Kids Book Index
Kelly Loy Gilbert
Braden’s father is arrested for murder. His freedom depends on testimony from Braden, a sixteen-year-old baseball standout, placing the teenager before an impossible choice. Ten years earlier, Braden believed he had received a sign that his family would not fall apart, but his older brother Trey has become estranged from the family. The novel brings together family, faith, and the demands of Braden’s decision.
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No Parking at the End TimesBryan BlissAbigail’s parents expect the world to end and sell everything in preparation. Instead, the family loses what it had and becomes homeless and destitute. Abigail must decide whether she can still believe in her parents while trying to keep the family from falling apart. The story follows a family tested by its parents’ conviction, financial loss, and the upheaval that follows their preparations.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
GroundedSheena WilkinsonTwo years after Flight was sold, Declan faces decisions about his future. He loves Seaneen, yet an opportunity at a prestigious stable in Germany would separate them. The position offers the horse-related work he has long wanted, but accepting it would leave Seaneen behind while she is pregnant. Declan must weigh his relationship against a career that feels like his dream.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Courage & Defiance: Stories of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War II DenmarkDeborah HopkinsonThis account examines people involved in the Danish Resistance during Denmark’s Nazi occupation in World War II. It recounts the resistance effort and the rescue of more than 7,000 Jews, focusing on people who believed that individual actions could matter. Photographs accompany these stories of spies, saboteurs, survivors, and others who acted amid wartime danger.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details