Powered by a book like {foo}
Recommendations based on If You Come Softlyby Jacqueline Woodson
* statistically, based on millions of data-points provided by fellow humans
The Impossible Knife of Memory
by Laurie Halse Anderson
A high school girl struggles to cope with her father's PTSD as they move from place to place.
For the past five years, Hayley Kincain and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from ... (Goodreads)
Pictures of Hollis Woods
by Patricia Reilly Giff
A young girl, Hollis Woods, is moved from one foster home to another until she finds a family that she can call her own.
Hollis Woods is the place where a baby was abandoned is the baby's name is an artist is now a twelve-year-old girl who's been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. When Hollis is ... (Goodreads)
The Tenth Circle
by Jodi Picoult
A father's struggle to protect his daughter from danger in a story of love, loss, and redemption.
When freshman Trixie Stone accuses her ex-boyfriend, Jason Underhill, of raping her at a party, students and townspeople, alike, are quick to take Jason's side when he claims that their intercourse ... (Wikipedia)
Sold
by Patricia McCormick
A young girl's fight for freedom after being sold into the sex trade in Nepal.
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl living with her family in a small hut in the mountains of Nepal. Her family is desperately poor, but her life is full of simple pleasures, like raising her ... (Wikipedia)
Salem Falls
by Jodi Picoult
A teacher wrongfully accused of a crime must persevere in confronting his past and society's prejudices.
Jack is a highly educated high school teacher at a private school for girls in New England . However, he is falsely accused of having an inappropriate relationship with one of his students, to which ... (Wikipedia)
Meet Cute
by Helena Hunting
A chance encounter between a Hollywood starlet and a former hockey player leads to a whirlwind romance.
Talk about an embarrassing introduction. On her first day of law school, Kailyn ran quite literally into the actor she crushed on as a teenager, ending with him sprawled on top of her. Mortified to ... (Goodreads)
Heretics Anonymous
by Katie Henry
Michael joins a secret club of religious misfits at his new school, but struggles to keep his own beliefs hidden.
* Amazon Best Book of the Month August 2018 * New York Public Library Best Books 2018 * Put an atheist in a strict Catholic school? Expect comedy, chaos, and an Inquisition., The Breakfast Club, ... (Barnes & Noble)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman
An imaginative quest to uncover the truth behind a beloved grandmother's mysterious stories.
The story takes place in Sweden and follows Elsa, a 7-year-old who knows she is different from other children her age. Elsa has a habit of correcting others' grammar, she is smart for her age, and is ... (Wikipedia)
Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green
A teenage girl's battle with mental illness, as she navigates her relationships & struggles to find her place in the world.
Aza Holmes is a 16-year-old high school student living in Indianapolis who struggles with OCD , which often manifests as a fear of the human microbiome . Constantly worried about infection, ... (Wikipedia)
Like a Love Story
by Abdi Nazemian
Set in 1989, three teens navigate love, friendship, and activism during the AIDS crisis in New York City.
It's 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing. Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He's ... (Goodreads)
Tears of a Tiger
by Sharon M. Draper
After a fatal car accident, a high school basketball star struggles with guilt, depression, and suicidal thoughts.
After a car accident kills Robert, Andy's best friend and teammate on the Hazelwood High Tigers, Andy doesn't know if he can go on. He's consumed with guilt for driving the night of the accident ... (Goodreads)
The Gilded Wolves
by Roshani Chokshi
A group of misfits in 1889 Paris embark on a dangerous heist to retrieve a powerful artifact.
*AN INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLER*,From, New York Times, bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes, The Gilded Wolves, a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change—one that is full ... (Barnes & Noble)
Halo
by Alexandra Adornetto
Three angels are sent to Earth to save humanity, but one falls in love with a human boy and puts everything at risk.
An angel is sent to Earth on a mission.,But falling in love is not part of the plan. Three angels – Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, the youngest and most human – are sent by ... (Goodreads)
Shine
by Lauren Myracle
A high school student struggles to come to terms with a hate crime that occurred in her small town.
In Black Creek, North Carolina , 16-year-old Cat Robinson's gay best friend, Patrick Truman, is left temporarily comatose from a brutal and discriminatory act of violence. Cat feels guilty for having ... (Wikipedia)
Songs of the Humpback Whale
by Jodi Picoult
A woman leaves her husband, taking their daughter to find solace in the songs of humpback whales. Told from multiple perspectives.
Jane Jones, a speech pathologist , has been married to Oliver Jones for almost twenty years. Together, they have a teenage daughter named Rebecca. Oliver is a world-renowned marine biologist . ... (Wikipedia)
Island of Lost Girls
by Jennifer McMahon
A young girl goes missing on a summer night, and years later, a woman returns to the island to confront her past and find the truth.
While parked at a gas station, Rhonda sees something so incongruously surreal that at first she hardly recognizes it as a crime in progress. She watches, unmoving, as someone dressed in a rabbit ... (Goodreads)
Return to Paradise
by Simone Elkeles
A young man returns to his hometown after serving time in prison, where he must confront his past and navigate his complicated relationships.
Caleb Becker left Paradise eight months ago, taking with him the secret he promised to take to his grave. If the truth got out, it would ruin everything. Maggie Armstrong tried to be strong after ... (Goodreads)
Christmas Jars
by Jason F. Wright
A heartwarming story of a journalist who discovers a jar filled with money and sets out to find the source of the Christmas jars tradition.
Where had it come from? Whose money was it? Was I to spend it? Save it? Pass it on to someone more needy? Above all else, why was I chosen? Certainly there were others, countless others, more needy ... (Goodreads)
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
A coming-of-age story about two boys and their complex friendship set during World War II.
Gene Forrester returns to his old prep school, Devon (a thinly veiled portrayal of Knowles's alma mater, Phillips Exeter Academy ), , 15 years after he graduated, to visit two places he regards as ... (Wikipedia)
The Siren
by Kiera Cass
A siren falls in love with a human prince and must choose between her duty to her kind and her love for him.
#1 New York Times bestseller A sweeping stand-alone fantasy romance from Kiera Cass, author of the beloved, bestselling Selection series. Kahlen is a Siren—bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans ... (Barnes & Noble)
Rain Reign
by Ann M. Martin
A young girl with Asperger's navigates her world through her love of homonyms while dealing with family issues.
From Newbery Honor author Ann M. Martin, who wrote the Baby-sitters Club series, comes a, New York Times,-bestselling middle grade novel about a girl, her dog, and the trials of growing up in a ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Library of the Unwritten
by A.J. Hackwith
In the Library of the Unwritten, books that have yet to be written are guarded. When a character escapes from one of these books, chaos ensues.
In the first book in a brilliant new fantasy series, books that aren't finished by their authors reside in the Library of the Unwritten in Hell, and it is up to the Librarian to track down any ... (Goodreads)
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
by Jeanne Birdsall
A family of four sisters and their adventures of discovering the joys of summer.
With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for ... (Goodreads)
The Graveyard Book, Volume 1
by P. Craig Russell
A young boy is adopted by ghosts, learning to navigate between life and death.
The story begins as the man Jack murders most of the members of a family (later revealed to be the Dorian family) except for the toddler upstairs. Unknown to him, the toddler has climbed out of his ... (Wikipedia)
The Running Dream
by Wendelin Van Draanen
A teenage girl's inspiring journey to recovery and redemption after a devastating injury.
An award-winning and inspiring novel. When Jessica's dreams are shattered, she puts herself back together—and learns to dream bigger than ever before., , Jessica thinks her life is over when she ... (Goodreads)
The Bromance Book Club
by Lyssa Kay Adams
A group of men form a secret book club to read romance novels and improve their relationships. One member tries to win back his wife.
The first rule of book club: You don't talk about book club. Nashville Legends second baseman Gavin Scott's marriage is in major league trouble. He’s recently discovered a humiliating secret: his ... (Goodreads)
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
by John Boyne
A young boy is taken from his loving family to live with his cruel aunt in Hitler's mountain retreat, where he becomes indoctrinated into Nazi ideology.
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain, by John Boyne, the author of, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, is another extraordinary historical fiction about World War II and innocence in the face of evil., ... (Barnes & Noble)
Hello, Universe
by Erin Entrada Kelly
A group of misfit kids navigate the wilderness and each other to find a missing boy.
Winner of the 2018 Newbery Medal In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his loud and boisterous family. Valencia ... (Goodreads)
The Skin I'm In
by Sharon G. Flake
A teenage girl's journey to self-acceptance and understanding in a society that values conformity.
Miss Saunders, whose skin is blotched with a rare skin condition, serves as a mirror to Maleeka Madison's struggle against the burden of low self-esteem that many black girls face when they're darker ... (Goodreads)
The Penderwicks at Point Mouette
by Jeanne Birdsall
Four sisters embark on a summer vacation full of adventure and unexpected surprises.
With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for ... (Goodreads)
