

The Second Life of Abigail Walker by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Abby doesn't fit in with the girls at her school in spite of her parents' pressure to lose weight and get along. After months of enduring...
Feb 14, 2013


Jake and Lily by Jerry Spinelli
Jake and Lily Wambold are twins so inseparable that they can read each other's thoughts. They can't play hide and seek, because they...
Feb 13, 2013


Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes
Izzy Roybal is used to her life of constantly moving from place to place with just her mother. She wonders about her father who died...
Nov 25, 2012


Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech
When thirteen-year-old Mary Lou Finney is given the assignment to keep a summer journal, she has no idea her summer will be so eventful....
Nov 25, 2012


The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
Ever since her mother died, Lucky has been searching for her Higher Power. She listens in on all the anonymous meetings in Hard Pan,...
Nov 25, 2012


Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee
Millicent Min's summer is off to a rough start. As the only eleven-year-old finishing her Junior year of high school, Millicent doesn't...
Jul 25, 2012


Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan
E.D. Applewhite is the only non-artist in a family and extended family of extreme artists. Together they live in a country inn turned...
Jul 25, 2012


Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah
Jamie will do almost anything to fit in, including bleaching her hair and wearing blue contacts to disguise her Lebanese-Muslim...
May 22, 2012


William S. and the Great Escape by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Zilpha Keatley Snyder writes great stories for readers between 8 and tween. Her stories feature strong, child heroes having fast-paced...
Apr 3, 2012


Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is a profound story about loyalty and adversity. With his experience as a family therapist, Chris Crutcher...
Mar 14, 2012

