All images courtesy of Two Kids and a Coupon Back to school is here. Have your kids started classes yet? My college freshman left for the dorms on Sunday and my middle school student starts next ...

Godwin Heights Middle School principal Kim Urbanski poses for a portrait with artwork from her former students in Wyoming, Michigan on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.

Aiming to provide an extra dose of positivity to the world at large, Colorado Springs middle schooler William Daniel has authored a book, You're Joking Me: Jokes for Kids, by a Kid.

From a Judy Blume classic to mysteries both otherworldly and close to home, these 11 titles capture the nerve-racking first days of tweendom — and all the wonderful and terrible days that follow.