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Green Mountain Academy by Frances Greenslade

adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

4.0

Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Broken Fields by Marcie R. Rendon

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Yes! The Cash Blackbear series is just getting better and better with every new book. I love the development of the characters of Cash - honing her skills as detective and, more importantly and interestingly, figuring herself out as a young Native woman.

Red Fox Road by Frances Greenslade

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'd hand to this readers of Alone by Megan E Freeman. 

And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps

emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a book about a kid who is hungry. Hungry for food. Hungry for family. Hungry for attention. Hungry for life to give him a break. I cried and laughed and cried some more. Then I bought this book and to have on my bookshelves at home. Thank you to the School Media Center staff for suggesting this title to me!

Away by Megan E. Freeman

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely stunning! I was wondering how anything could "follow-up" to Alone and this was actually the perfect book for it! I loved the different perspectives and the integrity and grit of the young characters. I mean, we also got to see their vulnerabilities and I think that's equally as important for young readers to see. The quote that will stay with me FOREVER is... "Anyone who says art can't change the world never studied history"

A Killing Cold by Kate Alice Marshall

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0