Flooded (Scholastic Gold): Requiem for Johnstown

Rumble

Far from the Tree

Saint Anything

Love, Stargirl

Halfway to Harmony

How It Feels to Float

Love Is the Higher Law

A remarkable literary debut by a stunning new voice in children's fiction.

Two years after being airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam, Matt Pin is by bombs that fell like dead crows, by the family -- and the terrible secret -- he left behind. Now, inside a caring adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events force him to choose between silence and candor, blame and forgiveness, fear and freedom.

By turns harrowing, dreamlike, sad, and triumphant, this searing debut novel, written in lucid verse, reveals an unforgettable perspective on the lasting impact of war and the healing power of love.

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Flooded (Scholastic Gold): Requiem for Johnstown

Ann E. Burg, 2020

Rumble

Ellen Hopkins, 2014

Far from the Tree

Sophie Lamotte d'Argy, Robin Benway, 2017

Saint Anything

Sarah Dessen, 2015

Love, Stargirl

Jerry Spinelli, 2007

Halfway to Harmony

Barbara O'connor, 2021

How It Feels to Float

Helena Fox, 2019

Love Is the Higher Law

David Levithan, 2009