Thirteen-year-old Robbie never knows from one day to the next if there is going to be enough to eat or if his father will even come home. No one can know, until one day when Robbie has to show the tough new girl Harmony, around school. Their first meeting ends horribly but eventually they come to realize they have a lot more in common than they thought.

Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest.

Miniature golf becomes an escape for Malcolm during a time when his home life feels tumultuous and he must navigate tournaments, new friendships, and growing tensions at home.

Marty goes in search of the mythical Train of Lost Things, hoping that by finding his most precious possession he can save his father from cancer, but he discovers that, without a driver and conductor, the train is malfunctioning and only Marty and his new friends can fix it.

On a weekend camping trip with their fathers, Hector, Jack, and Paul form an unlikely friendship as they brave the wilderness in search of the mythical Beast of Bear Falls.

Told in assonant free verse, Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and overprotective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream.

To help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he is without the sport that has defined him, and connecting more with his family and best friend.

Zane Obispo faces an impossible choice--to save other godborns like himself from the angry gods, or rescue his father, Hurakan, from his eternal prison.