A List of People Who Owe Me Nothing

When a rent increase lands at her family's St. Louis duplex, seventeen-year-old June Alvarez does what she always does under pressure: she makes a list. Her private spreadsheet tracks bills, favors, missed shifts, and every small thing holding the household together. Then her phone is stolen at a block party, and a humiliating page from the list turns up in public. As June tries to repair the damage by running a neighborhood meal exchange with perfect rules, she alienates the people she needs most, including Priya, the former best friend who refuses to be turned into a line item. With a leaking ceiling, her brother pulling away from school, and her mother quietly considering a smaller apartment, June has to decide whether keeping score is the same as caring. Warm, funny, and clear-eyed, A List of People Who Owe Me Nothing follows one girl toward a more honest way to ask for help before the home she knows changes for good.