While working as a server at a retirement community to get the experience he needs to attend culinary school, Tommy Dees is assigned to train the new hire, Gabe, his first crush from summer camp who doesn't remember him at all, and as old feelings resurface, Tommy tries to keep his life together as the application deadline for culinary school nears.

'Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches' is a witchy, atmospheric lesbian contemporary romance set in Salem. Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Becky Albertalli. From the author of 'Fans of the Impossible Life'.

"After dedicated soccer player Will is sidelined from the season--and his friend group--due to complications from his newly diagnosed Crohn's disease, he finds himself figuring out who he really is on the inside in this heartfelt and thoughtful middle grade novel that's perfect for readers who love books by Maulik Pancholy and Christine Day"--

Eleven-year-old Elliot is having a dismal pandemic summer when suddenly he's caught in the bubble of one of his own dreams and transported to another world, controlled by evil butterflies, where the sun doesn't shine. Along with his octopus sidekick, Elliot discovers the reason for these butterflies-gone-wrong, and realizes that things must be set right if he is ever to find the way home. An epic middle-grade fantasy about discovering your true path....

"Each year I get bigger and stronger, and I get to ride more rides!" At this year's fair, a child is eager to try the big kid rides after growing just enough. The little kid rides only go 'round and 'round, but the big kid rides take you up to the skies! Is there any reason to be afraid? No! Big kids DON'T get butterflies. Or do they? A child learns that growing up doesn't mean giving up the things you love. Enjoy this fun themed, coming-of-age story...

"The coming-of-age story of 5 teenage boys who leave their small, Ontario town behind and risk skating across Lake Ontario to New York on the coldest day of the year"--from www.imdb.com.

A former professional boxer and a trainer teach an awkward high school student how to defend himself against the school bully.

Ecuadorian feature film. "In a time of turmoil for Ecuador, Juan Pablo, sixteen, travels to the family hacienda in the Andes, where his uncle, facing a corruption scandal, has taken refuge with his wife and teenage children. There he meets Juano, seventeen, an enigmatic, self-assured black-metal fan from the nearby pueblo, who opens his eyes to a new, liberating universe"--From Worlcat.org.

"In the Ottoman province of Hijaz during World War I, a young Bedouin boy experiences a greatly hastened coming-of-age as he embarks on a perilous desert journey to guide a British officer to his secret destination"--www.imdb.com.

"The coming of age story of a boy that after a traumatic event is taken to beautiful Cuernavaca, where he has to find his father while trying to adapt to life with his grandmother, who has problems of her own"---From www.imdb.com.