Laurie Halse Anderson.
Jacqueline Woodson.
Rebecca Wells.
A few things to know about DylanrnrnHe is the only boy in his entire town.rnrnHis best friends are two pet chickens.rnrnCriminal instincts run in his family.rnrnAnd one more small thing about nine-…
In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Daun…
In Moundville, Alabama, in 1917, twelve-year-old Dit hopes the new postmaster will have a son his age, but instead he meets Emma, who is black, and their friendship challenges accepted ways of thin…
In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida.
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and somethi…
In the first story, while on a trip to attend a family reunion and to meet many of her father's relatives for the first time, Amelia records in her notebook her hopes, fears, and impressions. In th…