Recommendations based on Braveby Svetlana Chmakova

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  1. After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again

    by Dan Santat
    A journey of resilience and courage, learning to pick oneself back up after facing adversity.

    My name is Humpty Dumpty. I'm famous for falling off a wall. (You may have heard about it.) But that's only half the story... Because I decided to get back up. And when I did, something amazing ... (Goodreads)

  2. The Witch Boy

    by Molly Knox Ostertag
    A young boy's struggles against the gender expectations of his magical family.

    Nella famiglia di Aster, una cosa è certa: tutte le ragazze sono destinate a diventare streghe, e i ragazzi saranno dei mutaforma. Non sono ammesse eccezioni. Peccato che Aster sia affascinato dalla ... (Goodreads)

  3. The Magician's Elephant

    by Kate DiCamillo
    A mysterious elephant brings together a group of characters in a magical journey of discovery.

    In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true. What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's ... (Goodreads)

  4. Wishtree

    by Katherine Applegate
    An ancient oak tree tells the story of a community coming together to accept difference and promote understanding.

    The, New York Times-,bestselling story of kindness, friendship, and hope. ,, Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . . Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Home

    by Nnedi Okorafor
    A Nigerian-American girl with magical abilities returns to Nigeria to discover her roots and confront a dangerous family legacy.

    It’s been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she abandoned her family in the dawn of a new ... (Goodreads)

  6. Awkward

    by Svetlana Chmakova
    Middle schooler Penelope navigates the ups and downs of fitting in and finding her place in a new school.

    Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids.Cardinal rule #2 for surviving school: Seek out groups with similar interests and join them.On her first day at her new ... (Goodreads)

  7. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy

    by Jeanne Birdsall
    Four sisters and their father spend a summer in a cottage, where they meet a boy and have adventures.

    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 fans of Noel Streatfeild and Edward ... (Barnes & Noble)

  8. The Opposite of Me

    by Sarah Pekkanen
    A woman's life is turned upside down when she discovers her identical twin sister, who she thought was dead, is actually alive and successful.

    Twenty-nine-year-old Lindsey Rose has, for as long as she can remember, lived in the shadow of her ravishingly beautiful fraternal twin sister, Alex. Determined to get noticed, Lindsey is finally on ... (Goodreads)

  9. Love From A to Z

    by S.K. Ali
    Two Muslim teens meet serendipitously and fall in love while navigating their own personal struggles and family expectations.

    A marvel : something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together. An oddity : whatever ... (Goodreads)

  10. Countdown

    by Deborah Wiles
    Set in the 1960s, a young girl navigates the Cuban Missile Crisis and her own family's struggles.

    The story of a formative year in 12-year-old Franny Chapman's life, and the life of a nation facing the threat of nuclear war. Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her ... (Goodreads)

  11. The Invention of Hugo Cabret

    by Brian Selznick
    An orphaned boy's journey to unravel the secrets of a mechanical man and find his place in the world.

    In 1930s Paris, young Hugo Cabret and his father repair an automaton at the museum where his father works. When Hugo's father dies in a fire, his uncle brings him to live and work at the train ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Palace of Mirrors

    by Margaret Peterson Haddix
    A young girl discovers she is a long-lost princess and must navigate the dangerous politics of the palace to claim her rightful place on the throne.

    "Somewhere in the world I have a tiara in a little box. It is not safe for me to wear it... It is not safe for me even to tell anyone who I really am. But I know—I have always known." Cecilia knows ... (Goodreads)

  13. Giant Days, Vol. 2

    by John Allison
    Follow the hilarious misadventures of three university friends as they navigate through life, love, and exams.

    Continuing their first semester at university, fast friends Susan, Esther, and Daisy want to find their footing in life, But in the face of hand-wringing boys, “personal experimentation,” holiday ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. The Girl He Used to Know

    by Tracey Garvis Graves
    A second chance romance between two former college sweethearts with a complicated past.

    New York Times, bestselling author of, On the Island, Tracey Garvis Graves, presents the compelling, hopelessly romantic novel of unconditional love. Annika Rose is an English major at the University ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. Peak

    by Roland Smith
    A young boy named Peak attempts to climb Mount Everest with his father and a team of experienced climbers.

    The only thing you’ll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below. – Peak Marcello After fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello is arrested for scaling ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Lonely Hearts Club

    by Elizabeth Eulberg
    Fed up with boys, Penny starts a club for girls to focus on themselves. But love finds a way in.

    Love is all you need... or is it? Penny's about to find out in this wonderful debut. Penny is sick of boys and sick of dating. So she vows: no more. It's a personal choice. . .and, of course, soon ... (Goodreads)

  17. The Isle of the Lost

    by Melissa de la Cruz
    Children of Disney villains are exiled to an island, but a chance to escape and prove themselves arises.

    Evil tree. Bad Apple? Twenty years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon to the Isle of the Lost-a dark and dreary place protected by a force field that makes it ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. Trash

    by Andy Mulligan
    Three boys living in a dumpsite in Brazil find a wallet and become embroiled in a dangerous mystery.

    In an unnamed Third World country, in the not-so-distant future, three “dumpsite boys” make a living picking through the mountains of garbage on the outskirts of a large city. One unlucky-lucky day, ... (Goodreads)

  19. Among the Free

    by Margaret Peterson Haddix
    In a dystopian society where third children are illegal, Luke Garner must lead a rebellion to fight for their freedom.

    Luke Garner is an illegal third child along with Trey, Nina, Matthias, Percy, and Alia. He has been working from within the Population Police at the stables in hopes of slowly overthrowing them and ... (Wikipedia)

  20. Wires and Nerve, Volume 2: Gone Rogue

    by Marissa Meyer
    Iko, an android, hunts down rogue wolf-hybrid soldiers threatening Earth and Luna's peace.

    The second graphic novel, and sequel to, Wires and Nerve, Volume 1, from #1, New York Times, and, USA Today, Bestseller Marissa Meyer!, The world of the Lunar Chronicles comes alive in this thrilling ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. Among the Enemy

    by Margaret Peterson Haddix
    In a dystopian society, a boy must navigate the dangerous world of the Population Police and their deadly secrets.

    Matthias, Percy, and Alia, (from Among the Betrayed ) are introduced once again. At Niedler School they are apprehended along with many other children and put in a truck to be taken, supposedly, to a ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Release

    by Patrick Ness
    A day in the life of Adam Thorn, as he navigates through love, loss, and self-discovery in a small town.

    It’s Saturday, it’s summer and, although he doesn’t know it yet, everything in Adam Thorn’s life is going to fall apart. Relationships will change, he’ll change, but maybe, just maybe, he’ll find ... (Goodreads)

  23. The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

    by Adam Gidwitz
    A medieval adventure across France, featuring three miracle-working children and their loyal dog.

    The novel is told by multiple narrators, all travelers at the Holy Cross-Roads Inn near Paris, set in early March 1242. Marie, a brewer from the town of Saint-Geneviève, starts the story of Jeanne ... (Wikipedia)

  24. Monkeewrench

    by P.J. Tracy
    A group of computer game developers become involved in a real-life murder investigation. The killer seems to be copying their game's murders.

    People are dying for the new computer game by the software company Monkeewrench. Literally. With Serial Killer Detective out in limited release, the real-life murders of a jogger and a young woman ... (Goodreads)

  25. Princess Princess Ever After

    by Kay O'Neill
    A graphic novel about two princesses who go on a journey of self-discovery and find love along the way.

    Available for the first time in paperback, Princess Princess Ever After is the award-winning, queer graphic novel from K. O'Neill, the author of The Tea Dragon Society. 2014 Cybils Awards Finalist, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  26. Milkweed

    by Jerry Spinelli
    A story of a Jewish orphan’s survival in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation.

    He’s a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He’s a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He’s a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans. He’s a ... (Goodreads)

  27. Broken Prey

    by John Sandford
    Detective Lucas Davenport investigates a series of gruesome murders in Minneapolis, uncovering a twisted web of secrets and lies.

    The first body is of a young woman, found on a Minneapolis riverbank, her throat cut, her body scourged and put on display. Whoever did this, Lucas Davenport knows, is pushed by brain chemistry. ... (Goodreads)

  28. 13 Little Blue Envelopes

    by Maureen Johnson
    A teenage girl embarks on a journey to Europe, following instructions from her late aunt's 13 envelopes.

    Virginia (Ginny) Blackstone, a seventeen-year-old girl who is on summer break before her final year of high school, has received 13 blue envelopes from her self-proclaimed "Runaway Aunt" Peg, who has ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Tunnels

    by Roderick Gordon
    Will Burrows and his friend Chester discover a hidden underground world beneath London, full of danger and secrets.

    The main influence in fourteen-year-old Will Burrow's life is his father, Dr. Burrows, and together they share an interest in archaeology and a fascination for the buried past. When Dr. Burrows ... (Wikipedia)

  30. Darkness of Dragons

    by Tui T. Sutherland
    The epic conclusion to the Wings of Fire series, as the dragon tribes face their final battle against the evil Darkstalker.

    Qibli knows Darkstalker must be stopped. And he knows he could stop him — if he had magic. With even a sliver of the ancient dragon's all-powerful scroll, Qibli could rewrite history the right way: ... (Barnes & Noble)