Awards and HonorsOklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards 2019 Nominee
ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2018, Older
Rainbow List Choice - 2018 School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017, Middle Grade and Chapter Books
Topics Sisters. Grief. Automobile travel. Social issues. Death and dying. Family. Lesbian parents.
Lexile 800L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2017-04-03
JLG Release Date Jul 2017
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus
Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.