Kids Book Index
Odunze Oguguo, illustrated by Odunze Oguguo
Apple Black Origins serves as a light-novel prequel within the Apple Black series. Willow and Gideon work together in Eden, battling the evil there while seeking gold. The book also recalls a past when people gained Black fruit from a tree that came down from the sky. Its fruit gave humans power of sorcery, setting out a magical origin connected to the series.
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Transformers: Robots in DisguiseDaniel Warren Johnson, illustrated by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike SpicerTransformers: Robots in Disguise brings together the first six comics in Daniel Warren Johnson’s series, colored by Mike Spicer. A crash strands the Autobots and Decepticons on Earth, with Cybertron’s fate uncertain. Their renewed war shifts allegiances and endangers the planet. Optimus Prime is positioned as humanity’s vital chance to endure. The book begins the Transformers portion of the Energon Universe.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Looking for SmokeK. A. CobellAfter moving with her parents to the Blackfeet Reservation, Mara Racette feels isolated among classmates who know one another well. When Samantha is murdered during an Indian Days ceremony, four teens—Loren, Mara, Eli, and Brody—tell their own accounts of what follows. The later discovery of Loren’s sister Rayanne’s body links the deaths. Mara and Loren begin looking into the crimes while questioning whether Eli and Brody can be trusted, amid suspicions involving drugs, addiction, family obligations, and a concealed family matter.Fiction for Young AdultsOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Blood at the RootLaDarrion WilliamsTen years after his mother vanished, Malik still lives with the discovery that he has powers he cannot control. This fantasy series debut places magical life at an HBCU and follows Malik in a young-adult adventure shaped by his mother’s disappearance and his abilities. The story combines a campus setting with a supernatural premise centered on Malik’s unresolved past and unstable power.Kids Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details