Candidly Cline
Written by Kathryn Ormsbee
Coming of Age Fiction
Ruby in the Sky
Written by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo, Illustrated by Twelve year old Ruby comes to a new town with her mother, and she has secrets. What happened to her father? What does her mother do that embarrasses her? It’s much easier for her to remain “silent and invisible” than to make new friends. It has always been …
The Rambling
Written by Jimmy Cajoleas Buddy Pennington has always been plagued with bad luck. No matter how hard he tries, he doesn’t seem to be able to do anything right. On his eleventh birthday, he breaks his mom’s heart for the last time and sets out on an adventure to find his Pop. But he’ll find …
Focused
Written by Alyson Gerber Focused is about the struggles of a teenage girl who is diagnosed with ADHD and how she overcomes some of the challenges associated with her diagnosis. This book was very interesting to me as I noticed some of the habits and problems that Clea went through as being similar to some …
The Potter’s Boy
Written by Tony Mitton Ryo has lived in a small village where he learns to make pots with his father every day. He enjoys working alongside his father, but when he sees a stranger easily disarm three brigands, Ryo wants to become a fighter. His father is sad that Ryo wants to leave everything he …
The Moon Within
Written by Aida Salazar 11-year-old Celi Rivera’s body is quickly changing and with it, the promise of a period. For Celi, this means a moon ceremony to celebrate her transition from girl to young woman. Celi, however, doesn’t want to share the things happening to her body with other people. Celi also finds herself torn …
The First Rule of Punk
Read this book in Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library Written by Celia C. Pérez