sured possession. It holds history, memories, and the way home.
Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Merci’s grandfather and most trusted ally, Lolo, has been acting strangely lately. No one in her family will tell Merci what’s going on, so she’s left to her own worries while also feeling all on her own at school. In a coming-of-age tale full of humor and wisdom, award-winning author Meg Medina gets to the heart of the confusion and constant change that defines middle school—and the steadfast connection that defines family. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, proud of her country roots and the “Indi- an-ness in her blood,” travels from Ohio to Idaho with her grandparents. Along the way, she tells them of the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, who received mysterious messages, met a “potential lunatic,” and whose mother disappeared. As Sal enter- tains her grandparents with Phoebe’s story, her own story begins to unfold—the story of a 13-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother. The Astonishing Color After by Emily X.R. Pan (for older teens) Leigh Chen Sanders is certain about one thing—when her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she chases after ghosts, uncovers family secrets, and forges a new relationship with her grandparents. As she grieves, she tries to reconcile the fact that on the same day she kissed her secret crush, her mother was taking her own life.
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