The Next Great Jane
Written by K.L. Going
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Emmy in the Key of Code
Written by Aimee Lucido Emmy in the Key of Code is a book written in verse and code. Emmy was living a happy life in Wisconsin, when her parents decided to move to San Francisco, a place where everyone looks like they jumped off a magazine cover. At school, Emmy learns to code and makes …
The Blackbird Girls
Written by Anne Blankman One morning, neighbors Valentina and Oksana wake up to an angry red sky. A reactor at the nuclear power plant where their fathers work–Chernobyl–has exploded. Before they know it, the two girls, who’ve always been enemies, find themselves on a train bound for Leningrad to stay with Valentina’s grandmother. In their …
The Other, Better Me
Written by Antony John Lola Harmon, a ten year old whose father left before she was born, is given an assignment to describe a fictional version of herself. Lola digs deep into the assignment and with the help of Nick and Kiana, her best friends, she is determined to uncover her father’s mystery and bring …