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Stealing Our Way Home
Cecilia Galante
Pippa has lost her voice and Jack is picking fights as two siblings struggle to keep their family together after their m
Ages 8–12
The Nature of Jade
Deb Caletti
Watching zoo elephants through a webcam helps Jade manage her panic disorder until she meets a boy on a houseboat who is
Ages 14–18
God is in the Pancakes
Robin Epstein
Grace faces a summer of complex choices as she navigates her first love and the difficult moral question of helping a dy
Ages 12–18
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The Young Guardians #1
Daylight Saving
Edward Hogan
On a bleak vacation with his father, Daniel meets a mysterious girl with a watch that ticks backward and wounds that ref
Ages 12–17
The Lovers, the Liars, and Me
DeAndra Davis
A summer in Jamaica turns into a journey of self-discovery as Jaliya hunts for clues about her mother and falls for a vi
Ages 14–18
Afternoon of the Elves
Janet Taylor Lisle
Hillary discovers an intricate village of popsicle sticks and bicycle wheels in her neighbor's yard, leading her to the
Ages 8–12
The Watch House
Robert Westall
A quiet summer on the English coast turns chilling when a teenage girl enters a museum of shipwreck relics and inadverte
Ages 12–16
Journey to an 800 Number
E. L. Konigsburg
Bo meets a cast of unusual characters and learns the true meaning of loyalty when he moves in with his father after his
Ages 9–12
Donuthead #2
Donutheart
Sue Stauffacher
Sixth grade brings terrifying hallway ponytails and shared bathrooms, but Franklin is determined to help his best friend
Ages 9–12
Josephine Against the Sea #1
Josephine Against the Sea
Shakirah Bourne
Josephine is determined to scare off her father’s new girlfriend, but this one is a vengeful sea creature from Caribbean
Ages 8–12
The Dancing Pancake
Eileen Spinelli
Bindi finds a new sense of community and home while helping her mother and aunt turn a local diner into a neighborhood s
Ages 8–12
Just Until
Joseph Moldover
Hannah's final year before college takes an emotional turn when she and her father open their home to her sister's two y
Ages 14–18
Chester Keene Cracks the Code
Kekla Magoon
Chester loves rules and logic, but a cryptic riddle from his distant father forces him into a puzzling adventure with a
Ages 8–12
Face to Face
Marion Dane Bauer
Michael travels to the Colorado rapids to reunite with his estranged father and finally face the fears that follow him f
Ages 10–14
Summer Girl
Deborah Moulton
Sent to live with her estranged father while her mother is ill, Tommy begins the quiet work of understanding the people
Ages 10–14
White Lines #1
White Lines
Jennifer Banash
High schooler Caitlin searches for an escape from her broken home through the heavy drug and club scenes of 1980s New Yo
Ages 15–18
The Car
Gary Paulsen
After building a car from a kit, fourteen-year-old Terry drives alone from Cleveland to Portland, finding unexpected wis
Ages 12–16
Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal
Chris Colfer
Desperate to escape his small-minded town, high schooler Carson Phillips resorts to blackmailing his classmates into con
Ages 14–18
The Boy who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair
Lara Williamson
Becket sets out to heal his broken family with an armchair full of stories, a pet snail, and a wish for a thousand paper
Ages 9–12
Ma Dear's Aprons
Patricia C. McKissack
For children learning about the rhythms of a week, this heartwarming look at a hardworking mother's love explores how a
Ages 4–8
Al #2
I Know You, Al
Constance C. Greene
Al faces the awkward challenges of growing up while dealing with the unexpected return of her father after years of bein
Ages 8–12
House Arrest #1
House Arrest
K.A. Holt
Sentenced to house arrest, Timothy must navigate probation and a court-ordered journal while trying to find a way to hel
Ages 10–14
PK Longley #1
Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe
Susan Patron
Eight-year-old PK weaves imaginative stories to help her sisters cope with the big changes and mixed emotions of moving
Ages 7–10
The Great Jeff
Tony Abbott
Eighth grade becomes a battle for survival as Jeff deals with a new school, his mother’s job loss, and the looming threa
Ages 10–14
