Maxine Zelaster (aka Max) attends seventh grade at Vanguard One Middle School. Students at Vanguard must pass weekly tests in each subject as a mandate of the Federal School Board’s Constant UpGrade program. They must also follow a very strict conduct code or incur discipline tags (dtags) and citizenship infractions which decrease their cumulative scores. …
Stand-Alone Companion to Firegirl When Jeff Hick’s father stopped paying the tuition for St. Catherine’s, Jeff was forced to attend public school for eighth grade. He hates it, but he soon learns that this is the least of his problems. When his mom loses her job, any hope of returning to the parochial school…
Tom Bender and his seventh-grade classmates at St. Catherine’s watch with anticipation as the school janitor puts another desk at the back of the classroom. What will the new student be like? Then, Mrs. Tracy tells them about Jessica Feeney and her burn injuries. Nothing can prepare them for Jessica’s appearance. Most of the children…
Henry Huggins won the hearts of boys and girls alike when his stories debuted in the 1950s. Eight years old when the series started, Henry and his best friend, Ribsy, lived on Klickatat Street in Portland, Oregon. Even though the series was written over 60 years ago, Beverly Cleary made these books about a young…
