Kids Book Index
Achut Deng, Keely Hutton
In this propulsive memoir from Achut Deng and Keely Hutton, inspired by a harrowing New York Times article, Don't Look Back tells a powerful story showing both the ugliness and the beauty of humanity, and the power of not giving up.I want life.After a deadly attack in South Sudan left six-year-old Achut…
The Silence That Binds UsJoanna HoMaybelline is a multifaceted narrator whose drive to right wrongs and stand up to injustice deserves applause. Ho illuminates both activism and mental health in marginalized communities, showing that even a bright, young achiever can experience depression without anyone knowing.” —ALA Booklist"A powerful, hopeful YA debut.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s LifeMarilyn Nelson, afterword by Tammi LawsonThis powerful biography in poems tells the life of Augusta Savage, the trailblazing artist and pillar of the Harlem Renaissance.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Each Night Was IlluminatedJodi Lynn AndersonThen she set her mind to forgetting the strange boy named Elias who was with her when it happened.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details