Orem Library

"What if YOU were sent to a work camp for a BAD GRADE in school? And what if you were sent there for the ENTIRE SUMMER? That's the NIGHTMARE that happened to Kelvin Redd. You might be wondering: Does he escape? Does he get the girl he's DESPERATELY trying to get back to? Does he get back at his parents somehow? Why doesn't the U.S. Constitution protect kids' rights Why should I care what happens to a kid named Kelvin Redd? Oh, you'll care. When they...

The Garbage Pail Kids are desperate to win the Smellville Pet Contest. They'll be competing against Good Boy, the chihuahua of the Perfect twins. Good Boy can stand on his head and do algebra problems blindfolded.

Emily Murphy is about to enter middle school. She's sort of excited...though not nearly as much as her best friend Hazel, who is ready for everything to be new. Emily wishes she and Hazel could just continue on as they always have, being the biggest fans ever of the Unicorn Chronicles, making up dance moves, and getting their regular order at The Slice. But things are changing. At home, Emily and her mom are learning to move on after her parents'...

Seventh-grader Nicholas V. Landrew's life as emperor of the universe is off to a terrible start--he has been nefariously cloned, old enemies are after him, and his parents want him to take out the garbage, begging the question--will Nicholas even survive his first year?

Her pupils murdered her daughter. Now she will have her revenge. After calling off her engagement in the wake of a tragic revelation, Yuko Moriguchi had nothing to live for except her only child, four-year-old child, Manami. Now, following an accident on the grounds of the middle school where she teaches, Yuko has given up and tendered her resignation. But first she has one last lecture to deliver. She tells a story that upends everything her students...

Jake and his family have moved to a new state and now Jake must start at the bottom of the social ladder, but he is determined to make friends and get back on top with his box of "kid cards."

Stand-up comedian and Hollywood box-office hit Kevin Hart keeps the laughs coming in an illustrated middle-grade novel about a boy who has big dreams of making a blockbuster superhero film.

Collects seven stories about middle school students who are at turning points in their lives, dealing with peer pressure, ghosts, unfair teachers, and a world where not all questions have logical answers.

Merci Suárez sabía que el sexto grado sería diferente, pero no tenía idea alguna lo diferente que resultaría. En primer lugar, Merci nunca se ha parecido a los otros niños de su escuela privada en la Florida, porque tanto ella como Roli, su hermano mayor, son estudiantes becados. Ellos no tienen ni una casa grande ni un yate elegante, y tienen que desempeñar servicios comunitarios adicionales para compensar por su matricula gratis. Así que...

A Josh y a su primo los unen el amor por los tacos, los reptiles y las bromas, pero en un viaje a un bosque cercano se ven de repente en medio de una tormenta de fuego que se mueve rápidamente, un monstruo abrasador que pronto arrasará con millones de acres de tierra y posiblemente con la ciudad donde viven los chicos. Josh tiene que enfrentar los problemas familiares que lo queman por dentro, pero primero tendrá que sobrevivir a las llamas que...