Kids Book Index
Loan Le
Bao Nguyen works at his parents’ pho restaurant and sees himself as steady but unremarkable. Linh Mai loves art, hopes to pursue it as a career, and works nearly full-time at her own family’s pho restaurant. The two Vietnamese American high school seniors come from families whose restaurant businesses compete with one another. As romance develops, Bao’s writing and Linh’s art become important parts of their lives.
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You Don’t Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming ThemselvesDiana WhitneyThis thematically organized poetry collection gathers work from sixty-eight voices. Its poems share experiences intended to accompany girls as they move from adolescence into adulthood. Contributors include Amanda Gorman, Sharon Olds, Kate Baer, and other poets. The collection addresses complex feelings through many poetic perspectives. Color illustrations appear throughout the book, which brings together poetry, self-development, and the changing experiences of young women.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous TalesSoman ChainaniBeasts and Beauty contains twelve contemporary retellings of older tales. Among them are Bluebeard, Peter Pan, and Hansel and Gretel. Mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts appear across tales that also explore life and death. A prince wakes in an unexpected way, a beauty fights, and a boy refuses to become prey. Dark illustrations accompany the collection. Written by Soman Chainani, it was published by HarperCollins in 2021.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Sitting in St. JamesRita Williams-GarciaIn Louisiana in 1860, eighty-year-old Madame Sylvie Guilbert chooses to sit for a portrait after more than six decades as mistress of Le Petit Cottage. The portrait sitting brings forward accounts spanning generations, from the plantation house to the fields. These stories reveal the Guilbert family’s secrets and history, along with the traumatic harm inflicted on enslaved workers. Thisbe, an enslaved woman, watches events while standing silently beside her mistress.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details