Books for Tweens & Teens
— People
BEST OF THE YEAR LIST! — Black Caucus of the ALA
A "READING THE WEST" LONGLIST PICK!
BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW!
— People
BEST OF THE YEAR LIST! — Black Caucus of the ALA
A "READING THE WEST" LONGLIST PICK!
BOOKLIST STARRED REVIEW!
TRAVIS ELIZABETH COD
She's a nine-year-old, grade-skipping brainiac who's already in sixth grade. She's also an astronaut-in-training. Her heart is set on being the first person to walk on Mars. Travis has everything she needs except for friends...and a mom.
LIAM MURPHY
His mother was on the U.S. soccer team. His dad played professional baseball. His oldest sister runs cross country in college. His second oldest sister plays softball in high school. Everybody assumes Liam should be an amazing athlete, too. But Liam has a big secret. He's awful at sports...and he'd rather be a veterinarian.
HUEY LINKMEYER
Magic card tricks are his superpower, but anxiety is his Kryptonite. No matter how much Huey wants to perform for a crowd, he gets so nervous in front of an audience that he can barely speak. How can he manage the STEAMS (STEM + Art + Sports) competition without letting the rest of his team down?
PADGETT BABINEAUX
She's intense...even for an eighth-grader. When she was in third grade, Padgett vowed not to cut her hair until she wins the Nobel Prize for Physics. Now her hair is below her knees. Nobody messes with Padgett Babineaux when she's in a mood, and guess what? She's almost aways in a mood.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ZEZZMER
He's the undisputed STEM master of Benjamin Banneker College Prep middle school. He's destined to become The World's GREATEST Inventor...if he can just convince his Pops―a legendary Denver Broncos wide receiver―that science is just as important as sports. But changing Pops' mind about his future won't be easy.
