Love Like Sky
By Leslie C. Youngblood
MFIC YOUNGBLOOD
Well, That Was Awkward
By Rachel Vail
MFIC VAIL
Gracie has never felt like this before. One day, she suddenly can’t breathe, can’t walk, can’t anything—and the reason is standing right there in front of her, all tall and weirdly good-looking: A.J. But it turns out A.J. likes not Gracie but Gracie’s beautiful best friend, Sienna. Obviously Gracie is happy for Sienna. Super happy! She helps Sienna compose the best texts, responding to A.J.’s surprisingly funny and appealing texts, just as if she were Sienna. Because Gracie is fine. Always! She’s had lots of practice being the sidekick, second-best. It’s all good. Well, almost all. She’s trying. (from Amazon.com)
The author, Rachel Vail, has an interesting take on writing that you can read more about at Scholastic.com. If Well, That Was Awkward interests you, you should also check out the author’s newest book, Bad Best Friend. |
Flipped
By Wendelin Van Draanen
MFIC VANDRAANEN
The first time she saw him, she flipped. The first time he saw her, he ran. That was the second grade, but not much has changed by the seventh. Juli says: “My Bryce. Still walking around with my first kiss.” He says: “It’s been six years of strategic avoidance and social discomfort.” But in the eighth grade everything gets turned upside down: just as Bryce is thinking that there’s maybe more to Juli than meets the eye, she’s thinking that he’s not quite all he seemed. This is a classic romantic comedy of errors told in alternating chapters by two fresh, funny voices. (from Amazon.com)
The book Flipped has been made into a movie. You can watch the trailer here.
The author has written many more books, which you can learn more about on her website.
The book Flipped has been made into a movie. You can watch the trailer here.
The author has written many more books, which you can learn more about on her website.
White Bird
By R. J. Palacio
MGRAPHIC PALACIO
The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
by Ashley Herring Blake
MFIC BLAKE
After Sunny St. James goes through one of the scariest surgeries there can be—heart surgery—she decides that a new heart means a new life. There are three things on her new life plan: 1) do awesome amazing things she could never do before; 2) find a new best friend; and 3) kiss a boy for the first time. At first the plan is moving along mostly smoothly, but when she meets a new girl named Quinn, she starts developing feelings for Quinn that make her question whether she really wants to kiss a boy.
You can watch an interview with the author about The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James on KidLit TV. If this book interests you, you should also check out another title by Ashley Herring Blake, Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World. |