by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1990)
Precocious eleven-year-old Libby had been educated by her bizarre and creative family until her absent mother insisted she go to school to become "socialized". She hates everything about school until she makes some highly original friends in a writing workshop.
Varian Johnson
Jackson Greene has a reputation as a prankster at Maplewood Middle School, but after the last disaster he is trying to go straight--but when it looks like Keith Sinclair may steal the election for school president from Jackson's former best friend Gabriela, he assembles a team to make sure Keith does not succeed.
Anne Digby
Elizabeth is furious when a girl new to the sixth form becomes head girl over the obvious choice, her friend Emma. The new head girl, Kerry, is a young actress, and Elizabeth is convinced that all the seniors have been swayed by her acting skills, both on screen and at school. She knows the real Kerry is a nasty piece of work - but how can she prove it? Kerry is cleverer than Elizabeth thinks, and somehow she just manages to make the Naughtiest Girl look like a troublemaker ...