Lilo / Lilo

Narrated by a dog named Lilo, who has self-esteem issues due to his small paws, this is the story of his owner, an 11-year-old girl named Emi. Emi receives anonymous bullying messages on her phone. Lilo and his friends want to find out why she cries inconsolably. Lilo discovers the messages are coming from Kai, a girl who is brokenhearted over the death of her mother and abandonment by her father. Eventually the girls meet and becomes friends in this chapter book that touches on many important themes.