Kids Book Index
Elizabeth Acevedo
Yahaira Ríos lives in New York City, while Camino Ríos is in Sosúa, Dominican Republic. When a plane crashes on its flight from the Dominican Republic to New York City, the two teenagers are drawn together. The disaster leads them to learn that they have the same father, who has died. Told through both girls’ viewpoints, the novel links their lives across the two places.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
Punching the AirIbi Zoboi, Yusef SalaamAmal is a sixteen-year-old artist attending a diverse art school, but a biased system sees him as disruptive and unmotivated. After an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood ends in tragedy, he is convicted of a crime he did not commit and sent to prison. Told in verse, the novel follows Amal after his future is overturned, as he struggles for truth and humanity within a system shaped by racial bias.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure 888LATOS Book Level 5.7On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Not So Pure and SimpleLamar GilesDel joins a church youth group because Kiera, the girl he has liked since grade school, is involved. Instead, he finds himself committed to a pledge to wait for sex until marriage. At his school, recent teen pregnancies bring public shame to young mothers while fathers largely escape scrutiny, and sex education faces challenges. Del is drawn further into the group, where participants want reliable information about sex, while he confronts social pressure and ideas about masculinity.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Come On In: 15 Stories about Immigration and Finding HomeAdi AlsaidThis anthology brings together fifteen stories about immigration and finding home. Its tales focus on teenage immigrants and young people in immigrant families whose connections extend across a variety of countries. The collection explores experiences that include joy, heartbreak, and triumph, reflecting journeys away from one home and toward another. Written by young adult authors shaped by their own or their families’ journeys, the stories consider what immigration can mean for young people and their families.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details