Pig-Heart Boy

King and the Dragonflies

Red Butterfly

Ruby on the Outside

The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

The Trouble with May Amelia

Bad Apple

Indian No More

Gem has never known what it is to have security. She’s never known an adult she can truly rely on. But the one constant in her life has been Dixie. Gem grew up taking care of her sister when no one else could: not their mother, whose issues make it hard for her to keep food on the table, and definitely not their father, whose intermittent presence is the only thing worse than his frequent absence. Even as Gem and Dixie have grown apart, they’ve always had each other.

When their dad returns home for the first time in years and tries to insert himself back into their lives, Gem finds herself with an unexpected opportunity: three days with Dixie—on their own in Seattle and beyond. But this short trip soon becomes something more, as Gem discovers that that to save herself, she may have to sever the one bond she’s tried so hard to keep.

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Pig-Heart Boy

Malorie Blackman, 1997

King and the Dragonflies

Kacen Callender, 2020

Red Butterfly

A.L. Sonnichsen, 2015

Ruby on the Outside

Nora Raleigh Baskin, 2015

The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond

Brenda Woods, 2014

The Trouble with May Amelia

Jennifer L. Holm, Adam Gustavson, 2011

Bad Apple

T. R. Burns, 2012

Indian No More

Charlene Willing Mcmanis, Traci Sorell, 2019