Kids Book Index
Tamara Ireland Stone
Samantha lives with OCD and struggles with her mental health. A new friendship and participation in a poetry group seem to offer a significant move forward. At the same time, that friendship challenges both her sense of stability and her place in the popular crowd. As Samantha tries to improve, she must also confront uncertainty about whether she is truly getting better.
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Lies I ToldMichelle ZinkGrace Fontaine appears to have beauty, money, confidence, and an ideal family, but that image is false. She was adopted by a family of thieves who swindle wealthy people for money, jewelry, art, and other valuables. Along with another foster child, Grace has accepted a part in serious crimes. Their situation changes when they arrive in Playa Hermosa, a California town.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Prince without a Kingdom (Vango series)Timothée de FombelleVango is pursued across World War II-era Europe and New York City after being accused of a murder he did not commit. The forces hunting him are tied to a past he does not understand, and chapters gradually reveal that history while placing his story alongside historical events. Multiple characters and storylines bring together mystery, political power, war, danger, and Vango’s search for a future beyond the threats closing in on him.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
FDR and the American CrisisAlbert MarrinAlbert Marrin’s book examines the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt alongside the unsettled American period in which he lived. It places Roosevelt’s biography within the history of those turbulent years and includes archival photographs. The account joins the story of a U.S. president with the larger national crises of his time in detail.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details