Middle Grade
4 books, newest first
No Place on Earth2026 · Fantasy
After moving to Yellowstone for his mom's job, Gus is plagued by nightmares until he somehow meets his classmate Kordell inside his dreams, and the two boys start helping each other face what scares them in the waking world.
It's All or Nothing, Vale2025 · Contemporary
ALSC Notable Children's Book 2026
Vale lives for fencing, but after a life-changing accident she struggles to get back into the sport and to know who she is without it, especially once a new rival takes her top spot.
Something Like Home2023 · Contemporary
NCTE Notable Verse Novel 2024Pura Belpré Children's Author Honor 2024ALSC Notable Children's Book 2024
...so she can visit her parents.
Iveliz Explains It All2022 · Contemporary
Newbery Honor 2023Golden Kite Honor 2023ALSC Notable Children's Book 2023YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2023
Twelve-year-old Iveliz starts seventh grade while dealing with anxiety and depression. Things get harder when her grandmother, who has Alzheimer's, moves in from Puerto Rico.