Fifth grade is a weird place to be.You are definitely not a little kid anymore. But you are not exactly a teenager either.One minute, you are laughing with your friends at lunch. The next, you are wondering why someone sat somewhere else, whether you said the wrong thing, why your body suddenly feels different, or how one tiny moment became the biggest thing in your entire day.Fifth Grade-ish is a collection of 15 funny, heartfelt, and relatable stories about the moments that make fifth grade feel so complicated-and so unforgettable.Follow Maya and her friends through friendship changes, awkward firsts, embarrassing mistakes, school drama, big feelings, family choices, confidence struggles, and the everyday adventures of growing up in the in-between.Inside, readers will find stories about: friendship changes and feeling left outsleepovers, birthday parties, and social pressurebody changes and growing confidenceembarrassing school moments and mistakesprivacy, screenshots, and trustfamily, responsibility, and difficult choiceslearning to speak up, try again, and be yourselfWith humor, honesty, and plenty of fifth-grade chaos, these stories remind young readers that growing up does not happen all at once.Sometimes you feel older.Sometimes you feel about six.Sometimes both happen before lunch.And that is what makes you Fifth Grade-ish.Perfect for readers ages 9-12 who enjoy realistic middle-grade stories about friendship, school, confidence, growing up, and figuring out where they belong.