Kids Book Index
Bill Cole, illustrated by Sarah Green
A biography of the life and work of groundbreaking developmental psychologist Carol Gilligan, intended for high school age readers, part of the APA's Extraordinary Women in Psychology series.The Children’s Book Council (CBC) - 9th-12th grade TEACHER and LIBRARIAN favoriteCarol Gilligan has devoted her life to discovering, uncovering, and recovering voices belonging to…
Ariel Crashes a TrainOlivia A. ColeShe already feels like she is too big, too queer, too rough to live up to her parents' exacting expectations, or to fit into what the world expects of a "good girl." And as violent fantasies she can't control take over every aspect of her life, she is convinced something much deeper…Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Lady Sunflower: stories, songs, and poems from the desk of kill.gertrudeSierra Shuck-Sparer, illustrated by Chloe TylerLady Sunflower is an achingly poignant collection written by Sierra Shuck-Sparer when she found herself grappling with the high-risk medulloblastoma. At the age of fifteen, Sierra was thrust into her harrowing battle against Gertrude (the name she gave her cancer).Teacher Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Clever Creatures of the NightSamantha Mabry"Eerie, atmospheric, and simmering with dread. When Case arrives at a run-down, ivy-covered house tucked deep in the West Texas woods, an ashy haze lingers in the air and the sky is tissue-paper pink.Teacher Favorites — 9th–12th GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details