Cupcake Diaries: 3 Books in 1! (The Sweet Fun Continues #4), written by Coco Simon and published by Simon Spotlight, combines three full-length novels—Mia's Boiling Point, Emma, Smile and Say "Cupcake!", and Alexis Gets Frosted—into one volume. The narrative centers on four middle school girls—Katie, Mia, Emma, and Alexis—who balance their friendship and academic lives with running the …
The Zebra Wall, written by Kevin Henkes and published by Greenwillow Books, is an insightful middle-grade novel exploring themes of family dynamics and personal space. Ten-year-old Adine Vorro looks forward to the birth of her family's fifth child, especially since it means redecorating her nursery space with a custom zebra-striped wall. However, when her quirky and overbearing Aunt Irene arriv…
Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories, written by R.J. Palacio and published by Alfred A. Knopf, is a companion volume to the internationally acclaimed novel Wonder. Rather than continuing Auggie's direct story, this collection gathers three novellas—The Julian Chapter, Pluto, and Shingaling—each told from the viewpoint of a different character connected to Auggie Pullman. Through these narrati…
Until I Find You is a deeply introspective and emotionally resonant novel by acclaimed American author John Irving. The story follows Jack Burns, an actor and writer, on a lifelong journey shaped by loss, memory, and the search for identity. As Jack recounts his childhood—accompanying his tattoo-artist mother through the churches and cities of Northern Europe in search of his absent father—…