Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
A contemporary story told from the perspective of three relateable middle school-aged teens. One is a girl who has spent most of her young life living with her family as caretakers of a campground, another is a girl who has dreams of becoming a fashion model, and the third is a quiet, thoughtful boy with a creative mind that would prefer to blend in with the background.
Their lives are changed when a rare celestial event - a total solar eclipse - throws these teens together. A methodical pacing to the story shows the three teens developing at their own pace, coming to terms with the changes that are coming (or has come) into their lives.
Arcadia by Lauren Groff is a great book about different children who grow up in an American commune. It's also character driven and as they grow into adults they reflect on how their unusual upbringing shaped who they are. Very bittersweet and thoughtful
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