Yellow for gratitude. Pink for respect. Violet for apology. Red...for that someone special...This is the language of ribbons wrapped around flowers. What does it mean, though, when the person giving Izumi a flower wrapped in red is handing them out to multiple people? Is it okay for Izumi to keep it, even though Chiharu is the only one for her? While Izumi grapples with this question, Chiharu has to decide what's important to her when the one who broke her heart, Hoshino-senpai, pays a visit...
Two girls, a new school, and the beginning of a beautiful friendship. In middle school, Ayaka Shiramine was the perfect student: hard-working, with excellent grades and a great personality to match. As Ayaka enters high school she expects to still be on top, but one thing she didn't account for is her new classmate, the lazy yet genuine genius Yurine Kurosawa. What's in store for Ayaka and Yurine as they go through high school...together?
Ai Uehara and Chiharu Kusakabe's beloved senior Hoshino-senpai is graduating. She wants to study science at a school far away, but that means Ai and Chiharu won't see her anymore. Ai struggles with the reality of senpai leaving, while Chiharu battles with her own unrequited feelings When a bold underclassman interlopes, though, things might take an unexpected turn...
Anna had everything figured out – she was about to start senior year with her best friend, she had a great weekend job and her huge work crush looked as if it might finally be going somewhere... Until her dad decides to send her 4383 miles away to Paris. On her own. But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna finds herself making new friends, including Étienne St. Clair, the smart, beautiful boy from the floor above. But he's taken – and Anna might be too. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with the French kiss she's been waiting for?
The student council presidential election is announced at Seiran Academy, and student council officers Hikari Torayama and Nagisa Tatsumi both have their eyes on the prize. The two are engaged in fierce competition, but it seems that's not all that's going on between them! Meanwhile, Ayaka, who's being pushed to also enter the race, is left wondering if it's really wise to divert her attention from Yurine...
The track team is headed to Regionals, and it's Mizuki's last chance to qualify for Nationals before she and Moe graduate. But with the pressure of the race on her shoulders, Mizuki can't seem to concentrate on running, forcing Moe to suggest Mizuki take a break...from Moe! Meanwhile, an old classmate of Yurine's resurfaces and has her sights set of the "cool girl genuis" -- can she manage to sway Yurine's affections?
For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book
Ritsu is willing to do anything for her best friend Ichika, including the intimate act of cleaning her ears. But when Ichika starts dating a boy, Ritsu realizes that she wants to be more than friends. Will Ichika push her away when Ritsu reveals her innermost feelings?
Annabel Tippens seems like an ordinary little girl, with short blond hair and very good manners. But Annabel is actually quite unusual. Instead of parents, she has Gloria, a tiny white dog who talks and wears a gold collar. Annabel never wonders why her life is different, until one day a cat named Belinda tells her the truth -- she′s not just a little girl, she′s half fairy! But now that she knows the truth, will her whole life have to change?
Yurine never expected to start her second year at Seiran Academy being strong-armed into joining the gardening club, but its last two members--Yukina Ooshiro and Towako Mita, the club president and vice president--are desperate to leave their legacy intact after they graduate. Will Yurine blossom under their tutelage, or will the gardening club wither and die...?
