Firefly & Fern

Anyway

Arthur Salm

Ages 8–14self-acceptancematuration

Reflecting on Personal Growth

Betty McCafferty, Lucy Ann Siers

Ages 12–15self-discoverypersonal growth

Whiteout

Becky Citra

Ages 10–14maturationguilt

The daring game

Kit Pearson

Ages 12–15friendshipself-discovery

Frazier's Tree

Steven Reed

Ages 8–14familymaturation

The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up

Jill Tomlinson

Ages 6–10growing upmaturation

Trash can nights

Teddy Steinkellner

Ages 10–14maturationfamily life

Half World

Hiromi Goto

Ages 10–15self-discoveryidentity

We don't have to be friends

Grant Nolin

Ages 10–14familystepfamily

The Littlest One

Halya Kruk

Ages 3–8youngest childfamily

A Taste of Perfection

Laura Langston

Ages 8–12responsibilitymaturation

Finally

Wendy Mass

Ages 8–12maturationbirthdays

The dark tower, and other stories

C.S. Lewis

Ages 10–16maturationpower and responsibility

My life as a joke

Janet Tashjian, Jake Tashjian

Ages 9–13self-discoveryfriendship

The High King

Lloyd Alexander

Ages 10–15couragesacrifice

Luke Baldwin's vow

Morley Callaghan

Ages 10–14loyaltyresponsibility

Out of the Ashes

Valerie Sherrard

Ages 11–15mystery and investigationmaturation