Call Me Drog

Love, Hate & Other Filters

Second Helpings

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Blood Water Paint

Patron Saints of Nothing

We Are Not Broken

Goth Girl Rising

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

Love, Hate & Other Filters

Samira Ahmed, 2018

Second Helpings

Megan Mccafferty, 2003

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney, 2007

Blood Water Paint

Joy Mccullough, 2018

Patron Saints of Nothing

Randy Ribay, 2019

We Are Not Broken

George M. Johnson, 2021

Goth Girl Rising

Barry Lyga, 2009