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Ten-year-old Della is not shy with using the fight she's got in her. She is one tough little girl. She has to be. When she was only five...

She's lucky, though. Her childhood friend, Ben, drives her home before she passes out at the party. She doesn't remember much from that...

Shayla is starting 7th grade with her two best friends by her side. They call themselves the United Nations because Shayla is Black,...

When wealthy Asian parents send their kids to America to attend high schools and drop them off to live with host families or on their...

Fifteen-year-old Allison is a rock star at her school. She has made a name for herself on the cross country team, she is an honor...

When Mila starts seventh grade, she has three best friends and they're celebrating one of their birthdays. They share a group hug on the...

As Clea starts seventh grade, she is falling behind and overwhelmed with her schoolwork, but she absolutely loves to play chess and wants...

This award-winning graphic novel deserves all its accolades. Not only are the illustrations incredible, but the story is spot on. Jordan...

Three years after a school shooting, the survivors are trying to move on with their lives while dealing with PTSD, anxiety, and...

It’s the summer before 8th grade and Annabelle is not doing great. She’s really struggling to keep up at the private school she attends,...

Aven Green is a rock star soccer player, has the wit of a much older person, writes a fun blog, and is mostly fearless. Did I mention she...

Take a walk with ten different tales of kids leaving school and walking home. You'll meet a cross-section of kids - some going through...

Thirteen-year-old Nicky has been passed from foster home to foster home since her dad’s been in prison and her grandma passed away. She...

Black teenager Toya Williams has an encounter with Jesus and she tells him that more than anything, she wishes she was a white girl. She...

I listened to the audiobook of this with the author narrating, and it was so cool to hear him tell his own story. Robert Hoge was born...

Benedict "Bunny" Thompson has major hops. He's a star high school basketball player and is only a sophomore. Without telling his best...

Dear Evan Hansen, the award-winning Broadway musical, was transitioned into novel format and, as someone who lives nowhere near New York...

When Carver Briggs sends a text to his friends asking where they are, he doesn't know that by reading that text, his friends will be...

I did enjoy this companion novel to Dumplin', but for some reason, it didn't resonate with me as much as Dumplin' did. This one...

This book is so good. I loved the main character, Willowdean AKA "Will" AKA "Dumplin'." She is a self-proclaimed fat girl growing up in...