Kids Book Index
Olivia A. Cole
In free verse, sixteen-year-old bisexual Alicia confronts the aftermath of abuse by a well-liked teacher. At school, rumors about her become cruel insults centered on her sexual experience. As she struggles with body image, promiscuity, and her sexual identity, Alicia’s experience is shaped by the whispers around her and by the allies she ultimately finds in unexpected places.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
The Collectors: StoriesA. S. KingThe Collectors: Stories is an anthology edited by A. S. King. It brings together nine young-adult novelists, with King also contributing a story, to write fiction from a prompt she supplied. The pieces focus on remarkable people and their strange, surprising collections. The volume gathers short stories rather than one continuous account, with each contribution offering its own fictional subject and collection.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
In LimboDeb JJ LeeThis graphic memoir follows Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee, a Korean American immigrant whose life moves between suburban New Jersey and Seoul. After emigrating from South Korea, Deborah feels marked as different and struggles with English. She recounts mental-health challenges and conflict with a demanding mother, tracing both a coming-of-age experience and a return home. The memoir presents her experiences as an immigrant alongside her family life.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Different for BoysPatrick NessHigh school student Ant, also called Anthony Stevenson, struggles to make sense of friendship, romance, and sexuality. He has questions about masculinity, sex, and what it means to be a boy attracted to boys. The book presents his effort to understand those relationships and aspects of himself. Spare prose, rough pencil sketches, and redacted phrases shape the telling. Its form makes Ant's uncertainty part of how the story is presented.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details