Books from Wendy Lamb Books

  • Liar & Spy
    Liar & Spy
    By Rebecca Stead

    The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of the Newbery Medal winner When You Reach Me: a story about spies, games, and friendship.

  • Chasing Secrets
    Chasing Secrets
    By Gennifer Choldenko

    Newbery Honor–winning author Gennifer Choldenko deftly combines humor, tragedy, fascinating historical detail, and a medical mystery in this exuberant new novel.

  • The Islands at the End of the World
    The Islands at the End of the World
    By Austin Aslan

    A powerful story enriched by fascinating elements of Hawaiian ecology, culture, and warfare, this captivating and dramatic debut from Austin Aslan is the first of two novels.

  • Love, Aubrey
    Love, Aubrey
    By Suzanne LaFleur

    Love, Aubrey is devastating, brave, honest, funny, and hopeful, and it introduces a remarkable new writer, Suzanne LaFleur. No matter how old you are, this book is not to be missed.

  • My Swordhand Is Singing
    My Swordhand Is Singing
    By Marcus Sedgwick

    WHEN TOMAS AND HIS SON, Peter, settle in Chust as woodcutters, Tomas digs a channel of fast-flowing waters around their hut, so they have their own little island kingdom.

  • Daughter of Venice
    Daughter of Venice
    By Donna Jo Napoli

    In 1592, Donata is a noble girl living in a palazzo on the Grand Canal.

  • The Tequila Worm
    The Tequila Worm
    By Viola Canales

    Here are her tales of growing up in the barrio in McAllen, Texas, full of the magic and mystery of family traditions: making Easter cascarones, celebrating el Dia de los Muertos, preparing for quinceañera, rejoicing in the Christmas ...

  • Goodbye Stranger
    Goodbye Stranger
    By Rebecca Stead

    This brilliant, New York Times bestselling novel from the author of the Newbery Medal winner When You Reach Me explores multiple perspectives on the bonds and limits of friendship.

  • Looking For Bapu
    Looking For Bapu
    By Anjali Banerjee

    From shaving his head to making up fortunes in the hope of becoming more holy, Anu tries everything. He even journeys to the island of the Mystery Museum. Perhaps there, Karnak the Magician will be able to help? From the Hardcover edition.

  • The Islands at the End of the World
    The Islands at the End of the World
    By Austin Aslan

    Stranded in Honolulu when a strange cloud causes a worldwide electronics failure, sixteen-year-old Leilani and her father must make their way home to Hilo amid escalating perils, including her severe epilepsy.

  • Tell Us Something True
    Tell Us Something True
    By Dana Reinhardt

    "After River Dean's girlfriend breaks up with him, he stumbles upon a teen group and unintentionally fakes an addiction"--

  • Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time
    Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time
    By Tanya Lee Stone

    Girl Rising, a global campaign for girls' education, created a film that chronicled the stories of nine girls in the developing world, allowing viewers the opportunity to witness how education can break the cycle of poverty.

  • Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town
    Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town
    By Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

    Each story is unique, yet universal. In this book, the impact of wildfire, a wayward priest, or a mysterious disappearance ricochet across communities, threading through stories.

  • No Fixed Address
    No Fixed Address
    By Susin Nielsen

    . . . Susin Nielsen deftly combines humor, heartbreak, and hope in this moving story about people who slip through the cracks in society, and about the power of friendship and community to make all the difference.

  • Calvin Coconut: Hero of Hawaii
    Calvin Coconut: Hero of Hawaii
    By Graham Salisbury

    Hawaii boy Calvin Coconut has come up with the best idea ever for his sister Darci's birthday party.

  • The Opposite of Invisible
    The Opposite of Invisible
    By Liz Gallagher

    Alice and Jewel have been best friends since grade school. Together, they don’t need anyone else, and together they blend into the background of high school. Invisible. To Alice, Jewel...

  • The Museum of Us
    The Museum of Us
    By Tara Wilson Redd

    "A teen learns to use her rich interior world to fight trauma, but is this the only way out? This honest, heartfelt tale is deep and mysterious as imagination itself.

  • How to Win a Slime War
    How to Win a Slime War
    By Mae Respicio

    Everyone has heard of Slime Time Soraya , a true legend who went on to fame and fortune because of her innovative and expert sliming techniques . I had no idea she went here . So cool . Melvin Moore continues : " You heard me right ...

  • Planet Earth is Blue
    Planet Earth is Blue
    By Nicole Panteleakos

    Autistic and nearly nonverbal, twelve-year-old Nova is happy in her new foster home and school, but eagerly anticipates the 1986 Challenger launch, for which her sister, Bridget, promised to return.

  • The Book of Dead Days
    The Book of Dead Days
    By Marcus Sedgwick

    Praise for The Book of Dead Days: “Beautifully paced and sometimes blood-soaked. . .