This is a story about a girl named Libby Strout, who has dealt with bullying, anxiety, and insecurities her whole life. Following her mothers death,…
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Tag: grief
Some Kind of Happiness
Title: Some Kind of Happiness Author: Claire Legrand Summary: Finley can hardly believe that her parents are sending her to stay with her dad’s family…
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Title: Swagger Author: Carl Deuker Summary: Jonas is nervous about moving to Seattle. He was an all-star with a shot at a college scholarship at his…
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Title: Maybe a Fox Authors: Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee Summary: Sylvie and Jules Sherman are sisters who live with their father in the Vermont woods. Each…
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Title: The Marvels Author/Illustrator: Brian Selznick Summary: In 1766, Billy Marvel, survivor of a terrible shipwreck that claimed the life of an entire crew of…
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Title: Dumplin’ Author: Julie Murphy Summary: Willowdean Dickson is waiting for that moment when her life will really start. Living in a small Texas town…
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Title: srsly Hamlet Author: William Shakespeare and Courtney Carbone Summary: I am a hardcore bardolator – I love Shakespeare. I read his plays for fun.…
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Title: I Am Princess X Author: Cherie Priest Summary: You wouldn’t think two people as different as Libby and May would be friends. But the…
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Title: The Ghosts of Heaven Author: Marcus Sedgwick Summary: “My new hypothesis: If we’re built from Spirals while living in a giant Spiral, then is…
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Title: I’ll Give You the Sun Author: Jandy Nelson Summary: Vibrant, outgoing Jude and shy, artistic Noah are twins. They may not be identical, but they have…
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