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Danny Constantino's first (and maybe last) date
Written by Paul Acampora
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020. Fiction. 218 pages.

Between going to the middle school dance with his celebrity crush and watching his mom campaign to be the next town mayor, Danny has a lot to learn about life in the spotlight.--Publisher.

Bye Forever, I Guess
Written by Jodi Meadows
New York : Holiday House, 2024. Fiction. 284 pages.

Eighth-grader Ingrid runs a popular blog anonymously and has online personas more popular than she is, but when a wrong-number text message offers her a chance at connection, Ingrid opens herself to the opportunity to make a real live friend.--Publisher.

Toads & Diamonds
Written by Heather Tomlinson
New York : Henry Holt, 2010. Fiction. 278 pages.

A retelling of the Perrault fairy tale set in pre-colonial India, in which two stepsisters receive gifts from a goddess and each walks her own path to find her gift's purpose, discovering romance along the way.--Publisher.

That's What Friends Do
Written by Cathleen Barnhart
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2020. Fiction. 340 pages.

Told in two voices, middle-schoolers Sammie and David's long-term friendship is endangered when new student Luke begins flirting with Sammie just when David decides to confess his crush on her.--Publisher.

Crushing it
Written by Joanne Levy
New York : Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2017. Fiction. 229 pages. 

Seventh grader Kat struggles with awkwardness while trying to help her popular best friend and cousin, Olivia, get together with her own crush, Tyler.--Publisher.

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