by Alex Shannon
7. Bea is for Blended by Lindsay Stoddard - Bea is moving out of her house, the worst part, she has to move in with her school bully / arch-nemesis. Her mom and his dad are getting married even though Bea does not want them to. Will they ever get along? Can they form a sibling bond?
6. Violets are Blue by Barbara Dee - Wren is a normal seventh grade girl that likes watching Cat FX do makeup tutorials. Cat FX is going to be doing makeup at a superhero convention and Wren plans to go and see her there. When her mom starts acting strange things quickly change. Will Wren be able to see Cat FX? Will things with her mom change?
5. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling - Aven was born without arms. She and her parents move to Arizona so her dad can run a theme park. She feels like she doesn’t belong. Will she adjust to her new home? Will she make friends?
4. Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee - Mila was a happy girl until one day in school the boys start to give her unwanted attention. They give her hugs and she’s not sure what to do or how to make them stop. Who should she look to for help?
3. Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone - Eighth grade Molly is upset about the unfair dress code. She feels that it is targeting the girls in her school. In response to all the unfair dress code infractions that the teachers have given out she starts a podcast and interviews her peers. The podcast turns into a protest. Will she be able to change the dress code?
2. Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling - This book was spectacular! It is about a girl that loves watching this other girl do live streams while she flies in her ultralite but one day she crashes. When she tells everyone they don't believe her because the footage wasn’t recorded. She sets out in search of her. Will she be able to save her or was it all just a prank?
1. Every Missing Piece by Melanie Conklin - This is one of my all time favorite books! It's about a girl that has anxiety and she is very overcautious. She does weekly safety checks and has called the police many times for reasons that turned out to be misunderstandings. She meets a boy and she begins to become suspicious because he resembles a missing boy from another town. Is it him? Will she find out his true identity?