Kids Book Index
Ray Stoeve
Dean Foster knows that he is a trans boy, but feels uncomfortable when others identify him as a lesbian. After he is cast as Romeo in the school play, Dean wants people to recognize him as the boy he knows himself to be. The novel follows his effort to find and express his own voice while navigating school and his identity.
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Rebel DaughterLori Banov KaufmannDuring the Roman siege of Jerusalem in the first century CE, Esther is the daughter of a high priest who resists traditional expectations for Jewish women. She wants more than the arranged marriage her parents have planned with a prosperous silversmith. Against the destruction of Jerusalem, Esther confronts loss, love, capture, and enslavement. Her story is rooted in family obligations and survival during a period of war and upheaval.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Cost of KnowingBrittney MorrisSixteen-year-old Alex Rufus, a Black teen who can see the future, foresees the imminent death of his younger brother, Isaiah. Alex tries to be a dependable employee, boyfriend, and protector of Isaiah. Both brothers have supernatural abilities connected to generational trauma. As the danger approaches, Alex and Isaiah need one another to break the cycle shaped by that trauma.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Beyond the Mapped StarsRosalyn EvesIn the western United States during the 1870s, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth is expected to place her Mormon faith and family duties before her own ambitions. After finding herself in Colorado, she is drawn to an approaching total solar eclipse and hopes to meet women scientists she admires. Elizabeth dreams of becoming an astronomer, while a possible romance and expectations about marriage complicate her choices about faith, family, and the night sky.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details