Laura Langston

Sixteen-year-old Sloane is given the biggest opportunity of her life--a chance for a film school scholarship--but she only has less than two weeks to produce a video. She also has to work with Isaac Alexander, an irresponsible charmer with whom she shares an uneasy history. Then comes a horrifying discovery: Sloane finds a bald spot on her head. The pink patch, no bigger than a quarter, shouldn't be there. Neither should the bald spots that follow. Horror gives way to devastation when Sloane is diagnosed with alopecia areata. The autoimmune disease has no cause, no cure and no definitive outcome. The spots might grow over tomorrow or they might be there for life. She could become completely bald. No one knows. Determined to produce her video and keep her condition secret, Sloane finds herself turning into the kind of person she has always mocked: someone obsessed with their looks. She's also forced to confront a painful truth: she is as judgmental as anyone else ... but she saves the harshest judgments for herself.

The Art of Getting Stared At

After a severe allergic reaction leaves her near death, sixteen-year-old Hannah meets her dead boyfriend Logan and discovers that she has the ability to heal others, but the purpose that Logan has in mind for her new gift is not easy to face.

Hannah's Touch

Grandma's not the wrinkled kind, she's the special kind instead. She wears trainers with yellow laces and she laughs very loud. She remembers lots of things like milk carts and special songs. But some days, her remembering is not so good. This is a moving account of a girl's relationship with her grandmother. Originally published: London: Bodley He.

Mile-high Apple Pie

Lindsey Gardiner

A wonderfully moving account of a girl's relationship with her grandmother. "My Grandma's not the wrinkled kind; she's the special kind instead. She wears trainers with yellow laces and she laughs very loud. She remembers lots of things like milk carts and special songs. But some days, her remembering is not so good..." As time passes, this little girl grows up and her grandma grows older. Even if at times coming to terms with Grandma's not remembering is difficult, there are still some very special things Grandma does remember - like how to make mile-high apple pie. And when Grandma suddenly can't remember who Margaret is, Margaret reassures her: "I am Margaret. I am your remembering."

Michael loves living in Chinatown. When his mother tells him they are moving, he is devastated. Then, his best friend, a wise old herbalist, tells him there is no such place as far away if you carry a place with you in your heart.

No Such Thing as Far Away

An original folk tale set in old Japan; The Fox’s Kettle celebrates the triumph of a brave and gentle heart over the forces of cunning and trickery. Recommended reading ages: 4-10

The Fox's Kettle

Twelve-year-old Erin Morris gets a chance to train Blue, her grandmother's black Labrador retriever, for a dog show, but while Blue may be perfect, Erin knows that she is not, and embarks on a total makeover to change that fact.

A Taste of Perfection

Twelve-year-old Erin Morris gets a chance to train Blue, her grandmother's black Labrador retriever, for a dog show, but while Blue may be perfect, Erin knows that she is not, and embarks on a total makeover to change that fact. Originally published as A Taste of Perfection. Reprint.

Perfect Blue

Leah Williams

Pendleton Ward

Zack Sterling

When pirates infiltrate the Candy Kingdom and steal a precious treasure, Marceline and BMO set sail in pursuit to retrieve it and discover exactly what it takes to survive the furious oceans of Ooo.

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