Flooded (Scholastic Gold): Requiem for Johnstown

Love, Stargirl

Halfway to Harmony

Marcelo in the Real World

The Beasts of Clawstone Castle

Here in the Real World

Ruby Holler

The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish

A remarkable literary debut by a stunning new voice in children's fiction.

Two years after being airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam, Matt Pin is by bombs that fell like dead crows, by the family -- and the terrible secret -- he left behind. Now, inside a caring adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events force him to choose between silence and candor, blame and forgiveness, fear and freedom.

By turns harrowing, dreamlike, sad, and triumphant, this searing debut novel, written in lucid verse, reveals an unforgettable perspective on the lasting impact of war and the healing power of love.

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Flooded (Scholastic Gold): Requiem for Johnstown

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Love, Stargirl

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Halfway to Harmony

Barbara O'connor, 2021

Marcelo in the Real World

Francisco X. Stork, 2008

The Beasts of Clawstone Castle

Eva Ibbotson, Kevin Hawkes, 2005

Here in the Real World

Sara Pennypacker, 2020

Ruby Holler

Sharon Creech, 2002

The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish

Karina Yan Glaser, 2021