Middle School Blues


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Twelve-year-old Cindy begins seventh grade with a certain amount of apprehension, but discovers that her new friends and experiences are thoroughly enjoyable.




Last Day Blues


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




Middle School Blues


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Middle School Blues, Rite of Passage is about a day in the life of a small group of 6th, 7th and 8th-grade students who live in a farming community north of Chicago, Illinois. The characters experience peer pressure, question their identity and struggle with physical changes occurring in their bodies. Some characters experiment with substances and some consider themselves transgender. This is a unique period of time between elementary school and high school. Getting through middle school is a rite-of-passage.




The Middle-child Blues


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A clever, bluesy riff on middle-kid angst Lee has the low-down, big-frown, sulkin?-all-aroundtown blues. His older brother gets all the big-kid privileges, and no one expects his little sister to do anything but be cute. And sometimes his family even leaves him behind! But when Lee breaks out his guitar and finally makes his voice be heard, he draws a big crowd. It turns out lots and lots of people share his middle-kid pain'and he loves how being stuck in the middle is making him the center of attention.




Middle School Blues


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Ninth Grade Blues


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Ninth Grade Blues follows four teens through the adventures and misadventures of the first year of high school. Interweaving first person stories are told by: Luke: a shy, poorly dressed boy from the wrong side of the tracks. But he has hidden talents in science -- and he is even appealing to some girls. Elly: sociable and friendly, Elly worries about getting a boy to like her. She has frizzy hair, and a few excess pounds. However, she is also a top notch student. Elly has her life mapped out, all the way through a big church wedding and a house in the suburbs. Marcus: a freshman superstar, Marcus plays football and basketball at the varsity level and has his sights on a D-I college scholarship. He worries about having to choose between the NBA and the NFL. Mia: a smart, dedicated girl who gets straight A's. Her Mexican-American parents are intent on matching her up with a nice Hispanic boy. But Mia and Luke begin studying together, and very soon, Mia develops other opinions.




First Day Blues


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It's tough to move right before school starts. First Day Blues, about a girl's move to a new state, guides children through the trauma of changing schools and facing strange teachers and classmates.




Broke Heart Blues


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The much-anticipated reissue of a novel that is one of Joyce Carol Oates's personal favorites among her oeuvre; featuring a new afterword by Oates




Middle School Blues


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Angel Dust Blues


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In his unhappiness and loneliness, a high school student turns to alcohol.