Beginners Welcome

The Hot List

Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me

Would You

Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child

My One Hundred Adventures

Kindred Souls

Something to Say

Natasha Friend is a Judy Blume for today -- clearly evident in this remarkable new novel about a girl whose father is an alcoholic and how she and her family learn to deal with his condition.

It's hard to be a 13-year-old girl. But it's even harder when your father's a drunk. It adds an extra layer to everything -- your family's reactions to things, the people you're willing to bring home, the way you see yourself and the world. For Samantha, it's something that's been going on for so long that she's almost used to it. Only, you never get used to it. Especially when it starts to get worse...

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Beginners Welcome

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The Hot List

Hillary Homzie, 2011

Lucy Rose: Here's the Thing About Me

Katy Kelly, 2004

Would You

Marthe Jocelyn, 2008

Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child

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My One Hundred Adventures

Polly Horvath, 2008

Kindred Souls

Patricia Maclachlan, 2012

Something to Say

Lisa Moore Ramée, 2020