Kids Book Index
H. E. Edgmon
Lux Priddy is a twelve-year-old vampire who attends school, spends time with his best friend Emma, and loves dogs. Vampires are publicly known, but a group has developed a cure, and Lux's parents plan to make him undergo it on his birthday. Lux does not want to become human, so he escapes. His search for a vampire sanctuary leads him to a hidden underground city where he hopes to live without fear.
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Run Like a GirlAmaka EgbeTrack athlete Chidera, known as Dera, temporarily moves in with her estranged Nigerian immigrant father. At her new school, there is no girls’ track team, threatening her hope of earning a track scholarship and eventually competing in the Olympics. She joins the boys’ team with the administration’s approval, but classmates and teammates respond with hostility. A classmate later features Dera in a blog, bringing her attention from people online and at school.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Let the Monster OutChad LucasBones Malone is struggling in a new small town: he is one of few Black children there, his baseball team has lost, and his mother seems unlike herself. He and his brothers share disturbing dreams involving fears he would rather avoid. Kyle Specks, who suspects he may be neurodivergent, becomes Bones's unlikely partner. Together, the two work to protect their Canadian town from a local scheme to control people's minds.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
DisplacedPatrick OchiengFourteen-year-old Kimathi's life in western Kenya changes when a contested election erupts in violence. His father is killed, their home is destroyed, and Kimathi flees with his mother and sister to a camp for people displaced within Kenya. He must adapt to tent living, prejudice at school, and difficulty obtaining supplies. With friends at the camp, Kimathi helps develop a plan for a dependable water source as his family works to rebuild.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details