Although periods and newfound awkwardness stink, no threat is greater than the biggest predator of middle school life: 13-year-old boys. Both Margaret and Stacy have crushes on the standard-issue ...

The most mortifying day of my life happened when I was in middle school, as I’m sure it was for everyone. I’ll spare you the extended details of that perilous day, but the long and short of it is that ...

From a Judy Blume classic to mysteries both otherworldly and close to home, these 11 titles capture the nerve-racking first days of tweendom — and all the wonderful and terrible days that follow.