Discovering Pig Magic

Discovering Pig Magic by Julie Crabtree

After three sixth-grade best friends perform a "magic" ritual, they experience what they think are unintended consequences of their wishes and they must all find ways to deal with their lives--with or without magic.

The Wednesday Wars

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.

Science Fair

Science Fair: A Story of Mystery, Danger, International Suspense, and a Very Nervous Frog by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The president of Kprshtskan is plotting to infiltrate the science fair at Hubble Middle School in Maryland in order to take over the United States government, but when Toby Harbinger, an ordinary student, makes up his mind finally to win the fair, the terrorists' plans go awry.

I, Lorelei

I, Lorelei by Yeardley Smith
In letters to her recently deceased cat Mud, eleven-year-old Lorelei chronicles the ups and downs of her sixth-grade year, during which her parents separate, she gets a part in the school play, and she becomes friends with the cutest boy in her grade.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Last Straw

Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney
Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school. Books in this series: Book 1. Greg Heffley's Journal -- Book 2. Rodrick Rules -- Book 3. The Last Straw -- Book 4. Diary of a wimpy kid 4.

The Last Invisible Boy

The Last Invisible Boy by Evan Kuhlman

In the wake of his father's sudden death, twelve-year-old Finn feels he is becoming invisible as his hair and skin become whiter by the day, and so he writes and illustrates a book to try to understand what is happening and to hold on to himself and his father.