Also Known As

Sleuth or Dare

All the Broken Pieces

Marcelo in the Real World

Love, Stargirl

Here in the Real World

The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish

If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period

Being the middle child has its ups and downs.

But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different ride altogether. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family, including—

Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. Having grown up the snarky brunette in a house full of chipper redheads, she’s quick to search for traces of herself among these not-quite-strangers. And when her adopted family’s long-buried problems begin to explode to the surface, Maya can’t help but wonder where exactly it is that she belongs.

And Joaquin, their stoic older bio brother, who has no interest in bonding over their shared biological mother. After seventeen years in the foster care system, he’s learned that there are no heroes, and secrets and fears are best kept close to the vest, where they can’t hurt anyone but him.

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Robin Benway, 2013

Sleuth or Dare

Robin Benway, 2014

All the Broken Pieces

Ann E. Burg, 2009

Marcelo in the Real World

Francisco X. Stork, 2008

Love, Stargirl

Jerry Spinelli, 2007

Here in the Real World

Sara Pennypacker, 2020

The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish

Karina Yan Glaser, 2021

If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period

Gennifer Choldenko, 2007