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Tag: friendships

The First Thing About You by Chaz Hayden

The First Thing About You by Chaz Hayden

A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself in a hilarious and poignant debut from an exciting new voice.

disability, family, friendships, new start, reliance, spinal muscular atrophy
Circa by Devi S. Laskar

Circa by Devi S. Laskar

Heera Sanyal, the protagonist of Devi S. Laskar’s new novel “Circa,” struggles to be something other than a dutiful Bengali daughter, even as she manages the grief of losing her best friend to a drunk driver.

Bengali, friendships, grief, rebellious
Pretty Rude for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott

Pretty Rude for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott

Gr. 7-11 (Sequel to Pretty Funny for a Girl) Fifteen-year-old comedy novice Haylah Swinton loves her big self, has faith … More

friendships, plus-sized, self-esteem, stand-up comic
How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao

How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao

Gr. 9-12 Sinclair Prep on New York City’s Upper West Side is home to the brainiest students from the area’s … More

Asian American, friendships, murder mystery, private school
The Night When No One Had Sex by Kalena Miller

The Night When No One Had Sex by Kalena Miller

Gr. 8-12 The post-prom plan is to overnight at Zoe’s uncle’s secluded cabin to facilitate Julia’s sex pact. But as … More

comedy-of-errors, friendships, high school seniors, post-prom
My Eyes Are Up Here

My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann

Gr. 7-12  Until ninth grade, Greer Walsh’s body was acceptable. Then her bustline grew. And grew. Now a sophomore, she’s … More

appearance, friendships, maturity, self-esteem, volleyball
The Undoing of Thistle Tate by Katelyn Detweiler

The Undoing of Thistle Tate by Katelyn Detweiler

Gr. 9-12  Thistle Tate is seventeen and a big-name YA author with the final installment of her Lemonade Skies trilogy … More

friendships, secrets, writing
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