Three adopted seventh graders form an unlikely club in this funny and heartfelt multiple-perspective story written by three acclaimed authors.Alex and Jude have an unspoken rule: even though they’re both adopted, they don’t talk about it.Alex, a transracial adoptee in a wealthy, mostly white suburb, is still figuring out where he fits—and where he doesn’t. When things get complicated, he retreats to building worlds he can control with Legos, especially with...

A heartwarming story of secret pets and secret crushes... and learning to take center stage!Avery Williams can sing, but that doesn't mean she can sing in front of people. She likes to stay backstage at her new school, which is where, to her surprise, she finds a cat tucked away into a nook. Avery names the stray Phantom and visits any time she's feeling stressed (which is a lot these days).As she sings to Phantom one day, her crush, a girl named Nic, overhears her...

From the author of Meow or Never and Starting From Scratch, a story about friendship, anxiety, and internet culture.Nova doesn’t lie -- she tells hopes for the future. That’s why she tells her mom she got an A on her math quiz, even though she got a B. It’s also why she doesn’t tell her mom about her secret Instagram that she’s almost old enough to have.When a viral video of her cat pushes her into the popular crowd, and next to her crush, Lily, N...

Three adopted seventh graders form an unlikely club in this funny and heartfelt multiple-perspective story written by three acclaimed authors.Alex and Jude have an unspoken rule: even though they’re both adopted, they don’t talk about it.Alex, a transracial adoptee in a wealthy, mostly white suburb, is still figuring out where he fits—and where he doesn’t. When things get complicated, he retreats to building worlds he can control with Legos, especially with...

From the author of Meow or Never, a story about blended families, anxiety, and how a fresh start can be just what you need... even when you least expect it.Janie believes there's a best way to do everything. When she sticks to a schedule, she and her mom can tackle anything. But Janie's perfect schedule -- and her life -- are getting shaken up this year. Her new stepmom, Keisha, and her daughter, Makayla, are moving in with Janie and her mom.Worst of all? Makayla b...

**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A heart-wrenchingly raw and heartbreakingly romantic story that asks the ultimate question: What would you do if you had to choose?“Beautifully written.”—Entertainment Weekly“Every moment I spent reading Forman’s masterpiece drew me in more.”—NPR**Mia had everything: a loving family, a gorgeous, adoring boyfriend, and a bright future full of music and full of choices. Then, in an instant, almost all of that is taken fro...

Six starred reviews!A bold and irreverent YA novel that powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable, The Rest of Just Live Here is from novelist Patrick Ness, author of the Carnegie Medal- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning A Monster Calls and the critically acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy.What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue ...

On a sunny day in June at the beach with her mom and brother fifteen-year-old Jane Arrowood went for a swim. And then everything absolutely everything changed. Now shes counting down the days until she returns to school with her fake arm where she knows kids will whisper "Thats her thats Shark Girl" as she passes. In the meantime there are only questions: Why did this happen? Why her? What about her art? What about her life? In this striking first novel Kelly Bingham uses poems letters tel...

This middle grade novel by bestselling author Nadia Hashimi tells the affecting story of an Afghan-American boy who believes his mother has been deported. For fans of Inside Out and Back Again and Counting by 7s.Jason has just learned that his Afghan mother has been living illegally in the United States since his father was killed in Afghanistan. Although Jason was born in the US, it’s hard to feel American now when he’s terrified that his mother ...

Some schools have honor codes.Others have handbooks.Themis Academy has the Mockingbirds.From the glossy pages of its admissions brochure, the prestigious Themis Academy appears perfect in every way: exceptional academics, extraordinary students, the kind of extracurriculars to make an Ivy League proud, and zero instances of student misbehavior. But this boarding school isn't as pristine as it appears. There's a dark underbelly to the perfect record the Themis...

Arizona Wakefield was a beat without a melody. Living a half-breathing life in a half-finished neighborhood with parents who always wore half-hearted smiles, the high school senior only had one thing that let her color outside her family’s perfectly drawn lines—her drums.Jesse Barringer was a song without a chorus. The son of a washed-up rock star who’s also one hell of a deadbeat dad, he was given two things from his father—musical genius and a genetic link to the bipolar disorder...

Over the course of a single summer day, ten teenagers in Salem, Massachusetts, will discover important truths about themselves and each other.There is Nicole, whose decision to betray her best friend will shock everyone, most of all herself; Kelly, who meets the convicted felon she has been writing to for years; Maria, whose definition of a true friend is someone who will cut her. Then there is Sadie, a chubby eleven-year-old whose mother forces her to wear a "please don't feed me"...