By the Book

Silence

Vanished Books Three & Four: Safe House; Sanctuary

Sammy Keyes and the Wedding Crasher

The Ex Games (Romantic Comedies, The)

Play of a Pair of Jesus Boots

A CAGEFUL OF BUTTERFLIES

Frozen Stiff (The Secret World of Alex Mack, No. 12)

The moment Spencer meets Hope the summer before seventh grade, it's . . . something at first sight. He knows she's special, possibly even magical. The pair become fast friends, climbing trees and planning world travels. After years of being outshone by his older brother and teased because of his Tourette syndrome, Spencer finally feels like he belongs. But as Hope and Spencer get older and life gets messier, the clear label of "friend" gets messier, too. Through sibling feuds and family tragedies, new relationships and broken hearts, the two grow together and apart, and Spencer, an aspiring scientist, tries to map it all out using his trusty system of taxonomy. He wants to identify and classify their relationship, but in the end, he finds that life doesn't always fit into easy-to-manage boxes, and it's this messy complexity that makes life so rich and beautiful.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

By the Book

Amanda Sellet, 2020

Silence

Deborah Lytton, 2015

Vanished Books Three & Four: Safe House; Sanctuary

Meg Cabot, 2011

Sammy Keyes and the Wedding Crasher

Wendelin Van Draanen, 2010

The Ex Games (Romantic Comedies, The)

Jennifer Echols, 2009

Play of a Pair of Jesus Boots

Sylvia Sherry, Alan England Brooke, 1969

A CAGEFUL OF BUTTERFLIES

Lesley Beake, 1989

Frozen Stiff (The Secret World of Alex Mack, No. 12)

Diana G. Gallagher, 1997