Salvation

Rosie Swanson: Fourth-Grade Geek for President (Geek Chronicles)

The Queen of Dreams

A Thousand Questions

Stealing Popular (mix)

The Lost City

Treasure Hunt

The Quest for the Techno Artifact

Scott Ferdowsi has a track record of quitting. Writing the Great American Novel? Three chapters. His summer internship? One week. His best friends know exactly what they want to do with the rest of their lives, but Scott can hardly commit to a breakfast cereal, let alone a passion.

With college applications looming, Scott's parents pressure him to get serious and settle on a career path like engineering or medicine. Desperate for help, he sneaks off to Washington, DC, to seek guidance from a famous professor who specializes in grit, the psychology of success.

He never expects an adventure to unfold out of what was supposed to be a one-day visit. But that's what Scott gets when he meets Fiora Buchanan, a ballsy college student whose life ambition is to write crossword puzzles. When the bicycle she lends him gets Scott into a high-speed chase, he knows he's in for the ride of his life. Soon, Scott finds himself sneaking into bars, attempting to pick up girls at the National Zoo, and even giving the crossword thing a try--all while opening his eyes to fundamental truths about who he is and who he wants to be.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Salvation

Tamika Champion-Hampton, 2017

Rosie Swanson: Fourth-Grade Geek for President (Geek Chronicles)

Barbara Park, 1991

The Queen of Dreams

Peter F. Hamilton, 2014

A Thousand Questions

Saadia Faruqi, 2020

Stealing Popular (mix)

Trudi Trueit, 2012

The Lost City

Jane Ac West, Roger Hurn, 2011

Treasure Hunt

Iain Dryden, 2021

The Quest for the Techno Artifact

Oge Mora, Gary R. Gray Jr., 2023