Kids Book Index
Taylor Cassidy, illustrated by Adriana Bellet
Taylor Cassidy introduces twelve Black historical figures and connects their achievements to personal reflections, humor, and lessons young readers can carry into their own lives.
Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide: A Graphic NovelPablo Leon, illustrated by Pablo LeonIn 2013 Maryland, Jose’s questions about a genocide trial lead his mother Clara to describe her childhood during Guatemala’s civil war. The graphic novel shifts to 1982, when violence separated Clara and her sister Elena from their village and each other.Ninth to Twelfth GradeATOS 3.9AR interest Upper Grades (UG 9-12)On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Girls with GoalsClelia Castro-MalaspinaThis history traces women's soccer from its nineteenth-century beginnings through bans and discrimination to its growth into a global sport, highlighting the players who kept the game alive.Ninth to Twelfth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You ThisEugene Yelchin, illustrated by Eugene YelchinEugene Yelchin's graphic memoir recounts his young adulthood in the Soviet underground art scene, the danger of military conscription, confinement in a Siberian asylum, and eventual escape to the United States.Biography, Autobiography, and MemoirOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details