

Nine mythical tales for young goddesses at heart
Block, F. L. (1996). Girl goddess #9: Nine stories. New York, NY: Harper Collins. This imaginative array of nine short stories provides a...


Middle school wisdom, Yoda style
Angleberger, T., & Rosenstock, J. L. (2010). The strange case of Origami Yoda. New York, NY: Amulet Books. Tommy needs advice, advice...


Friendship and survival in Nazi Germany
Zusak, M. (2006). The book thief. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. An unexpected narrator, Death, tells the story of 9-year old Liesel...


Basketball as a metaphor for growing up
Alexander, K. (2014). Crossover. NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Josh Bell is the book’s narrator and protagonist, and from the outset,...


A bittersweet comeback story
Crutcher, C. (1987). The crazy horse electric game. New York, NY: Greenwillow Books. Willie is a local hero in his small Montana town. A...


An honest look at an inner life
King, A. S. (2012). Ask the passengers: A novel. New York, NY: Little, Brown. Astrid feels out of pace in her dysfunctional family and in...


Fast-paced yet introspective novel
Myers, W. D., & Myers, C. (1999). Monster. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. Steve Harmon is in the fight of his life. Accused of...


An uncommon friendship between 2 uncommon characters
Gephart, D. (2016). Lily and Dunkin. New York, NY: Delacorte Press. Tim is 13 years old and on the verge of changing from a boy to a...


A LGBT love story rife with stereotypes
Garden, N. (1982). Annie on my mind. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. Annie on My Mind tells the story of two young women, who meet...


Moving sideways toward adulthood
Smith, A. (2014). 100 sideways miles. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Finn's story begins at the start of his senior year of high school....