Call Me Drog

Second Helpings

The Last Straw

We Are Not Broken

Goth Girl Rising

Out of Heart

From Norvelt to Nowhere

After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away

Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents’ house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family.

But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga’s role.

Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out every possible way Julia has failed.

But it’s not long before Julia discovers that Olga might not have been as perfect as everyone thought. With the help of her best friend Lorena, and her first kiss, first love, first everything boyfriend Connor, Julia is determined to find out. Was Olga really what she seemed? Or was there more to her sister’s story? And either way, how can Julia even attempt to live up to a seemingly impossible ideal?

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Call Me Drog

Sue Cowing, 2011

Second Helpings

Megan Mccafferty, 2003

The Last Straw

Jeff Kinney, 2009

We Are Not Broken

George M. Johnson, 2021

Goth Girl Rising

Barry Lyga, 2009

Out of Heart

Sharon M. Draper, Irfan Master, 2021

From Norvelt to Nowhere

Jack Gantos, 2013

After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away

Joyce Carol Oates, 2006