Kids Book Index
Sabaa Tahir
Set in a fantasy world shaped by ancient Rome, this novel follows Laia and Elias under a tyrannical empire. Laia works as a spy for rebels, hoping they will help free her imprisoned brother. Elias, meanwhile, is being trained as an enforcer but wants to escape that role. A slave and a soldier each challenge imperial power, risking themselves in pursuit of freedom and resistance.
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The Tightrope WalkersDavid AlmondDavid Almond’s 2014 novel follows Dominic Hall as he grows up in North East England during the 1960s. Set against the area’s shipyards, the story presents Dominic as caught between opposing forces. One source of freedom comes through Holly Stroud, the unconventional young artist who lives next door and joins him when he slips away. The novel is a coming-of-age story shaped by northern England, artistic companionship, and Dominic’s pull toward a less confined life.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Prisoners of Breendonk: Personal Histories from a World War II Concentration CampJames M. Deem, photographed by Leon NolisThis book presents researched personal histories from Fort Breendonk, a site near Antwerp, Belgium. Built to defend Antwerp from a possible German invasion, the fort later fell into disrepair after World War I. Nazi forces took it over following their 1940 invasion of Belgium. About 3,600 prisoners were held there, and just over half survived. Archival and contemporary photographs and documents support accounts of the camp’s brutality.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Black Dove, White RavenElizabeth WeinFoster siblings Emmy and Teo tell the story of their shared life from the 1920s into the early 1930s. After Teo’s mother dies in a plane crash, Emmy’s mother moves the children from the United States to Ethiopia, honoring a promise to Teo’s mother. There they encounter tensions involving Ethiopia, Italy, government change, and powerful landowners. When Teo’s Ethiopian father is revealed to have been enslaved, Teo is legally enslaved as well and is demanded for a mission before war begins.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details