Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming of Age
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Keeping It Real
$7.99 Read more“Fun and juicy.”–New York Times
“A solid story of summer growth and exploration.”–Kirkus Reviews
Marigold Johnson is looking forward to a future full of family, friends, and fashion–but what will she
- Author: Chase, Paula
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0062965700
- Language: English
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Jessica Darling’s It List: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Popularity, Prettiness & Perfection
$14.99 Add to cartNow a digital feature film!
1. My best friend had turned pretty.
I hadn’t even gotten to homeroom yet and I’d already discovered five hard truths about junior high:
2. She didn’t know it yet.
3. It w- Series: Jessica Darling’s It List #1
- Author: McCafferty, Megan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 12 2014
- ISBN10: 0316244988
- Language: English
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Nowhere Better Than Here
$10.99 Add to cartIn a town slowly being destroyed by rising tides, one girl must fight to find a way to keep her community’s spirit from drowning.
For thirteen-year-old Jillian Robichaux, three things are sacred: bayo- Author: Guillory, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1250895235
- Language: English
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Lily’s Promise
$7.99 Read moreFrom National Book Award-winning author Kathryn Erskine comes a heartfelt, poignant novel that tackles grief, change, and the struggle to let your voice be heard. Perfect for fans of Lynda Mullaly Hun
- Author: Erskine, Kathryn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 15, 2022
- ISBN10: 0063058162
- Language: English
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The Pocket Chaotic
$16.95 Read moreAward-winning illustrator Daniel Gray-Barnett, whose work has been featured by the likes of The Boston Globe and The New York Times, brings his usual expressive and fun style to this heartwarming tale
- Author: Hanaor, Ziggy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1908714808
- Language: English
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Zen and the Art of Faking It
$9.99 Add to cartFrom masterfully funny and poignant Jordan Sonnenblick, a story that will have everyone searching for their inner Zen.
Meet San Lee, a (sort of) innocent teenager, who moves against his will to a new t… [more below]
- Author: Sonnenblick, Jordan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 01 2010
- ISBN10: 043983709X
- Language: English
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Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
$12.99 Add to cartSometimes life’s greatest accomplishments take place off the field.
There’s nothing All Star pitcher Peter Friedman loves more than baseball. He breathes it, dreams it, and works his tail off to be gre… [more below]
- Author: Sonnenblick, Jordan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 25 2014
- ISBN10: 0545320704
- Language: English
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What Do Fish Have to Do with Anything?: And Other Stories
$8.99 Read moreIn this masterful collection, Newbery Award winner Avi charts the turning points in the lives of seven young protagonists.
In the overlapping years when childhood and adolescence blend and shift like- Author: Avi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 196
- Publish Date: April 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0763623199
- Language: English
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Ghost
$12.99 Read moreA National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite mid
- Author: Reynolds, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 185
- Publish Date: March 13 2019
- ISBN10: 1432863940
- Language: English
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Kiki’s Pacifier
$14.95 Read moreA sweet, delightful story about growing up and saying goodbye to your pacifier. For toddlers ages 24 months and up, with a focus on the child’s skills.
Mommy thinks Kiki is too big for her pacifier. Sh… [more below]
- Author: Van Den Berg, Esther
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1605377929
- Language: English
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The Sisters of Luna Island
$8.99 Add to cartLittle Women gets a Nevermoor twist in this “captivating…charming” (Kirkus Reviews) novel about a young girl tasked to break a centuries-old curse or risk losing her beloved sisters.
Twelve-year-old- Author: Hackney, Stacy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1534488707
- Language: English
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Waiting for Normal
$9.99 Add to cartSchool Library Journal Best Book * ALA Notable Children’s Book * New York Public Library’s “One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing” * Chicago Public Library Best of the Best * Cooperative Children
- Author: Connor, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0060890908
- Language: English
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Cameron of Today
$17.95 Add to cartA middle-grade tale of one boy’s defining summer away from home, Cameron of Today answers the question, “What would the world look like if we found a way to transform the lives of hopeless, dreamless … [more below]
- Author: Kemple, Jody
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1636981569
- Language: English
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Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays: Your Favorite Authors Take a Stab at the Dreaded Essay Assignment
$13.99 Add to cartBreakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays will inspire students to think differently about the much-feared assignment in elementary and middle schools around the country: essay writing.
Rebecca- Author: Wolfe, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 24 2014
- ISBN10: 1250044464
- Language: English
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That’s What Friends Do
$7.99 Add to cartA heartfelt and powerful debut novel for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and John David Anderson, That’s What Friends Do is a book for anyone learning how to have the hard conversations about feelings, bou
- Author: Barnhart, Cathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 13 2021
- ISBN10: 0062888943
- Language: English
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My Life as a Stuntboy
$9.99 Add to cartDerek Fallon gets the opportunity of a lifetime–to be a stunt boy in a major movie featuring a pretty teen starlet. After accepting the job he learns that he is the star’s stunt double and must wear
- Series: My Life #2
- Author: Tashjian, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 07 2015
- ISBN10: 1250010381
- Language: English
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Tbh #6: Tbh, You Know What I Mean
$9.99 Add to cartThree BFFs prove that girls can do anything they set their minds to in the sixth book in this hilarious series told entirely in text messages, emojis, and passed notes. Perfect for fans of Invisible E
- Series: Tbh #6
- Author: Greenwald, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0062996622
- Language: English
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The Moon Within (Scholastic Gold)
$17.99 Add to cartThe dazzling story of a girl navigating friendship, family, and growing up, an Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret? for the modern day, from debut author Aida Salazar.
****Four starred reviews!***** “A… [more below]
- Author: Salazar, Aida
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1338283375
- Language: English
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The Adrian Mole Diaries: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 / The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
$16.99 Add to cart“The trouble with trying to read passages from the Adrian Mole Diaries aloud is that you find yourself laughing so hard you can’t go on. It’s that kind of book.” —Kansas City Star
“As sad and devasta… [more below]
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Townsend, Sue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 09 2010
- ISBN10: 0062004697
- Language: English
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Sees Behind Trees
$8.99 Add to cartThis beautiful coming-of-age story captures one young Powhatan boy’s road to truly finding himself.
No matter how hard he tries, nearsighted Walnut just can’t earn his adult name the way other boys d- Author: Dorris, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 18 1999
- ISBN10: 0786813571
- Language: English
