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Summer ends too fast when you're dreading junior high Twelve-year-old Madison Finn is allergic to change. Her two best friends are away at camp and Madison is not sure she's going to survive the summer, let alone the beginning of junior high. Good thing she has a new laptop, which she uses to write and store all of her thoughts on friendship, her parents' divorce, and her fear of being called a loser for not liking sushi! At first, change seems...
2. Boy, Oh Boy!
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Madison must balance a confusing class election with thoughts of her first crush Madison Finn couldn't be happier when she's picked to work on Far Hills Junior High's election website. She can't wait to focus on the website instead of her parents' divorce and her first-ever crush. When her best friend Aimee decides to give their nemesis, Poison Ivy, some competition for class president, Madison knows the election will get heated. But Madison never...
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When Far Hills Junior High puts on a play, can Madison survive the drama? The seventh grade gets stage fever when Far Hills Junior High decides to perform the musical The Wiz . Since Madison doesn't sing or dance, stage manager seems like the perfect role for her—until she begins to feel left out from all the cast action. Worst of all, her two best friends are partnering up with their nemesis, Ivy, both in and out of rehearsal. The play is...
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Forget ghosts—this Halloween, seventh grade is frightening enough For Madison and her friends, the Halloween season is full of activity. There are ghost stories in English class, a big costume dance, and a scary-story contest on Madison's favorite website. No wonder everyone has Halloween fever! But Madison still needs to find a costume to wear that doesn't seem too babyish. And what if she looks stupid dancing in front of everyone? No matter...
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Madison can't reverse her parents' divorce, but helping animals in need is a great distraction Holidays can be extra hard when your parents are divorced, and Madison is facing her first Thanksgiving since the "big D." She's used to having a full house, but when her relatives from Chicago can't make it, she feels like there's nothing to be thankful for this year. "Trying to be fair and square is impossible when you feel like part of a triangle," she...
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No one likes a snow-it-all A giant winter storm hits Far Hills and school is canceled! Madison and her friends try to fill their snowy days while waiting for a chance to hit the local lake for some skating. While helping her mom in the attic, Madison finds boxes filled with old memories—from both her mom's and her own early years. In the boxes, Madison discovers some surprising truths about herself and her friends—including a sealed letter...
8. Picture perfect
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Maddie has the red, white, and blues this Fourth of July! The Fourth of July is super special in Far Hills. Everyone goes to the carnival, parade, and fireworks display—including all of Madison's BFFs. Even her crush, Hart, is going. But Maddie's excitement deflates when she learns she will have to spend the holiday week at Gramma Helen's house on Lake Michigan. Maddie adores her gramma, but missing out on all the fun back home has her feeling...
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Will Christmas break be a total bust? The Christmas season is looking up for Madison. Her dad's promised her a big ski trip, she's performing in the big Winter Jubilee concert, and all her friends will be around during the break. Madison feels full of cheer with all that she has to look forward to. Then her two BFFs start avoiding her, and her dad cancels the trip. Maddie's super-fun Christmas plans are falling apart. Then a chance volunteer opportunity...
11. Heart to Heart
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Can Maddie follow her heart this Valentine's Day? Far Hills Junior High is having its Valentine's dance, and Valentine's Day fever has taken over the seventh grade! Madison can't stop thinking about what to wear and whether she'll go to the dance with a date. Her two BFFs seem to have this dance thing all wrapped up—they know exactly whom they're going with. Madison's crush, Hart, is giving her mixed signals and an anonymous secret admirer...
12. Lights Out!
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Maddie would be excited for the overnight field trip in the woods—if only she'd been camping before! Madison is feeling like an outsider. Far Hills Junior High's seventh grade is headed on an overnight camping field trip. Maddie has been on sleepovers before, but never to sleep-away camp—and it is a whole different world. There are going to be activities like climbing the tower and even a talent show. Plus, there's one big challenge for...
13. Sink or swim
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Madison and her friends have big plans for summer--but everything is about to change.
14. Double Dare
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It's Madison vs. Egg when the school computer contest turns competitive! Madison assumes that she and her best guy friend, Egg, will partner up for the "I Can Do That!" computer contest to create a web page for homework help. So when Egg chooses Chet as his partner, Maddie feels hurt. Their love of computers has always bonded them together. Fiona offers to be Madison's partner, and Egg throws down a challenge: He double dares the girls to try to...
15. Off the Wall
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When Madison's friends become the victims of online gossip, Maddie must find the culprit—before she's blamed for telling secrets Madison seems to be out of the loop these days. News travels so fast around school and online, and Madison is the last to know anything. A new online bulletin board called The Wall has captured the attention of Maddie and her friends. On The Wall, anonymous postings about people keep popping up—and they can...
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Being stuck at home with the flu is bad, but being heartsick is worse! Ugh! Maddie and her BFFs Fiona and Aimee all have the flu and need to stay home from school. Maddie is so sick that Gramma Helen has to fly in from Chicago to take care of her while her mom works. Trapped in bed, Maddie's only interaction with the outside world is through her computer and her bedroom window. When she spies a cute boy next door, she wonders how she never noticed...
17. On the Case
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Maddie has turned super sleuth! Every week, Madison can't wait for her favorite show, Crime Time —she loves mysteries and knows she would make a great detective. So when her flute teacher's priceless sheet music goes missing, Maddie decides to solve the case. As she collects the clues and compiles the list of suspects, Maddie realizes that the thief could be anyone! But soon, playing detective starts to get in the way of Maddie's friendships,...
18. Give Me a Break
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Maddie's ski vacation is shaping up to be a disaster—can she catch a break? A surprise ski trip with her dad is just what Maddie's winter vacation needs. And when Dad says she can bring along her BFF Aimee and her pug, Phinnie, it's guaranteed to be the best week ever. But things keep going wrong: First the group gets a flat tire, and then there's snow in their hotel room. It seems like Maddie has the most terrible luck ever—and to make...
19. Keep It Real
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Madison is tired of all the secrets—why can't everyone just keep it real? Madison's not sure if her imagination is working overtime. Everyone—including her mom—is acting different! When Maddie checks out a new feature on TweenBlurt.com, she finds out her keypal, Bigwheels, has been keeping things from her. And then Hart sends a mean email about Madison—is he keeping secrets too? The truth is not always obvious, and Maddie...
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Lindsay is down in the dumps, and it's up to Maddie to save her New York City birthday celebration Madison, Aimee, and Fiona are invited to celebrate Lindsay's birthday in New York City! Bright lights, fancy restaurants, shopping—Lindsay's fabulous aunt Mimi will make it a weekend no one will forget. But Lindsay is having a rough time dealing with her parents' divorce and isn't in the celebrating spirit. Maddie knows all about being in the...
21. Forget Me Not
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When Far Hills Junior High becomes the subject of a documentary, everyone is star struck—except Madison Maddie's friends all think her mom has a glamorous job, but Maddie has mixed feelings. She thinks it's neat that her mom makes important movies about things like gorillas and travels to exciting places. But ever since the Big D, her mother works more than ever. When her mom's film crew shows up at Far Hills to document middle school life,...
22. All Shook Up
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It's Maddie vs. Maddie when a new friend admits she's crushing on Hart Jones It's the Junior World Leaders Conference at Far Hills and everyone is excited to participate. Madison gets partnered with a girl she never really noticed before, Madhur, whose family is from India and Pakistan. Although the girls are from different cultures, they find that they have a lot of great things in common—including the nickname Maddie. Unfortunately, another...