Moon" because of his shortness, must track down a conspiracy or be framed for a crime he did not commit.
	THE LEGEND OF SPUD MURPHY by Eoin Colfer When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and the overbearing librarian, but they are surprised at how things turn out.
	THE SECRET SCIENCE ALLIANCE AND THE COPYCAT CROOK by Eleanor Davis Eleven-year-old Julian Calendar thought changing schools would mean leaving his "nerdy" persona behind, but instead he forms an alliance with fellow inventors Greta and Ben and works with them to prevent an adult from using one of their gadgets for nefarious purposes.
	DEAR MAX by Sally Grindley As Max – who is almost ten – and his favorite author, D.J. Lucas, exchange letters, the two writers help each other with their new books and develop a special friendship.
	THE DAY MY BUTT WENT PSYCHO by Andy Griffiths Zack Freeman is ready to tell his story of a brave young boy and his crazy runaway butt. The story conveys a crack butt-fighting unit called the B-team, a legendary Butt Hunter's formidable daughter, and some of the ugliest and meanest butts ever.
	THE HOMEWORK MACHINE by Dan Gutman Four fifth-grade students – a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker – as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.
	DEXTER THE TOUGH by Margaret Peterson Haddix A sympathetic teacher and her writing assignment help fourth-grader Dexter deal with being the new kid in school after he punches a kid on the first day.

	THE SEARCH FOR VILE THINGS, VOLUME ONE by Jane Hammerslough This encyclopedia of the strange and foul explores some of the most repellent things on Earth!
	AIRBALL: MY LIFE IN BRIEFS by L.D. Harkrader Uncoordinated Kansas seventh-grader Kirby Nickel braves his coach's ire and becomes captain of the basketball team in order to help him prove that NBA star Brett McGrew is the father he has never known.
	MIDDLE SCHOOL IS WORSE THAN MEATLOAF: A YEAR TOLD THROUGH STUFF by Jennifer L. Holm The story of Ginny's worst school year ever - seventh grade - told completely through her stuff.
	GROWN UPS ARE DUMB (NO OFFENSE!) by Alexa Kitchen At ten years old, Alexa Kitchen may be the world's youngest comics artist, but otherwise she's just like many girls her age, trying to get by in a world that seems determined to undermine her at every turn. Luckily, she's got a way with a pen and a good sense of humor.
	SCHOOLED by Gordon Korman Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school.
	AMELIA’S MOST UNFORGETTABLE EMBARRASSING MOMENTS by Marissa Moss Amelia records in her diary a nightmare come true when her older sister tags along on a sixth-grade class trip, and Amelia must deal with her snoring and disgusting eating habits.
	MAX’S LOGBOOK by Marissa Moss Max's log book of observations, drawings, experiments, and inventions reveals the rich world of his imagination and his feelings about his parents' divorce.
	THE TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY by Adam Rex When her mother is abducted by aliens on Christmas Eve (or "Smekday" Eve since the Boov invasion), 11 year-old Tip hops in the family car and heads south to find her and meets an alien Boov mechanic who agrees to help her and save the planet from disaster.
	SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL by Louis Sachar Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
	HYPERACTIVE by Scott Christian Sava Joey Johnson has always moved too quickly and been too impatient for his own good. But on the first day of school after summer vacation, his metabolism speeds up to superhuman proportions, and that's when things really get crazy.
	CLICK HERE (TO FIND OUT HOW I SURVIVED SEVENTH GRADE) by Denise Vega Seventh-grader Erin Swift writes about her friends and classmates in her private blog, but when it accidentally gets posted on the school Intranet site, she learns some important lessons about friendship.

SERIES
	KNIGHTS OF THE LUNCH TABLE SERIES by Frank Cammuso The Dodgeball Chronicles The Dragon Players The Battling Bands Artie King's hopes for easing into life at Camelot Middle School are dashed when he opens a mysterious locker filled with useful, wonderful items and is pulled into a do-or-die dodgeball game that pits Artie and his friends against the school's toughest kids.
	JOURNAL OF A CARDBOARD GENIUS SERIES by Frank Asch Star Jumper Gravity Buster Time Twister Determined to get away from his annoying little brother, self-proclaimed genius inventor, Alex, attempts to put together a spaceship that will put light-years between the two of them.
	ELLIE MCDOODLE SERIES by Ruth McNally Barshaw Have Pen, Will Travel New Kid in School Best Friends Fur-Ever Most Valuable Player Eleven-year-old Ellie McDoodle illustrates her sketchbook with chronicles of her adventures and mishaps.
	DEAR DUMB DIARY SERIES by Jim Benton Let's Pretend This Never Happened My Pants Are Haunted! Am I the Princess or the Frog? Never Do Anything, Ever Can Adults Become Human? The Problem with Here Is That It's Where I'm from Never Underestimate Your Dumbness It's Not My Fault I Know Everything That's What Friends Aren't For The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free Okay, So Maybe I Do Have Superpowers Me! (Just Like You, Only Better) Dear Dumb Diary, Year Two Book 1: School. Hasn't this Gone on Long Enough? In her diary, middle school student Jamie Kelly describes her life at home and at school, including her attempts to triumph over her nemesis, the beautiful and popular Angeline.
	FRANNY K. STEIN: MAD SCIENTIST SERIES by Jim Benton Lunch Walks Among Us Attack of the 50-foot Cupid The Invisible Fran The Fran that Time Forgot Frantastic Voyage The Fran with Four Brains The Frandidate Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy, but when she has trouble making friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in – which works until a monster erupts from the trashcan.
	MOXY MAXWELL SERIES by Peggy Gifford Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Practicing the Piano (But She Does Love Being in Recitals) With summer coming to an end, about-to-be-fourth-grader Moxy Maxwell does a hundred different things to avoid reading her assigned summer reading book.
	SARDINE IN OUTER SPACE SERIES by Emmanuel Guibert Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Number 5 Number 6 The Chief Executive Officer of the universe, Supermuscleman, is training all children to obey him. Only the space pirates aboard their ship the Huckleberry – Sardine, her cousin Louie, and her Uncle Yellow – can outwit him and his wicked plan.
	UNDERWHERE SERIES by Bruce Hale Prince of Underwhere Pirates of Underwhere Flyboy of Underwhere Fat Cat of Underwhere When Zeke, his twin sister Stephanie, their neighbor Hector, and Hector's cat Fitz slide into the world of Underwhere, Zeke is hailed as a prince who will, according to an ancient prophecy, free the Undies from the evil UnderLord's rule by finding and destroying his throne.
	BABYMOUSE SERIES by Jennifer L. Holm Queen of the World Our Hero Beach Babe Rock Star Heartbreaker Camp Babymouse Skater Girl Puppy Love Monster Mash Dragonslayer The Musical Babymouse Burns Rubber Cupcake Tycoon Mad Scientist A Very Babymouse Christmas An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the most popular girl's slumber party.
	REGARDING THE…SERIES by Kate Klise Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks Regarding the Sink: Where, Oh Where, Did Waters Go? Regarding the Trees: A Splintered Saga Rooted in Secrets Regarding the Bathrooms: A Privy to the Past Regarding the Bees: A Lesson, in Letters, on Honey, Dating, and Other Sticky Subjects When the principal asks a fifth-grader to write a letter regarding the purchase of a new drinking fountain for their school, he finds that all sorts of chaos results.
	LUNCH LADY SERIES by Jarrett J. Krosoczka Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit The school lunch lady is a secret crime fighter who uncovers an evil plot to replace all the popular teachers with robots.
	STINK SERIES by Megan McDonald Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express Stink: Solar System Superhero Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.

	HERBERT’S WORMHOLE SERIES by Peter Nelson and Rohitash Rao Herbert's Wormhole The Rise and Fall of El Solo Libre When almost-sixth-grader Alex, a video game fanatic, is forced on a "playdate" with his neighbor Herbert, an inventor, the two travel to the twenty-second century and face off against aliens, who are not as beneficent as most people think.
	LAWN BOY SERIES by Gary Paulsen Lawn Boy Lawn Boy Returns Things get out of hand for a twelve-year-old boy when a neighbor convinces him to expand his summer lawn mowing business.
	BIG NATE SERIES by Lincoln Peirce Big Nate: In a Class by Himself Big Nate Strikes Again Big Nate From the Top Big Nate on a Roll Big Nate Out Loud Big Nate Goes for Broke Supremely confident middle school student Nate Wright manages make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement.
	CLEMENTINE SERIES by Sara Pennypacker Clemetine Clementine's Letter Clementine, Friend of the Week Clementine and the Family Meeting While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
	RICKY RICOTTA SERIES by Dav Pilkey Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitos from Mercury Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha-Monkeys from Mars Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jackrabbits from Jupiter Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, saves a giant robot from his evil creator, Dr. Stinky, and in turn, the robot protects Ricky from the bullies at school and it saves the city from Dr. Stinky's plan to destroy it.
	JOEY FLY, PRIVATE EYE SERIES by Aaron Reynolds Joey Fly, Private Eye in Creepy Crawly Crime Joey Fly, Private Eye in Big Hairy Drama Have you ever had one of those moments? You know – you're trying to find a stolen diamond pencil box for your beautiful butterfly customer, your mosquito witness won't give you any information, and your clumsy scorpion assistant has just tampered with your only bit of evidence? Joey Fly has those moments a lot.
	DORK DIARIES SERIES by Rachel Renée Russell Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star Fourteen-year-old Nikki Maxwell writes in her diary of her struggle to be popular at her exclusive new private school, then of finding her place after she gives up on being part of the elite group.
	MELVIN BEEDERMAN, SUPERHERO SERIES by Greg Trine The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich The Revenge of the McNasty Brothers The Grateful Fred Terror in Tights The Fake Cape Caper Attack of the Valley Girls The Brotherhood of the Traveling Underpants Invasion from Planet Dork After graduating from the superhero academy, Melvin Beederman heads for Los Angeles, where he unexpectedly teams up with Candace Brinkwater, school play actress, to nab the evil McNasty Brothers.
	SECRETS OF A LAB RAT SERIES by Trudi Trueit No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) Mom, There's a Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake Fearless nine-year-old "Scab" McNally tries to get his twin sister's help in convincing their parents to let them get a dog, but when he embarrasses her in school with a particularly obnoxious invention, it looks like he has lost her cooperation forever.
	SHREDDERMAN SERIES by Wendelin Van Draanen Secret Identity Attack of the Tagger Meet the Gecko Enemy Spy Fifth-grader Nolan Byrd, tired of being called names by the class bully, has a secret identity--Shredderman!
	DRAGONBREATH SERIES by Ursula Vernon Dragonbreath Attack of the Ninja Frogs Curse of the Were-Wiener Lair of the Bat Monster Danny Dragonbreath and his friend Wendell get an up-close underwater tour of the Sargasso Sea from Danny's sea-serpent cousin, encountering giant squid and mako sharks--and learn about standing up to bullies in the process.
	THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF CHARLIE SMALL SERIES by Charlie Small The Amazing Adventures of Charlie Small: Gorilla City The Amazing Adventures of Charlie Small (400ish) Notebook 2: The Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy The Amazing Adventures of Charlie Small (400) Notebook 3: The Puppet Master The Amazing Adventures of Charlie Small (400) Notebook 4: The Daredevil Desperados of Destiny The Amazing Adventures of Charlie Small (400) Notebook 5: Charlie in the Underworld Purports to be the journal of an eight-year-old boy explorer who has, miraculously, lived for over four hundred years, traveling the earth, fighting giant crocodiles, learning to speak with gorillas, and trying to find a way to return home.
	FRANKIE PICKLE SERIES by Eric Wight Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000 Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace Fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini has a vivid imagination when it comes to cleaning his disastrously messy room, but eventually even he decides that it is just too dirty.

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