Steer Toward Rock
by Fae Myenne Ng
Middle grade · ages 9–12 · grades 4–7 · 750L · 256 pages · 2008
Why we'd hand it over
Lyrical, character-driven novel about a girl learning to navigate family legacy and her own voice; Ng's prose is mature and the emotional stakes are real, but it's precisely the right caliber of challenge for a strong 10-year-old reader.