Books like Prep cool by Maya Gold

Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novel follows middle‑school theater enthusiast Callie as she designs a blue‑grass‑tired set for a school play, grappling with teamwork, budgets, and the drama of friendship and family.

In the magical boarding school Ever After High, children of legendary fairytale figures must decide whether to seal their future by signing the Storybook of Legends, confronting fate, friendship, and the choice between destiny and self‑authorship.

Rafe Khatchadorian arrives at Camp Wannamorra, where he and his bunkmates must contend with the popular kids who try to sabotage their summer, turning boredom into adventure and friendship.

Ruthless, a mystery novel for teens, revolves around four high school seniors who have been terrorized by a relentless stalker named A. Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer must navigate their own secrets and fears as they try to uncover the truth behind the killer.

A group of high‑school friends at Rosewood Day School faces a chilling mystery when one of them disappears and is later found dead, forcing them to confront secrets that threaten their flawless lives.

A ninth‑grade drama teacher’s plan to unite two reluctant children in a classroom Shakespeare production turns unexpectedly into a heartwarming lesson on friendship and love.

Darrell Rivers starts her second term at Malory Towers and quickly befriends Sally and Mary‑Lou, forming lasting friendships.

A first‑year high school student, Alice, struggles after a breakup but, with support from family and friends, she learns to rebuild her self‑worth.

In 1930s England, boarding‑school friends Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells crack a murder mystery when a dead science teacher is found at their school.

" A touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author Maya Van Wagenen Stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at "pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren't paid to be here," Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help Maya on her quest to be popular? The real-life results are painful, funny, and include a wonderful and unexpected surprise-meeting and befriending Betty Cornell herself. Told with humor and grace, Maya's journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence. "-- As a social experiment, Maya spends the school year following a 1950s popularity guide written by a former teen model. Can curlers, girdles, and a strand of pearls help her quest to be popular? The plot contains mild profanity and school violence.

312 pages ; 22 cmHL620L Lexile

Bruce Goldstone’s book uses bright pictures and hands‑on examples to teach kids about possibility, probability, and impossibility in everyday situations such as dice rolls and bowling.

Mattie reconnects with her school friends after deciding to leave her self-imposed isolation.