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Holland Jaeger is an All-American Teen. She pretty, a great student getting ready for an Ivy league college, dating almost the cutest guy in school. Then a new student moves into the locker across the hall. Cece Goddard is an out and proud young lesbian who captivates Holland immediately. They begin a romance that is a classic love story in so many ways, but challenges Holland's family and friends to accept her. Will Holland and Cece go the distance? Will Holland remain true to her feelings and her choices? What really makes a family?

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart won raves from fans across the country, including starred reviews from Booklist, School Library Journal, and The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. It was named an ALA Notable Book for Children, has been nominated for state awards in Texas, Kentucky, Maine, and Pennsylvania. And, if that isn't enough, it was just named the winner of the E.B. White Read Aloud Award. The sequel, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey is off to a flying start, receiving a starred review from SLJ. Get caught up in the adventure of four special children with unique talents.  

Wendy Mass is the author of classic novels for young readers. Her plots revolve around the universal themes of growing up and growing into onself. This guide can be used for:

  • Jeremy Fink & the Meaning of Life
  • Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall
  • Leap Day
  • A Mango-Shaped Space


BOOK CLUB READING GROUP GUIDES

 

Min Jin Lee examines maintaining one's identity within changing communities in what is her remarkably assured debut in Free Food for Millionaires.

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A 10-year love affair is tested by betrayal and painful revelations in this powerful debut by Goldie Taylor.

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In Carpool Diem by Nancy Star a working woman loses her job, she stays home and finds a new endeavor—getting her daughter on a star-making soccer team.

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Young Adult Reading Group Guides

National Book Award Finalist Laban Carrick Hill's latest book is the perfect vehicle for classes exploring this pivotal period in American life.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is the Winner of the 2007 National Book Award for Youth Literature, this is one of the most important YA novels of 2007.

Gail Giles is the author of gripping YA thrillers. Her latest deals with crucial issues of forgiveness of self and others. Are second chances really possible?



Reading Group Guides Call In

Some of our authors are available to call into your book club! If you are interested in having Megan Crane, author of Names My Sisters Call Me or Jane Porter, author of Mrs Perfect call into your discussion of their book, email miriam.parker@hbgusa.com.

 

Also available are Anita Amirrezvani, author of The Blood of Flowers and Bliss Broyard, author of One Drop. Email miriam.parker@hbgusa.com.

 

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Discuss Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter with your book club. Download the guide.

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