A little bit sci-fi, a little bit whodunit, and a whole lot of fun. You will love this thought-provoking take on a sixth-grader who starts receiving anonymous notes that predict the future.

Lucy, a 12-year-old girl lives with her mother, father, and sister in a cabin attached to her father's lighthouse. Lucy goes through an emotional journey when her German mother is ridiculed and is caused of being a spy. And as time goes on, she feels farther and farther apart from her sister as well. However, there remains a mystery as to who the spy passing secret information to the enemy is. 

Taj, a 13-year-old boy, fears he will be separated from his mother due to a significant amount of factors, they are poor and his mother is depressed due to the death of family members. He counters a woman and a little boy in the cemetery while visiting. The woman needs to bury the dead and exchange for Taj helping her, she will grant him and his mother a chance to start over. 

Lucy Callahan, aka lightning girl, is a 12-year-old girl starting her journey through 7th grade. Being a math genius, she believes she is ready for college but her grandmother has other ideas. Forced to attend 7th grade, Lucy becomes friends with other students in her class that also struggle with sociability. Lucy embarks on a journey of self-realization. 

There are lessons about friendship, teamwork, and taking risks to achieve goals. In this book, Emily finds out she is half-mermaid and goes on an adventure to find her father in mermaid prison with the help of her new friend, Shannon that is also a mermaid. 

Lamar, being held back from other sports because of his asthma, is the "King of Strikers" when it comes to bowling. Lamar undergoes many situations a young teen might go through, including friendship problems and the awkwardness, and hilariousness of developing puberty! Unfortunately, Lamar ends up in a sticky situation that didn't go as he had hoped. 

Juniper Berry by M.P. Kozlowsky is perfect to read around Halloween time because it is very creepy and a little unsettling. Juniper notices that her movie-star parents have not been acting like themselves and leads an investigation with her neighbor, Giles, to figure out the truth. With a constant battle between good and evil, the twists and turns reel you in.