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Gr 8 Up–In this sequel to All These Things I’ve Done (Farrar, 2010), Anya Balanchine’s life become very complicated not long after she is released from a prison located near a future Manhattan. In her continued attempts to protect her siblings, manage her family’s standing in the mafiya world of black-market chocolate, and plan her future, the teen finds herself in Mexico where she sees the cacao business from a different angle. Here she learns about the healing powers of chocolate and its rich folkloric tr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Seventh grader Ren's world is a mess. Her father moved out shortly before being deployed to Afghanistan, and her mother seems to be running around with another guy. So Ren escapes, if only as far as the nearby "ghost town" of Fortune. She finds refuge in a dilapidated, abandoned school being renovated into a boarding house by quirky octogenarian Hildy Baxter. Ren enjoys poking around the mysterious old building and soon meets Hugh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More