Bloom
by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau Genre: Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novel High school is over and Ari can't wait to move to Baltimore with his friends and explore whether or not their band can make it big on the music scene. But Ari's father has other plans for him. He needs him to help with the family bakery that is struggling to stay open. Ari enjoyed working there as a kid, but he never planned on doing that for his life. He decides to find a replacement - someone who wants to work in a bakery. He finds and hires Hector who is everything that Ari is not. Things start to change for both of them as they begin to work together. First it's a friendship, but then is it possible it could be more than that?