In the book, Finding Perfect, by Elly Swartz, Molly isn’t just a normal kid. Every day she has to count in her head, be organized, and always go to an even number. She also believes if she doesn’t, something horrible will happen to her little brother, Ian. When her mom has to leave for a year, and Molly starts fighting with her best friend, and things just get worse. She also tries to hide her real self by lying a lot. She has to stop, but she can’t. When she sees a website for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and she has to convince herself she doesn’t have it. Even though she doesn’t believe it, does she really have OCD? Will her mom ever come back? Read Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz to find out.

If you like Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz, you may like Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. Melody isn’t like everyone else. She has cerebral palsy, and can’t walk, talk, or pick anything up. When Melody meets a new friend, Rose, things look like they will work out. When the math team gets chosen, both girls make it, but the rest of the team seems to leave out Melody. When they leave for the Nationals without her, Melody struggles to see who her real friends are. Will Melody ever fit in? Read Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper to find out, and don’t forget to read Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz.

In the book, The Mysterious Moonstone, by Eric Luper, Cleo and Evan’s school hires a new librarian, after their old one disappeared mysteriously. When their new librarian finds a riddle, Cleo and Evan search the library to figure it out. When they find the answer, a secret library reveals itself. They find lots of books, and a purple cart with a matching purple letter. Purple was their old librarian’s favorite color, so they decide to read it. After they read the letter, they get inside a mystery book! But there’s no time to wonder how they got inside, they have a detective to help and a mystery to solve! Will Cleo and Evan ever unmask the truth? Will they ever find their old librarian? Read The Mysterious Moonstone by Eric Luper to find out!  

If you like The Mysterious Moonstone, you may like Spy School by Stuart Gibbs. This connects to The Mysterious Moonstone because they both have surprising things happen. Ben is just a normal kid, until he gets a visit from a top spy named Alexander. Ben gets invited to a school for young spies, where he develops a crush, meets new friends, and goes on very dangerous missions. During his time there, he learns a little bit of fighting skills, finds out about a secret evil organization, and sees there’s a lot more to spy school than what meets the eye. Will Ben survive spy school? Read Spy School by Stuart Gibbs to find out, and don’t forget to read The Mysterious Moonstone by Eric Luper.