Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jesse Andrews Up until this year, Greg has remained socially invisible. He only has one friend, Earl, and they spend their time making movies. Greg would be the first one to tell you his movies are terrible, but he and Earl don’t make them for other people. Until Rachel. She has leukemia, and Greg’s mom gets the idea that Greg should befriend her. When Rachel decides to stop treatment, Greg must abandon invisibility and make a stand. |
Anya's Ghost
Vera Brosgol Of all the things Anya expected to find at the bottom of an old well, a new friend was not one of them. Especially not one who’s been dead for a century. Falling down a well is bad, but Anya’s normal life might be worse. She’s embarrassed by her family and her body, and she’s given up on fitting in at school. A new friend is just what she needs. But her new BFF isn’t kidding about the “Forever” part... |
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Chris Crutcher Sarah Byrnes and Eric have been friends for years. When they were children, his fat and her terrible scars made them both outcasts. Later, swimming slimmed Eric, but she stayed his closest friend. Now Sarah Byrnes – the smartest, toughest person Eric has ever known – sits silent in a hospital. Eric must uncover the terrible secret she's hiding, before its dark currents pull them both under. |
Snow in August
Pete Hamill Eleven-year-old Michael lives with his widowed mother in 1940s Brooklyn. He finds a friend in Rabbi Judah Hirsch, a refugee from Prague, who trades stories from Jewish folklore for lessons in American culture, especially baseball, which they both adore. When prejudice rears its ugly head, Michael's real world and Hirsch's fantastical one fold together in an unexpected way. |
The Story of Owen, Dragon-Slayer of Trondheim
E.K. Johnston An an alternate-universe Canada, fire-breathing dragons are perennial pests who feed on carbon and attack humans and their settlements. When Owen’s dragon-slaying aunt is too injured to continue her vocation, she starts teaching him the family business. And when Owen starts ate his new high school and meets Siobhan, their friendship becomes part of an epic saga, as Siobhan turns into Owen’s bard and tells the tale of how he changes the future of dragon slaying forever. |
Feeling Sorry for Celia
Jaclyn Moriarty Life is pretty complicated for Liz. Her best friend keeps disappearing, her absent father reappears, and her communication with her mother consists of notes left on the fridge. And her English teacher wants to rekindle the Joy of the Envelope, so a stranger knows more about Liz than anyone else. But Liz is in for some big changes. She may lose her best friend, find a new friend, kiss the sexiest guy alive, and run a marathon. So much can happen in the time it takes to write a letter... |
This One Summer
Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she was a little girl. It's her summer getaway, her refuge. Her friend Windy is always there, too, completing her summer family. But this summer is different. Rose's parents won't stop fighting, and Rose and Windy have gotten tangled up in a tragedy-in-the-making in the small town. It's a summer of secrets and heartache, and it's a good thing Rose and Windy have each other. |
How to Say Goodbye in Robot
Natalie Standiford On her first day at her new school, Bea meets Jonah, aka Ghost Boy, a quiet loner who hasn't made a friend since 3rd grade. Something about him gets to Bea, and they form an unexpected friendship. It's not romance, but it's definitely love. Still, Bea can't dispel Jonah's gloom and doom - and as she finds out his family history, she understands why. Can Bea help Jonah? Or is he destined to vanish? |