Principal Vance warns Alec to pay attention in class, or else--but Alec loves reading too much. So, he starts the Losers Club, intending to be the only member, just to have free reading time to himself. Astonishingly, other kids join the club, and Alec begins to realize that his life could be just as interesting as the stories he loves.

"A story about being your truest self--and trusting your truest friends. Cliques. Crushes. Comics. Middle school. Ever since Tyler started getting into art and hanging out with Emmie, his friends and teammates have been giving him a hard time. He wonders why can't he nerd out on drawing and play ball? Emmie is psyched that she gets to work on a comics project with her crush, Tyler. But she gets the feeling that his friends don't think she's cool enough....

Merci embarks on a seventh grade year shaped by high teacher expectations, a crush on a school-store co-worker, and a bossy classmate's plan for the annual Heart Ball.

"Feeling confident for the first time in her life due to supportive loved ones and recognition of her talents, Natalie begins doubting herself when her crush says he just wants to be friends, a disappointment that compels her to neglect the positive things in her life"--

After destroying the cake and presents at a birthday party, Mal hopes to impress Megan, his secret crush, with his performance at the school talent show.

Sixth-grader Maren has tickets to the upcoming Luke Lewis concert, a home-town boy turned pop-singer, but if she and the other sleepover girls can write the winning "Love Letter to Valley View" for a local radio program, they will get a chance to meet her crush in person.

Alex Myers is a triple threat, a quarterback, pitcher, and point guard. Three different sports, good at them all. During baseball season Alex is thrown a curveball when his best friend, Matt, tries to take both his spot on the roster and his girlfriend at the same time.

When Natalie McCullough-Schwartz finds out that her crush, Sebastian Delacroix -- a smoking-hot musician who went to her high school -- is back in Philly to play a show with his band, the Young Lungs, she takes it as a sign to make contact. Again. Again because they shared that moment at the pool party in June. It was fleeting, but now that he's back, Nattie wants to see if there was ever anything more. Then she hears the song. The Young Lungs' new...

"After book blogger Vivian Galdi's longtime crush pretends their secret summer kissing sessions never happened, Vivian creates a list of safe crushes, determined to protect her heart. But nerd-hot Dallas, the sweet new guy in town, sends the mission--and Vivian's zing meter--into chaos. While designing software for the bookstore where she works, Dallas wages a counter-mission. Operation Replacement Crush is in full effect. And Dallas is determined...

"Business is booming at Molly's. The ice cream shop is even going to be featured on a popular food blog! Allie couldn't be happier--until she sees Colin hanging out with Tessa, the guitar player in Sierra's band. It shouldn't be a big deal. After all, Allie and Colin are just friends. It's not like Allie has crush on him--or does she?"--flyleaf.