The Rumor Between Us

Maya, Avery, Jade, Abigail, and Sophie survived seventh grade's biggest secret. Now they have to survive everyone else finding out about it.The Common Ground Club is growing - new members, new lunch periods, new kids who need a seat at the table. But when a private voice message about Hannah gets shared without her permission, the whisper moves faster than anyone can stop it. Old wounds reopen. New friendships get tested before they've even had a chance to start. And the five girls who built something safe out of an empty chair have to figure out whether "no explanation required" can survive when everyone's demanding one anyway.Some rumors are about what happened. This one is about who gets to tell the story - and who gets left out of it.Book Two in The Common Ground Club continues the story of five friends learning that kindness isn't a one-time assignment. It's a habit you have to keep choosing, especially when it's hard.