Kids Book Index
Erika Turner
After Aaliyah is outed by a church elder during her junior year, her life comes undone. As senior year begins, the 17-year-old African American cross-country standout wants to return wiser and faster, without letting other people set the terms of her life. She faces distrust from teammates, new friends, old flames, and feelings for Tessa. Living in a violent home, Aaliyah must make a safety plan for herself.
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Family Style: Memories of an American from VietnamThien Pham, illustrated by Thien PhamA Vietnamese refugee remembers his family’s passage to the United States through food. The account includes flavors and meals from the family’s time adrift at sea as they fled Vietnam. After reaching a refugee camp in Thailand, the Pham family struggles to survive. Foods encountered at different points in the journey provide the structure for recalling displacement, family experience, and arrival in the United States. The artwork is colorful.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Chloe and the Kaishao BoysMae CoyiutoBefore leaving Manila to attend college in California, Chloe is faced with a plan by her father and aunts to keep her nearby. They arrange a succession of dates for her in hopes that she will choose a college closer to home. Chloe is a Chinese-Filipina girl, and the book includes a Tagalog glossary. Her approaching departure places family expectations alongside her plans for college.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
ArtificeSharon CameronDuring Nazi occupation in Amsterdam, Gallery de Smit’s art is confiscated while artists are hidden or deported, and the Nazis take Dutch cultural works. Isa faces unpaid taxes on the empty gallery and decides to sell the regime a forged Rembrandt painted by her father. The transaction puts her close to being regarded as a collaborator, while raising the question of whether the forgeries can serve another purpose. The story draws on historical figures.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details