Winner of the 2010 John Newbery Medal Four mysterious letters change Miranda's world forever. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe...
Preteens
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Author:Stead, RebeccaSummary: -
Author:Ouriou, Susan, Wilhelmy, AudréeSummary:Reminiscent of Gaétan Soucy's The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches and William Golding's Lord of the Flies, Audrée Wilhemy's The Body of Beasts is a startling, gorgeously written novel that tells the story of the...
- Author:Levy, JoanneSummary:
Evie Walman is not obsessed with death. She does think about it a lot, though, but only because her family runs a Jewish funeral home. At twelve, Evie already knows she's going to be a funeral director when she grows up. So what if the...
- Author:Banning, GailSummary:
Rosie and her familys financial problems find them living in the most unexpected of places a treehouse, on the estate of Great-Great-Aunt Lydia. Not that Rosie minds, at first. The treehouse is awesome bigger than some apartments, with...
- Author:Krueger, William KentSummary:
The author of the instant New York Times bestseller This Tender Land returns with a powerful prequel to his acclaimed Cork O'Connor series-a book about fathers and sons, long-simmering conflicts in a small Minnesota town, and the...
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Author:Sealey, Lindsay, Lapointe, VanessaSummary:To grow up strong and confident, girls need connection with kind, competent adults, yet all too often they push that support away. For every parent, teacher, or mentor who has ever wondered, "How do I get through to her?"
Girls... - Author:Morin, AmySummary:
Being a tween can be hard, especially in today's world. Psychotherapist Morin tackles mental strength in a relatable way, offering scenarios and showing tweens ways they can develop healthy habits, build mental strength, and take...
