How Do You Lose Those Ninth-Grade Blues?

How Do You Lose Those Ninth-Grade Blues?
Author: Barthe DeClements
Publisher: Puffin
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1993
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780140363333

Though no longer a fat girl, Elsie, now fifteen, still has trouble believing anyone could love her and that old fear threatens her relationship with her boyfriend.

Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade

Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade
Author: Barthe DeClements
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2008-09-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101077662

A fifth grade class, repelled by the overweight new student who has serious home problems, finally learns to accept her.

Seventeen and In-Between

Seventeen and In-Between
Author: Barthe DeClements
Publisher: Puffin
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: High schools
ISBN: 9780140364750

At seventeen, Elsie Edwards, once the fat girl of fifth grade, later slender but insecure in ninth grade, now has boyfriend problems that once would have seemed too good to be true.

I Never Asked You to Understand Me

I Never Asked You to Understand Me
Author: Barthe DeClements
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1998
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

Two teenage girls attending an alternative high school for problem students find that their disintegrating family lives have pushed them to the edge.

Last Day Blues

Last Day Blues
Author: Julie Danneberg
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1580890466

During the last week of school, the students in Mrs. Hartwell's class try to come up with the perfect present for their teacher.

The Sky Blues

The Sky Blues
Author: Robbie Couch
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-04-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1534477853

Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the entire school in this witty, heartfelt, and ultimately hopeful debut novel for fans of What if it’s Us? and I Wish You All the Best. Sky Baker may be openly gay, but in his small, insular town, making sure he was invisible has always been easier than being himself. Determined not to let anything ruin his senior year, Sky decides to make a splash at his high school’s annual beach bum party by asking his crush, Ali, to prom—and he has thirty days to do it. What better way to start living loud and proud than by pulling off the gayest promposal Rock Ledge, Michigan, has ever seen? Then, Sky’s plans are leaked by an anonymous hacker in a deeply homophobic e-blast that quickly goes viral. He’s fully prepared to drop out and skip town altogether—until his classmates give him a reason to fight back by turning his thirty-day promposal countdown into a school-wide hunt to expose the e-blast perpetrator. But what happens at the end of the thirty days? Will Sky get to keep his hard-won visibility? Or will his small-town blues stop him from being his true self?

Going Bovine

Going Bovine
Author: Libba Bray
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2009
Genre: Automobile travel
ISBN: 0385733976

Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen year-old who, after being diagnosed with Creutzfeld Jakob's (aka mad cow) disease, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital in an attempt to find a cure.

Song for Jimi

Song for Jimi
Author: Charles R. Smith Jr.
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0823443337

Jimi Hendrix's talent was epic, and so is this lyrical account of his life, with spectacular artwork by Edel Rodriguez-- including a poster underneath the jacket! From his turbulent childhood through his epical appearance at the Monterey and Woodstock festivals, Charles R. Smith Jr. covers it all in this rich and rhythmic account of a singular life, accompanied by the psychedelic splendor of Edel Rodriguez's acid-tinged artwork. Let me tell you a story, a story 'bout a boy, who became a man, a git-tar man, named Jimi. Written as a series of verses beginning with intro and ending with outro, this unique mix of rhythm and rhyme captures the essence of rock icon Jimi Hendrix and his struggle to live life on his own terms. Backmatter, including a select discography, timeline of Hendrix's life, and a personal essay from the author, is included. A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year A CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book A CSMCL Best Multicultural Children's Book of the Year An Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids pick!

No Place for Me

No Place for Me
Author: Barthe DeClements
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1987
Genre: Alcoholism
ISBN: 9780670819089

Copper Jones is shuttled back and forth between her relatives while her mother is drying out in a rehabilitation center; but when she is sent to live with her Aunt Maggie, who is a witch, she learns that even seventh graders have some power.

How Do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues?

How Do You Lose Those Ninth Grade Blues?
Author: Barthe DeClements
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1983
Genre:
ISBN:

Though no longer a fat girl, Elsie, now fifteen, still has trouble believing anyone could love her and that old fear threatens her relationship with her boyfriend.