Kids Book Index
Robin Wasley
Sid Spencer lives in an unusual hometown built above one of the fault lines that keeps magic sealed away from the world. In the supernatural tourist town, Sid is a Korean adoptee with white parents who feels nearly invisible. A magical cataclysm tests her resolve, courage, and love. Against an apocalypse, Sid must navigate both the upheaval in her hometown and the pressures of high school.
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RedAnnie CardiTeenager Tess moves to Hawthorne with her mother after her mother loses her job. There, after having an abortion, Tess is condemned by the Christian students around her. She promises herself that she will shield the boy involved, but later learns that he was a predator. This contemporary reworking of The Scarlet Letter follows a young woman facing judgment, faith-based peer pressure, and the consequences of protecting someone who harmed her.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Eyes OpenLyn Miller-LachmannIn 1960s Portugal, Sónia hopes to become a poet and imagines a future with her artist boyfriend, Zé Miguel, despite the restrictions imposed by the government. When he is arrested for his activism, her plans change sharply: she leaves school and takes work in a laundry. The novel follows Sónia as political repression reshapes her education, work, relationship, and hopes of writing poetry.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Deep Is the FenLili WilkinsonMerry lives in a world shaped by magic and concealed knowledge. When her friend may be drawn into a cult, Merry tries to stop it, confronting both the secretive group and her own uncertainty about growing older. The story follows her through a fantasy setting where a sinister society operates behind closed doors and the stakes of loyalty and change become increasingly personal.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details