Kids Book Index
Jenn Reese
Seventh grader Eren Evers finds familiarity on her bike, racing along woodland trails while life at home and school feels unsteady. After rescuing a strange magical bird, she learns that its forest kingdom is threatened. Birds recruit Eren to defend animals and people against creatures that turn doubt into a weapon. To succeed, she must identify and trust her own inner truths.
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They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid’s PoemsDavid BowlesWritten in free verse, these poems follow Güero, a Mexican American boy, as he falls in love with Joanna, known as Fregona. Their relationship begins near the end of seventh grade and continues through a busy summer. Güero balances band practice, time with Los Bobbys, and his feelings for Joanna while trying to help prevent her father’s deportation. A glossary is included.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Operation Do-OverGordon KormanMason and Ty were best friends until both developed crushes on Ava, leaving the boys estranged. After an accident, seventeen-year-old Mason wakes up in his twelve-year-old body and has the chance to alter what happened. He tries to change the past in hopes of repairing the friendship he lost with Ty. The story combines a fractured friendship, romantic feelings, and an unexpected opportunity to rewrite personal history.Twelve to FourteenLexile Text Measure 811LATOS Book Level 5.2On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
GhostlightKenneth OppelA teen spends the summer frightening tourists with ghost stories, but the job changes when he unintentionally calls up the spirit of a girl who died. Rebecca Strand was sixteen when she and her father fell from the top of Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in 1839. Three friends later work with a ghost to confront dangerous dead forces and try to protect the world. The suspenseful story also draws on Canadian history.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details