WINNER OF THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE UKLA BOOK AWARD 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2024MEET MC GROWLS, WANNABE RAPPER AND STAR OF THE SHOW IN THIS HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING TEEN DEBUT.
After dedicated soccer player Will is sidelined from the seasonand his friend groupdue to complications from his newly diagnosed Crohns disease, he finds himself figuring out who he really is on the inside in this heartfelt and thoughtful middle grade novel that's perfect for readers who love books by Maulik Pancholy and Christine Day.
*2023 Rainbow List Book*Jules Machias, author of Indie Next List Pick Both Can Be True, delivers another inspiring story about how an unexpected friendship transforms the lives of two middle schoolers.
At a time when we are all asking questions about identity, grief, and how to stand up for what is right, this book by the author of A Thousand Questions will hit home with young readers who love Hena Khan and Varian Johnsonor anyone struggling to understand recent U.
Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this Latinx road trip adventurea big-hearted, voice-driven YA about two sisters who couldnt be more different, but become begrudging partners on their schools cross-country college tripfrom debut author Angela Velez.
Dumplin meets Geekerella in debut author Jenna Millers queer, body-positive love story that explores online and offline relationships in all of their messiness.
From debut author Tamika Burgess comes the captivating and empowering story of Sicily Jordana Black Panamanian fashionista who rocks her braids with pridewho learns to use her voice and take pride in who she is while confronting prejudice in the most unexpected of places.
The Last Kids on EarthmeetsMargaret Peterson Haddixin this middle grade adventure about fourteen-year-oldIzzy, an autistic girlsurviving the end of the worldwho must team up with her loveable dog to uncover the hidden truth behind her family and the rest of humanitys disappearance.
Sharp and subversive, this delightfully messy YA rom-com offers a sly wink to the classic Little Women,as teenage Jo Porter rebels against living in the shadow of her literary namesake.
