Elly Swartz

• Oct-2016
• / General Fiction
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To twelve-year-old Molly Nathans, perfect is: ―The number four ―The tip of a newly sharpened No. 2 pencil ―A crisp white pad of paper ―Her neatly aligned glass animal figurines What’s not perfect is Molly’s mother leaving the fam...

• Feb-2018
• / General Fiction
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Sometimes you need to keep a few secrets. Frankie knows she'll be in big trouble if Dad discovers she secretly posted a dating profile for him online. But she's determined to find him a wife, even if she ends up grounded for life. Frankie wants wh...

• Oct-2019
• / General Fiction
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Elly Swartz's Give and Take is a touching middle grade novel about family, friendship, and learning when to let go.Family has always been important to twelve-year-old Maggie: a trapshooter, she is coached by her dad and cheered on by her mom. But her...

• Feb-2022
• / General Fiction
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When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is faced with a dilemma--can she give fair advice to everyone, including her friends, while keeping her identity a secret?Starting Middle School is rough for...

• Nov-2023
• / General Fiction
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How far would you go to keep a promise? Told from alternating points of view, Hidden Truths is a story of changing friendships, the lies we tell, the secrets we keep, and the healing power of forgiveness.Dani and Eric have been best friends since Dan...

• Jan-2025
• / General Fiction
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From the beloved author of Hidden Truths comes a novel about take-charge sixth grader Bess Stein, who brings together friends and a group of rockstar librarians called the Book Warriors to fight a book ban happening at her middle school.Bess Stein is...