Awards and HonorsCapitol Choices 2016 Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of 2015, Middle Grade The Washington Posts Best Children’s Books of 2015, Middle-grade novels SLJ’s Best Books of 2015, Middle Grade
Horn Book Fanfare List: Best Books of 2015, Fiction The New York Times Notable Children’s Books of 2015, Middle Grade
Goodreads Choice Awards 2015, Middle Grades & Children’s
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year 2015, Ages 9–12, Top 20 Booklist Editor’s Choice 2015, Fiction
ALA Notable Books for Children 2016, Older Readers
2016 Amelia Bloomer List, Middle Grade–Fiction
YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2015, Fiction for Older Readers
100 Notable Titles for Reading and Sharing 2015, Children’s Books VOYA’s Perfect Tens 2015
CCBC Choices 2016, Fiction for Children
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Middle Grade Fiction
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Coming of Age
2016 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor, Fiction
Seventh-grade best friends Bridge, Emily, and Tabitha have always had a no-fighting rule; Sherm is newly friends with Bridge; and a high-school girl cuts school on Valentine’s Day. How do their stories merge?
Topics Best friends. Friendship. Middle schools. Schools. Family life. New York City.
SRC Level 3.200000
SRC Points 14.000000
Lexile 560L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2015-08-03
JLG Release Date Sep 2015
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
Advanced Readers
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
Your pre-teen and teen readers won't be able to get enough of these selections. The 12 books here are a bit longer than our B category titles, with more challenging storylines and a wealth of thought-provoking nonfiction.