Cyclone

Planet Tad

Would You

Home for Shimmer

The Secret Box

Moonpenny Island

Kindred Souls

Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child

Set in Depression-era Virginia, this is the story of orphaned Amelia and her struggle to keep her siblings together.

With her mama recently dead and her pa sight unseen since birth, fourteen-year-old Amelia is suddenly in charge of her younger brother and sister, and of the family gas station. Harley Blevins, local king and emperor of Standard Oil, is in hot pursuit to clinch his fuel monopoly. To keep him at bay and her family out of foster care, Melia must come up with a father, and fast. And so when a hobo rolls out of a passing truck, Melia grabs opportunity by its beard. Can she hold off the hounds till she comes of age?

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Cyclone

Doreen Cronin, 2017

Planet Tad

Tim Carvell, 2012

Would You

Marthe Jocelyn, 2008

Home for Shimmer

Cathy Hopkins, 2015

The Secret Box

Whitaker Ringwald, 2014

Moonpenny Island

Gilbert Ford, Tricia Springstubb, 2015

Kindred Souls

Patricia Maclachlan, 2012

Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child

Maria T. Lennon, 2013