Caela Carter

After sacrificing their childhoods, Grace, Leigh, Camille, Wilhelmina, and Monica are competing in the two days of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, after which their lives will change forever.

Tumbling

3 starred reviews • A Kirkus Best Book of 2017 • A New York Public Library Top Ten Books for Kids pick • An ALA Notable Book • 2018 NCTE Charlotte Huck Honor Book From rising star Caela Carter, author of My Life with the Liars and How to Be a Girl in the World, comes a captivating and heartfelt story about siblings who learn that love can never be divided, only multiplied. Flora and her brother, Julian, don’t believe they were born. They’ve lived in so many foster homes, they can’t remember where they came from. And even now that they’ve been adopted, Flora still struggles to believe that they’ve found their forever home. Though Flora is trying her best to trust two new people, when she finds out that there will be a new baby, she’s worried that there won’t be enough love for everyone. So along with their new mother, Flora and Julian begin a journey to go back and discover their past—for only then can they really begin to build their future. Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead’s When You Reach Me, Kathryn Erskine’s Mockingbird, and Ali Benjamin’s The Thing About Jellyfish, this powerful novel about love and family will inspire and delight readers of all ages.

Forever, or a Long, Long Time

Perfect for fans of Kathryn Erskine’s Mockingbird and Holly Goldberg Sloan’s Counting by 7s, this is a stunningly unique and poignant story of one girl’s strength and courage as she decides who she is and what she will believe in. Behind the white-washed walls of the compound, life was simple. Follow the rules, "live in the light," and all would be well. Zylynn was excited to turn thirteen and begin the work of bringing others into the light, to save them from the liars and the darkness of the outside world. But when she is taken away by a man who claims to be her father, Zylynn is confused, and desperate to return to her home. Zylynn resists her new life—until she finds small comforts, like shampoo, the color pink, and strawberries. But as her thirteenth birthday approaches, Zylynn must make a difficult decision—to stay here with the enemy, or find her way back to the light. And neither may be what they seem.

My Life with the Liars

Playing the "bad girl" at school to get back at her feuding parents, 16-year-old Evelyn becomes pregnant and faces a difficult decision. A debut novel.

Me, Him, Them, and It

Twelve-year-old Lydia, feeling threatened by the attention her changing body is getting from boys and men, finds a way to take control of her own skin.

How to Be a Girl in the World

Colette's life is near-perfect, if boring, so when her ex-best friend, Sadie, asks her to come on vacation to the Greek Islands for a family wedding, Colette agrees but is surprised to learn Sadie's true reason for the invitation.

My Best Friend, Maybe

"A chronically frustrated eleven-year-old girl named Gwendolyn Rogers comes to realize she has an undiagnosed mental health issue and tries every way possible to get control of her emotions"--

Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers

A heartwarming and poignant story that explores the bonds of family and the importance of knowing your own history, from the critically acclaimed author of My Life with the Liars and the ALA Notable Book Forever, or a Long, Long Time Alma has everything she needs, except answers to her questions. Her mother won’t tell her why her beloved stepfather, Adam, is suddenly gone this summer. Or about life in Portugal, where her parents met. Not even about her father, who Alma cannot find, no matter how many graveyards she searches with her best friend, Julia. Then Alma’s mother shocks her by moving them both to Lisbon so Alma can fall in love with the vibrant city where her father grew up. There she discovers she has more family than she could have imagined. She hopes Portugal holds the answers she’s been desperately searching for, but it turns out finding the truth may be more complicated than she, or her mother, bargained for.

One Speck of Truth

World Divided by Piper

«Vorrei tanto poter entrare nel tuo cuore con un aspirapolvere e rassettare tutto per bene. Vorrei poter entrare nel tuo cuore in modo che tu possa sapere che ci sarò sempre, sempre.» Sballottati per anni da una famiglia all'altra, Flora e Julian non possono contare su molte certezze. Sanno di essere fratelli e che nulla, o quasi, li può separare, ma soprattutto sono sicuri di non essere mai nati: Siamo creature dell'oceano... siamo figli del caos... si ripetono, formulando strampalate teorie sulle proprie radici. Solo una cosa potrebbe convincerli del contrario: l'amore di Persona, la donna che finalmente li adotta e che non li abbandonerà mai, anche se a Flora le parole restano spesso sospese tra le labbra e Julian non può fare a meno di nascondere il cibo nell'armadio. Insieme a Persona il viaggio di Flora e Julian alla ricerca delle proprie origini può cominciare. A ogni tappa una nuova scoperta li attende: la sicurezza che l'affetto di una mamma dura Persempre, che solo partendo dal passato si può costruire il futuro e, soprattutto, che famiglia è qualsiasi nucleo di persone che insieme vive, cresce, ama.

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