Separated from her mother by child services, a girl with a sensory processing disorder struggles to start over at an elite private school, where the support of new friends, a helpful counselor, family members and her evolving relationship with music help her find her voice.

Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramírez reaches out to her estranged biological father--who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador--and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.

If being stuffed into last year's dress pants at his cousin Patrick's wake weren't uncomfortable enough, Jimmy is told by his mother that he has to give the eulogy at the funeral the next day. What could he possibly say? Patrick ruined everything they did, and Jimmy can't recall one birthday party, family gathering, or school event with him that didn't result in injury or destruction. Then he realizes that sometimes it's not the words spoken but what...

When Annabelle learns that her father shares something big -- and surprising -- in common with her new nonbinary friend, she begins to see herself, and her family, in a whole new light.

When Donovan left his copy of The Adventurers on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it, much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle.

Nan was all the family eleven-year-old Mo ever needed. But suddenly she’s gone, and Mo finds herself in foster care after her uncle decides she’s not worth sticking around for. Then Mo finds a handmade cookbook filled with someone else’s family recipes. Even though Nan never cooked, Mo can’t tear her eyes away. Not so much from the recipes, but the stories attached to them. Though, when she makes herself a pot of soup, it is every bit as comforting...

When twelve-year-old Zinnia Manning's older brother Gabriel is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it turns her family's world upside-down, especially since they are keeping the information private.

Coyote lost her mom and two sisters in a car crash 5 years ago. Since then, Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation. But when she learns that the park in her old neighborhood where she, her mom, and her sisters buried a treasured memory box is being demolished, she devises an elaborate plan to get her dad to drive 3,600 miles back to Washington state in four days without him realizing it.

Seventh-grader Zoey Albro focuses on caring for three younger siblings and avoiding rich classmates at school until her fascination with octopuses gets her on the debate team and she begins to speak out.

Caleb Franklin and his big brother, Bobby Gene, have the whole summer to explore the woods in Sutton, Indiana. Caleb longs to venture beyond their small town, but his dad likes the family to stay close to home. Then Caleb and Bobby meet their new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen, and he oozes cool. He promises the boys that together, they can pull off the Great Escalator Trade - a way to turn one small thing into more, and more until they achieve...