Firefly & Fern

Mike Venezia

Ages 7–12musiccreativity

Suzanne Fisher Staples

Ages 11–16self-discoverycultural identity

Garret Freymann-Weyr

Ages 12–16ballet and dancesingle-parent families

Jonah Winter

Ages 5–10artistic passioncreativity

Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis

Ages 8–12artistic passionfriendship

Stephanie Hemphill

Ages 10–14sisterhoodfamily relationships

April Lindner

Ages 13–18self-discoveryartistic passion

Mike Venezia

Ages 7–12musicbiography

Randall Jarrell

Ages 6–10creativityself-expression

Özge Samancı

Ages 10–16self-discoveryfamily expectations

Tomie dePaola

Ages 4–8individualityself-expression

Simonetta Carr

Ages 8–14artistic passioncreativity

Brandy Colbert

Ages 14–18identityfamily secrets

Betsy Cromer Byars

Ages 8–12familycreativity

Judith O'Brien, Mike Mayhew

Ages 12–16self-discoveryteenage identity

Rumer Godden

Ages 10–15ballet and dancefamily dynamics