Kids Book Index
Kaylie Smith
A Ruinous Fate is a debut set in a world on the brink of war. The book brings together adventure and romance with a cast of characters presented as lovable. Its premise places these elements in a world facing serious conflict, where the characters move toward danger and into the shadows. The result is a story shaped by love, exploration, and looming war.
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Blood DebtsTerry J. Benton-WalkerBlood Debts is Terry J. Benton-Walker’s contemporary fantasy, set amid deadly drama in New Orleans. It brings together powerful magical families and curses that stretch across generations. Gods intervene, and magic is portrayed as capable of betrayal. The book is described as the author’s contemporary fantasy debut, with justice positioned against its supernatural dangers and family histories within the city.Teacher Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
UnravellerFrances HardingeIn a world where anyone can make a curse capable of ruining a life, fifteen-year-old Kellen can undo curses. He travels with Nettle, whose earlier curse changed her into a heron. After Kellen angers a wealthy client and they are jailed, Gall offers their release in return for work for an unnamed patron. As they take assignments, Kellen and Nettle confront the complicated motives behind curses: mistakes, secrets, faults, and strong feelings, rather than simple evil.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health StereotypesNora Shalaway Carpenter, Rocky CallenThis fiction anthology brings together sixteen authors writing from their own experiences to challenge stereotypes about mental health. Its stories include a teen activist dealing with anxiety and PTSD connected to protest, a vampire whose social anxiety complicates saving his town, and a girl whose letters to a former boyfriend address angry outbursts related to PMDD. Another story follows a boy whose uncontrollable crying helps make space for someone else’s healing.Teacher Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details