Remember Us by Jacqueline Woodson
Sage remembers that one summer when everything seems to be the same, yet changing. It was the summer she really remembers the fires, all the fires in the neighborhood, and worrying whose house would burn down next. Would it be hers? Would those blankets in the the closet her mom gave people whose houses had burned down be used for themselves? And it was the summer she met Freddy, who became a true friend, especially when she began to question all she thought she knew about herself.
Recommended for grades 8 and up, only because it is a book that students need some life perspective to read. Completely fine for grades 6 and up in terms of age appropriateness of the content.