Alex and Molly don’t belong on the same planet

and he doesn’t even have time to show his mom his report (on which he received a perfect score) before she rushes off to her night job

Little Legends

Neal Shusterman

illustrated by James Kwan

The Coin: A Novel Elizabeth Dowsett Alex and Molly don’t belongA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unraveling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags, and strives to gain control over her body and mind The Coins narrator is a wealthy Palestinian woman with impeccable style and meticulous hygiene. And yet the ideal self, the ideal life, remains just out of reach: her inheritance is