Kids Book Index
Caron Butler, justin a. reynolds
Kofi is a Black basketball standout who spends the summer reconnecting with his former team. During that time, his father comes home from prison. Kofi and his father must confront whether they can repair their relationship. Written by Caron Butler and justin a. reynolds, this 256-page novel links a player’s summer with family change and a return to his team.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
I’m from Here TooKashmira ShethAnoop, a thirteen-year-old South Asian Indian American Sikh, is a brother, son, grandson, friend, middle school student, and developing writer. The free-verse novel follows him through a year marked by change and growth. At school, two boys target him because of his religion, and he considers whether the teachings of his faith can help him respond to their threats.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Where Wolves Don’t DieAnton TreuerEzra Cloud, a Minneapolis teen, wants to be at Red Gut, where his Ojibwe extended family lives. After a bully dies in a house fire and Ezra is questioned, his father sends him to live with his grandparents there. Ezra later spends the winter on a remote trapline with Grandpa Liam, learning skills that require strength, discipline, and patience. Back in Red Gut, Ezra and Nora seek to learn what occurred in the fire.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Code Name KingfisherLiz KesslerWhen Liv receives a school assignment about family history, she begins asking about the past her bubbe has never discussed. Liv learns about her grandmother’s life in Holland during World War II, including her involvement with the Dutch Resistance and hidden family connections. The story links a present-day school project to a grandmother’s wartime experience and the history passed between generations.Twelve to FourteenWord Count 65750On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details