Max's friend Lily invites him to her family's celebration of Chinese New Year.

A twelve-year-old girl learns about friendship, first loves, and self-worth in a small town in the South.

Chronicles the close friendship between two Japanese-American sisters growing up in rural Georgia during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and the despair when one sister becomes terminally ill.

Addie's Thanksgiving gesture toward a crochety old man enriches both their lives.

"After surviving a suicide attempt, Addison returns to school where her life intersects with four other students, each of whom are also struggling with their own personal struggles"--

"Twelve-year-old Mary was disabled at the age of four by the same virus that took the life of her mother. While she longs to have a horse of her own, she's limited to reading horse books. A talented artist, she spends her days on a blanket in the grass sketching the horses at the farm next door. She falls in love with one of the foals and is outraged to learn the filly is considered worthless as it was born lame."--Back cover. Mary befriends and enlists...