Category Archives: School Stories
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Drama
Posted on February 17, 2013 by Jessica in Graphic Novel, Humorous Stories, Realistic Fiction, School Storiesby Raina Telgemeier Callie loves drama – as in theater, not social drama. This book is full of both, though, as Callie navigates through middle school. Kisses and crushes feature both on stage and in real life as the students try to figure who they are. Callie is in love with the stage, but since [...]
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Heidi Heckelbeck Has A Secret
Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jessica in Early Chapter Books, Realistic Fiction, School Storiesby Wanda Coven Heidi is going to her first day of second grade, which also happens to be her first day of school ever. Up until now, she had been homeschooled, and she loved it. Her first day at school certainly has its ups and downs, but Heidi is spunky and has a plan to make [...]
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Mr. Terupt Falls Again
Posted on January 15, 2013 by Jessica in Realistic Fiction, School Storiesby Rob Buyea (sequel to Because of Mr. Terupt) The kids in Mr. Terupt’s class are starting a new year full of new surprises. Last year, in the fifth grade, seven students were truly changed by their time in his class. This year, Mr. Terupt moves up with them to the sixth grade. It’s their [...]
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Wonder by R. J. Palacio
Posted on January 4, 2013 by Jennifer in My Favorite, Realistic Fiction, School StoriesAugust “Auggie” Pullman is a kid like any other with one difference – he was born with a facial deformity that strangers find shocking, to say the least. After years of being homeschooled between surgeries and hospitalizations, Auggie and his parents decide it’s time to start 5th grade in a public school. This difficult and [...]
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About Average by Andrew Clements
Posted on December 21, 2012 by gbenedick in Realistic Fiction, School StoriesJordan Johnston is an ordinary 6th grader–too ordinary. Jordan wants to be exceptional, but when she sums up her abilities, the lists of things that she “stinks at” and is “okay at” are much longer than the list of things that Jordan is “good at.” During the last week of 6th grade, a mean girl, [...]
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