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Daughter of Venice

Frustrated with the restrictions her gender imposes on her life, fourteen-year-old Donata, disguised as a boy, sneaks out of her noble family's house to roam the streets of late sixteenth-century Venice and then must confront the repercussions of her actions.

Skate freak

Everything in Quinn's life is up in the air, but skateboarding helps keep him grounded, until Hodge comes into the picture.

Screaming quietly

Varsity football player Ian Taylor is ashamed of his autistic younger brother Davey, but his attitude changes after Davey begins attending his high school.

Octavia Boone's big questions about life, the universe, and everything

Seventh-grader Octavia puzzles over life's biggest questions when her mother seems to find the answers in a conservative Christian church, while her artist father believes the writings of Henry David Thoreau hold the key.

Edge of ready

Often helping her mother pay the bills and taking care of her younger brother, Dani Garcia is no stranger to adversity, but after she is raped she is forced to face her most challenging personal struggle yet.

Little women

Manga-style retelling of the classic 1868 novel about the four March sisters, and how they must grow up while their father is away fighting the Civil War.

The sweet, terrible, glorious year I truly, completely lost it

a novel
Fourteen-year-old Gemma Stone struggles to understand her shifting emotions as she gets caught up in her older sister's wedding plans, conquers her nerves to try out for the school play, and gets to know one of the most notorious boys in her class.

Notes on a near-life experience

Fifteen-year-old Mia feels like a ghost watching her own life when her parents' arguments escalate into a separation, triggering counseling sessions, strange behavior in her brother and sister, and a new connection with her brother's best friend.

Octopus hug

When Mom goes out for the evening, Dad and the kids invent games filled with fun and laughter, and they all learn how to give an octopus hug.

Clementine and the family meeting

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

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