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When a cyberbully posts embarrassing rumors about other students at school, Drew, to protect her own secret, puts her sleuthing skills to good use to find the culprit, who just might be one of her closest friends.

Told from multiple points of view, this novel follows Ardith and Hollis Blackwood as their lives are upended when their great-grandmother, legendary actress Blossom Blackwood, passes away, and family secrets emerge.

Still grieving for her father, twelve-year-old Birdie struggles to adjust to many changes, including when her grandmother, her mother, and her best friends all begin dating.

In a future Chicago, Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she does not fit into any one group.

"A young girl and her grandmother count up to their next visit and then do all of their favorite things together in this joyful rhyming picture book"--Provided by publisher.

"Diari doesn't mind when Mommy goes into the city for work, because she and her little sister, Fatima, get to spend the whole day with Daddy"--Provided by publisher.

"A delightful meal with a big extended family becomes a free-for-all when one particularly excitable baby joins the fun"--

"Celeste knows she should be excited to spend two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy, but she's not. Bugs, bad cell reception, and the dark waters of the lake... no thanks. On top of that, she just failed her swim test and hates being in the water--it's terrifying. But her grandparents are strong believers in their family knowing how to swim, especially having grown up during a time of segregation...

Sohee helps her family prepare for the Lunar New Year celebration.

"For one young girl, summer is the season of no school, of days spent at the pool, and of picking golden limes off the trees. But summer doesn't start until her lola--her grandmother from the Philippines--comes for her annual visit. When Lola visits, the whole family gathers to cook and eat and share in their happiness of another season spent together"--