Kids Book Index
Randy Ribay
Four generations of Filipino American sons tell their family’s story from the early twentieth century to the present. Francisco, Emil, Chris, and Enzo each confront questions of identity while their accounts trace legacy and strained family connections across decades. The novel follows the changing lives of one family through the perspectives of sons from different generations.
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Made GloriousLindsay EagarRory King, a scholarship student at Bosworth Academy, wants the lead in her senior-year spring musical. She feels peripheral to the school’s social world and believes she has earned the role through years in the theater department, despite never receiving more than one line in a play. When she expects the part will not be given to her, Rory devises a calculated plan to claim it. The contemporary novel reworks Shakespeare’s Richard III in a private-school setting and includes Rory’s prior suicide attempt.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Color of a LieKim Johnson, map by Mike HallIn 1955, Calvin Greene, a Black teenager from Chicago, moves with his family to Pennsylvania, where he is passing. As he adjusts to a new school, he is forced to weigh his loyalties. The story follows a teen confronting troubling secrets in a racially divided town. Calvin’s move and difficult choices unfold against racial divisions and questions of identity.Fourteen and OlderLexile Text Measure HL600LATOS Book Level 3.9On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Eyes OpenLyn Miller-LachmannIn 1960s Portugal, Sónia hopes to become a poet and imagines a future with her artist boyfriend, Zé Miguel, despite the restrictions imposed by the government. When he is arrested for his activism, her plans change sharply: she leaves school and takes work in a laundry. The novel follows Sónia as political repression reshapes her education, work, relationship, and hopes of writing poetry.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details