Sixteen year old Kate is looking forward to her summer in Utah with her best friend, going to her writing class, and playing tennis.  In GIRLFRIEND MATERIAL by Melissa Kantor, Kate’s mom has different plans for her summer.  They will go to Cape Cod and “bond.”  Seriously?   She does try to make the best of it, remembering [...]

Emma,  in DONUT DAYS by Lara Zielin, is a pastors’ kid. . . yes, both her mother and father are pastors. Emma, however just isn’t feeling the religion. The story starts off with a memory of when she and her friend were being baptized, and she prayed to God to “let something really spiritual happen [...]