Disappointed in his Cape Cod summer vacation because his leg cast prevents him from swimming, twelve-year-old Jeremy turns his attention to Lynette, a young girl whose mother has recently died

The Magic of the Glits

Children's Books

Adler, Carole S.

Forberg, Ati

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Atheneum

Distressed over her father's remarriage, Jodi finds her stepmother, Donna, who has a drinking problem, very different from her real mother but grows fond of Donna's troubled son, Scott, who shoplifts for fun

In Our House Scott Is My Brother

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

Betsy, a lonely and troubled teenager, befriends an abandoned dog who teaches her the importance of family relationships and forces her to assume responsibility for her own life

Shelter on Blue Barns Road

A thirteen-year-old orphan is baffled and upset when her long-time friend Jeremy comes to spend the summer on her uncle's horse ranch and seems to ignore her. Continues the story of "The Magic of the Glits."

Some Other Summer

After spending a year in a correctional institution, Greg, now fifteen, must adjust to a new home with his alcoholic mother, her new business partner, and his dog, Westie

With Westie and the Tin Man

While spending the summer at her cousin's farm in upper New York State, Lexi finds that, of all her cousins, only withdrawn Jeb, offers her friendship and Lexi decides to help him attain his heart's desire

Tribe for Lexi

Having grown to accept and love her stepmother Dora, thirteen-year-old Lyn is increasingly worried as tension grows between Dora and her father and he begins to be attracted to her friend Brian's mother instead, shattering her trust in him

If You Need Me

Youn Hee & Me

Caitlin's enthusiasm for adopting her adopted Korean brother Simon's older sister, Youn Hee, is tested by the other girl's feisty spirit and her desire to return to Korea with her brother. By the author of Riding Whiskey.

Harcourt Childrens Books

Rachel realized how much she loves her stepfather, Ben, last summer when he bought her that wide-brimmed blue straw hat. Her mom thought the hat was too expensive, but Ben insisted because the color matched Rachel’s eyes. Now Rachel is looking forward to a few quiet weeks at the beach again, but suddenly she learns she’ll be sharing her room with Tina, Ben’s biological daughter, who will join them this summer. No one can anticipate the upheaval Tina will cause, especially when she arrives with her mother’s boyfriend’s son in tow.

Her Blue Straw Hat

Amanda would rather live in a fantasy world of her imagination than go to her new middle school, where the custodian is the grandmother she has never met

Good-Bye Pink Pig

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