Fiction - Social Themes

Winner of the 2014 TD Children’s Literature Award—now in paperback!Dylan is someone who notices things. His mom is someone who doesn’t. So try as...

From the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Once and for AllTo find the truth you’ve got to be willing to hear it. When she’s...

Notes From Your Bookseller Readers will love rooting for 12-year-old Nimra as she navigates life at her new school — starting by joining the popu...

A 2018 Pura Belpré Author Honor BookThe First Rule of Punk is a wry and heartfelt exploration of friendship, finding your place, and learning to ...

"Persico's atmospheric illustrations aptly reflect Cora's shifting emotions, and Kilgore successfully balances the whimsical with a tale grounded i...

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best ...

Some lessons in life are InstrumentalHow do you face the enemy within?It's hard to become a professional ballet dancer when you have a serious case...

More than anything, Dainty Louise wants to please her loving parents who believe they know what is best for their little girl, but nothing she trie...

Ralphie is excited to sing and dance with his friends—until Chad makes fun of them for being “girly.” Can everyone learn to be true to themselves...

Fans of King & Kayla and Charlie & Mouse will love this delightful beginning chapter book series that celebrates friendship every day of ...

From award-winning author Sara Zarr comes a story of the small moments that show us who we are, and how family is not just something you’re part ...

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureMember of the 2023 Notable Books for a Global Society (NGBS) ListFrom the bel...

★ “Exceptional…. Rich with facts around goldfinches and music, vivid descriptions, unique characters, and carefully crafted suspense.” —Publisher...

In this spellbinding and "well-orchestrated"* sequel to The Mystwick School of Musicraft, Amelia must master the magic of Composing to help her sch...

Why is everybody on the internet so mean?Why is everybody so afraid of what they've never seen?From the musicians and viral TikTok creators of If I...

Violin always hears beautiful music throughout the music store where she lives, but she can never make the same sounds.Join Violin on this music st...

A heart-rending novel-in-verse about a girl beginning to learn it is possible to go on even after a great loss. Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves...

In a timely, insightful story told with sparkling wit and heart, young musicians protesting plans for budget cuts navigate miscalculations, indiffe...

When her father dies, Amie's ability to play music dies, too. Nothing short of a miracle can bring back what she has lost. Amie has spent her lif...

Notes From Your BooksellerSimon B. Rhymin' is a heartfelt story about an aspiring (and inspiring) young rapper who learns what it means to overco...

Notes From Your BooksellerWhat happens when international music star Kevin Jonas and his wife, Danielle, compose a fun, empowering tune-filled st...