But this summer, none of that feels possible.Ī month before the end of the school year, Pluto’s frightened mom broke down Pluto’s bedroom door. It’s the launch to her favorite season, which also includes visits to the boardwalk arcade, working in her mom’s pizzeria, and her best friend Meredith’s birthday party. Hugo’s got his cousin Vij to show him around, but he knows he’s just doing it out of family obligation and when Vij reveals Hugo’s skills in garbology – the science of understanding someone from the contents of their rubbish bin – he knows it’s only a matter of time until he before he becomes the laughing stock of the school.įor Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. Starting middle school is hard enough without having to start at a new school and make new friends and avoid new bullies.
Not to mention his mother’s constant worrying about his health. And the short jokes and bullying that come with being short. When Hugo’s parents drag him away from his school and friends so his dad can start a new career (as a ski lift operator!) it’s just one more thing Hugo has to deal with. The inclusion of garbology as a mini superpower for our main character makes this realistic novel both unique and the perfect addition to your middle grade novel collection. If you are looking for a middle grade novel about starting middle school, trying to fit in, making friends, and dealing with bullying, then One Kid’s Trash is the book for you.
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When the principal announces that the school plans to raise money to buy Emmie her new chair, she’s super excited, but it seems it might come at a cost and she has to decide what she wants and how to speak up for herself.
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But when she takes a fall at school – totally not her fault! – her new principal demands that she has a full time aide. Emmie is saving up for a new wheelchair, one that is made for skating. She and her best friend run a small business selling plants and wheelchair bags. She loves racing and jumping on ramps in her wheelchair. That of a young girl who has just started seventh grade. The author so perfectly captures Emmie’s voice. It’s a book I think everyone should read. Staff and teachers at my school, my principal, students. Air is a powerful and impressive middle grade novel about finding your voice and following your dream, while managing the transition to high school, friendship, adults who think they know best and the ways society limits the potential of all.Īir is a book I’m going to force upon a lot of people.
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