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Published
Sep 15, 2026
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Subgenre
Contemporary
Section
Middle Grade

The Secret to Belonging

A teenage girl is overlooked at home, and her college fund has gone to pay for her brother's rehab. She wins a scholarship to spend a year as an exchange student in Norway, hoping for a fresh start and a place where she belongs.