Tricks

Pretty Face

And Then Things Fall Apart

Amina's Song: Amina's Voice

The F- It List

The Year of the Three Sisters

You Look Different in Real Life

Analee, In Real Life

Relatable, heartbreaking, and real, this is a story of resilience--the perfect novel for readers of powerful contemporary fiction like Girl in Pieces and Every Last Word.

Before, I was a million things. Now I'm only one. The Burned Girl.

Ava Lee has lost everything there is to lose: Her parents. Her best friend. Her home. Even her face. She doesn't need a mirror to know what she looks like--she can see her reflection in the eyes of everyone around her.

A year after the fire that destroyed her world, her aunt and uncle have decided she should go back to high school. Be "normal" again. Whatever that is. Ava knows better. There is no normal for someone like her. And forget making friends--no one wants to be seen with the Burned Girl, now or ever.

But when Ava meets a fellow survivor named Piper, she begins to feel like maybe she doesn't have to face the nightmare alone. Sarcastic and blunt, Piper isn't afraid to push Ava out of her comfort zone. Piper introduces Ava to Asad, a boy who loves theater just as much as she does, and slowly, Ava tries to create a life again. Yet Piper is fighting her own battle, and soon Ava must decide if she's going to fade back into her scars . . . or let the people by her side help her fly.

"A heartfelt and unflinching look at the reality of being a burn survivor and at the scars we all carry. This book is for everyone, burned or not, who has ever searched for a light in the darkness." --Stephanie Nielson, New York Times bestselling author of Heaven Is Here and a burn survivor

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Tricks

Ellen Hopkins, 2009

Pretty Face

Mary Hogan, 2008

And Then Things Fall Apart

Arlaina Tibensky, 2011

Amina's Song: Amina's Voice

Hena Khan, 2021

The F- It List

Julie Halpern, 2013

The Year of the Three Sisters

Patrice Barton, Andrea Cheng, 2015

You Look Different in Real Life

Jennifer Castle, 2013

Analee, In Real Life

Janelle Milanes, 2018