Beth Turley

“An imaginative debut.” —Booklist “Hannah’s growth is organic and well earned.” —Publishers Weekly In the tradition of Crenshaw and The Thing About Jellyfish, ten-year-old Hannah copes with the bullies at school and troubles at home through the power of stories in this sweet and sincere debut. Tenacious. That means strong-willed. My mother calls me that. I wish I felt the same way. If this were a story, I would discover I was a direct descendent of a famous soldier who won countless battles and protected hundreds of people. This resilience running through my veins wouldn’t be damaged by the notes; it would fight off bullies and prevent my parents from yelling at each other. But this is not a story. This is real life. My life as ten-year-old Hannah Geller, who is the only girl in fifth grade to have little red bumps on her face, is unable to let the sad thoughts escape her mind, and leaves heads-up pennies wherever she can to spread good luck. And who also finds magic in the most unlikely of places.

If This Were a Story

The Flyers

“A sensitive story of family, friendship, and personal growth.” —Kirkus Reviews From the author of If This Were a Story comes a heartfelt, coming-of-age novel about sisterhood, friendship, and the stories behind our journeys that connect us to one another. Cassi has always been proud to be Puerto Rican, but when others comment on her appearance, telling her she doesn’t look like the rest of her family, Cassi begins to question everything. At school, Cassi finds a distraction in the Math Olympics, where she is able to do what she loves and soon befriends Aaron, the new boy who tells her stories about all the tree towns he’s lived in. Just when everything seems to be getting better, a painful video goes viral and Cassi wonders if Mapleton is just another stop on Aaron’s list. As the seasons change, Cassi must learn to solve the pieces of her life that are varied and emotional and at times, beautiful. And even when they don’t equate, reveal a rewarding answer.

The Last Tree Town

Four strangers meet in the big city and learn to embrace new experiences while keeping the best parts of home with them in this Bold Type­–driven middle grade—from the author of The Last Tree Town and If This Were a Story. With the arrival of a glossy, cream-colored envelope in the mail, Elena Martinez’s dreams come true: she’s been chosen for the Spread Your Wings Magazine’s Young Flyers program—a week-long summer internship where she’ll get to learn the ins and outs of working for the most popular teen magazine. She heads to New York City, anxious to get away from her best friend, Summer, who is suddenly spending so much time with another girl from school and being so secretive about it. Once there Elena meets her fellow Young Flyers: Harlow, who can get to the bottom of any story, Whitney, who has spot-on fashion sense, and Cailin, a social media star with thousands of followers and an eye for photography. As the four new friends explore the city that never sleeps, each girl brings a piece of home, and a few secrets, with them and learns that no one’s life is as glossy as it may appear. But with courage, teamwork, and lots of passion, there’s no stopping a Flyer.

Cassi a fost mereu mândră de originea ei portoricană, dar când alţii fac comentarii pe seama înfăţișării sale și îi spun că nu seamănă cu restul familiei, ea începe să pună sub semnul întrebării aproape orice. La școală, Cassi își găsește refugiu în olimpiada de matematică, de care e pasionată, și în prietenia ce se leagă între ea și Aaron, un coleg nou-venit care spune povești despre toate orașele cu nume de copac unde a locuit. Pe Cassi o liniștesc poveștile lui Aaron, făcând-o să uite că sora ei, Daniella, s-a schimbat atât de mult de când merge la liceu. Tocmai când lucrurile par să se îndrepte, o filmare video cu sora ei devine virală iar Cassi începe să se întrebe dacă Mapleton nu reprezintă doar încă un popas pe lista lui Aaron. „O poveste emoţionantă despre familie, prietenie și maturizare.“ – KIRKUS REVIEW

Orasul cu nume de copac

Hannah, o fetiță în vârstă de zece ani, ține piept hărțuirii de la școală și problemelor de acasă prin puterea poveștilor, în această emoționantă și sinceră carte de debut. Tenace. Asta înseamnă „cu voinţă puternică“. Mama îmi spune așa. Mi-aș dori să-i împărtășesc sentimentul. Dacă aceasta ar fi o poveste, aș afla că sunt descendentul direct al unui vestit soldat care a câștigat nenumărate bătălii, apărând sute de oameni. Puterea de a depăși obstacole, care mi-ar curge prin vene, n-ar fi afectată de niște bilete; ar învinge hărțuirile și ar preîntâmpina țipetele părinților mei. Numai că aceasta nu este o poveste. E viața reală. Viața lui Hannah Geller, o fată de zece ani, singura din clasa a cincea care are coșuri roșii mărunte pe față, și gânduri triste ce nu-i dau pace, și care lasă monede cu fața în sus peste tot pe unde apucă, pentru a le aduce altora noroc. Și care, de asemenea, descoperă magia în cele mai puțin obișnuite locuri.

Beth Turley

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