Juvenile & Young Adult / Social Situations / Friendship

Miss Matched

by Shawn K. Stout

Fiona Finkelstein tries her hand at making matches in this second book of the lively and lovable Not-So-Ordinary Girl trilogy.

Fiona has proved herself as a ballerina, but she’s got other talents as well. Such...

Don't Chicken Out

by Shawn K. Stout & Victoria Ying

In addition to ballet, Fiona Finkelstein is out to prove she has other talents. It’s a flat-out fact that the world needs more love, and Fiona is just the person to make some excellent romantic matches—or...

Black and White and Gray All Over

by Rachel Wise

Sam needs some serious advice when a new staff member competes for newspaper bylines—and for her crush’s attention.

Cherry Valley is abuzz when a new girl comes to town from the UK. Kate Bigley has dark hair,...

How to Be a Star

by M. Doty

High school is the time to shine.

Tired of playing sidekick to her superstar-athlete best friend, Kimi Chen has decided it's time to step into the spotlight and snag her own place at the coveted center table...

Wonkenstein

by Obert Skye

Twelve-year-old underachiever Rob has better things to do than read. His parents give him lots of books but most of them just end up in the messy pile of junk he keeps locked in his closet that once doubled...

Rogue

by Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Kiara has Asperger’s syndrome, and it’s hard for her to make friends. So whenever her world doesn’t make sense—which is often—she relies on Mr. Internet for answers. But there are some questions he...

Five Summers

by Una LaMarche

Bittersweet, funny, and achingly honest, Five Summers is a story of friendship, love, and growing up that is perfect for fans of Ann Brashare's The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants  and Judy Blume's Summer...

The Year of Luminous Love

by Lurlene Mcdaniel

   In the vein of Eat, Pray, Love, but for teens, this inspirational novel is set against the backdrop of Tennessee horse country as well as the historic cities of Italy and the Italian countryside. The story...

Alice-Miranda Takes the Stage

by Jacqueline Harvey

Alice-Miranda is thrilled to be back at Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy for Proper Young Ladies, where the girls are rehearsing a play with the neighboring boys' school. But it's not all glamour and stage...

Below

by Meg McKinlay

Secrets have a way of floating to the surface. . . . Mystery, compelling characters, and an abandoned town beneath a lake make for a must-read adventure. On the day Cassie was born, they drowned her town. The...

Elvis and the Underdogs

by Jenny Lee & Kelly Light

In the tradition of funny and heartwarming bestsellers like Wonder and the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, this is the story of a sickly boy whose life is turned upside down when he gets a therapy dog…who can...

Tell Me If the Lovers Are Losers

by Cynthia Voigt

Life had always been predictable for Ann…until she met her college roommates, Niki and Hildy. Niki is always in motion, brash, often vulgar, with a philosophy of “win at any cost.” And Hildy’s aura of...

Saving the Team

by Alex Morgan

From star soccer player and Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan comes the first book in an empowering, fun-filled middle grade series about believing in yourself and working as a team.

Twelve-year-old Devin loves...

Liz Learns a Lesson

by Callie Barkley & Marsha Riti

Liz is excited for a fun summer with The Critter Club, but will summer school ruin her plans?

It’s almost time for summer vacation, and Liz is looking forward to sleeping in, taking an art class, and spending...

Heidi Heckelbeck Goes to Camp!

by Wanda Coven & Priscilla Burris

When Heidi has trouble making friends at camp, she discovers that courage can be even more powerful than magic!

Heidi can’t wait to go to camp with her friend Lucy, but when they get there, Lucy’s camp friends...

The Life of Ty: Penguin Problems

by Lauren Myracle & Jed Henry

Winnie Perry’s sweet baby brother, Ty, is the quintessential dreamer, full of big ideas and wacky plans that only a seven-year-old boy could hatch. Whether it’s battling the family cat with a Dustbuster...

Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid

by Jim Benton

Franny’s mom says every mad scientist needs a lab assistant. So for Valentine’s Day Franny gets just that—a Lab assistant. Except Igor isn’t a pure Lab. He’s also part poodle, part Chihuahua, part...

Lunch Walks Among Us

by Jim Benton

Franny K. Stein is not your average girl—she’s a mad scientist. She prefers poison ivy to daisies, and when Franny jumps rope, she uses her pet snake. The kids in Franny’s class think she’s weird, wacky,...

My Life as a Cartoonist

by Janet Tashjian & Jake Tashjian

There’s a new kid in Derek Fallon’s class. His name is Umberto and he uses a wheelchair. Derek’s family is still fostering Frank the monkey, and Derek thinks it would be great to train Frank to assist...

Disappearing Desmond

by Anna Alter

Desmond likes to disappear, blend into the background, and hide in the cleverest of places. But when a new student named Gloria arrives at his school, Desmond finds himself noticed for the first time. Can Gloria...