Books like Secrets of My Suburban Life by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

Rafe Khatchadorian arrives at Camp Wannamorra, where he and his bunkmates must contend with the popular kids who try to sabotage their summer, turning boredom into adventure and friendship.

A novel about a family fighting for hope and justice in a future America where books are censored.

High school drama blossoms at Allington Academy when Amy Flowers, a transfer from a small school, discovers the ruthless popularity hierarchy and must navigate cliques, rivalries, and acceptance to secure a spot among the elite.

After a prank steals her prized bag, a popular high‑school princess teams up with a self‑proclaimed film geek to document school popularity. Together they discover that true friendships—and a happily ever after—require more than social status.

Cammie Morgan’s summer visit to Macey in Boston turns thrilling when her boarding school, famed for training spies, becomes the stage for danger and intrigue.

345 pages ; 21 cm890L Lexile; Ages 12 and up.

In a private New York school, fifteen‑year‑old black Jeremiah meets white Ellie. Amid family turmoil, the two fall in love and navigate classmates’ reactions and their own growing feelings.

Seventh‑grade Alice navigates the trials of junior‑high life while offering love‑life advice to her father and older brother.

Each year Americans start one million new businesses, nearly 80 percent of which fail within the first five years. Under such pressure to stay alive—let alone grow—it’s easy for entrepreneurs to get caught up in a never-ending cycle of “sell it—do it, sell it—do it” that leaves them exhausted, frustrated, and unable to get ahead no matter how hard they try. This is the exact situation Mike Michalowicz found himself in when he was trying to grow his first company. Although it was making steady money, there was never very much left over and he was chasing customers left and right, putting in twenty-eight-hour days, eight days a week. The punishing grind never let up. His company was alive but stunted, and he was barely breathing. That’s when he discovered an unlikely source of inspiration—pumpkin farmers. After reading an article about a local farmer who had dedicated his life to growing giant pump­kins, Michalowicz realized the same process could apply to growing a business. He tested the Pumpkin Plan on his own company and transformed it into a remarkable, multimillion-dollar industry leader. First he did it for himself. Then for others. And now you. So what is the Pumpkin Plan? Plant the right seeds: Don’t waste time doing a bunch of different things just to please your customers. Instead, identify the thing you do better than anyone else and focus all of your attention, money, and time on figuring out how to grow your company doing it. Weed out the losers: In a pumpkin patch small, rotten pumpkins stunt the growth of the robust, healthy ones. The same is true of customers. Figure out which customers add the most value and provide the best opportunities for sustained growth. Then ditch the worst of the worst. Nurture the winners: Once you figure out who your best customers are, blow their minds with care. Discover their unfulfilled needs, innovate to make their wishes come true, and overdeliver on every single promise. Full of stories of other successful entrepreneurs, The Pumpkin Plan guides you through unconven­tional strategies to help you build a truly profitable blue-ribbon company that is the best in its field. [per Amazon description]

A nostalgic autobiographical portrait of a lower‑middle‑class boy growing up on Herbert Road, south‑east London, during the 1930s, when rising living standards, home ownership and social mobility marked a society that respected authority and empire.

Teen influencer Torrey Grey’s life unravels when her younger sister dies in a drunk driving crash. Facing cyberbullying, a sudden move to Texas, and questions of trust at a new school, she struggles to rebuild her identity.

Mattie reconnects with her school friends after deciding to leave her self-imposed isolation.