Melleby's clear, honest voice expertly captures the frustration, awkwardness, and fear of being vulnerable-as well as the potential rewards. “A nuanced exploration of how to reconcile faith and identity. Brie’s anxiety over her faith, as well as how to come out to her loved ones, is wrenching and genuine in this accomplished, leisurely paced read.' 'Melleby paints Brie as a recognizable teen: authentic in her self-centeredness and sympathetic in her attempts to embrace her identity. Juggling confusing feelings with the rapidly approaching May Crowning, Brie tries to figure out how to finally make her mother really see her as she is, before her lies catch up with her. Brie turns to Kennedy for help, but sometimes just looking at her gives Brie butterflies.

Someone like Kennedy, the girl everyone expects to crown Mary.

The lie works, and Brie’s mom is distracted with pride. Unfortunately, Brie has almost no chance to get the job, which always goes to a top student. So she blurts out that she’s been chosen to crown the Mary statue during her Catholic school’s ceremony in May. Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera superfan, aspiring actor, and so-so student.īrie has big plans for eight grade. But when her mom walks in on her accidentally looking at some possibly inappropriate photos of her favorite actress, Brie sees her dream of attending the performing arts high school falling apart. This funny, tender, and heart-wrenching story will have readers calling for an encore.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review When Cassie’s mom begins losing her memories in Sandy Stark-McGinnis’s The Space Between Lost and Found, Cassie is determined to have one last adventure with her in hopes that it will heal them both.“A nuanced exploration of how to reconcile faith and identity. In All the Greys on Greene Street by Laura Tucker, Olympia’s life changes when her father disappears overnight, leaving no explanation except a mysterious note he tells her to destroy after reading. Living on the beach in San Diego, Millie should be enjoying the perfect summer … until World War II brings food rationing, the loss of American soldiers, and uncertainty to her door in War and Millie McGonigle by Karen Cushman. When child protective services separates Lou from her mom and she has to go to a new school, she learns that the sensory processing disorder that makes her scared of loud noises doesn’t mean she has to be ashamed in Tune It Out by Jamie Sumner.

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