Wishing Day

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

Stanley Will Probably Be Fine

The World of Norm

The Land of Forgotten Girls

Frazzled: Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes

The Willoughbys Return

A Narrow Escape (Lobster Chronicles)

Charlie wishes his life could be as predictable and simple as chicken nuggets.

And it usually is. He has his clean room, his carefully organized bird books and art supplies, his favorite foods, and comfortable routines.

But life has been unraveling since his war journalist father was injured in Afghanistan. And when Dad gets sent across country for medical treatment, Charlie must reluctantly travel to meet him. With his boy-crazy sister, unruly twin brothers, and a mysterious new family friend at the wheel, the journey looks anything but smooth.

So Charlie decides to try and spot all the birds that he and his dad had been hoping to see together in the wild. If he can complete the Someday Birds list for Dad, then maybe, just maybe, things will turn out okay...

Equal parts madcap road trip, coming-of-age story for an unusual boy, and portrait of a family overcoming a crisis.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Wishing Day

Lauren Myracle, Julie McLaughlin, 2016

The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

Sally J. Pla, 2023

Stanley Will Probably Be Fine

Sally J. Pla, 2018

The World of Norm

K.M. Soehnlein, 2000

The Land of Forgotten Girls

Erin Entrada Kelly, 2016

Frazzled: Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes

Booki Vivat, 2017

The Willoughbys Return

Lois Lowry, 2020

A Narrow Escape (Lobster Chronicles)

Jessica Scott Kerrin, 2013