Jennifer Blecher. Greenwillow, $16.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-06-274862-1
Artistic Izzy, 12, feels out of place in her rapidly shifting world. Her former best friend only wants to hang out with the class mean girl, and Izzy’s parents recently moved the family into their garage apartment so they can rent out their Boston...
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Jennifer Blecher. Greenwillow, $16.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-0631-4068-4
Eleven-year-old white Abby Herman attempts to make friends in Blecher’s (Stick with Me) bighearted novel about truth and self-acceptance. When “ordinary” Abby gets the opportunity to attend sleepaway camp, she’s excited for a new cohort of eligible...
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Jennifer Blecher. Greenwillow, $18.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-0631-4073-8
Middle schooler Lily shares everything with her best friends Sasha and Maddie, including her secret crushes and a love of soccer. But when Sasha and Maddie are asked to play at an elite athletic level, Lily believes she’s been left behind,...
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Jennifer Blecher, illus. by Anne Zimanski. Westgate Publishing (www.star-sisters.com), $7.99 paper (112p) ISBN 978-0-615-99966-1
Introducing two girls who are whisked off to London to serve as flower girls at the “wedding of the century,” this first title in a chapter-book series has ready-made appeal to kids who like their fiction frilly. Blecher’s contrived references (the...
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Jennifer Blecher, illus. by Merrilee Liddiard. Greenwillow, $16.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-06-274859-1
Cove Bernstein, 12, lives on Martha’s Vineyard with her overprotective mother. Bullied at school for dressing differently, Cove finds solace in her friendship with Nina and Nina’s nurturing and artistic dads. When Nina moves to New York City, though,
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