Kids Book Index
Abdi Nor Iftin. Delacorte Press
Adapted from the adult memoir, this gripping and acclaimed story follows one boy's journey into young adulthood, against the backdrop of civil war and his ultimate immigration to America, in search of a better life.
Your Name Is a SongJamilah Thompkins-BigelowFrustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and YouJason Reynolds, Ibram X. KendiUncover the roots of racism and the path to an antiracist future.Twelve to FourteenLexile 1000LATOS 7.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Cane WarriorsAlex WheatleMoa, a fourteen-year-old slave, gets caught up in the most significant slave rebellion in Jamaican history, paying homage to freedom fighters all over the world.Winner of a 2021 Young Quills Award for Best Historical Fiction“Wheatle brings the struggle of slavery in the Jamaican sugar cane fields to life . . .Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details