Ashes to Asheville
Twelve-year-old Fella is swept away on a wild road trip by her older sister Zany to fulfill their late mother’s dying wish. You can also check out this title as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.
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Twelve-year-old Fella is swept away on a wild road trip by her older sister Zany to fulfill their late mother’s dying wish. You can also check out this title as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.
Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi. You can also check out this title as eBook on Overdrive/Libby or as eBook Spanish edition on Overdrive/Libby.
This summer brings big changes for Melly: her parents split up, her best friend ditches her, and Melly finds herself falling for a girl at camp named Adeline. To top it off, Melly’s not sure she has what it takes to be a real rock n’ roll drummer. Will she be able to make music from all the noise in her heart? You can also check out this title as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.
Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, which is considered bad luck, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl–and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline’s missing mother. You can also check out this title as eAudio on Hoopla.
Twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen’s house is destroyed in a tornado, and in the aftermath of the storm, she begins to develop feelings for another girl at school. You can also check out this title as eAudio on Overdrive/Libby or as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.
Lily Jo McGrother, born Timothy McGrother, is a girl–but being a girl is not so easy when you look like a boy. Norbert Dorfman, nicknamed Dunkin Dorfman, is bipolar and has just moved from the town he’s called home for the past thirteen years. One summer morning, Lily Jo McGrother meets Dunkin Dorfman, and their lives forever change. You can also check out this title as eAudio on Overdrive/Libby or as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.
Mathletes is where Martin McLean feels comfortable. It’s where he has the answers and is sure of himself. That is, until his tío introduces Martin to drag – now, as Lottie León, Martin is braver than ever. Until it comes to anyone but his family knowing about his new hobby. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.
When E.T.: The Musical closes, Nate reluctantly returns home to begin high school and, with his best friend, Libby, makes a project of turning Dickens’ Great Expectations into a musical. You can also check out this title as eAudio on Overdrive/Libby or as eAudio on Hoopla.
From the moment Allie meets Sam, she feels like she has found a friend. But as their friendship grows, it begins to evolve into a deeper emotion and they must navigate their feelings for one another in 1977 North Carolina. You can also check out this title as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.
Unhappy about being sent to the same summer camp after their fathers start dating, Bett and Avery, two girls, age twelve, eventually begin scheming to get the couple back together after a break-up. Told entirely through letters, emails, and text messages. You can also check out this title as eAudio on Overdrive/Libby or as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.
Welcome to Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types. You can also check out this title as eBook on Overdrive/Libby.