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When life gives you O.J. by Perl, Erica S.

For years, 10-year-old Zelly Fried has tried to convince her parents to let her have a dog. After all, practically everyone in Vermont owns a dog, and it sure could go a long way helping Zelly fit in since moving there from Brooklyn. But when her eccentric grandfather Ace hatches a ridiculous plan involving a practice dog named OJ, Zellys not so sure how far shes willing to go to win a dog of her own. Is Aces plan so crazy it just might work . . ...

Gingersnap by Giff, Patricia Reilly.

When her brother Rob, a Navy cook, goes missing in action in 1944, Jayna, desperate for family, leaves upstate New York and their cranky landlady, accompanied by a turtle and a ghost, to seek their grandmother, who Rob believes may live in Brooklyn. Includes soup recipes.

City of orphans by Avi, 1937-

In 1893 New York, thirteen-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole from the brand new Waldorf Hotel, where she works. Includes historical notes.

Belles a novel by Calonita, Jen.

Isabelle Scotts life may not be easy, but she loves it. She is a star swimmer and lifeguard, has great friends, and has been spending the summer with Brayden, a cute surfer--though theyre just friends. But her grandmother, with whom shes lived since her mother died five years earlier, is declining quickly, and Izzies whole world is upended. Shes whisked away from the poor, rough neighborhood where she grew up to live with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in the exclusive Emerald Cove. Mirabelle Monroe leads a charmed life: her father is a former baseball star about to run for the United States Senate. Shes popular and beautiful and has a super cute jock boyfriend. But when her cousin, Izzie, comes to live with her family, her well-ordered world starts to unravel. It doesnt help that Miras best friend and queen bee, Savannah, hates Izzie from the start, maybe because Izzie seems to be so close to Savannahs boyfriend, Brayden. And Mira doesnt know whether to choose her friends and status at school or her family. As Izzie and Mira try to navigate their new lives, family secrets are dug up and the girls learn what friends and family truly mean.

Underworld by Cabot, Meg.

John Hayden, a death deity, takes seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera back to the Underworld against her will to keep her safe from the Furies, but her family is still at risk and she, herself, may never escape his captivity.

Because it is my blood by Zevin, Gabrielle.

In 2083, seventeen-year-old Anya Balanchine seeks a way to make Balanchine Chocolate legitimate, and although a trip to Mexico gives her new insights and ideas, escaping her mobster familys legacy of violence may prove impossible.

No promises in the wind by Hunt, Irene.

A fifteen-year-old boy struggles to survive and come to terms with inner conflicts in the desperate world of the Depression.

Diary of a wimpy kid. Cabin fever by Kinney, Jeff.

Middle-schooler Greg Heffley is the prime suspect when it is discovered that school property has been damaged, but when a surprise blizzard hits and school is closed, Greg is stuck indoors with his family, unable to prove his innocence.

The year of the dog by Lin, Grace.

Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.

One day and one amazing morning on Orange Street by Rocklin, Joanne.

The last remaining orange tree on a Southern California street brings together neighbors of all ages as they face their problems and anxieties, including the possibility that a mysterious stranger is a threat to their tree.

Eight keys by LaFleur, Suzanne M.

When twelve-year-old Elise, orphaned since age nine, becomes disheartened by middle school, with its bullies, changing relationships, and higher expectations, keys to long-locked rooms and messages from her late father help her cope.

In the break by Lpez, Jack, 1950-

Surfing is Juan Barrelas life but when his best friend Jamie faces a violent home situation, the tenth-grader steals his mothers car and drives with Jamies sister Amber to Mexico to help her brother hide until tragedy strikes the trio.

The Traitors Gate by Avi, 1937-

When his father is arrested as a debtor in 1849 London, fourteen-year-old John Huffman must take on unexpected responsibilities, from asking a distant relative for help to determining why people are spying on him and his family.

Finally by Mass, Wendy, 1967-

After her twelfth birthday, Rory checks off a list of things she is finally allowed to do, but unexpected consequences interfere with her involvement in the movie being shot at her school, while a weird prediction starts to make sense.

Flipped by Van Draanen, Wendelin.

In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.

Ivy & Bean bound to be bad by Barrows, Annie.

Best friends Ivy and Bean learn that being very good, or very bad, can be a real challenge when they set out to become like a man Ivy heard about who was so pure of heart that birds and animals followed him.

Drums, girls, & Dangerous Pie by Sonnenblick, Jordan.

Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life (well, almost): He plays drums in the All-Star Jazz Band, has a crush on the hottest girl in school (who doesnt know hes alive), frequently finds himself sitting across from his school counselor (who bribes him with candy), and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey (who is cuter than cute). Oh, Steven has parents, too (the kind that embarrass him)...

Delirium by Oliver, Lauren, 1982-

Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love and leads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday and her treatment, when she falls in love.

A mango-shaped space by Mass, Wendy, 1967-

Afraid that she is crazy, thirteen-year-old Mia, who sees a special color with every letter, number, and sound, keeps this a secret until she becomes overwhelmed by school, changing relationships, and the loss of something important to her.

Wild things by Carmichael, Clay.

Stubborn, self-reliant, eleven-year-old Zoe, recently orphaned, moves to the country to live with her prickly half-uncle, a famous doctor and sculptor, and together they learn about trust and the strength of family.

Deliver us from Normal by Klise, Kate.

With a mother who buys Christmas cards in August and a younger brother who describes the Trinity as a toasted marshmallow on a graham cracker, life for eleven-year-old Charles Harrisong is anything but normal in Normal, Illinois.

White sands, red menace by Klages, Ellen, 1954-

Living with the Gordons in their quiet desert town in New Mexico in 1946, Dewey is learning a lot from her science-obsessed adoptive family, but just as she begins to settle in and get comfortable, Deweys long-lost mother reemerges to take her away from the only stability she has ever really known in her young life.

The baptism by Moses, Shelia P.

In twentieth-century Occoneechee Neck, North Carolina--an area still affected by its history of slavery--twelve-year-old Leon Curry reflects about whether he wants to give up sinning to be baptized alongside his twin brother.

Diary of a wimpy kid the ugly truth by Kinney, Jeff.

While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.

Pinky Pye by Estes, Eleanor, 1906-1988.

While spending a bird-watching summer on Fire Island, the Pye family acquires a small black kitten that can use a typewriter.

Gentles Holler by Madden, Kerry.

In the early 1960s, twelve-year-old songwriter Livy Two Weems dreams of seeing the world beyond the Maggie Valley, North Carolina, holler where she lives in poverty with her parents and eight brothers and sisters, but understands that she must put family first.

Such a pretty girl by Wiess, Laura, 1960-

Haunted by flashbacks, fifteen-year-old Meredith learns that three years in prison has not changed the abusive father who molested her.

Preachers boy by Paterson, Katherine.

In 1899, ten-year-old Robbie, son of a preacher in a small Vermont town, gets himself into all kinds of trouble when he decides to give up being Christian in order to make the most of his life before the end of the world.

Eggs by Spinelli, Jerry.

Mourning the loss of his mother, nine-year-old David forms an unlikely friendship with independent, quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose, as the two help each other deal with what is missing in their lives.

The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Birdsall, Jeanne.

When summer comes around, its off to the beach for Rosalind ... and off to Maine with Aunt Claire for the rest of the Penderwick girls, as well as their old friend, Jeffrey. That leaves Skye as OAP (oldest available Penderwick)--a terrifying notion for all, but for Skye especially.

Okay for now by Schmidt, Gary D.

Clementine by Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.

Becoming Rosemary by Wood, Frances M.

While twelve-year-old Rosemary observes life in 1790 North Carolina, she knows that she can choose to be what she has to be and that doing so will make her different.

Planet Middle School by Grimes, Nikki.

A series of poems describes all the baffling changes at home and at school in twelve-year-old Joylins transition from tomboy basketball player to not-quite-girly girl.

Drums, girls, & Dangerous Pie by Sonnenblick, Jordan.

Crandalls castle by Wright, Betty Ren.

Charlis impulsive uncle, Will Crandall, decides to buy the towns abandoned, possibly haunted castle and fix it up as a bed-and-breakfast, but Charli and Sophia, a clairvoyant orphan who has come to stay with the Crandall family, know his plan is somehow dangerous.

Rufus M. by Estes, Eleanor, 1906-1988.

The adventures of seven-year-old Rufus Moffat, living with his widowed mother and older siblings including his encounter with an invisible piano player and his attempts at ventroliquism.

Riddle of the prairie bride by Reiss, Kathryn.

In 1878, twelve-year-old Ida Kate and her widowed father welcome a mail-order bride and her baby to their Kansas homestead, but Ida Kate soon suspects that the bride is not the woman with whom Papa has corresponded.

Frenzy by Liparulo, Robert.

When Xander travels through the portals in the Kings strange house to visit Uncle Jesse as a boy, he learns that David has died and determines to do whatever it takes, and visit as many worlds as necessary, to change the future.

The Swiss family Robinson by Wyss, Johann David, 1743-1818.

Share with the Robinsons--a minister, his wife, and four sons--as they survive a shipwreck and then adapt to life on an island populated by exotic birds and animals. Through small successes and disappointments, not only does this courageous family survive, but comes to find a happiness that eluded them in their civilized homeland.

The rule of three by McDonald, Megan.

In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with Little Women.

M.C. Higgins, the great by Hamilton, Virginia.

As a slag heap, the result of strip mining, creeps closer to his house in the Ohio hills, fifteen-year-old M.C. is torn between trying to get his family away and fighting for the home they love.

Abandon by Cabot, Meg.

A near-death experience, a horrible incident at school, and a move from Connecticut to Florida have turned seventeen-year-old Pierces life upside-down, but when she needs him most John Hayden is always there, helping but reminding her of her visit to the Underworld.

Yellow star by Roy, Jennifer Rozines, 1967-

From 1939, when Syvia is four and a half years old, to 1945 when she has just turned ten, a Jewish girl and her family struggle to survive in Polands Lodz ghetto during the Nazi occupation.

Prom by Anderson, Laurie Halse.

Eighteen-year-old Ash wants nothing to do with senior prom, but when disaster strikes and her desperate friend, Nat, needs her help to get it back on track, Ashs involvement transforms her life.

Clementine, Friend of the Week by Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

With her kitten, Moisturizer, missing and having fought with her best friend, Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine finds it hard to concentrate on doing her best as her classmates Friend of the Week.

Fig pudding by Fletcher, Ralph J.

Cliff describes the excitement, conflict, and sudden tragedy experienced by his large and boisterous family during his eleventh year.

Livvie Owen lived here by Dooley, Sarah.

Fourteen-year-old Livvie Owen, who has autism, and her family have been forced to move frequently because of her outbursts, but when they face eviction again, Livvie is convinced she has a way to get back to a house where they were all happy, once.

Mockingbird by Erskine, Kathryn.

Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Aspergers Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father.

Cloudy with a chance of boys by McDonald, Megan.

As the middle sister in a family with three girls, Stevie Reel doesnt know much about boys, and thats always been just fine with her. But lately, things have been changing: kids at school are starting to pair up, and Owen, the new boy in her Earth Science class, seems to have his sights set on her. The trouble is, Stevie doesnt want a boyfriend, shes not even sure that shes ready to have a boy friend.

Little men life at Plumfield with Jos boys by Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband, Professor Bhaer, as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.

Clementine and the family meeting by Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister.

With the might of angels by Pinkney, Andrea Davis.

In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.

Diary of a wimpy kid the last straw by Kinney, Jeff.

Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his fathers attempts to change Gregs wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school.

The pipers son by Marchetta, Melina, 1965-

After his favorite uncles violent death, Tom Mackee watches his family implode, quits school, and turns his back on music and everyone who matters, and while he is in no shape to mend what is broken, he fear that no one else is, either.

Five little Peppers and how they grew by Sidney, Margaret, 1844-1924.

A fatherless family, happy in spite of its impoverished condition, is befriended by a very rich gentleman.

Hound dog true by Urban, Linda.

Fifth grader Mattie Breen is not looking forward to being the new kid at school. However, she has a plan that will allow her to skip out on lunch and recess. She has just two weeks to convince Potluck, the school custodian, to take her under his wing as his apprentice.

The Sisters Club by McDonald, Megan.

In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including their long line of actor ancestors, creative family dinners, toe marshmallows, swearing in Shakespeare, and the Sisters Club.

Youll like it here (everybody does) by White, Ruth, 1942-

Although Meggie Blue seems to be an average sixth-grader she is abnormally frightened when residents of her small, North Carolina town become fixated on aliens, and soon she and her family are forced to flee, making it clear that all is not as it seems.

Forgotten by Patrick, Cat.

Sixteen-year-old London Lane forgets everything each night and must use notes to struggle through the day, but she remembers future events and as her flashforwards become more disturbing she realizes she must learn more about the past lest it destroy her future.

The ballad of Lucy Whipple by Cushman, Karen.

In 1849, twelve-year-old California Morning Whipple, who names herself Lucy, is distraught when her mother moves the family from Massachusetts to a rough California mining town.

Ruby red by Gier, Kerstin.

Gwyneth Shepherds sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time...

Flyaway by Christopher, Lucy.

While her father is in the hospital, thirteen-year-old Isla befriends Harry, the first boy to understand her love of the outdoors, and as Harrys health fails, Isla tries to help both him and the lone swan they see, struggling to fly, on the lake outside Harrys window.

Jos boys by Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Recounts the further adventures, successes, and failures of the numerous young men of Plumfield school. Sequel to Little Men.

Ways to live forever by Nicholls, Sally, 1983-

Eleven-year-old Sam McQueen, who has leukemia, writes a book during the last three months of his life, in which he tells about what he would like to accomplish, how he feels, and things that have happened to him.

Defining Dulcie by Acampora, Paul.

When sixteen-year-old Dulcies father dies, her mother makes a decision to move them to California, where Dulcie makes an equally radical decision to steal her dads old truck and head back home.

Diary of a wimpy kid Rodrick rules by Kinney, Jeff.

Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Gregs most humiliating experience of the summer.

Spitting image by Crum, Shutta.

In the small town of Baylor, Kentucky, twelve-year-old Jessie K. Bovey and her friends confront some of lifes questions during their summer vacation in the late 1960s.

Eight cousins by Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Orphaned Rose Campbell finds it difficult to fit in when she goes to live with her six aunts and seven mischievous boy cousins.

Come sing, Jimmy Jo by Paterson, Katherine.

When his family becomes a successful country music group and makes him a featured singer, eleven-year-old James has to deal with big changes in all aspects of his life, even his name.

The summer I learned to fly by Reinhardt, Dana.

Thirteen-year-old Drew starts the summer of 1986 helping in her mothers cheese shop and dreaming about co-worker Nick, but when her widowed mother begins dating, Drews fathers book of lists, her pet rat, and Emmett, a boy on a quest, help her cope.

Julie an American girl by McDonald, Megan.

After her parents divorce, fun-loving San Francisco girl Julie moves away from her best friend Ivy to start over again in a new house and school. But before long, she learns to create a few changes of her own--from saving endangered eagles to celebrating the U.S. Bicentennial.

Rebecca an American girl by Greene, Jacqueline Dembar.

In these six stories from the uplifting American Girl series, a young girl living in 1914 New York learns what its like to grow up in the big city. Rebecca Rubin has big dreams of becoming an actress, but her parents dont think girls are cut out for performing. As Rebecca searches for alternatives, she finds new ways to fulfill dreams that she never thought possible.

Guitar boy by Auch, Mary Jane.

Traviss Taceys mother has had an accident, a bad one, and the family is falling apart. His father, lost in a haze of grief, has focused his anger and guilt on his oldest son. Which is why, at age fourteen, Travis finds himself out of a home and on the road in New York States Adirondack Mountains.With no more than a few dollars, a change of clothes, and his great-great-great grandfathers guitar, Travis wonders how he is going to survive...

House of dark shadows by Liparulo, Robert.

Dream house ... or bad dream?When the Kings move from L.A. to a secluded small town, fifteen-year-old Xander is beyond disappointed. He and his friends loved to create amateur films ... but the tiny town of Pinedale is the last place a movie buff and future filmmaker wants to land.He, David, and Toria are, however, captivated by the many rooms in the old Victorian fixer-upper they moved into?as well as by the heavy woods that surround it...

The haunting of Charles Dickens by Buzbee, Lewis, 1957-

Meg Pickels older brother, Orion, has disappeared. One night, Meg steals out to look for him and makes two surprising discoveries: She stumbles upon a ance that she suspects involves Orion, and she meets the author Charles Dickens, also unable to sleep, and roaming the London streets. He is a customer of Megs father, who owns a print shop, and a family friend. Mr...

Octavia Boones big questions about life, the universe, and everything by Rupp, Rebecca.

Octavias best friend, Andrew, wants to know why time runs forward instead of backward, or if its possible to talk to an alien jellyfish. Octavia has much bigger questions on her mind: Why do bad things happen, like Hurricane Katrina and 9/11? What is the meaning of life? Is there a God? Octavias father is convinced that art and Henry David Thoreau hold the key to life. Her mother, Ray, though, has always been seeking greater meaning -- up until now...

Guitar boy by Auch, Mary Jane.

For keeps by Friend, Natasha, 1972-

Just as sixteen-year-old Josie and her mother finally begin trusting men enough to start dating seriously, the father Josie never knew comes back to town and shakes up what was already becoming a difficult mother-daughter relationship.

My life with the Lincolns by Brandeis, Gayle.

In 1966 Illinois, twelve-year-old Wilhelmina, convinced that she, her parents, and sisters are Abraham Lincolns family reincarnated, determines to keep them from suffering the same fates, which is complicated when she and her father become involved in the Civil Rights Movement.

The replacement by Yovanoff, Brenna.

Mackie is not one of us. Though he lives in the small town of Gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. He is a Replacement -- left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, Mackie is slowly dying in the human world. Mackie would give anything to live among us...

This world we live in by Pfeffer, Susan Beth, 1948-

When the moons gravitational pull increases, causing massive natural disasters on earth, Miranda and her family struggle to survive in a world without cities or sunlight, and wonder if anyone else in still alive.

The mystery of the cupboard by Banks, Lynne Reid, 1929-

After the family moves to the country to a house recently inherited by his mother, Omri finds many secrets revealed to him when he accidentally discovers the link between the house and the magic cupboard.

Northward to the moon by Horvath, Polly.

When her stepfather loses his job in Saskatchewan, Jane and the rest of the family set off on a car trip, ending up in Nevada after improbably being given a bag full of possibly stolen money.

Scarlett fever by Johnson, Maureen, 1973-

Fifteen-year-old Scarlett, who is beginning to get over her break-up with Eric, stays busy as assistant to her theatrical-agent friend who is not only promoting Scarletts brother Spencer, but also a new client whose bad-boy brother has transferred to Scarletts school.

Tia Lola stories by Alvarez, Julia.

The wonder of Charlie Anne by Fusco, Kimberly Newton.

Charlie Anne is devastated when her father must go north to build roads after the Depression hits. She and her siblings are left with their rigid cousin, Mirabel, and a farm full of chores. The only solace Charlie Anne finds is by the river, where the memory of her mother is strongest. Then her neighbor Old Mr. Jolly brings home a new wife, Rosalyn, who shows up in pants--pants!--the color of red peppers...

The mermaids mirror by Madigan, L. K.

Lena has lived her whole life near the beach -- walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves -- the problem is, shes spent her whole life just watching. As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Lena vows she will no longer watch from the sand: she will learn to surf. But her father -- a former surfer himself -- refuses to allow her to take lessons...

Girl parts by Cusick, John

David and Charlie are opposites. David has a million friends, online and off. Charlie is a soulful outsider, off the grid completely. But neither feels close to anybody. When Davids parents present him with a hot Companion bot designed to encourage healthy bonds and treat dissociative disorder, he cant get enough of luscious, redheaded Rose -- and he cant get it soon. Companions come with strict intimacy protocols, and whenever he tries anything, David gets an electric shock.

House of dark shadows by Liparulo, Robert.

Every day is Earth Day by OConnor, Jane.

When Nancy, the girl who loves to use fancy words, learns about Earth Day and being green, her enthusiasm causes problems at home.

Turtle in paradise by Holm, Jennifer L.

Inspired by family stories, two-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Holm beautifully blends family lore with Americas past in this charming gem of a novel, rich in historical detail, humor, and the unique flavors of Key West.

Life isnt like the movies, and eleven-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. Shes smart and tough and has seen enough of the world not to expect a Hollywood ending...

Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris by La Fevers, R. L.

When mummies go missing all over London, eleven-year-old Theodosia puts aside her fight against the Serpents of Chaos to save her father, who is suspected in the thefts, all the while avoiding a string of new governesses.

Abby Carnelias one & only magical power by Pogue, David, 1963-

Abby Carnelia is an average sixth grader. She gets along okay with her parents, does pretty well in school, and has an annoying little brother. Theres absolutely nothing remarkable about her at all -- that is, until the day when she happens to tug on her earlobes while standing in front of a hard-boiled egg...

Watcher in the woods by Liparulo, Robert.

Its not just the house thats keeping secrets.Pretending everything is all right is harder than it sounds. But the Kings know that even if they told the truth about the bizarre things happening in their house, no one would believe them. Right now theyre hyperfocused on rescuing their lost family member before anyone finds out whats going on.But when a stranger shows up to take their house, their options start dwindling fast...

The Quigleys by Mason, Simon, 1962-

Meet the Quigleys in these four humorous stories. Mum, Dad, Will and Lucy all have their own story to tell and their quirky escapades should appeal to children and adults alike.

The best bad luck I ever had by Levine, Kristin 1974-

In 1917, Harry Dit Sims unexpectedly befriends the brainy Emma Walker, the new girl in town. As the two grow closer, they begin questioning the towns racial tensions, especially when the town barber, who is black, is accused of a serious crime. As a result, Harry and Emma scheme up a way to save the barber.

The six rules of maybe by Caletti, Deb.

Scarlet, an introverted high school junior surrounded by outcasts who find her a good listener, learns to break old patterns and reach for hope when her pregnant sister moves home with her new husband, with whom Scarlet feels an instant connection.

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by La Fevers, R. L.

Theodosia Throckmorton has her hands full at the Museum of Legends and Antiquities in London. Her father may be head curator, but only Theo is able to see all the black magic and ancient curses that still cling to the artifacts in the museum. When Theos mother returns from her latest archaeological dig bearing the Heart of Egypt, Theo learns that it comes inscribed with a curse so black and vile that it threatens to crumble the British Empire from within and start a war too terrible to imagine.

Octavia Boones big questions about life, the universe, and everything by Rupp, Rebecca.