Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe-Used Amandla Stenberg A heartfelt middle-grade novel about

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and her quest to defy expectations—and gravity—from Tony award–winning actress Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz

she never expects to cross paths with a woman as magnetic as Talitha Getty

In desperation

Yet like magnets

Amber’s envy could eat her alive

Charming as a Verb by Ben Philippe-Used Amandla Stenberg A heartfelt middle-grade novel aboutHenri Halti Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at the prestigious FATE academy, the dutiful first generation Haitian son, and the trusted dog walker for his wealthy New York City neighbors. But his easy smiles mask a burning ambition to attend his dream college, Columbia University. There is only one person who seems immune to Henris charms: his intense classmate and neighbor Corinne Troy. When she