Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life.
New Kid
Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms in an alligator wrestling match, or a wildfire in Tanzania, but the truth is that she was born without them
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Harper doesn’t trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family’s new house is haunted.
Spirit Hunters
LL: And light to shine.
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
FL: A white SUV pulled into the parking lot, and I eyed it speculatively.
Float
LL: Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories.
Wishtree
Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write.
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
It’s been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy’s grandmother in Australia.
Bob
Matt feels most comfortable working and playing with his rowdy team of dogs.
Sled Dog School
Last Line: Without even saying a word.
Posted
In middle school, words aren't just words.
Posted
Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Resistance
On the last night of summer, Emma tags along with her game warden father on a routine call.
Because of the Rabbit
FL: Our house on Pemberton Street with the red front door wildflower garden outback window seat just right for reading has a For Sale sign jammed in the front lawn.
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
FL: Two minutes. That's how long I had to get past this Nazi.
Resistance
FL: Fact: Mustaches are hilarious.
Mustaches for maddie
FL: I feel bad that I can't remember anything about Gran Nicholas's house.
Bob
Life is harsh in Chennai's teeming streets, so when runaway sisters Viji and Rukku arrive, their prospects look grim.
The Bridge Home
First Line: Matt didn't have much time.
Sled Dog School
LL: Time to go spirit hunting.
Spirit Hunters
LL: I felt lighter as I moved around my room shoving electronics into boxes, and I was pretty sure it had nothing to do with losing my iron shoes.
Float
A boy who's been a bully and hanging out with the wrong friends gets a new start after a memory loss.
Restart
Last line: I can almost feel you patting me again, see you beaming, hear you saying, Rukku loves Viji, right back.
The Bridge Home
First Line: Talking to you was always easy, Rukku. But writing's hard.
LL: Even Chase Ambrose turning out to be a nice guy.
Restart
First Line: I push my way throught the buzzing mob and freeze.
Posted
LL: I finally understood what my parents meant by "free."
Front Desk
LL: Maybe finding home is about following your story.
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
FL: When I was little, a kid pointed at me on the playground and shouted, " Her arm fell off!" then ran off screaming in terror to his mom.
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
FL: Tell you what. I already know who stuffed this t-shirt into my locker.
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house.
Front Desk
Last Line: I told him I'd pass him.
Sled Dog School
FL: "Harper! Come quick!"
Spirit Hunters
FL: My parents told me that America would be this amazing place where we could live in a house with a dog, do whatever we want, and eat hamburgers until we were red in the face.
Front Desk
Twelve-year-old Maddie has a quirky sense of humor and loves making her classmates laugh by slapping on fake mustaches every chance she gets.
Mustaches for Maddie
FL: This is how I feel every single day of my life, like I'm falling without a parachute.
New Kid
Emerson can float…he just can’t do it very well.
Float
First Line: "A rabbit?" I heard Dad say into the phone.
Because of the Rabbit
Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it.
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
LL: Knowing what you love is smart.
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Last Line: A perfect Emma binky.
Because of the Rabbit
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