Kids Book Index
India Desjardins
I think about everything I'll miss if they tell me I'm going to die . . . my mom, my dad, my sister, cookies, TV shows I'll never get to see the end of, walking outside when it's really nice, the smell of fall, the starry sky on a full moon, my…
All the Greys on Greene StreetLaura TuckerSet in 1981 SoHo, this "dazzling debut novel about resilience, courage, home and family" (Rebecca Stead, Newbery Award-winning author of "When You Reach Me") follows 12-year-old Olympia as she searches for her missing father, an artist who brought antique painting back to life. Illustrations.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young PeopleRoxanne Dunbar-OrtizGoing beyond the story of America as a country “discovered” by a few brave men in the “New World,” Indigenous human rights advocate Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz reveals the roles that settler colonialism and policies of American Indian genocide played in forming our national identity.Historical People, Places, and EventsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Amelia Westlake Was Never HereGough, ErinA fiercely funny, queer romantic comedy about two girls who can't stand each other, but join forces in a grand feminist plan to expose harassment and inequality at their elite private school.Harriet Price is the perfect student: smart, dutiful, over-achieving.Fiction for Young AdultsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details