Kids Book Index
Kendall Coyne
In As Fast As Her, Kendall Coyne recounts her path as a U.S. Olympian and hockey player. She describes drawing on grit and determination while facing significant obstacles and breaking barriers on the way toward her goals. The book connects her sporting career with persistence, personal ambition, and the effort to continue pursuing what matters despite adversity. It was published by Zonderkidz in 2022.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
At the End of EverythingMarieke NijkampAt Hope, teenagers labeled delinquent have been sent away and largely ignored by the rest of the world. Little hope is offered to the young people living there. When the guards begin behaving oddly, the isolated place becomes the setting for a troubling change whose cause is not yet clear.Librarian Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
YoungbloodSasha LaurensKat Finn and her mother are vampires who live quietly among humans and struggle to afford Hema, a synthetic blood substitute needed because human blood carries a deadly virus. At Harcote, an elite vampire boarding school, Kat shares a room with former best friend Taylor Sanger. Renewed attraction, old hurt, class divisions, and a troubling discovery lead the girls to investigate the school together.Librarian Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
You Truly AssumedLaila SabreenAfter a terrorist attack near Sabriya’s home, anti-Islamic sentiment grows across the country and disrupts the summer she had carefully planned. Along with two other Black Muslim girls, Sabriya creates a space where they can challenge assumptions and share their own truths. The novel centers Black Muslim girls responding to a changed world and to prejudice following the attack.Librarian Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details