*** 2018 IAN BEST BOOK AWARD *** 2015 THEODOR S. GEISEL AWARD*** 2015 SAN DIEGO BOOK AWARD"A raw and haunting, coming-of-age novel about a courageous, young girl and her grandfather who share tragedy, unique survival skills and a divine intervention."Jules Finn and Szaja Trautman know that sorrow can sink deeply--so deeply it can drown the soul.Growing up in her parents' crazy hippie household on a tiny island off the coast of Boston, Jules's...

Unfinished compositions.Hidden recordings.Melodies no one knew existed.____________________________When her son dies from an overdose, he leaves behind more than silence.As his work is discovered, restored, and released to an international audience, he begins to speak again—haunting, intricate, alive with longing. The world meets the artist. His mother must confront the man.ghost composer...

*** 2018 WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARD*** 2018 IAN BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD*** 2015 IPPY AWARDA raw and haunting, coming-of-age novel about a courageous young girl, her tragedy, unique survival skills and divine intervention.Growing up in her parents' crazy hippie household on a tiny island off the coast of Boston, Jules's imaginative sense of humor is the weapon she wields as a defense against the chaos of her family's household. Somewhere between...

When her son dies from an overdose, he leaves behind more than silence.As his work is discovered, restored, and released to an international audience, he begins to speak again—haunting, intricate, alive with longing. The world meets the artist. His mother must confront the man.ghost composer is a luminous work of prose poetry that moves through the aftermath of substance-use disorder with unflinching tenderness. It traces the hidden architecture of a life—brillianc...

When her son dies from an overdose, he leaves behind more than silence.As his work is discovered, restored, and released to an international audience, he begins to speak again—haunting, intricate, alive with longing. The world meets the artist. His mother must confront the man.ghost composer is a luminous work of prose poetry that moves through the aftermath of substance-use disorder with unflinching tenderness. It traces the hidden architecture of a life—brillianc...

When her son dies from an overdose, he leaves behind more than silence.As his work is discovered, restored, and released to an international audience, he begins to speak again—haunting, intricate, alive with longing. The world meets the artist. His mother must confront the man.ghost composer is a luminous work of prose poetry that moves through the aftermath of substance-use disorder with unflinching tenderness. It traces the hidden architecture of a life—brillianc...

Min Green and Ed Slaterton have broken up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. A movie ticket from their first date, a comb from the motel room they shared and every other memento collected over the course of a giddy, intimate, heartbreaking relationship. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped.Why We Broke Up is a sincere and moving portrait of first love, fi...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, The Here and Now is an epic star-crossed romance about a girl who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to.Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.The world Prenna James comes from is in ruins. She and the others who escaped are here to prevent humanity’s destruction. But...

This collection of linked poems from David Levithan, the author of the New York Times bestseller Every Day and the groundbreaking classic Boy Meets Boy and the co-author of Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), will introduce you to a world of unforgettable and emotionally resonant voices.Here’s what I know about the realm of possibility—it is always expanding, it is never what you thinkit is. Everything...

Everyone is talking about Aftercare Instructions, Bonnie Pipkin's electric debut novel:" Important, fierce. Pipkin stole my heart with this book." —A.S. King, author of Still Life with Tornado"Mighty, innovative, and nearly impossible to put down." —David Arnold, author of Kids of Appetite"Incredibly honest and empathetic. " —ALA Booklist

**"So real it hurts."—David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland.A summer of basketball, first love, and the friends who've got your back when life gets crazy, set in a trailer park in small town America.**Travis never gives up.Not when his mom takes off.Not when he gets suspended from basketball.Not when he cracks four ribs jumping off a bridge to impress a girl.Not when he and his best friend Creature get ...

From Jennifer Mathieu, the author of The Truth About Alice comes a novel about the courage to believe and what it means to be truly devoted.Rachel Walker is devoted to God. She prays every day, attends Calvary Christian Church with her family, helps care for her five younger siblings, dresses modestly, and prepares herself to be a wife and mother who serves the Lord with joy. But Rachel is curious about the world her family has turned away from, and increas...